Joan Ellen Cornell

9:18 AM

Designs by Flutterbug

9:18 AM

This post goes out to my Mom's awesome Etsy shop, Designs by Flutterbug She makes all kinds of sweet things! One-sies, leggings,...

This post goes out to my Mom's awesome Etsy shop,

Designs by Flutterbug

She makes all kinds of sweet things!

One-sies, leggings, birthday hats, burp cloths, bloomers, bibs, aprons...

Go check out her shop!

These are some of the seasonal things in there now!

7:00 AM

Angel? Um, not so much...

7:00 AM

I'm pretty sure this is my new favorite picture of Porter. I love it so much. He looks like a little angel. Although don'...

I'm pretty sure this is my new favorite picture of Porter.

I love it so much.

He looks like a little angel.

Although don't be fooled, because he's not.

Haha.

I love that he gets smarter and smarter every single day, but sometimes too smart for his own good.

He likes to sit next to me while i'm on my computer and slam his hands into the keys.

When I tell him no, he stops, looks at me and laughs, and does it again. Repeatedly.

He also likes to hit me on the head and laugh about it.

(thanks to his dad for that one).

Sometimes he smacks me right in the face.

He also likes to pour his milk/juice/water onto/into anything he can.

The carpet looks amazing lemme tell ya.

I see a Rug Doctor in our near future, and new rules regarding where drinking happens.

Bathtime?

More like, let's make the entire bathroom a lake.

He fills up cups/old bottles and proceeds to empty them outside of the tub.

And yeah, I tried to take that stuff away while he's in there,

but it's the only thing that will keep his attention in there.

Fill and dump, fill and dump, fill and dump.

He also likes to chuck his food onto the floor.

Again, the carpet looks AMAZING.

How do we stop this?!?!

He opens doors.

Like, the front door.

And escapes.

Gotta keep the deadbolt locked at all times now.

But ya know what?

He's now been asleep for 3 hours and I want him to wake up because I miss him.

A lot.

7:00 AM

Denver

7:00 AM

Jefferson and I went downtown and spent a good 4-5 hours just walking around and people watching, and picture taking of course :) ...

Jefferson and I went downtown and spent a good 4-5 hours just walking around and people watching, and picture taking of course :)

7:00 AM

Makeup Remover Recipe/Tutorial

7:00 AM

*You can replace the Olive Oil with Coconut Oil, or Baby Oil as well.

3:07 PM

Sunday

12:28 PM

I think this post will be all over the place...just a heads up! Guess who got a job yesterday? THIS girl! :) It's at a bar...

I think this post will be all over the place...just a heads up!

Guess who got a job yesterday?

THIS girl! :)

It's at a bar about 25 minutes from my house,

I'M SO HAPPY!

But that now adds to the stress of finding childcare for P,

and he doesn't start "school" again until the 4th, and that's only 3 days a week from 9-3.

Porter just got home a little bit ago from his first camping music festival (bluegrass),

his dad texted me pics and videos all weekend, i'll try to post about it soon.

Sounds and looks like he had a blast with all of the other kids there!

And i'm just a tad bit jealous he got to go see one of my favorite bands (Yonder) and I didn't :(

I just watched The Help last night for the first time but i've never read the book.

The movie was amazing, but i'm kinda sad I didn't read the book first

because the book is always better!

We'll see if I end up reading it,

I sometimes have a hard time reading a book when i've already seen the movie...

Porter is going to have a new cousin, he/she is due right around P's birthday!

I love that P has so many cousins...I grew up with a couple, but he's got SO many!

I'm loving having a car and my license back, like, SO MUCH.

It's so nice to be able to go where I want when I want...

and to be able to take P to do fun stuff.

Although paying for gas sucks, and insurance. And my insurance is NOT cheap these days.

UGH.

Anyway, that's it for now.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

I'll be back tomorrow with another tutorial :)

7:00 AM

Insta-Friday

7:00 AM

*Porter coloring at the library *Playing in the toy box *Makeup pads I made :) *Teething and not sleeping *Rocking *Skater boy...

*Porter coloring at the library

*Playing in the toy box

*Makeup pads I made :)

*Teething and not sleeping

*Rocking

*Skater boy

*Christine and I

*P at the pool

*Arm wrestling

*P blushing his head

*Me

*P eating a frosty

*New car

*Not happy about the car wash

*At the hair salon for his haircut

7:00 AM

Boy Style

7:00 AM

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7:00 AM

The Library

7:00 AM

Porter's first library experience :) I hope this becomes a place he loves like I loved it when I was a child...

Porter's first library experience :)

I hope this becomes a place he loves like I loved it when I was a child...

7:00 AM

Makeup Pad Tutorial

7:00 AM

I never want to buy those little cotton squares (that you use to take your makeup off with), so I end up using toilet paper. Well that...

I never want to buy those little cotton squares (that you use to take your makeup off with),

so I end up using toilet paper.

Well that sucks because I always end up with tiny pieces of toilet paper on my face,

and I have to get that off too.

I saw a tutorial on Pinterest and decided to make my own pads,

problem solved and money saved :)

All I have to do is throw them in the wash (in a bra bag) and they're clean!

(scroll to the very bottom for more in-depth directions)

Makeup Remover Pads

You can make as many as you want, but I chose to make 20 pads.

Supplies:

Two patterns of flannel (I used a green one and a dotted one)

Scissors

Sewing Machine

Ruler

Rotary Cutter

1. Cut strips of fabric 3 inches wide using a rotary cutter. Each strip should be about 40 inches long.

2. Cut the strips into 3x4 inch rectangles. Since I chose to make 20 pads, I needed 20 rectangles of the green and 40 of the dotted.

3. Next, sandwich the rectangles. I used the dotted for one side and the green for the outside, and then used a dotted rectangle in the middle. To do this, I put a dotted rectangle face up on the table, put the front the green rectangle facing that, and then put a dotted piece on the top (the top dotted piece can face either way, as it will be in the middle of the "sandwich" and not seen). Pin the three pieces together- one pin in the middle worked for me.
4. Now sew three sides together, about 1/4 inch from the edges. Doesn't really matter what three sides you sew, but you have to leave one open to be able to turn the pad right side out. I sewed the two longer sides and one shorter side.
5. After all of them are sewn on three sides, go ahead and cut off all of the extra thread and cut any extra fabric off the edges, and trim the corners.
6. Turn all of the pads right side out. Push out the corners with a capped pen if you need to.
7. Now you will fold in the un-sewn edges.
8. After all of the edges are folded in, sew the opening shut- and so it looks good- sew all the way around the other three edges as well.
9. Cut off all extra thread.