The Happy Homemaker

I always hear the advice, “remember to take your prenatal vitamins” because I am nurse all of my babies. I always avoided taking prenatal vitamins though because they make me so sick. I think I am sensitive to the iron.
With my first two children, I did ok. I nursed mainly in the mornings and at […]

I hate to throw food away and since I am on a budget, it is important for me to use up leftovers. Saving some leftovers is still a mystery. Does anyone like leftover McDonald’s hamburgers for example? With some research most leftovers can be saved and be made into a delicious second meal.
Here are […]

We finally have our washing machine and dryer, cable, and DVD player all set up! I finally feel at home.
All I need to do now is to organize the closets and I will be done. I am doing so much better than my last move to Louisville. I was still post partum at the time […]

I heard about the infant medicine ban but did not think much of it. My kids were not sick at the time and I was too busy packing and getting ready to move.
Now my 5 year old and my 14 month old have pretty bad colds. My 5 year old daughter is coughing and my […]

My mother came to visit last Friday to help with unpacking and I already miss her. It was a lot of fun to talk about decorating ideas and to go shopping with her. She loves to decorate and doesn’t mind driving long distances to army bases! It is also nice to talk to someone about […]

Someone posted this video on my facebook of  23 month old geography genius. I figured if a 23 month old can learn geography why not a three or five year old. So now as a family project we are learning the countries of the world. So far we learned North and Central America. Not only […]

Aron is 14 months old and I still haven’t had a period. In fact since I became pregnant with Aron I haven’t felt like myself. I have felt tired and out of it.  Part of it is the birth control I am on.
Well, I finally feel crampy and hormonal. I told my mom that I […]

It seems to be that our family Halloween tradition is to move to a new city and then find a place to go trick or treating. We drive around until we find a neighborhood with large homes and go there. Usually you find in the “rich” neighborhoods older couples and empty nesters who love to […]