Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Tips N Tricks Tuesday (Wednesday): Intoducing Social Media for Kids

Let's face it we now live in a world consumed by social media, we are always connected now days no matter the distance between us.
First the cell phone then the obsession to texting...
Now we are in an era where we not only have one social media account but several...
and if you just happen to meet someone not in the social media circle your first thought... what is wrong with you?!
(My hubby is one of those people!)


Social media has a lot of wonderful things that we can benefit from but there are also come major issues...


With my kids generation it is not uncommon for them to already have accounts for 1 or more social media outlets and as of the Christmas holiday this last year my girls were allowed their
"Social Media Privileges"


The first thing I did was decide on who was going to have which social media and which ones we would leave off.

Once I was done I set up all of their accounts and printed off the logos for each kid with their user names and passwords written on the back.



All three now have an Instagram


The older two are hooked up with Yahoo emails

the youngest is enjoying gmail


The older two are loving Pinterst  and of course...


All three are enjoying the world of faces :)

With these I typed up a special note for them to accompany them...

Here is what it said...


Social Media Privileges


Welcome to the world of social media.

Social media is a privilege and such things should NOT be taken lightly.


You have been awarded the social media but remember there are rules and guidelines to follow.

If you do not choose to follow these rules then you choose not to continue to possess the privileges granted to you.


Here are your rules:


You are not allowed to have your profile picture set as a picture of you.

All friend requests WILL be APPROVED by mom

You will NEVER give out your phone number or address to anyone on social media without talking to mom first. 

Be respectful: You will not say things on there that you would not say at home.

You WILL NOT BULLY!

You may not send a friend request without permission.


Your accounts ARE monitored!

If I see something I do not approve of you will be spoken with

I see it again and you have LOST your privilege.

Do NOT change your passwords and or your user names.

DO NOT change account settings.

I am trusting you girls to use these correctly to keep in touch with friends and family members. These again are privileges and I have control over all of them.

Rules are subject to change as I see fit,

I hope you enjoy and you make wise choices.




These bad boys were boxed and wrapped...
Much to my surprise the most excited one has been my middle child!
They have all done really well with this and I am pleasantly surprised...

What are your social media rules or guidelines for your kids?

We would love to hear them!
 

Our Lives in a Nutshell

To say that so much has happened in the last few weeks since my last post is a HUGE understatement!
 
We have been CRAZY busy with this roller coaster we call life that my ability to get everything done is well lacking to say the least...
 
 
Though we have had a BUSY BUSY BUSY few weeks we have lots of things to catch up on...
 
 
On the 10th my dad went in for yet another surgery on his neck... He is a retired USAF Firefighter and has had to have several surgeries to fuse his disks in his back and neck over the years. Luckily this is the last for his neck and we are so very blessed that my grandmother from Cali fly out to go ol' Oklahoma to help the old man manage things.
 
The last surgery me and my girls were able to getaway from reality here in Arkansas to help them both out but since I am back in the working world I was denied this luxury but was kept up to date thanks to my grams who is a rock star and texted me updates.
 
A lot of people are not blessed to have an amazing family like I do and my dad always says he's "cool" and "hip"...
Well he proved it with his own Facebook status on the 12th when he was waiting to be released from the hospital...
 
Good ol dad posted a selfie!
 
I couldn't help but think of that annoying song...But first lets take a selfie...
he defiantly needs a few photog lessons but I was happy to see he was in great spirits after being stuck in a hospital...
 
 
 
 
On the 12th when dad was released to go home and Grams fun REALLY began in Oklahoma something exciting was happening in Alabama...
 
My brother in law and his future wife were at the hospital too but this was because my future sister in law was being induced to give birth to our niece! I LOVE babies and love all my nieces and nephews but I was extra excited about this one because she is also my 5th god child!!!
 
I hated that we could not be there for her birth but again thanks to the wonderful world of technology I was kept up to date with the process!
They went in at 5 am and our lil girl made her appearance that afternoon and she was BEAUTIFUL!
Not that I am bias or anything of course :)
 
 
2/12/2015
1:11pm
8 pounds 4 ounces
and
21 inches long
 
Needless to say I got NO sleep that day but it was WELL worth it with her making her appearance and dad being safe and sound at home.
 
 
As for here in Arkansas we have been very busy with school, work for us adults, party planning for our birthday folks this spring, appointments for the kids and so much more!
 
These last two weeks we have had winter finally show up here in the natural state and let me tell you what... Mother Nature is ON IT!
 
 
Last week we were 1 in 4 out from school and this week we are batting 0-3...
 
 
Maybe this will give me the chance to catch you all up on my other posts!
 
We have had another phase to Operation Brace Face, New Geek Gear, Date Nights, Ink and more!
 
Stay tuned guys they are all coming soon!
 
 
 
 


 
 


Monday, February 2, 2015

DYI: Outdoor Furniture Part One

With the new home in our lives and the ability to have some creative freedom my mind has gone 90 to nothing on decor ideas...

One of thproofingsed areas in our home especially during the warmer months is our yard. With this in mind we have a HUGE idea for a corner of our lot. 
Though I will not giveaway what we want it to be I will tell you that it will be epic and so fun for our family and friends! 


In this unmentioned area we are in desperate need of outside furniture...
I don't know about you but as a mom of 3 outside furniture is EXPENSIVE!!! 
So I thought it would be a fun project for me and the hubby to DIY some...
I have not fully decided on how I'm going to do the seating but let me tell you I have the tables 80% planned out.


Since my man man is an electricsion we are lucky enough to have some access to some HUGE wire spools... Which when my hubby brought two small ones home last year I planned on using them as photo props but what they ended up being was tables for our wine nights but the fire... When it hit me... PERFECT!


So last week he brought me home two of these as a surprise!




Our plans for these are to make them into tables for our side and with a coat or two of pain, some custom cuttex glass and some weather proofing to help preserve them. 


Now what I can't decide on is colors BUT I have already requested at least two more so  I am excited...

Here are a few color schemes iI'm liking right now...






Which one would use choose?