Charlie

We decided to get a puppy this spring. We went to our local pet shelter, where we have gone for our other pets. Charlie was part of a litter, this winter, that got left in a cardboard box on the side of the road. They were only about 2 weeks old! The animal shelter took them in and got foster families to take care of them until they were of age. The day we went to look for a puppy, Charlie was there!! We took Ezra with us because we wanted to see how Charlie handled Ezra's suction machine. Charlie didn't scare at all! We knew right then he was the puppy for us.

Charlie still thinks he is this little. He loves to sit on our laps, even though he doesn't fit anymore! Isn't he cute?

Charlie and Ezra were friends from the beginning!

Ozzy

After my whiny post yesterday, I thought you readers would enjoy meeting our pets. Today I am starting with our cat, Ozzy. We got Ozzy about a year after we were married. She was a pound kitten and very ratty looking, as you can see from this picture!

We soon discovered our cat was not like other cats we had known. She loves being around people and loves to play fetch!


Ozzy loves anything designed for babies. Everything fits her perfectly. Ezra had to learn to share very early on!

Ozzy loves to cuddle and stay warm.

We enjoy having Ozzy around. She provides much needed comic relief in our house and is a great bug stalker/killer! She greets people when they come over and thoroughly checks out all their stuff. She has gotten herself into trouble by being a little too curious at times though.

Up on deck for tomorrow....our puppy, Charlie!

TGIF?

Fridays are usually the highlight of the week for me. I know that Fridays mean two whole days of family time, sleeping in, and fun are in store for the weekend. That is until it's my husband's turn to work a weekend (this weekend is his weekend). My husband, Micah, works maintenance at a retirement home. All the maintenace guys take turns working weekends due to the fact things still break down on Saturday and Sunday. With all the guys taking turns, Micah only ends up working a weekend about every 5-6 weeks. When he works a weekend, he get Friday and Monday off to avoid overtime. We then use those Friday and Mondays for our son's doctor appointments or to run errands.

Now I know this may not seem like a big deal, but as a stay at home mom I really look forward to Micah coming home and spending time with him. Most days, he is the only adult interaction I get. Micah also works part time with his dad, who owns his own HVAC company (in fact, as I write this, Micah and his dad are out working). So, our time together is important to us. When Micah works a weekend, I feel cheated. We have lost our weekend. I know I am whining now. Sorry....I'll be more upbeat in my next post!

My Minty Muse

This is where everything started. My peppermint lip balm was the beginning of Bohemian Botanicals. For years I was using a name brand all natural peppermint lip balm. These Indiana winters are harsh and said lip balms were a lifesaver with their soothing, cooling feel!! I bought as many as I could at one time and had one in every coat, my purse and even around my house! Then this company decided to keep raising prices on me and I couldn't afford to get the lip balms I needed. I got fed up!!

I took to the internet and researched how to make my own lip balms. I wanted to know how to get that cooling peppermint feeling in my homemade lip balm and discovered peppermint essential oil. The ingredients and supplies were soon bought and I began a journey. Knowing not everyone would like peppermint, I also chose raspberry and vanilla flavors for lip balms. I made my first batches and gave them out to friends and family. They were a hit!! And I was hooked! Since then, I have added to the flavors I make and also to my product line, but I am still in love with my peppermint, my muse!!!

You never forget your first!!

They're Here.......

Just in time for Fall and Halloween....Bohemian Botanicals all natural Candy Corn lip balm!!! Full of buttery goodness, you’ll swear it’s the real thing!! So good!!!!!!

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New at this....

I have started a blog for Bohemian Botanicals!! Just to let you know up front, I am not a great writer. My grammar is bad at times. However, being an introvert, I find something appealing in talking to the world through a blog. Not a lot of face to face contact, not that I am anti-social, but there is safety in a blog!

My goal through this blog is to share with all of you about my life with my wonderful family in my little house. Our days aren't like most other families and sometimes I get frustrated about this. I hope through writing here, I will continue learning how to appreciate our family "oddities"!

I will be writing about all things family and all things natural! If you read something you like, great.....leave a comment! If you read something you don't like, great.....leave a comment. You can even follow my blog through the little "follow" button on the left side of the page!! I have even posted my etsy site, www.bohemianbotanicals.etsy.com , on the left side of the page as well!

Here we go!!

new blog

this is my new blog......