For me, my wedding anniversary is a day that I want with the husband where I have some time alone. A night out without the kids is something that I look forward to each year. When it comes to gifts, I like to give my husband a gift with a meaning. Maybe jewelry or something that he can keep forever, that would remind him of the memories we made that day.

If you have an anniversary coming up, here are some ideas for anniversary gift ideas for him:

• Engraved gifts
• Trip or getaway
• Handmade gifts
• Personalized calendar
• Bake something SWEET!
• Gift Basket – Make it with stuff he would enjoy
• Homemade Coupons – Hand draw them or make them on your computer and print them for things he would like to redeem for!
• Tungsten bands – neat bands that are made to withstand a man’s harsh lifestyle and look good too!

These are just some ideas for anniversary gifts for him. It is always fun to give your husband or boyfriend something special to remind him of how much he is appreciated!

I am thinking of matching bands for my husband and I! The Tungsten bands are becoming popular and something I am thinking of for the hubby in the future. . You can find a great selection at Men’s Tungsten Online.

What anniversary gifts have you gave?

On New Years Eve, we just had our two youngest children at home. I actually didn’t think that they both would make it until midnight, but they did. I think telling them all day that they were going to be able to bang mom’s pots and pans was something they were really looking forward to.

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Each month at my daughter Hannah’s school, they give out 2 student of the month awards for each class. Last week Hannah was awarded with “Student Of The Month” for caring. Each month the student of the award month has a different characteristic behind it.  It just happens that Hannah got the same award last year in December  for caring too!

It makes me feel good that I have a child that obviously has the caring touch to her when it comes to the teachers and students at her school. That’s my girl!

Congrats Miss Hannah!

Growing up, I thought that I was going to be a mom that only had one child. Since I was an only child and my mom did her best to spoil me, I thought it only made sense to have only child child when I was older that I could spoil too! A little has changed since the days that I thought my first child was going to be my only child.

I had my first daughter in 1997 and after a few years, I knew that I wanted another child. Raising a little girl was definitely fun, so I wanted to also raise a little boy so she would have a brother. After I had my second daughter in 2004 I thought my baby making days were over. I enjoyed my first pregnancy, but being pregnant to me wasn’t as fun the second time around as the first time. I actually had considered tubal ligation after my second pregnancy when I was pregnant, even though I yearned for a little boy as part of my family.

So after my second daughter was born, our family consisted of a mom, a dad and three sisters. My husband wanted a boy, so we had talked of adopting a son in the future. While I would love a boy of my own, the odds of having another girl was pretty good considering we already had three daughters. A few years went by and then I became pregnant. This pregnancy was not planned at all and know that I so hoped that the ultrasound was going to show that I was carrying .

For the first four months of my pregnancy I wondered every day if I was carrying a boy or a girl. While I would be happy with either, I did have my hopes that my bun in the oven was a little boy. On the day of my ultrasound, when my doctor read that I was having a boy, I was in SHOCK. I thought I was dreaming and had to pinch myself. My husband couldn’t believe it and requested another ultrasound just to ease his mind. I was so excited when my second ultrasound with a different doctor resulted in the same answer.

Once my son was born, I knew my family was finally complete! While things didn’t work out as planned, everything has worked out for the best.  We are now a family of six that can be a lot of chaos, but the family I look forward to spending the rest of my years with!

How and when do you decide your family is complete?

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