Early Miscarriage

Early Miscarriage is a very painful experience, and if you have never suffered it, I am happy for you. I only ask that you be kind to those you know who have, and lend a hearing ear, and maybe even a shoulder to cry on.

Unfortunately I have suffered this horrific experience twice, infact this last time was this past week
:(.  There is still a lot of grieving for me to do. Some may think that miscarriage is a private thing, and if the parent wants it to remain so, that is totally up to them. I feel though, that this topic should not be taboo, and yet it is...even know in 2018. How many people do you know talk about miscarriage? I bet not many! Yet if you suffer this and confide in someone, you will be shocked to see how many will reveal they too have suffered it. And no wonder, 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage!

What is so devastating about miscarriage is the fact that your body is supposed to keep your baby safe for 9 months. Add to the fact that most of the time there is nothing that you can do to prevent the loss from occurring...and not from lack of trying either.

My first miscarriage was shocking and so emotionally painful I wanted to die. I locked myself in my room and cried and cried. But no matter how I felt I still had other children and a husband who all still needed me. I had to find a way to begin the healing process, and this is something where you have to take all the time you need.

I found that making a memory box would help the process of healing and provide the comfort of knowing my baby would never be forgotten. I added poems, a letter, sewing items I made,  my husband put our picture on a wooden heart and sealed it, and some items I bought, including a certificate of life. Of course doing these things is heartbreaking, but it is fulfilling. I go through these things still and I always tear up. I am now working on a new memory box for this baby. So far I have made everything I have. I made my own Certificate of Life, which brings me to my next thought.

I know there are many who are going through this agony, and they may not know they can order things on line for their own memory box, or maybe they can not afford to. So I am providing you all with a FREE Certificate of Life. You can download it as many times as you like and you can share it too, and you can give it to those who would like to use it. The only thing I ask is that you do not sell it, please. I really want to DO something for others suffering, and I don't have much money so I can't
start up anything, besides there are so many organizations out there anyway. This is one of the things I can do to help.

My heart goes out to all you beautiful momma's in the world suffering from the pain of losing a baby.

Till next time!

Just Another Day

Well it is rainy day, and the rain will be continuing off and on throughout the week. This is one thing (beside the bugs) that I hate about the South.  I totally miss California, there the rain was rare and a treat. It probably rained maybe 6 times a year at most. Since moving to the South my world is dominated by rain, it easily rains 40-50% of the year. Oh well.

Moving on, I am participating in a group promo on instagram, and the theme is fresh fruit and summer, though someone said pineapple first. So I am trying to come up with a item to promote. It will be a digital download, for home school or public school use. It will be 3-5 pages and under $10. So if you are looking for something for summer school or school to help keep you organized then keep checking my shop. I will have the item up within the week.

So for those of you that check out my blog I have a special coupon code for you all: 15% off of anything in my shop for the rest of June, how awesome is that?! Here is the code:

                                                         

Till next time!

Friday Freebie!

So, just like I said I would, I made an awesome freebie for you all! It is called "Counting Whales" and I hope you like it. Have a happy Friday and a fun weekend! Just right click and save.

Going to Do Better

I have been wanting to update my blog and write really cool and exciting posts, but I am just so busy with life. SO for now my goal is to post at least 2-3 times a month and build up on that. My ultimate goal is weekly. I want to give out free items at least once a month, so I am going to start working on that today. It will be a FREE worksheet for kiddos!!  Obviously, all of my freebies will be printables: worksheets or coloring pages. When and if I gain a huge following on instagram @butterscotchbabies then I will start doing giveaways of tangible items! Yay! But to be honest gaining a following on instagram is totally difficult, well, at least it is for me. I am just "one of those people", fellow one of those peoplers (is that even a word?) will know what I am talking about! LOL

Anywhoo, I finally got my home school area organized, it was a wonderful feeling. I would like to buy some plastic containers instead of using the pails my MIL gave the kids. But that entails me not being a cheapskate, LOL. Here is the picture and I will add the link to Amazon, of the bookcase I bought Montego 3 shelf bookcase .

Moving on, lately the kids and I have been getting sick every month, then we had a 2 month break and then it was back to business. It was more often then not my fathead husband bringing home the illnesses. I complained to the Dr. about the frequent sicknesses, and he asked if my kids were in daycare. I told him no, and that I was a germaphobe and that we went from getting sick once or twice a year for years, to this hot mess of  constant illness. He said that's just how it was and that my kids no longer got protection from breastmilk <---insert sad face. So now I am on a mission to up the hand sanitizer use for my husband, and starting my kids on vitamins. 

What about you all? How do you fight germs in your household?

Till Next Time