September 2014: Seschloneger

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Kindness of a stranger.

[day twenty-three]

Today while Cort & I were at the grocery store,

I was walking in the baby food aisle,

A elderly man accidentally bumped his cart against mine,

I say sorry and he said "oh no that was my fault."

I smile and start to walk off then he said "Hey do you have a minuet?"

I say "yes!" and he hands me a dollar and says "get the kid a candy bar"

I didn't end up getting him a candy bar because Cort is only 7 months,

I ended up getting him some mum mums and he ate one when we got home,

So to that stranger who blessed Cort, thank you!

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My fall bucket list.

{day twenty-four}

Today's prompt, "Your fall bucket list. What do you want to do before winter rolls around?"

Visit the pumpkin patch..

Take family pictures.

Pick apples.

Go on a picnic.

Make Carmel apples.

Do more crock pot recipes.

Make fall cookies.

Do fall house cleaning.

Carve a pumpkin.

Give thanks for all God has given us!

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Monday, September 22, 2014

Fall Favorites.

Fall Favorites. {day twenty one}

Today's prompt. "What do you love most about this season?"

I have to say one of the things I'm most looking forward to is dressing for fall,

you know, chunky sweaters, cute scarves and most of all boots!

That is what I wear most of the fall, and I LOVE IT!

Fall and winter are my favorite seasons,

I'm also looking forward to crisp walks in the fall weather,

seeing the trees with there fall leaves!

and Riding with John while they harvest the last of the crops.

What are you looking forward to most?

Let me know in the comments below!

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September Citrus lane box

[day nineteen]

Here is what we got in Cort's September Citrus Lane Box!
Onesie from tea collection, I was able to pick what size I wanted for Cort,
I picked size 12-18 months, Its so cute with the different colors,
I look forward to him wearing it this winter!
The second thing we got was stacking boats for bath time! I love the Bath toys by boon!
We also got soap & a food pouch,

$26.50 - Onesie
$11.99 - Stacking boats
Sample size Soap
$2.29 - Food pouch
Total Value of $40.78 *not including the sample of soap

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First person to comment will get a code to get your first box for free.

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A day in the life - September

{day twenty}

Today's Prompt - "Share a day in the life. Pictures, timelines, stats, however you like."

Here is how my Friday went.

Some of my family were up for a visit, so I went to my parents to spend some time with them, Cort took a nice nap with my mom.

My family LOVES kayaking, My mom was showing my aunt how to load them up on there van,

My mom is hoping to go with Cort next year when he gets alittle older.

My nephew and my cousins daughter really enjoyed riding around on his little 4 Wheeler!

This is my Cousins daughter and Cort, They are only a month apart and had a fun time playing with each other.

We all played a game of carcassonne and had a pizza party.

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Favorite Bloggers.

{day twenty two}

Today's prompt. "Introduce us to 5 blogs you read on the regular, and tell us why!"

Here are my Top 5 Blogs I like to read regularly.

http://www.oururbancottage.com/

- This is a nice Lady with a 10 month old little girl who loves baby wearing & nature walks.

http://littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com/

- A sweet Gal who has two sweet little girls and dresses them adorable! she also makes cute chalkboard print-offs.

http://www.kelcietalk.com/

- This girl used to post daily vlogs and that's how I found her, since then she's gotten married and had a little 3 month old girl, She loves fashion and makeup.

http://makaylalambert.blogspot.com/ -This Lady is the sweetest! She's the one who told me about the blog-tember challenge! She's a great christian gal and has a little boy about the same age as Cort!

http://thedirtydiaperdiaries.com/

-I just recently started following this blog,

But I like it already, she has a boy alittle bit older then Cort, she has some fun posts about being a mommy.

Feel free to follow this lovely Ladies!

What blogs do you enjoy reading? I'd love to hear!

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Q & A

{day eighteen}

"What's your biggest fear about being a mom?"

Right up until a few days before I had Cort I really didn't have any fears, Then I started thinking, "can I really do this?" I'm going to be responsible for another human being! Feeding changing, when he cry's I'll need to know what to do to help him! But as soon as I saw him I knew I could do this! I am his Mother and he is my Son, Now I really don't have any fears, Because I know God wont give me anything I cant handle.

"What character quality is your favorite about you husband?"

To be Honest there are so many, but here are afew, He is kind & sweet, He is a leader, but a gentle one and He is so great with Cort, When I have a rough day he is there for me, I cant imagine having a better husband!

"What do you find to be the most challenging part about being a mom?"

The lack of sleep! Especially when he is sick, When his noes is so stuffed up he cant eat very good, or he's crying because his throat hurts. It just makes be feel so bad because I can't do much to help him.

"What has been the easiest age or stage of Cort's life so far?"

I'd say when he was 5 months old, He could sit up great so he was happy and could watch me & play, But he wasn't crawling all over the place getting into stuff, But honestly I love every stage, It's so fun to see him grow and change every month!

Got anymore Questions? Feel free to leave them down below!

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

My first Vlog

[day seventeen]

Today's prompt: Be brave! Make a vlog!

I've never made a vlog before but figured this was a good place to stat, and sorry I was looking at the screen vs the camera in most of the video :)

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Most people don't know this but..

[day sixteen]

Today's prompt. "Most people don't know this but..."

Somethings you may or may not know about me.

I do not like pie.

I come from a family of 8 children, 6 brothers and 1 sister,

I hate my handwriting,

if I am writing something down and I'm in a group

I'll hide my paper so people don't see my writing,

I love books, but never read,

I have really bad eyesight, I've had to have glasses since I was 9.

I always have to have my toe nails painted.

I love the idea of exercising, but never do it,

I used to chew my nails

I have always been self conscious of the way I looked & dressed till I got married,

now I don't care nearly as much,

because if John loves me how I am it doesn't matter what others think.

My favorite number is 5.

I like even numbers when adjusting the volume on the TV

My favorite color is green, but I only have a couple shirts that are green,

I loved my childhood and would love for Cort to have one like mine,

exploring the woods, running barefoot in the grass and playing in our sandbox,

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Monday, September 15, 2014

Fall Giveaway [closed]

[day fifteen]

Who's ready for a giveaway?

It's starting to get chilly out,
So I thought it would be fun to have a fun giveaway with some fun items to welcome this fall weather!

You will win. Lotion, Nail Polish, Necklace, Pencil, Notebook,

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Why I blog.

[Day FOURTEEN]

Today's Prompt "When did you start blogging and why?"

I published my first blog post on March 31st 2014,

You can read that HERE.

My reason for starting a blog was I wanted a place to write my thoughts and feelings on things, I am a woman of few words when I'm talking in public or talking to people I don't know, I also don't really like to write,
But I felt like this would be a good way for me,
odds are no one reads these, so that way I can get my thoughts out while practicing my writing and such and I don't feel self conscious.
I also wanted a place to share my photos and recipes,
and above all else I want to help people with this blog & be encouraging and give glory to God.

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Saturday, September 13, 2014

Our Story.

{day thirteen}

Today's prompt. "Your current relationship status. If dating/married, give us a glimpse of your story!"

I am Married To the Love of My Life John,

& here is Our "Love Story"

I will begin at the Beginning.

When I was 14 1/2, God told me I was going to Marry John,

At the time I had a hard time believing it,

I had absolutely no interest in him plus he was 3 1/2 years older then me,

and for a 14 years old that a large age gap!

But I figured I should probably trust God ;) [he knows what he's doing]

So for the next 6 months I tried to get to know him,

He went to my church.

I didn't really talk to him much, just watched him how he acted,

and seeing what his personality was,

as I watched him I realized that God might be right [ imagine that ;) ],

I found myself liking him more & more.

On my 15th birthday I felt God telling me to Talk to him,

So I texted him,

and told him I liked him and asked him if he liked me.

[totally real high school right? haha]

He replied he didn't think so,

I was devastated,

I cried and prayed to God to tell me what I should do,

and to help me know what his plan was,

I felt lost,

I trusted God & then felt broken.

About a week later,

I got a text from John, He said that he thinks that now he might like me,

I was surprised and confused.

*Back story, Before this John had been praying to God that whoever he was supposed to marry would basically tell him that she was interested,

When I Texted him, he didn't know what to think,

Then later he realized God gave him the sign he wanted*

Over the next few weeks We talked and asked my parents if we could date,

they said no, I needed to wait till I was almost 17.

So for the next year and a half we texted and saw each other at church and youth group events,

I have to admit it was a hard time, liking Someone so much but not being able to talk to them in person for more then a minuet or two,

but finally the time came, in December of 2011 we started dating,

It was so nice to be about to talk and hang out and be a couple, we went 4 wheeling, skating & to movies, games at my parents, it was so nice to do things together!

Early in our relationship we know we wanted to get married, so in august I went wedding dress shopping with my mom,

I didn't tell john because I didn't want him to feel like I was trying to make him propose, but I know it was coming pretty soon,

And on September 23rd 2012 we got engaged,

We were at his sister after spending some time there with her watching movies,

we walked outside to say goodbye and go home,

we were by his truck and he said

"I have something for you"

Opened the door to his truck and pulled out the ring box and then the RING!

I said yes and I was so surprised & happy!

that started all the wedding prep!

It was so fun getting to know him even more with getting stuff ready for the wedding,

seeing him make decisions about about wedding stuff, & our future house and talking about building our lives together,

it was great seeing him and knowing he's going to be my husband!

On March 23rd 2013 we got married, it was such a cold day,

I was hoping for green grass and sunlight, nope snow!

But everything still turned out beautiful,

we went on our honeymoon to South Carolina,

we flew there and drive back in a truck we bought,

it was so fun road tripping it back home,

talking on those long drives was great,

when we got back I got to ride with John while he would plow,

or help him fix a barn roof, build a fence.

I loved being a farmers wife, but we knew we wanted kids.

and on February 12th 2014 we had our sweet boy Cort Granger!

Now it is so fun seeing John being a father to Cort,

and seeing him with Cort makes me love him even more,

and I know with each passing day, month & year our love for each other will grow,

There are three things that amaze me --

no, four things I do not understand:

how an eagle glides through the sky,

how a snake slithers on a rock,

how a ship navigates the ocean,

how a man loves a woman.

Proverbs 30:18-19

Whats your love story? I'd love to hear alittle bit about it!

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Friday, September 12, 2014

7 month update

[day twelve]

Cort is 7 month old today!
Its hard to believe how much he has grown and changed this past month,
For me it has probably been the hardest two weeks since I've had him,
He's gotten two teeth in that past two weeks and has decided naps are over rated,
which is not fun for mommy or baby!
Even though he wont nap he still is usually pretty cheerful -so thankful for that!
He is climbing everywhere and pulling himself up on EVERYTHING,
He try's to let got of what he is holding on to and stand there all by himself for about 10-15 seconds, then he gets scared and grabs for my hand.
He also yesterday climbed onto the dishwasher!
I have a feeling that this next month he is going to be getting into everything and moving even more, I wouldn't be surprised if in the next two months he will be walking, but we will see!