I'm obsessed with miniature items. I'll bring home products of all kinds, items we don't even need, as long as it's small and compact and to me just adorable! It drives my husband batty. Miniature soda cans, soaps, shampoos, those cute little Tabasco bottles. If it's small I want it. I had this *ahem, problem well before my children were born but it has escalated well beyond anything healthy. I blame it on my diaper bag. The need to fit in every possible item that may help in any possible situation. It's got to be small, compact, and light. Am I the only one who thinks this way? It's true that you can find anything and I do mean A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G, on the web. Look what I found. The mother load of minis.Company called Minimus caters to the compulsive mini shopper in all of us.

For all of you know-it-alls and even for the rest of us who want to be know-it-alls. Enjoy, Squidoo

J, my blond blue eyed doll.

Little J, you were 7 months old when this photo was taken. Your dad, your brother S, and I took you to the Okinawan Zoo. You loved it, you were so hard to hold, constantly wiggling in my arms to see all the animals you wanted so desperately to reach out and touch everything.
Your now 8 months old and you have mastered the combat crawl. Pulling with your arms and dragging you legs behind you, hey it's workin' for you. You enjoy Eskimo Kisses and when I rub your nose with mine you get very still and giggle softly. It warms my heart. Lately you have had a hard time of soothing yourself to sleep, so I sing to you, Amazing Grace usually does the trick and I rub your chest and when you are ready you roll onto your side and grab your doggy (which was a gift from your Great Aunt Lori). Your brother S is your hero and all you ever want is for him to come over and play with you. When he does you wiggly uncontrollably and reach out to him and yank on whatever you get a hold of be it hair or clothing or even an eye socket. S thinks you are kinda neat but occasionally he bonks you on the head with a truck or block and then looks shocked that you scream and cry. This brotherly love is a learning curve for the both of you. The cat, Law, is another wonder in your world. You spend most of your day chasing him about the living room and just as he gets within your reach he slyly moves another three feet out of your grasp. I'm still not sure what you plan to do with him once you catch him. Your dad is itching to start tossing you around and I may not be able to keep and bay very much longer, but I have feeling that your going to love rough housing with him. I'm just not prepared for the scraps and the bumps and the rushing to emergency rooms after one of you zigs while the other zags, and well, accidents do happen. I tell your father this all the time, he says I worry to much. true.
Love Mom.

S, The Gremlin 9 Months old

Mouth Watering

Never surf food blogs when your hungry.

Here are a couple of my favorite food blogs.

Steamy Kitchen by Jaden

She not only has excellent recipes that make your mouth water but she's funny too, very funny. If you live in her area and want to attend a cooking class click on the photo to the left. This women continues to floor me, she raises two young boys, writes cookbooks and magazine articles, host cooking shows, teaches cooking classes and still finds time to share with the rest of us all her amazing asian inspired dishes. Wow.

Also.. Smitten Kitchen (the ever popular) You can't be foodie and not be part of the Smitten Kitchen foodnewsletter.

Finally...

TasteSpotting which is an all encompassing foodblog, it is a collabrative effort to collect recipes posted throughout the web. Find a recipe on someones blog that needs to be shared or share one of your own. The layout is divine and the photos are works of art and edible at that. Yumm. Drool. I gotta go raid the fridge.

This is another favorite fashion site of mine I am Fashion. There are two contributors for this fashion site and they keep their posts simple and to the point with fashion photos and plenty of pictures. This is a great trend site. I log in once or twice a month and catch-up on fashion trends and fashion tips. Check it out.

Speak your mind

Interested in free products want to voice your opinion on how business run or how they should improve an existing product. Sign up for a membership to Shespeaks.com create a profile and wait for an invite to test and keep all sorts of stuff. I have been a member for almost a year and have had the opportunity to test lipgloss, electronic toothbrush, new online site and sculpting hair cream. But almost better than the free stuff is the online forums where women voice thier opinions about children, money, fashion, politics, and products of all types.

Time for tea.

Here are the tea packages for the Swap-bot tea swap. I really hope my recipients enjoy them I put alot into them. I even made an extra pack for my Mom for her Birthday.