Tales of a Tired Mom

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Rainbow Cookies (homemade)

Rainbow Cookies (homemade) It's the most wonderful time of the year!!! Christmas is less than 2 weeks away. I can not believe how fast it has come. There is always something magical about this time of year. There's just more happiness in the air. And as much as I love Christmas, I don't want it to come yet because I don't want it to be over! So far my family has done the following to celebrate the holiday season... -Visited a Christmas tree farm -Sat on Santa's lap ( the kids not me ) -Saw ... VIEW POST

Homemade cough drops but not !!

So I've been battling a cold the last week or so. Basically, can I get away with not going to the doctor and just will away the sickness?!As I was laying in bed, resting and browsing through Pinterest, I came across a recipe for homemade cough drops.I, of course, watch the video and think to myself... that looks pretty easy.Realize I don't have half the ingredients and that I am way too lazy to try to do this right now. I mean I am sick and don't want to move.So anyways, I have some raw honey ... VIEW POST

Happy December!

YES! The very best part of winter is the holiday season! It is upon us!Our family got our Christmas tree this weekend! We visited with Santa and even saw his reindeer.Baby boy absolutely loved hanging with Santa. Baby girl couldn't get away from him fast enough. As soon as she saw him she put her hand over her eyes. She was very happy to say goodbye and couldn't blow him kisses fast enough. So much more to post about all the fun things to do this holiday season!  ... VIEW POST

4 ways to use a fresh pumpkin (DIY HOMEMADE BABY FOOD, pumpkin muffins, freezable fresh pumpkin bags, pumpkin seeds)

Since my babies are too little to carve pumpkins, I decided to use the entire pumpkin for cooking purposes. The first thing I did was cut off the top and scoop out all the seeds and inside stuff. Then I cut the pumpkin into sectioned pieces. I got a big pot of water boiling and threw the pumpkin in. Boil for about 10 minutes or until the pumpkin is soft enough to easily stick with a fork. Let cool for a few minutes and then scoop flesh off of skin. TIP - Do not worry about trying to get the ... VIEW POST

2 under 2 Chapter 4 – My baby girl

When I first started this blog I wasn't sure exactly how personal I wanted to get. But mostly importantly how much of my kids lives that I wanted to show.But this morning I took a picture of my girl capturing her true essence as a little person in all its glory and I felt like I just need to share this.So let's start from the beginning of the morning. She woke up about 6:45 and was already snuggled next to me in bed. So I put on Goldie and Bear because lord knows I'm getting tired of the damn ... VIEW POST

Happy Halloween!! Free Printable Fall Bucket List!

Happy Halloween! I hope everyone is getting in the spirit, getting dressed up or getting ready to trick or treat! Well, today is the last day of October so I was just curious how everyone did with their favorite fall activities. I did not get to everything on my bucket list but I did do a lot of fun things with my family. As for me I am going to try and cram as much of this as I can before the winter comes :) ... VIEW POST