Simply Jaimie

Another quote I found on Pinterest, but wanted to make it my own. I don't have the original link for the quote unfortunately.

Monday fun at Costco! Hannah loved trying out the office chairs. . .  love the pose :) While she was posing in the office chairs, I got a pic from my sister, Kerri, turns out she was two aisles away. So we had lunch together at the snack bar. My little weido loves costco hot dogs without the buns, oh and she eats it with a knife and fork. Hahaha I love her! Brynn gave Hannah some of her pizza and now they have pizza smiles. We then headed to the mall where Hannah decided to work off some extra calories. On Tuesday it was time for some delicious English pancakes, I think I ate seven! Wednesday Kerri, Erin and I went shopping at a LuLaRoe Party. This is me on Valentine's Day wearing the Julia dress Also on Wednesday, I captured the most adorable picture of my girls!. Thursday was dealing with a poorly baby girl with a stuffed up nose and a tooth beginning to poke through, but Hannah and I did get to do a little extra ...

I don't know about anyone else's kids, but Hannah has toys EVERYWHERE!  Some had missing parts and/or pieces while others look ready to retire. We spent one morning going through all the toys. We collected all her toys and decided which ones we wanted to keep.  These are the toys Hannah wanted to keep. This pile doesn't include stuffed animals (which we will need to declutter soon or big things like strollers)  The best thing about this pile of toys is they all fit nicely in her purple box. 

Color Poster Black and White Poster O My Father Worksheet you may print the posters by simply clicking on the picture - right click - and save to your computer

A little Background : Every year, since moving to California in 1999, my Nan would come visit us for Christmas. However, slowly over the years she had started losing her memory. In 2006 my Aunt told us that she would not be able to make the flight by herself. I was selected to fly to England and then fly back to California with her. After two weeks of being in England it was time for us to board the plane and head over for Christmas. This is where my story begins. . .  My Uncle worked for British Airways and was able to get us upgraded to club world! This meant our seats reclined into beds and we could raid the cupboard full of chocolate. It was AMAZING!! ( That is if you aren't flying with a lady who is losing her mind. ) The 10+ hour journey began with my Nan asking a simple question, where are we going? To which I replied California. I didn't mind answering this question because she was eighty and probably forgot. However, ten minutes later the same question was a...

While I was pregnant, and right after I had Lilly Belle, Hannah would lay next to me on my bed, with her iPad and headphones, while I took a nap. She would go on her YouTube kids app and watch these random videos. Then she decided that she wanted to make her own. After months and months, I finally decided to let her. She loves it making them and it is great one on one time for the two of us.  Click here to visit her channel! new videos Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

I saw this quote on pinterest one day and instantly loved it. Too often I don't even begin something because it seems too hard. This year I want to stretch out of my comfort zone and try some "harder things." you may print the posters by simply clicking on the picture - right click - and save to your computer

I hate putting my husband's t shirts away. He has absolutely no room in his drawers anymore. I push, shove and cram his shirts in a desperate attempt to fit them all in. I decided that there has to be a better way. Luckily, YouTube is fully equipped to solve all my disorganization problems. I simply typed in decluttering and organizing and found several thousand videos to help me. Most of the videos led me to a book called, The Life changing Magic of Tidying Up. I won't go into details about the book at the moment but I found the inspiration I needed to organize all these t shirts. BEFORE AFTER This looks so much better!  Now my husband can clearly see all his t shirts and I can simply put the t shirts back easily in his drawer. How to fold t shirts First - lay the t shirt front side down on the bed (making sure the neck hole is facing you.) Next - take each side and fold towards the middle of the shirt. Then - fold the shirt in half by br...

My first, and really only job, was working at Hesperia Recreation and Park District. I worked with the after school activities program. We would watch elementary school age children after school till their parents picked them up, but no later than 6-6 :30pm. One of the schools I worked at was Juniper. There wasn't many kids in this program, so I worked alone.  For some reason, I have no idea why, I was not very happy. I remember feeling pretty down about something, and that I did not want to be at work that day. I was waiting patiently for classes to finish and my children to come meet me when a little second grade girl walked out of the classroom I stood by. She happily skipped past me to the bathroom. As she past by, she was kept looking at me. I didn't think anything of it cause kids like to stare.  When she came back out of the restroom and was heading to her class, she paused in front of me and said, "You're really pretty." Then she turned and happil...

I love makeup, and evidently, so do the girls.  Brynn was over playing with Hannah one day when my sister and I noticed the girls had become rather quiet. Anyone with children know that a quiet child is not necessarily a good thing.  In this case it was not.  The girls had raided my makeup storage and try some of my products. They used foundation, eye shadow, mascara, and of course lipstick/lipgloss.  I really struggled to discipline these girls simply because they looked so darn cute!  Look at those faces!! Anyways, I just wanted to share this not funny, but actually really funny, story.  

In the month of January, I read a total of six books!  This is amazingly wonderful for me for two reasons: One - my goal was three books, and two - I read a total of six books in the entire year of 2015  So as you might be able to tell, I am ecstatic about this. First, I read Winter by Marissa Meyer - This was the fourth and final book in the Lunar Chronicles. I had been anticipating this book all year! It was suppose to come out a lot sooner in 2015; however, it was pushed back to December. I did love this book. I enjoyed reading all eight hundred plus pages of it. I even liked the ending, but for whatever reason, I felt quite underwhelmed when I finished. I am not sure I can even explain why it was just like an, oh that's it moment.  I ended up giving this book a four out of five stars I then picked up Their Fractured Light by Anne Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. This was the third and final book in the Starbound trilogy. I have thoroughly enjoyed this tri...

I got the idea for this soup from Laura in the Kitchen (link below.) Anyone who really knows me is aware of my OBSESSION with Laura Vitale. I can't count the amount of recipes I have tried, and loved, from her. When I saw a recipe for Loaded Potato Soup pop up on my Youtube, I knew I had to try it. Since then, I have taken away and added to the recipe, and now have it the way I love it! click here for laura in the kitchen recipe you may print the posters by simply clicking on the picture - right click - and save to your computer   

I absolutely love this quote! It made me step back and evaluate how I was spending my time during the day. I quickly realized that I was wasting a lot of my time, and instead wanted to invest it, so I can fill the measure of my creation. I know we are all here for a divine purpose, and each of us has a divine destiny to fulfill. I hope to make better use of my time, so I can fulfill my own purpose and destiny. click here to read Sister Wixom's talk