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My New Camera Bag is On Order!

{Images by Kelly Moore}

I posted yesterday about how I was so thrifty and got the momagenda for a bargain basement price...well today I did just the opposite...I SPLURGED!  But as always when I splurge on myself, I have come up with so many justifications as to why I needed this AWESOME bag, but really just look at it...the visual is worth a thousand words.  I needed this bag. 

1) As I have mentioned, I'm starting my photography class next week, and I had no bag for my camera.  I love my camera and the camera deserves a proper home...a nice new bag. 

2)Right now, I can't carry a purse because between my massive Medela Pump & Style (not seeing the style, are you?) and Skip Hop Diaper Bag, who would want to add a purse?  Add the girls and it is just CHAOTIC.

 

3)Last night I searched and searched for a bag that was both functional and cute, and once I found this one, it just made everyother bag seem well.... inadequate!  So, after much deliberation over which of the VERY FUN colors to get, I went with this one, the Rich Fuchsia.  Isn't it lovely???  I can't wait to get my hands on it.

I also really loved the gray and the purple and the brown...ok...I loved them all.  The gray is currently out of stock, so I went with Fuchsia which was the first to catch my eye.  I'm loving that if I desire, it can double or triple as a purse and/or diaper bag too.

So...I know you now want one...here is a link to the Kelly Moore Bag Store which was just recently launched.

What color do you like best??

Yay Me!

I had a yay me kinda evening.  I left work at 5:45 and nursed the girls as soon as I got home around 6:15.  I was able to bathe the girls, play with them a bit, and nurse them again before getting them to bed on time - at 7:30.    They both fell asleep nursing...the sweetest thing ever!  They are so peaceful when they are sleep.

So...the yay me part?   Somehow I managed to have dinner (tilapia, brown rice, and steamed veggies)  ready for MacKenzie when she got home from gymnastics at about 7:40 :)

Oh and I made biscuits and eggs this morning.

I was truly on a roll today...now, I just need to clean up...no fun at all...

Wish List Wednesday

brWhat I truly wish is that I was more organized...I'm not...I'd love to say that I have everything put where it should be but I simply don't. 

I did however make a fun purchase yesterday...I got a MOMAGENDA planner!  I'm very excited about this.  We got my friend Regina one for her birthday and my friend Brandy the MYAGENDA (no kids yet...hopefully in the making :) ) for her birthday. 

Brandy with her myagenda in tickled pink.  I'm hoping she doesn't kill me for this... ;P.  If I feel like my life is in danger, this picture may be down the next time you view this blog ...

I got the chocolate color, but they have all kinds of fun colors...and I got it personalized with my name.  Now for the most exciting part...I paid less than $25!!!  Right now, at http://www.momagenda.com/ they are having a wonderful sale at 30% off (applicable to dayplanners) and then, I had a coupon code LOVEMOM for an additional 40% off.  This was quite exciting as the planner normally retails for $42 - $47 (personalized), but from everything I've heard, it is actually truly worth it, plus way cuter and much more afordable than say Franklin Covey.  Hopefully, I will put good use to it...the truth is, I have tried out lots of planners (Franklin Covey, Priority Management, and oops...I just got a Day Spring one for 2010) but haven't stuck with it...but I feel like this one is different.   I'm excited about the fact that it has space for Mom's stuff (that's me), multiple kids (that's my girls) and DINNER (yay!  now, that I'm cooking more at home, I think this will help me as far as "planning" meals.  Maybe I can do that on Saturdays and have it pre-filled.  I'll do a full review once I get it and test it a bit, but I'm REALLY excited about it...plus I LOVE a good deal :) Yes, I know I know...it's not a good deal, if I don't use it...so I'm going to do my best. 

Who knows?? Perhaps, I'll start here, and it will spill over to other areas of my life and someday, my girls' closets will look more like this:

and mine more like this:

love the clean neutral colors here...maybe all the fun colors are hiding in the drawers :) Honestly, I'd love that much space in my closet...we are currently much more cramped so add that to my wish list...

what are you wishing for???

Stay In School!!!!

MacKenzie asked if she could do my nails tonight after she initially asked if she could do hers. One look at her nails and I should have FLAT OUT said NO. Well actually, I think I did at first...but later agreed to let her do my toes since it is winter and all and I knew my feet wouldn't be out. OH BOY do my feet look a hot mess right now. Gossip Girl's Nail Studio (yes she named it that fast - and no she isn't a fan of gossip...that just happened to be in the name of the particular polishes she was using) is now shut down indefinitely. I've requested that she stay in school and no longer worry about her nail salon. After looking at her work...she agreed 100%, in fact she may have suggested the closure herself, now that I think back. She has opened a new shop called Imanimacks Beauty Salon where she is hoping to do makeup and hair. My advice? Stay far away! She just walked in with Fuchsia lip gloss and a high side pony tail...

Man...I don't even think we have nail polish remover...

No pictures...why? I'm embarrassed.

5 Random Bits About Toliver Mom - Part 2

See my original Post Here

1) There was a year in middle school that I only ate a large chocolate chip cookie, ice cream sandwich, and Capri Sun for lunch EVERYDAY.  Thank God for youth, growth, and maturity.  Lord knows I couldn't     do that today!

2) I really wish I had more time to hang out with my girl friends.

3) I'm supposed to be doing the 30 Day Shred -- ummm...I'm going to have to start over!

4) I'm starting a photography class in a couple of weeks with my boss/friend!  Super excited about that!

5) I can hardly believe it's time for me to start planning NiNa's first B-day Party.  I haven't the slightest what we are going to do!

Wish List Wednesday

As a banker by day and at my age, I don't JUMP on every latest fashion trend...HOWEVER with that said...I really want a pair of cute nude colored heels!  I feel like they are conservative enough for the office, yet fun enough for weekends too...not that I get to go out that much with 3 kiddos at home...but someday, right???

The pairs here are way out of my price range at over $500

But perhaps I can find something more afordable but with equal style...the search is on...I mean really how cute are they on NY Housewife Bethanny

Also...wishes do come true...my husband purchased me a nice new camera lens for Valentines Day!  It's not the one that I had on here, it's actually a zoom lens The Canon EF 75MM - 300MM.  I was hoping to eventually invest in that one too, but now, I'm one lens down!  Yay me!  Good Job KT!

now...what are you wishing for???

Cousins

The girls got to hang out with their cousins this weekend.

Nia found a Valentines Day sucker, opened it and began to lick away...No, I didn't let her finish it. Yes, I swiftly grabbed my camera to capture the moment...my girls are a mess!

They watched a bit of T.V.   but mostly just hung out...

My adorable 4 yr niece Rani Elise

Happy Valentines Day - from MacKenzie

happy valentines day - love nina

Wish List Wednesday

I really wish Nina had a bigger room...then...their stuff would not have taken over our living room!  Two of these are celebrity baby rooms.  It was hard to find pics of twin rooms with lots of excess space...so perhaps I'm not alone...

What are you wishing for today?