I'm back!!!!!!!!

So I was without a computer for a few months (which seems like an eternity) but on the flip side, I stayed so busy with school and projects I barely even knew I was without (well for the most part, I did call my mom on many occations asking her to look something up for me!

So for my first post, I will update that bucket list I posted a while back. Some projects were competed, for some, I was just so busy at the time with 2 moving children they got pushed back to next year!

Learn how to frost a cookie
Make 2 Valentines decorations
Make 2 St. Patricks Day decorations
Make 2 Springtime decorations (ok, so I did one, but it was cute and time consuming)
Plant a raised Vegetable Garden
Make 2 Easter decorations
Learn how to make a pie
Learn how to frost cupcakes
Make 2 Summertime decorations
Make 2 Fourth of July Decorations
Make 2 Fall decorations
Make 2 Halloween Decorations
Make 2 Thanksgiving decorations
Make 2 Christmas decorations
Finish front yard landscaping
Paint shutters
Make Cakes first birthday outfit (ok, I am cheating a little, I bought her shirt but I am making the rest)
Make Bub's fourth birthday shirt
Make a skirt
Make a dress
Learn how to ruffle fabric
Learn how to make a fabric flower
Make Cakes a bow holder
Set up a Family Planning Center
Make a ham
Build a closet in play room (ok, so I will need some help with this)
Paint the main bathroom
Paint Cakes room
Make and hang Bub's curtains and quilt

So overall I am doing well, some of the holiday's have not come up, and I seem to have really only missed one project. The veggie garden has been a pain to keep the dogs out of, and apperently they like zuchini plants, as I am missing 2, that and peppers, they ate my actual peppers off the plant.

I am also working on a Mei Tei and a new wrap for Cakes..the Mei Tei will be cutting and sewing but I am going to actually dye the wrap...that should be fun. maybe.

My last outside project is to find 3 bushes for the backyard to keep the dogs back from the fence, but 2 shepherds hooks for my hanging baskets and finish spray painting the pots that my mother donated to me. These pots are circa 1990 and so not my style, but a little primer, spray paint and gloss and they should be perfect.

Cakes bow holder is almost ready. One more coat of pink, a coat of gloss and ribbons tied on and I should be done!

I am also trying to come up with a good schedule for the kids now that I am home all summer...That is my big project for today, scheduling time for us and then a little time for me to work on all the projects that seem to be building up.

I love the romantic look that seems to be everywhere...Rosebud Lips has some fantastic items at her etsy store...super super super cute! Plus, she has such a variety, I wish I had found her stuff before I got married, the garters and bridesmaid items are to die for!

Jessica at Happy Together is having a great giveaway to win a Sophia Rosebud Brooch! Check it out!!!

My bucket list for 2010

So I have decided to make myself a "bucket list" for this year. Different projects I would like to do and tasks I would like to accomplish. Things that are just for "me". As a mom of 2 young children, I too often find myself worrying about everyone else and not taking time for myself. This is a way to pull all aspects together, and allow me to practice and develop my cooking, decorating and sewing skills.

1. Learn how to frost a cookie
2. Make 2 Valentines decorations
3. Make 2 St. Patricks Day decorations
4. Make 2 Springtime decorations
5. Plant a raised Vegetable Garden
6. Make 2 Easter decorations
7. Learn how to make a pie
8. Learn how to frost cupcakes
9. Make 2 Summertime decorations
10. Make 2 Fourth of July Decorations
11. Make 2 Fall decorations
12. Make 2 Halloween Decorations
13. Make 2 Thanksgiving decorations
14. Make 2 Christmas decorations
15. Finish front yard landscaping
16. Paint shutters
17. Make Cakes first birthday outfit
18. Make Bub's fourth birthday shirt
19. Make a skirt
20. Make a dress
21. Learn how to ruffle fabric
22. Learn how to make a fabric flower
23. Make Cakes a bow holder
24. Set up a Family Planning Center
25. Make a ham
26. Build a closet in play room (ok, so I will need some help with this)
27. Paint the main bathroom
28. Paint Cakes room
29. Make and hang Bub's curtains and quilt

So, 29 may seem like a wierd number, but being that I will be 29 this year, I find it to be perfect.

Manic Monday continued

Another great giveaway. Tatertots and Jello (I love her name) is giving away a $50 gift certificate to Mason Grace Designs. Her items are one of a kind for sure, I LOVE the I choose Happiness piece!

Manic Monday

Welcome to my Blog....being a mom to 2 crazy kiddo's, our life is always crazy and on the go, without a dull moment EVER! Thus the name, Busy Baby Bums (more about the name to come).

Anyways, I thought I would kick of my blog with a giveaway from one of the blogs I follow, Make it and Love it. She is having an awesome giveaway for a watch from Alicia Alee Accessories. It runs until Feburary 10th, so check it out soon!!!

Also, be sure to check out Alicia's site, she has some adorable hairbows that would be fabulous for any little girl!!!