insta-friday, facebook, & a couple new things!

"it's friday, friday, gotta get down of friday!"

my children know that part of the song because i sing it all the time. what?! it's catchy! don't judge. HERE's the vid if you'd like to have a laugh.

14 yr old kids are so lame.

ok, um....oh! right! insta-friday! i didn't do great at taking pictures this week. so here's what i got.

first up! a tiny bear hat for a very special little girl that will be making her appearance just in time for hat season!

vanilla syrup from the [dollar store] & pepsi. heaven.

The Switch with the boys. i think that was on Sunday?

isabella hates cold milk. so i try and get it into her other ways. cheese, cereal AND milk, but yogurt is her favorite. specially with fruit & graham crackers in it. try it! it's delicious!

pom poms!! {tutorial here}

a basket of work! fun work. & for an awesome person too! think of this as a "sneak peek" of something great, fun, something you won't want to miss out on. one of the best collaborations in history. ok just my history but it'll be a treat! i'm so excited!!

that's it!

on facebook:

now. about facebook. i've been off of facebook for 2 weeks now. {explanation here}

i have to admit that at first i kind of had withdraws. i got on mathew's facebook a day after my rant about how much i hate it sometimes. but we're not friends with all the same people so that was weird.

other than that, it's been great & that was the only time i "cheated".

i feel cleansed.

no drama. no wasting time on it being envious, nosy, jealous, upset or consumed about what others are doing. specially those i'd rather not see in a bikini, or know what they had for breakfast.

i did make a decision. i love facebook. i like posting pictures of the children so my mom can see them because she doesn't get to see them too often. my mother-in-law {& father-in-law} also keep up with us that way. it's nice. 

all the other stuff... i'm gonna have to cut loose.

if you get "unfriended", please know that it's not because i don't want anything to do with you {though for a couple, that is the case}, or because i don't want to be your friend.

it's because we're not REAL friends.

we don't hang out.

i wouldn't call you in a crisis and you wouldn't call me either. we probably don't even have eachother's number.

those are the people i'm clearing off of my newsfeed, removing myself from theirs.

family though, they'll stay. it's family.

unless they say something stupid. then i won't hesitate on that "delete button"

just keeping it real people!

so to sum it all up, my decision is to get back on facebook, just ditch the fake friends.

and a couple new things:

did you see my new picture?! i know i know! lovely! took like 1 million shots to get one i actually liked. and that's all i got. 1. 

i also made a "blog button"!  yay! i'm so hi-tech! not. anyway, you'll find it on the right side margin. if you have a blog and would like to "swap" buttons, just let me know and i'll add yours to my "line up". Mandy & i already have! her "button" is adorable and it's right below the code for mine. OR if you'd like to make one & dont' know how i'd be more than happy to help, or you can follow this super simple tutorial from the Blog Guidebook {also in right margin}

AND i added a "subscribe via email" box too! now you can get me and my crazy rantings in your inbox! to sign up just type your email into the box right below my picture on the top left! notice i change "email" to "EMMAil". i'm so clever! corny, but cleaver!

as always, you can email me at ball{dot}emmaj{at}gmail{dot}com or just leave a comment below! thanks for stopping by!!