Its a Good Time

My baby surprises me in an unexpected way. When she does, it always makes me laugh. It is fun to learn what makes her excited. In this case, a sip of grandma's soda or maybe just because being with family with food is always a good time.

Child Photo Taking Lesson

Taking photos of children, especially toddler who has a 10 second attention span is not easy.

One thing I learned about child photography is, I can't contain a toddler in one place. I had to follow her around until she can find a comfort spot and make it work from there. 

She crawled under our table and I thought it could give a cute framing effect.

New Purpose for Vintage Carrier Box

Hello dear readers! Thanks for stopping by!

I happened to steal a little time to sneak in my blog while little Mira is sleeping. So I am going to try to make this short and sweet.

I want to share a story of love at first sight. I found this small antique 1930's rural postal carrier sitting on dirty floor in it's dusty pitiful state in an antique store. I fell in love with it and took it home.

This was once a companion of a hard working postman (assuming his name is Geo M Ayers Carrier 5 of Cedartown GA?) who made sure letters reached their rural destinations. The dents and scratches testifies this stood the test of time and bad weather, right until electronic mail era.


I think this piece of history is so cool and I want the memories of it to live on! This box can be a unique storage of decorative piece!

It is a great conversation piece for history buffs or even to someone who works in postal service (why not?)

If you are interested in owning this piece, this box will be listed on my Etsy store!

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Handmade Love

This photograpy is a gesture of our appreciation with Auntie Bubba's Handmade crochet. 

She makes adorable crochet accessories like this hat! She kept my baby warm and cutesy on cold winter weather! I met her in person and she is this wonderful nice lady with kick-ass skill in crocheting.

 If you want to check her out, click this link and visit her facebook page!

Dairy Free Lemon Bars

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I am serving these tonight at our small group at church. It is a blessing in disguise to have someone who has food allergen (dairy) in our group. It motivates me to eat healthier and experiment on non-dairy treats!

If you like to try it, I borrowed this recipe from this blog. I am quite happy with how it turned out! Make sure to carefully follow the recipe and don't forget to read this her notes and you will be good :)

Happy Eating!

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Recycled Packaging Board

I am not a big fan for throwing things away. I know it could be unhealthy but sometimes, some things are worth saving.

The ping pong table Jon (my hubby) ordered online came and the packaging came in with these board. He refused to throw it away and brought it to my attention. 

He know me so well, so he encouraged me to do something creative. The first thing that came in my mind was to make small chalkboards!

I cut and painted that board with chalkboard paint, then, I bought a few feet of wood trimming at the hardware store and made a frame.

The stain gave it a rustic vintage look. I love it!

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Part of My World

If you are a parent of a toddler who is always on the run, and you are reading this blog, you are probably on break. Either your kiddo is napping or its your spouse's turn to watch over that precious little tyke. Either way, I am happy for you. I know how overwhelming it can be to keep your house your sanity intact and chores all at the same time.

I don't know about you, but for me, cooking is therapeutic. It becomes a challenge only when my toddler never stop shadowing all the time. I somehow managed to become a kitchen ninja with a baby below eye level, I must keep an excellent reflex and be extra cautious in the kitchen to avoid tripping with knife in my hand.

Sometimes I lose my grip. It could be frustrating that my baby is always in my way. It is impossible to finish dinner on time. and that just freaks me out! She wont leave me alone even when I put the cartoons or puppet shows and her toys laying everywhere. She is always in the kitchen when I am in the kitchen. Until one time, I decided to stop and observe.

I knelt down to look at her eyes. She looked back at me with a sly smile, then walked towards me and gave me a hug. Then I understood this is the age for milestones of learning and discovery. She opens and closes the kitchen cabinets not to annoy me, but because she saw me doing so. On that moment I reminded myself, I'm not only his mother,but I am also her first teacher. I took her in my arms and showed what was in the mixer and how it works.

I held her hand as we both pressed the pulse button of the food processor.

I showed what was cooking on the stove and said we don't touch it. It's hot.

I opened the dishwasher and let her pick up a couple of spoons with her tiny hands and showed where to put them away.

Then I sat with her as we watched the chicken tenderloins cook to golden brown. I watched her. There I saw so much curiosity and questions in her eyes, but I know she was learning on her own and I was there to supervise making sure she was safe in the process of consuming such discoveries.

I do not expect my daughter to work in the kitchen. She is going to pick the destiny of her own. I was only there to teach the best of my knowledge.

However, this simple act is a small process of building a relationship with her. There will always be dirty dishes, dirty kitchen, clutter in the living room because this a house and we live in it! But i will take every chance to let her know I will always be there every step of her way. It starts by letting her take part of what I do.