Jams in public?

What do you think about small children to wearing pajamas in public?  I'm fairly new to caring for  small children.So when I found out about sleepers I bought everyone I could find her size. Louisiana winters aren't very cold, but sometimes the wind can be very high.Being that I'm a first time tiny human caregiver I wanted to make sure Cucs was warm at all times.Why dress your child and several tiny layers when with one zip it can be taken care?

What do you guys think about wearing sleepers in public?

Do you save your kids artwork?

So Cucs is starting to do different projects at school. Every week she comes home with the folder full of paintings, coloring pages, and just different things that she's done over the week while she's at school . These two  have been in my car for at least a month, but no longer look like these pictures. 

I feel guilty even thinking about getting rid of them. Guys what are you doing what your kids artwork? Give me some suggestions on what I should do in the comment section below.

Ellie's Birthday party +May 2017

Does anyone have a problem with their child not wanting to get into the pool or hating water?  Cucs is not a fan. A friends daughter had a birthday party at a fancy athletic club in town so we went thinking Cucs is going to have the time of her life. WRONG. She did not want anything to do with the big pool even with a floaty. The couple times she use in in our pool she was a little ify about it but eventually loved it. Luckily Pop was with us and they stayed in the baby pool sitting in his lap. 

In the picture below she ventured out holding my leg .

Now Sister she loves the water ! She's like a little fish. She is so comfortable that I am a little afraid. She might be the kid that is so happy she jumps into the water no thinking how deep it is or whether or not she can swim.  I got their matching swimsuits buy one get one half off at Target. Target is now sold out of the watermelon swimsuits they are wearing but check these out. They have some on a really good sale.

When is too much?+July 2017

Hi my name is Nola, and I am a hoarder, of all  things.

I cannot tell you when my obsession with buying things we don't currently need began. I worked with this lady once that told me she over shops because when she was younger her family didn't have a lot and now she's making up for. Thankfully not is not why I over shop.  When I see a good deal I have to buy it. I don't know why.

So I returned from Mexico Gram told me about this sale our local Once Upon a Child has having.All clearance was a $1. ONE DOLLAR!!! Even though I got in around 11p m I was going to make sure that I got to the store when it opened at 9:30am. I am so glad I did. Once Upon a Child is one of our local Consignment shops. You bring in your use goods or new goods that you didn't use and they pay you for them. 

I  racked up. Not only did I buy things for Cucs, I bought things for my friends kids, my future kids, and Cucs sister. There was such cute stuff that I could not pass up. My total was $748 but with the savings it dwindled down to  $115.43 You cannot beat that. after getting home I sorted everything, boxed, and bagged the stuff I was keeping or giving away.I ended up going back and spending another $300 and my total being $70. Cucs had so many clothes that she wore a new outfit everyday for a month and a  half.

Sister's 5th Birthday + April 2017

Sometimes Birthdays are so special that you have to celebrate them twice. Sister came to visit and  I called over some friends to have a Pancake Jam. Everyone ate special pancakes in their jams, sister opened her presents and played for hours. 

Mardi Gras+ February 2017

Cucs celebrated her first Mardi Gras with us ! The Mardi Gras parade goes right in front of my office so we had a great spot.

Check out these cute pics.

Family Day + March 2017

Our church had a family day in the park this year. Unfortunately it happened to be one of the coldest days of the year. This girl loved the balloons and could not get enough of the horses. Pop took her on a ride on the pony and she absolutely loved it. 

Summer Infant My Size Potty + April 2017

In April I bought a Summer Infant My Size Potty to start potty training. I had looked at potties and none of them caught my eye. I was in Dallas at a friends house when I first saw this brand of potty. I liked it because it looked like the real thing just a smaller size. When I got home I saw it at Target for about $29.00. I decided to look it up on Amazon and it was $3.00 cheaper. I wasn't in a rush so I thought WHY NOT?

Cucs loved looking and sitting on it when I unpacked it. It was easy to put together with a small screw driver and batteries for the flusher were included. 

My plans were to take a full weekend in May and knock it out but staying  still for an entire weekend is just hard for us. 

I rented a bunch of potty books and videos from our local library. They had plenty in stock and I was thankful that I didn't have to purchase the material that would literally be sitting around until another kid came along. 

Has anyone used this potty? What books/ videos did y'all find to be helpful?

Nola 101

I bet you want to know all about me .

I'm a semi open book.

Pop and I have been married in Sept for 5 years, but we've been together for 11. We've both lived in Louisiana for all our lives despite our beautiful city like accents. He has worked for an auto parts store for 10 years.  On the side he rebuilds and fixes everything. The man can build things by looking a picture. I've worked for a local non profit for 5 years. I work with children who are at risk for being placed out of their homes due to behavioral reasons.  We graduated college from the same university within 6 months of each other.  In December I will graduate with my Master's in Forensic Psychology. 

We have a Lab, named Southern Dash and have dreams of owning lots of land, animals, and somehow I'm going to throw in a field of sunflowers and probably a pool. 

 

Some of my favorite things are good TV shows ( SATC, KUWK, Grey's Anatomy, HTGAWM, Gilmore Girls, Power etc. ), books, traveling, pictures, red lipstick, creeping on celebrities, and writing even though I'm not the greatest grammatically. 

Right now I'm obsessed with the thought of having twins ( whenever we decide to have kids), and continuing to try and put some good in the world by loving on kids who are being overlooked by the community. 

What else would like ya'll like to know about me?

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Hey Guys

I'm Alisa, but these days I am mostly being called Nola. Some might ask why Nola? I have two explanations. My name is Alisa Nelson- Nelson, I took the AL and ON from my first and last name and switched them. :)  Actually a couple years ago I was driving around our local mall and saw an elderly man with a Panola license plate. I thought OMG how cute. I want to be a Nola when I have grandchildren. I told a couple friends and they told me Panola is a pepper company. (I had no idea)  Well I still want to be a Nola and in order to have grandkids you have to have kids, I decided to use Nola in my aunte/ god mother/foster parenting name.

My husband, Justin or Pop, as you will often hear and I have been fostering for almost 2 years. It has literally been a dream I've had since I was around 8 years old. I have years of journals to prove it. We have had two placements and are really loving it. Currently we have a 19 month old who we have had for 8 months, we call her Cucs.

This blog will be where I grow into parenting and chasing this dream God has put on my heart that I now share with my husband, family and friends. I hope to meet other parents ( Biological or Foster ) that I can build a community of support with.


If you ever have questions ya'll can contact me northeastnola@yahoo.com  or on IG

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