Good night!!

I forgot to add this picture!! How cute!? He had all his balloons above his head! Ha ha

Muahs

Melissa aka maduke

fate of the plate

good morning y'all!! i wanna share a little story that happened in our house this week.......we def got a good laugh from ityou see, there was this lil plate. I've noticed this plate..... hanging out in the bathroom...... coolen, chillen..... like it wasn't unusual.
every day i saw this plate. when i pottied
when i brushed my teeth
when i showered
when i got laundry out
and it just hung out for almost a week...
i mean, i didn't put it there, so, why do i always have to clean it up. it was my lil experiment to see how long it would stay there without me getting it.well, Thursday night as my daughter, d, and myself were watching tv, the plate came up.
d finally said....."ok, i gotta ask....... what's with the plate in the bathroom?"my daughter lost it! she just died laughing!! so i had to ask what's going on. she said......."the other day while i was peeing, karsyn brought it to me in the bathroom!"ok yall, you may not find it funny, but, we all did!!!!! we were all doing the same thing!! waiting, to see how long it would take for someone else to get the plate!! i swear we laughed for like thirty mins!!!!

well played plate........ well played!
muahs

poor sick baby!

So, yesterday during nap, my grandson was so congested and you could just tell he wasn't feeling well at all!! I can't stand a sick baby. It breaks my heart when you can't make them better. If y'all have kids, I know you know that feeling I'm talking about!! I made my lil boog a DRs apt. My daughter gave him a good bath 🛀 then blew dried his hair.... Lol he looked like Don King

Needles to say, his momma made him wear his hat even inside the DRs office!!!

Is it me, our does this happen to all moms?? Once you get to the Dr, your child miraculously feels better??
Yea, I know.... Everytime!

Anyhow, the Dr gave him some meds. Said he had croup and a head cold! We have to get him better before Thanksgiving!

He has been taking it easy. Isn't it funny?? Even through snotty noses and coughing, a child still manages to smile 😊

Y'all try and stay warm tonight!!
Muahs

nails for today!!!

Well, today I found this matte top coat while at WalMart. I went ahead and picked it up cause I've really been wanting to get used to the matte look. It just doesn't look right to me??? And, my nails were looking really really horrible 😒
I have been having the worse trouble getting my nails to grow out. They start growing then one day I look down and they are all broke!! I really want the stiletto nails!! By George..... One day I will get there!

See?? They are getting there!! And taking shape 👌
I have this beautiful dark purple that almost looks black. (I'll list the colors and brands later.)
I did my toes first.

I didn't use the matte on my toes. But I decided to add a sea green set of dots and a light gray set of dots to the big toes.
I really like the way my nails turned out.

I did the matte from the base of my nail up about 3/4 of the way up. Then I added the green and gray does. I love how they turned out!
My daughter also wanted me to do her toes....

What's your current manicure 💅?
Muahs

makeup....

Good morning beauties!! I love ❤ love ❤ makeup and makeup trends. I wanna incorporate it into my blog from time 2 time...
I am a subscription box addict! (#sorrynotsorry) lol
Every month I love getting birchbox, ipsy, and beautybox5.
The last few months I haven't gotten ipsy or birchbox because I've been saving some money for Christmas 🎄.
Anyhow, today my look is pretty simple cause honestly, it's really just to cold to care haha.

Yes, I'm wearing a Nike hoodie, warm PJ's, and fuzzy socks! (I hate being cold 😒)

For my face i have on
•model co bronzer in bronze
•ulta blush (not sure of the color because my sticker peeled off) but, it's a pretty pink color with a lil bit of some shimmer!
•marcelle pressed powder in light/pale
For my eyes I have on
•napoleon loose eye dust in pink champagne
•Revlon bold lacquer in blackest black
My lips
•bellapierre cosmetics cheek and lip strain in the color pink
I'm really new to blogging about these things, so, if you want me to post more things like this, let me know 👌 or, would yall like me to do any reviews on anything? Comment!! I would def love some feedback!! Anyhow, TGIF!! Stay warm beauties!
Muahs

are we raising a gen of helpless kids?

So, I read an article yesterday on Huffington post that really got me thinking and made me even step back and reanalyze my parenting a little......

But why have parents shifted from teaching self-reliance to becoming hovering helicopter parents who want to protect their children at all costs?

"I think it began in the fall of 1982, when seven people died after taking extra-strength Tylenol laced with poison after it left the factory," he says. Halloween was just around the corner, and parents began checking every item in the loot bags. Homemade brownies and cookies (usually the most coveted items) hit the garbage; unwrapped candy followed close behind.

That led to an obsession with their children's safety in every aspect of their lives. Instead of letting them go outside to play, parents filled their kid's spare time with organized activities, did their homework for them, resolved their conflicts at school with both friends and teachers, and handed out trophies for just showing up.

"These well-intentioned messages of 'you're special' have come back to haunt us," Elmore says. "We are consumed with protecting them instead of preparing them for the future. We haven't let them fall, fail and fear. The problem is that if they don't take risks early on like climbing the monkey bars and possibly falling off, they are fearful of every new endeavor at age 29."

Psychologists and psychiatrists are seeing more and more young people having a quarter-life crisis and more cases of clinical depression. The reason? Young people tell them it's because they haven't yet made their first million or found the perfect mate.

Teachers, coaches and executives complain that Gen Y kids have short attention spans and rely on external, instead of internal motivation. The goal of Growing Leaders is to reverse the trend and help young people become more creative and self-motivated so they can rely on themselves and don't need external motivation.

What??? Wow, never in a million years. So, here is what I've concluded, it's time to go back to the good ole days! I never was inside, I remember as a little girl.... My parents MADE me stay outside!! Until dark!! Lol but, you know what? I had an imagination....i learned to be independent....i learned problem solving skills because my parents would always tell us to"figure it out"
Kids now days, idk, but....i know my son, sometimes, if he wasn't on his game it was "im soooo bored"
I honestly just told my son the other day I remember playing in the driveway with a bunch of hot wheels. We drew roads in the dirt and made different buildings out of rocks.
So, lets forget the norm.... Let your children be children. Don't be afraid to let them get dirty...
That dirt your child just ate, it's not gonna kill em
That scraped knee, it don't need stitches
Let your kid be a kid and be there if they need lifting up. Prepare them for the future.... Don't protect em from it.

Yea, he is playing with sticks! Lol

Just running!!

I do believe that smile says it all 😍
Muahs (read full article here)
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1249706

Terrific (tired) Tuesday

My Tuesday started off really early. I agreed to watch my friends daughter while she worked and my second daughter stayed the night with my daughter.

My 2 daughters and myself

Yea, these two right here were too turnt! I swear they were chocolate wasted!! Lol
Here in Ga right now...... It's fixing to get cold 😒 we have a cold front moving in, but, today was perfect!! Clear skies and in the 70s!!!!! We def took advantage of the beautiful weather. The whole neighborhood is looking fallish(if that is even a word....)

We took Karsyn outside to let him play, he likes to play pretend in the boat... But, everytime d would crank the boat.... My lil boog came right to me and just would hold on to me!!

I really cherish these moments!! He even helped me bake a pumpkin pie 🍰

I love love doing things like this with my kids and grandson....i just want to be close with them and I'm thankful for the fact that I get to spend so much time enjoying my boog!
How's the weather been where you are at??
Muahs!

lazy FHE

Monday nights......i love them!! That's when we do FHE(family home evening)
Ever since my youngest started middle school this year, we seem to be so busy! From academic team meets, football, 4-h, regular school days, church activities, and his"gaming" I really feel like I don't get to be with my baby near as much as I used to!! *tear*
So, Monday nights is really like my security blanket. I'm gonna hold on to these for as long as I can!! Not only do we get to disconnect from the outside world and spend time together, but, it's also a time of learning and spiritual growth as a family.

Don't get me wrong, I love ❤ getting lessons together and making fun treats or baking with my son.... But, I am human and some days I'm really wore out (I know, not an excuse) but, my daughter and grandson have been up for two weeks now... So, we ended up not having a lesson 😢 BUT...

Sloppy Joe's

Gotham

And family 👪 time and love...... Sounds like a pretty good FHE to me!! What did ya'll do for FHE? Or if not, what was for dinner? How was your lil ones day?
Muahs!

yard work

We finally got our back yard cleared out!!! I LOVE it!! Karsyn can get outback and play now!! I can sit on my deck and just let him be the boy he is!!
(don't mind his two different shoes!! Lol)

Him and Maddie, my American bulldog, really thought they were gonna catch a squirrel. I told y'all they were bffs!! I wasn't playing! Y'all remember that song off of sesame street??
"anything you can do...i can do better......"

Karsyn

Maddie

How was your Saturday?? Have you finished a big project lately?
Muahs 👄

just some cuteness b4 bed

I was playing with my grandson and started snapping pics and here is my favorite from the night

Lord only knows what he is doing 😂
Muahs👄

dont blink

Man, how cute is this?? And you know, it seems like this was just yesterday!! This was 1 year ago!!

Isn't he the sweetest looking baby?? Anyhow, at lunch yesterday.... This is the pic my daughter snap chatted

Why yes...... Yes he is!❤ anyone know a way to slow down time?
Ps. I have an American bulldog and speaking of growing...i got her Nov 2k13.

The cutest!!!! Well, this is her on her bday

I know!! Huge!! Lol the cutest thing about these two, they have been bestfriends from day 1!!

Then 2k13

Now 2k14
So, don't blink..... You don't wanna miss anything!
Muahs👄

my boog.......

My daughter got here today!!! Yay!! I love it when her and my grandson come stay with me for a couple of weeks!!

Getting his hair did lol 😁

He thinks he's something

Playing Xbox 🎮 with his unc
What did yall do today??