CJ's sewing room

So as you may or may not know we cloth diaper the little. I've been VERY happy with this choice, but cloth diapers do have a set of "rules" one of them being you can't use any old diaper cream, typically this isn't an issue as my kids don't tend to get rashes or need any barrier cream but a few weeks ago the little had an ear infection and the antibiotic's reeked havoc on him...I needed some cream and quick I ordered some CJ’s BUTTer™:Spritz o’ BUTTer in the Monkey farts scent...while it didn't clear up his rash overnight it sure did help the healing and it smelled pretty good too. I liked that it had so many different functions I could spritz some on my hands in place of lotion, I could spritz some on my hair it really is quite a versatile product.


I liked it so much I ordered some CJ’s BUTTer™ Carcass Cleaner (body wash & wipe solution) While I like the quality of this product the scent just isn't one I would get again. I opted to try Lullaby baby lotion scent and it just smells chemically to me not clean and fresh at all. This product I bought mainly as a wash for the baby and a face wash for me. I like it I didn't break out in a rash when I used it so that is a good thing! I can't use it on my face every day as it is too drying but it works great as a wash for the kids. It doesn't lather which is a bit hard to get used to but it does work and the scent it leaves behind is much better than how it smells straight out of the bottle.



This furthered my addiction to CJ's products and I broke down and ordered CJ's BUTTer lotion in the Mango, sugar & mint and I am just in LOVE this goes everywhere with me. It isn't too greasy but my hands feel wonderful after I use it and the scent is so wonderful. This is a product I can use on anyone of the boys without having to worry about a reaction or them smelling like a *girl* and I love that it is all natural. Once I run out I WILL be buying more

Rainy days

Today is a rainy day. Some people hate rainy days I tend to love them. I know I'm sick huh? I just find the rain so refreshing and life inspiring. It makes the world seem clean to me. I love the smell of the air when it rains, I love the sound of pounding rain and crackling thunder, I love to see the lighting lighting up the sky. But I love these the best.




I cannot take credit for that image but it is beautiful. I hope you all have rainbows today.

I'm doing a project!!

SO you know how putting you Kid's name on the wall with those wooden letters is all the rage? Well I love it but I so don't want wooden letters on the walls in the boys room...I can just see the craziness that will come about from that.

One day while flipping though the Land of Nod catalog I came across Boys Vintage Wallpaper letters I thought this was a nifty idea. I could put them on the wall or across the top of the window! how fun!! Well I did the math and it came to about $30 BEFORE shipping...and if you know me you know I'm cheap. I just couldn't do that.

So while at Michaels craft store yesterday I was looking at scrapbook paper to do THIS project I saw over on the NESTERS site...okay okay I'll post a pic it is so worth it!

BTW I found some paper that is PERFECT for our house but MR.Erin isn't down with the idea.

Anyway back to MY project! I found some paper that was so darling and thought HUH I bet I could make those cool wall letters for the boys room! I bought the paper and I'm almost done with one of the names I'll post as soon as it is done! I hope they come out cute. So far the total is around $11 give or take a few cents.

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow?

With silver bells, and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row.

For some odd reason that is the rhyme is stuck in my head. Perhaps it is due to the wonderful vegetation we have growing out in our garden or maybe it is the nursery rhyme book I read to the boys last night?

This is our FIRST year of doing a garden. Mr.Erin wanted to try it he wanted fresh tomatoes and fresh summer squash so I said "have at it...just be sure to grow me some cukes, green beans and I HAVE to have a pumpkin" he said sure and went a bit crazy...IMHO anyway.

The garden is a small area overall but he got a tray (not sure how many plants are in a tray) of tomatoes both cherry and the big boy ones. Half a tray of peppers...which sadly all seem to be dying and we hit the Christmas tree shop for the rest of our seeds which included cukes (two different variety's) summer squash, zucchini, pumpkins and green beans.



Well the Squash is growing nice

As is the zucchini

and a little action on the green beans


and even less action on the cukes and pumkins so no pictures of those!

but my oh my are the tomatoes growing like crazy! you need salmonella free tomatoes give me a call in the next few weeks okay!!

Now that you have seen Mr. Erin's garden you MUST see my pretty flowers. See in the 3.5 years here never had flowers but not this year we had a flowers! I wanted them...granted they aren't just right but they are pretty nonetheless! Mr. Erin did pick out the flowers and I have NO clue what they are or how they needed to be planted next year I have grand plans!