Project 365.. A Day Late!

I told y'all I would get this up today! Even though it is 11:45, it still counts! I promise! Here is our week.. Mainly T and food.. Sorry!











Thanks for checking out my super late week update! :)

My Monday Morning Moment

I didn’t get a chance to post my 365 yesterday, because I was out of pocket from the internet. So I will be posting them this evening, once I get a chance to sit down and put them together.

 But for now, I’ve gotta tell you about my morning. T woke up early, which he never ever does, but did today. So he and I laid in bed and watched Little Bear. He had some milk, and me my coffee and wrote this post. It was so nice. Just the two of us. I think he liked too, because he kept whispering, “mommy, mommy, mommy” and then hug me! So sweet. It just warms my heart when he wants to be a cuddle bunny!

 After he was over the cuddle thing--I went ahead and got him dressed. After getting him dressed, he decided he would cheese it up for my phone. Here are the funny phone pics I got, I hope this makes your Monday Morning, a little better!

P.S. Please excuse the wild man hair! Yall, with curly hair understand how out of control this hair can get! :)

Finally, eyes open!





Things That Make Me Say... WHAAA?!?!?

Timothy has been crying every day for the last four or five months when I drop him off in the mornings. I do not get it. The child loves school! And it’s not like I have ever, ever scooped him back up and ran out of the place because he cries. I just turn around and walk out. And even worse, I am not even his favorite parent! His daddy is. You know how people say little boys are always mamas boys, not this kid!  

So why the tears? I have done some research, but most research concerns itself with first time daycare situations. Timothy has been at this “school” since he was 18 weeks old. He knows that’s where I am taking him when we get in the car every day. And he loves his teachers and friends. Every single child in his class have been there with him since he first started. Really and truly, they are his friends! He hugs and kisses them and plays well with them. I just don’t get it. And  I know toddlers only think in the “here and now,” but why can’t he understand that I AM coming back? This makes me say, whaaaa?!?!?

Mental Floss is one of my all time favorite magazines. I guess it is just the nerd in me that loves knowing random useless information about stuff. But I read a really cool article the other day about President John Tyler. The man still has living grandchildren, and he was our 10^th president. This made me say, whaaaa?!?!?  {Sidenote: my subscription to Mental Floss ran out last month, if you are looking for a fabulous birthday gift {March 14^th} for me, renew it! Haha! I kid, but only a little!}

I love the connections I made on Twitter with blogger friends, but some of these girls spend Every. Loving. Minute. Of. Every. Loving. Day. Complaining. About. Nothing. It sort of gets on my nerves. And I am totally not targeting anyone in that statement, I promise. Pinky style. And we all have bad days where we want to complain, and maybe it is easier to vent to people that aren’t in your “real life,” but there are times when folks are on a high horse about stuff, I can’t even wrap my head around being cray, cray over. Again, I don’t even have any examples because I am so talking in generalities here. So please, twitter folk, do not get offended. I’m not talking about you. I just think people have it way worse than the complaints I see. So that also makes me say, whaaa?!?!?

 Finally, today is only Thursday. This also makes me say, whaaaa?!?!?

Blissfully Blissdom Wednesday!

I hope that Wednesday is treating yall well. Here at Mommy Needs Pockets we are getting really excited about BLISSDOM blog conference!! I am beyond beaming over duh-hubs gifting me a trip to

The best part, Heth and I are going together! And another best part, almost all my most favorite bloggers are also going! We are seriously going to have a blast. I have been reading a lot about the conference. The “do’s and do not’s” and learning a ton, even before I go!

Are any of yall going to be joining us in Nashville? I would love to know, so I can add you to my growing list of blogger friends that are about to become “in real life” friends! Yay!

Project 365

How's Sunday been treating, y'all? I hope like us, you are resting and spending time with your loved ones before another busy week starts!

Here are my photos from this week. Most of my weeks will be totally Tbird based, just so y'all know. And I hope you don't get too bored with us!

So that's our week! How funny is that picture of T asleep at daycare?!? We have been laughing about it for days now!

What's in a Name?

{ For starts: I got up Thursday and left at 6:00 am to be in Charleston, SC by 11:00, then turned around and drove home immediately after. Getting home around 5:30 yesterday afternoon. With all being said, This is the short hand version of my blogs new name, because I am officially exhausted! }

 About 9 months or so ago, I was running around like a crazy person trying to get ready for work. T was crawling around everywhere. His most favorite place to crawl into at the time was my walk-in closet. He loved the shoes, random clothes on the floor {hey, just being honest} and anything else he could get his hands on.

 Well here I am, running late for work {this is an everyday occurrence} trying to find something to wear, tripping over two dogs and a crawling child; when I looked at Timothy and said, “mommy needs pockets, bird.” I stood there for a second and realized, THAT’S IT!! That is what I need to name my blog.  I’ve always been obsessed with dresses and skirts that have pockets. And when I wear pants that don’t have pockets, I feel awkward! And let me tell you, as a mommy, having pockets truly make life easier.  I can’t even count how many times a day I have stuck something of T’s in my pocket. Pockets just become a part of your mom arsenal!

 I hope y’all will enjoy our new home! Please remember to change the url on your sidebar if you are following us that way. And if you are a google reader follower, it should come up automatically!

Happy Friday, Friends!

We Moved! Did You Come With Us?

Hello, Friends!



Just wanted to do a quick post to let y'all know we have moved our blog! Well, to be move specific, my AH-MAZ-IN' designer moved us.



It was pretty great for me. It was sort of like someone coming and packing up your entire house, then having your new one all decorated and perfect for you when you got there!

I am introducing the blog formally tomorrow, with an explanation of the our new blog name, but I wanted to let everyone know that follows the blog in reader, we will still show up. But, if you have me in your sidebar, I will need for you to update it with my new blog name or the link will be "dead."
So-- long story short, I love bellying up to your sidebar! And I want to stay there--hook a sistah up!

Location:We Moved! Did You Come With Us?

These Boots Were Made for Tushies

The newest trend in our home is to play with mommy and daddy's shoes. He loves putting things in our shoes and he loves putting his feet in our shoes!

BTB and I have discovered that we must check every pair of shoes before feet in them. Here's an example why..

Because a "yard boot" is a perfect golf bag, no?

This may be sort of hard to see.. But.. There may or may not be a green ball in my gym shoe.

This is what I found in my shoes Monday night, after I got home from work.

Every shoe that's within T's reach end up with something in it. Case in point: last night, I stripped T down to get in his jammies. I left the room for a few minutes to get his jammies, and walked into our bathroom to see to this..






BTB's boots were in the bathroom. And T's always trying on daddy's shoes, and being nakie made no difference to him.

I really wish I could of grabbed a cowboy hat, but as soon as he saw me got out of them. I've always wanted to take the nakie baby picture in the field with the boots and cowboy hat. But, I kind of like our bathroom shower, makeshift version. Whatcha think? Frame worthy??

Oh. And I was instructed by BTB not to post this picture, but I am not a good listener! Shh.. Don't tell him!

Timothy Tuesday

I have been holding out on y’all.
I was going through my pictures on my phone and found this gem! I am so mad at myself for not sharing before now. Clearly, since there is a Christmas Tree in the background, this was taken before January 1^st. But I just love it so much I had, had, had to share! And how cute are they in their hats? And how cute is T as he looks so lovingly at his daddy?!?

I think this picture makes a perfect Timothy Tuesday, if I do say so myself!

Being Mommy

Thursday, I cried all the way to work trying to figure out what in the world I was going to do with T. He was still running a fever, which meant no daycare. And no one in our family could keep him, no one, but me. And I really felt obligated to be at work.

My sweet, sweet friend Megan offered, and I was totally about to take her up on it; when some co-workers--men no less, told me to be a mom, first. So, I cried again at my desk-- put on my big girl panties, and made the decision to suck it up and work super late Thursday night and get to a place where I could feel good about walking away for a day.

Friday, and the weekend was all about getting Tbird better. Whatever I needed to do, I was going to do it. I only get one shot at being his mommy, I have to make the most of it!

I lose sight of this from time to time.

Especially, with the schedule I keep. I love my job {and the new title and responsibilities as of late,} I love the self-worth and sense of accomplishment I have with it. But I also have those same feelings raising-up my child! And, while every day I pray that I am being a good mommy; I still ask myself if I am.

What kind of person am I preparing him to be with my choices now? 

It is so much pressure.

But, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I took time out to smell the roses. Err.. In this case the vamit smelling roses, but roses nonetheless! Here are a few pictures of our quarantined home over the past few days:



I promise I will get over my obsession with Red Stamp soon. But I am totally in love with this app! If you don't have it, go get it.. Like 10 seconds ago! You can even send them in the mail! :)

Happy Monday, y'all!

Project 365

I am so excited about starting this!

Now, I realize I look like a big dork because I just decided Friday to participate {Palm to Forehead.} And the rules run Sunday-Saturday, so I only have two pictures this week. Oh, and I am starting a week late, but here I go!







As you can see, T is feeling 1000 times better today! We are so thankful! Happy Sunday to y'all!

What to Say

It has been a week since my last post. I. Hate. Going. That. Long.

Here's what's happening:

I've been blessed with a new job title at work! Yay! With this I have become extremely busy, overwhelmed and grateful--all rolled into one ball of nervous energy!

T has been sick for the last 4 days! Like, throwing up and running a temperature kind of sick!

Our personal and work calendars are jammed up! My poor Lifeplanner is probably begging for mercy.

Not that any of these reasons are really all that great for not blogging, but that's what I am working with, right now!

I am hoping in the next couple weeks I can get back in my groove.

Wordless Wednesday

I'm sure I will need to fix these to make them full size.. But when T and I gave up watching our football game, we went upstairs and played on my iPad!

















Hope y'all had a great Wednesday!

Time in Jammies

I spent my very last day of my "Christmas break" lounging with my sweet boy!

And by lounging I mean, he slept to nearly 11:30 today and I drank coffee and watched the Today Show, I took down all the Christmas decorations and cooked six meals for this meal planning/freezing thing, I am doing. {No worries, I am working on a post to explain how, why and what I did!}

Once he was awake, we hung out and played all afternoon in our jammies! It was an excellent way to spend our last day off. Please, say a little prayer for us in the morning. I am afraid T is going to lose it when I drop him off tomorrow! Then, I will lose it! Oh, and pray for his poor teachers too, I see some corner time in my little guys future! Ha!

Happy Monday, friends!

reNew Year!

As the first day of this new year is coming to a close, I am reminded of many goals and ideas I want to "put feet to" this year:

I wanna be the best mommy I can be to Timothy. Because he deserves/requires me being the best "mommy-me" I can be!

Keeping this theme in mind, I want to be best wife to my hubby, too!

I want to focus more on our family life, than focusing  on other WAY less unimportant things.

Being a better steward of our money. I just want to feel better about purchases and investments. {Lawd, these grown-up issues!}

Anyway, this list will continue to grow, I am sure. I just hate that it takes a new year, to pause and refocus on things..{Hmm.. add that to the list too!}

Hope y'all had a great first day of 2012! I remained in my jammies, ALL DAY! Yay!