The Real Life Story of a Teen Mom/Kylie&Mason

My whole life I have loved organization.  I just think it makes life so much less stressful.  I was voted most organized in my senior class.  I was always very organized in school and that came in very handy when I started college with a child.  When I started college my planner became my bible.  At the beginning of each semester I wrote every assignment for the whole semester down and all of their due dates.  I had each class color coded by using different colored pens for each class.  That way I could plan everything out.  Not only am I organized, I am also a planner.  Once I finished an assignment I would cross it off.  I learned that procrastination is not the way to go.  It felt so much better to get all of my assignments done right away so I could relax for the rest of the week instead of stressing about school.  Now that I am done with school I still use a planner to stay organized.  I write down all of the days Mas...

The other day Mason went to the eye doctor.  It was our third time going because I have always been concerned about his vision since mine is so bad.  Unfortunately my fear came true.  Mason has my astigmatism.  Mason will be in eye glasses no later than age 4.  The doctor didn't want to put him in glasses yet because he would just fight them and it would do more bad than good.  We will be going back in 6 months to get his eyes checked out again. Mason is FINALLY potty trained!!! It is very exciting. No more diapers except at bedtime.  Mason loves wearing his "big boy pants."  He has been doing great and I hope it continues. I had a couple days off from work this week using up my vacation time before the end of the year.  I loved getting to spend some quality time with Mason. We went swimming which is Mason's absolute favorite.  It was nice enough that we got to take multiple trips to the park.  We also drove around and looked at...

I wanted to share with everyone on my new discovery of how to save!  I don't know how I didn't know about this until now!  It has been helping me save during the Christmas shopping season.  If you go through Ebates site to shop online, Ebates will give you a percentage back of what you spend at that online store.  Ebates will then send you a check in the mail. They have every store you can imagine, from Walmart to the Buckle, even amazon and ebay.  This is a great way to save! Just copy and paste the link down below and get signed up!   http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=5lYs3u%2F8di7sPkdXDrXOQA%3D%3D&eeid=26471

When I found out I was pregnant I learned pretty quickly that I would no longer be able to relate to my friends.  While my friends' biggest worries were about what they were going to do Friday night and what dress they were going to wear to prom, I was more concerned with being able to graduate high school, raise a healthy baby, and somehow make it on my own.  I realized that I wasn't going to be able to relate to anyone in high school.  I was pretty alone in my situation but I was happy with that because I didn't want anyone else to be going through what I was going through.  I had some great friends who supported me throughout my journey.  That made me feel a little less alone, but when you are 17 and having to figure out how to raise a baby on your own, it doesn't take the stress off of you.  As the years have gone on since Mason was born it has gotten even harder to stay connected and relate to my friends.  Our lives are totally different and our w...

This year I am doing Elf On the Shelf for Mason and he is absolutely loving it!!  I think I am loving it just as much as him.  Mason decided to name his elf Charlie.  Mason says Charlie with a British accent.  He sounds just like the little boy in the video "Charlie bit my finger."  It is too cute!  We read the book every night before he goes to bed and my mom also got him the Elf On the Shelf movie.  It is very cute.  We watched it 6 times in one day when we first got it.  It is a must buy if you don't have it already!  These are the places Charlie has been so far this year.

It's that time of year again...Christmas card time!  This year I decided to write our Christmas letter on here.  It's been a crazy and exciting year for Mason and I.  At the beginning of the year Mason and I moved back to Ainsworth and moved back in with the parents/grandparents.  I started my last semester of college online.  In order to finish my degree online I had to take classes through three different colleges including Northeast Community College, Northern State University, and Central Community College.  I also took a class at the Northeast campus in O'neill.  Let's just say I have mastered online college and my time management skills.  In February I started working at The Tri-County Bank in Bassett.  I worked 3 days a week while doing school full time.   I am very happy to be back at TCB.  Mason started going back to Grandma's Daycare and of course he loves it!  He is very lucky to get to spend time with Grandpa an...