January 2017 In Review

Wow!  I can't believe how quickly January passed by.  If this is an indicator of how quick the rest of the year will go, my goodness, just slow down.  This past Christmas was the best it's been in a while.  If my brother and his family had made it, it would have been perfect.  He's in the Navy and they are in Maryland at the moment.

I'm still waiting for my disability claim to be decided.  Who knows when we will get our court hearing.  Hopefully soon.  Meanwhile I am mostly cooped up in the house with the occasional shopping trip or excursion with my sister.  I can't work until the claim is settled so money is pretty much nonexistent.  I'm learning a lot about allowing myself to rely on others.  It's hard.  But this is just a season and seasons always change.

Jaxon, my seven year old, continues to barely eat.  I worry about it most days.  He finally grew tired of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and that was his staple.  He won't eat fruit, most veggies and meat or starches.  He drinks lots of milk and tea every once in a while.  He loves plain rice and spaghetti.  Ramen noodles are his friend.  Bacon, eggs and ham, he'll eat.  Those items are pretty much what he eats All.The.Time.  Throw in green beans, broccoli, crackers and chocolate and that is it.  He will be the death of me.  I have instituted the rule of tasting a new food every day.  We miss a day here and there.  So far it has not really changed his eating habits.  I'm hoping it will broaden his tastes eventually. 😢

I'm really trying to get myself more organized.  I'm hoping to get back to writing on the blog more. What would you like to see?  Let me know.  I would love to have help with ideas or topics.

Well, finally, here are some pictures from this month:

I hope you all had a wonderful January!  Hold tight, I have a feeling 2017 is going to be quite a ride.

Thanks for stopping by,

Natosha

Easter Pictures and My Attempt at Making the Rainbow Cake

Well, I made the rainbow cake and it turned out pretty awesome.  I used pastel colors for an Easter theme.  Plus, as you can see, I did not get fancy with the icing.  I just grabbed a tub of cool whip and mixed it with softened cream cheese and smeared it on the cake.  Excuse the lumps, I couldn't find my mixer and used a hand whisk.

After we sampled the cake, we walked over to my mom's house to have another Easter egg hunt.  She was asleep and my youngest nephew was at his dad's, so Jaxon and I had a hunt by ourselves.

We got a new addition to our family, a new fur baby.  She started out as a little spitfire, with major emphasis on spit.  The first night I had her, I put her on the couch to get used to me and she promptly bit me, hard!
She is starting to warm up to us and even snuggled with Jaxon last night.

That's it for now!  I hope you are having an awesome week and, as always, thank you for stopping by,

Natosha

Baby Jaxon Nostalgia

I seriously can not believe that my little guy is four years old.  Today is just a stroll down memory lane.
(Sorry about the lack of quality in the pics, they are all scanned.)  These are all from Jaxon's first year.

We meet for the first time.

First kisses.

Enjoying our first days together.

You were my favorite present.

Snuggle time.

You were such a happy baby.

You had some funny expressions.

Mommy loved spending time with you.

We had some fun firsts.

Easter

Pumpkin patch

Pirate shirt

Razorback hat

I am so blessed.

Thanks for stopping by,
Natosha