Confused and slightly saddened by the discussion, Colin blurts out, "I don't want to eat any dust bunnies!"
February 18, 2010
Another One Bites the Dust
Quintin asked the meaning of the phrase, "Another one bites the dust," which in turn prompted a discussion on the phrase, "Eat my dust."
Confused and slightly saddened by the discussion, Colin blurts out, "I don't want to eat any dust bunnies!"
Confused and slightly saddened by the discussion, Colin blurts out, "I don't want to eat any dust bunnies!"
February 16, 2010
LA's got her groove back!
I believe I burned myself out during December 2008. That's when I participated in the Thrifty Under $50 Challenge. I made something like 65 Christmas gifts that month for under $50. It was great fun, but I burned myself out.
Then this past Fall/Winter, we had workers in to frame and drywall our basement. Which meant - everything had to come out ... EVERYTHING. It got packed up and moved to storage areas above our garage or it was moved out of the house for good. It was a good way to clear some things out that were still in original packing boxes when we moved in to the house in Sept of '05.
My sewing area was in that dark, cold basement. Ok, it isn't completely dark - but it was C.O.L.D. All my fabrics, threads and notions had to be packed up and put away. I didn't even sew the kids' trick or treat costumes last year because my sewing supplies were in lock-up.
Sometime, right before Christmas, they finished the drywall and we could move back in. We aren't planning to completely finish our basement for a few years, but the combination of framing and drywall assited in the addition of H.E.A.T. to our basement. Lovely, wonderful heat! No more frigid fingers while trying to sew. Or having to wear 5 layers while doing something I enjoyed!?!
My sewing essentials have moved back down and guess what?
I've got my grove back.
I feel like sewing again.
Wanna see?
They are both made from the same Amy Karol pattern, but I made the one on top smaller. After making the green flowery one, I realized I was carrying a dufflebag on my shoulder and my poor lil' wallet had nothing to snuggle in against to stay warm. The brown spring-is-a-comin'-soon bag (ironically, its picture snapped next to the 3' pile outside my kitchen door) is my new favorite bag.
WooHoo! LA's got her (sewing) groove back! :)
Then this past Fall/Winter, we had workers in to frame and drywall our basement. Which meant - everything had to come out ... EVERYTHING. It got packed up and moved to storage areas above our garage or it was moved out of the house for good. It was a good way to clear some things out that were still in original packing boxes when we moved in to the house in Sept of '05.
My sewing area was in that dark, cold basement. Ok, it isn't completely dark - but it was C.O.L.D. All my fabrics, threads and notions had to be packed up and put away. I didn't even sew the kids' trick or treat costumes last year because my sewing supplies were in lock-up.
Sometime, right before Christmas, they finished the drywall and we could move back in. We aren't planning to completely finish our basement for a few years, but the combination of framing and drywall assited in the addition of H.E.A.T. to our basement. Lovely, wonderful heat! No more frigid fingers while trying to sew. Or having to wear 5 layers while doing something I enjoyed!?!
My sewing essentials have moved back down and guess what?
I've got my grove back.
I feel like sewing again.
Wanna see?
They are both made from the same Amy Karol pattern, but I made the one on top smaller. After making the green flowery one, I realized I was carrying a dufflebag on my shoulder and my poor lil' wallet had nothing to snuggle in against to stay warm. The brown spring-is-a-comin'-soon bag (ironically, its picture snapped next to the 3' pile outside my kitchen door) is my new favorite bag.
WooHoo! LA's got her (sewing) groove back! :)
February 15, 2010
Story Time with Miss Elle
It just happened to also be "Pirate Day" and "Pajama Day" at our house during this story time! ;)
And her audience ... was all ears!
And her audience ... was all ears!
February 12, 2010
day 5 - Unspoken "I Love You's"
My Testimony - and one of the most important Unspoken "I Love You's"
originall posted February 25, 2007 - a month into blogging
I grew up in a very happy household with loving parents and a brother and sister to fight with:) We went to church a few times, prayed before family dinners and were taught to know right from wrong.
I was not a rowdy, crazed teenager and thought I had it all together. I did not hang around with a bad crowd of people and I made good grades. I was involved in sports and had many friends. As a sophomore in HS, I had my eyes on a cute boy in the junior class. I watched him after lunch outside of his Biology class. Little did I know, he was watching me too.
Our first date was June 14, 1991 and we played miniature golf. We became great friends and he was never shy about telling me about his faith or his church friends (some I knew from school). He took me to a Sunday evening youth activity at a friend's house. His friends were so nice and caring. I was really drawn into the group and continued to go with him to most of the activities I could. On weekends, we did the "group dating" thing: eating out with other couples, watching movies and the like. I went to church with him on Sunday mornings a few times, but not very often.
The following winter, he and his friends invited me to come along on their youth group's winter retreat. I was able to room with some really fun gals (whose friendships I still treasure). We had a very good speaker for the weekend and we had fun out in the snow and playing card games until late at night. The church's youth group advisers were very godly couples who liked to have fun and I felt very much a part of this group.
I can remember the moment it happened. Our speaker had just finished his morning session and assigned us to prayer groups. I thought, uh oh. You see, my dad was the one who had the prayer at meals. I never did, I'd never really prayed before, especially in front of people I'd only known a few months. I began to sweat and become very anxious. What was I going to say?
My anxieties were calmed when I was placed in the same prayer group as my boyfriend's older sister. I don't remember if or what I prayed, but I was brought to tears. I wanted this. What they had. A relationship. To pray and to know someone was listening. You know. A friend. To call on in a time of need or to rejoice with. When no one else is around.
I stayed in the prayer group until the final amen was spoken and I ran up to the girls' room. But not before my boyfriend caught a look at my teary and puffy eyes.
He followed me upstairs and asked what was the matter. He was concerned that I was uncomfortable or that I wanted to go home. Absolutely not, I told him I want what they have, what he has. He prayed with me and I accepted Jesus Christ as the Lord of my life. What an awesome weekend.
On June 15, 1996, I married my best friend, that cute boy in Biology class, whom I had beaten at miniature golf 5 years prior. Isn't it so awesome to look back at our lives and see how the Lord places people in our paths? He has the perfect timing and He uses the perfect people to give us what we need - when we need it.
That is my story. Of course I am still learning and growing each day - as the title of my blog states - living to learn and learning to live.
originall posted February 25, 2007 - a month into blogging
I grew up in a very happy household with loving parents and a brother and sister to fight with:) We went to church a few times, prayed before family dinners and were taught to know right from wrong.
I was not a rowdy, crazed teenager and thought I had it all together. I did not hang around with a bad crowd of people and I made good grades. I was involved in sports and had many friends. As a sophomore in HS, I had my eyes on a cute boy in the junior class. I watched him after lunch outside of his Biology class. Little did I know, he was watching me too.
Our first date was June 14, 1991 and we played miniature golf. We became great friends and he was never shy about telling me about his faith or his church friends (some I knew from school). He took me to a Sunday evening youth activity at a friend's house. His friends were so nice and caring. I was really drawn into the group and continued to go with him to most of the activities I could. On weekends, we did the "group dating" thing: eating out with other couples, watching movies and the like. I went to church with him on Sunday mornings a few times, but not very often.
The following winter, he and his friends invited me to come along on their youth group's winter retreat. I was able to room with some really fun gals (whose friendships I still treasure). We had a very good speaker for the weekend and we had fun out in the snow and playing card games until late at night. The church's youth group advisers were very godly couples who liked to have fun and I felt very much a part of this group.
I can remember the moment it happened. Our speaker had just finished his morning session and assigned us to prayer groups. I thought, uh oh. You see, my dad was the one who had the prayer at meals. I never did, I'd never really prayed before, especially in front of people I'd only known a few months. I began to sweat and become very anxious. What was I going to say?
My anxieties were calmed when I was placed in the same prayer group as my boyfriend's older sister. I don't remember if or what I prayed, but I was brought to tears. I wanted this. What they had. A relationship. To pray and to know someone was listening. You know. A friend. To call on in a time of need or to rejoice with. When no one else is around.
I stayed in the prayer group until the final amen was spoken and I ran up to the girls' room. But not before my boyfriend caught a look at my teary and puffy eyes.
He followed me upstairs and asked what was the matter. He was concerned that I was uncomfortable or that I wanted to go home. Absolutely not, I told him I want what they have, what he has. He prayed with me and I accepted Jesus Christ as the Lord of my life. What an awesome weekend.
On June 15, 1996, I married my best friend, that cute boy in Biology class, whom I had beaten at miniature golf 5 years prior. Isn't it so awesome to look back at our lives and see how the Lord places people in our paths? He has the perfect timing and He uses the perfect people to give us what we need - when we need it.
That is my story. Of course I am still learning and growing each day - as the title of my blog states - living to learn and learning to live.
February 11, 2010
day 4 - Unspoken "I Love You's" & Snow update
My husband brought these home on Monday because we were originally planning to go to the cabin this weekend.
They've been wonderful to look at this week since we got hit with 3' of snow!!
We had 18" over the weekend, and then another storm came in early Tuesday evening, with a third piggybacking taking us into Wednesday. Another 18"! It finally stopped snowing last night. But now the problem is the wind and the drifting that comes along with it.
It is wonderful to see the sun today!
Looking out our sliding door onto our patio.
The rock wall is almost totally hidden!
They've been wonderful to look at this week since we got hit with 3' of snow!!
We had 18" over the weekend, and then another storm came in early Tuesday evening, with a third piggybacking taking us into Wednesday. Another 18"! It finally stopped snowing last night. But now the problem is the wind and the drifting that comes along with it.
It is wonderful to see the sun today!
Looking out our sliding door onto our patio.
The rock wall is almost totally hidden!
February 10, 2010
day 3 - Unspoken "I Love You's"
What I find waiting for me in the morning, just inside the garage door.
February 9, 2010
day 2 - Unspoken "I Love You's"
Tucked in the trees between slopes on the lower part of Okemo Mountain.
February 8, 2010
day 1 - Unspoken "I Love You's"
The snow stopped late Saturday morning; measuring 18 inches. I know they got more just south of us - but seriously, 18" was PLENTY.
After a long day yesterday with the kids by myself while T plowed at work and helped with the township roads,
and an early morning at church today,
with T back at work plowing this afternoon,
and when I'd rather have been inside,
under a blanket...
There was a bigger message I wanted to send to my children.
18" is hard to pack down to make a sleddable track! Fun times!
Unspoken I Love You's ... continued tomorrow
After a long day yesterday with the kids by myself while T plowed at work and helped with the township roads,
and an early morning at church today,
with T back at work plowing this afternoon,
and when I'd rather have been inside,
under a blanket...
There was a bigger message I wanted to send to my children.
18" is hard to pack down to make a sleddable track! Fun times!
Unspoken I Love You's ... continued tomorrow
February 6, 2010
Snow, snow and more snow!
Friday: 4PM
The snowfall starts slowly.
Saturday: 6AM
And it's still coming down!
The kids will LOVE waking up to this!
The snowfall starts slowly.
Saturday: 6AM
And it's still coming down!
The kids will LOVE waking up to this!
February 5, 2010
7"-12" of snow! Bring it on!
I'll enjoy the snow (more the watching than cleaning up of) but, just for the record, I'm really ready for spring.
February 4, 2010
DIY Dish - Creativity Served
I believe you all know how much I heart the You Can Make This website. I've gotten so many cool ideas from this site! Not only can you buy sewing/craft patterns, they offer many for free. While the YCMT website is everything DIY (do it yourself), they also have a You Can Quilt This, for quilting and hand-embroidery and SWAK Embroidery which is machine embroidery downloads.
And now, they're added something more.
They are introducing The DIY Dish - Creativity Served. I think that title is the cutest.
At the DIY Dish, they are going to be “dishing out” some of the latest and greatest DIY projects in sewing, crafting, scrapbooking, home decor, kid projects, machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and more!
And their going to "dish out" these projects in a series of videos. The videos are available to watch at no cost and will feature tons of great DIY projects.
To kick off the start of this new adventure, they are giving away two Janome machines - one sewing and one embroidery.
Head over to this site, to learn what you can do to win. And, to help further explain, here are the brains behind it all. Kim and Kris are twins and the brains behind all these great ideas!! It's a short 1-minute video.
And now, they're added something more.
They are introducing The DIY Dish - Creativity Served. I think that title is the cutest.
And their going to "dish out" these projects in a series of videos. The videos are available to watch at no cost and will feature tons of great DIY projects.
To kick off the start of this new adventure, they are giving away two Janome machines - one sewing and one embroidery.
Head over to this site, to learn what you can do to win. And, to help further explain, here are the brains behind it all. Kim and Kris are twins and the brains behind all these great ideas!! It's a short 1-minute video.
February 2, 2010
February 1, 2010
January 29, 2010
5 a day, Friday
Friday = Five Guesses
I'll give you 5 places and we'll see if you can guess where I was this past week!
- Steamboat, Colorado
- Ludlow, Vermont
- Home
- Orlando, Florida
- Park City, Utah
Have a great weekend!
I'll give you 5 places and we'll see if you can guess where I was this past week!
- Steamboat, Colorado
- Ludlow, Vermont
- Home
- Orlando, Florida
- Park City, Utah
Have a great weekend!
January 28, 2010
5 a day, Thursday
Thursday = Favorite Music
- Hold My Heart - Tenth Avenue North
- For the First Time Again - Jason Gray (I also love his new one "More Like Falling in Love" but couldn't find a video)
- Majesty - Delirious
- From the Inside Out - Seventh Day Slumber
- You are My Hope - Cory Asbury
- Hold My Heart - Tenth Avenue North
- For the First Time Again - Jason Gray (I also love his new one "More Like Falling in Love" but couldn't find a video)
- Majesty - Delirious
- From the Inside Out - Seventh Day Slumber
- You are My Hope - Cory Asbury
January 27, 2010
5 a day, Wednesday
Wednesday = Vacation Destinations
Favorite:
- Steamboat, Colorado, 2006
- Disney cruise, 2009
- Bermuda, 2001
- Outer Banks, NC, 2004, 2006
- Breckenridge, CO, 1997
Hope to get to:
- Ireland
- Australia
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Niagra Falls
**All of Tuesday's "Tall Tales" were true! :)
Favorite:
- Steamboat, Colorado, 2006
- Disney cruise, 2009
- Bermuda, 2001
- Outer Banks, NC, 2004, 2006
- Breckenridge, CO, 1997
Hope to get to:
- Ireland
- Australia
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Niagra Falls
**All of Tuesday's "Tall Tales" were true! :)
January 26, 2010
5 a day, Tuesday
Tuesday: Tall Tales
5 tales from my childhood, or are they? You be the judge.
- I wanted to marry a man that my dad worked with. I would be so excited when I knew he was coming to our house.
- My mom worked in the junior high I attended and I found myself at her office many times before homeroom to pick up forgotten lunch money.
- My first dog was named Cocoa. The second was Brewster, named after me, because dad used to call me Punky Brewster. (remember that show?)
- Speaking of shows, one of my favorite tv shows was Silver Spoons. My favorite part was when Ricky Shroder rode into the living room on the train.
- My brother and sister once woke me from my sleep to tell me the fire sirens would sound very shortly. They were right - we were having a chimeny fire. Thankfully, it wasn't a very serious one.
5 tales from my childhood, or are they? You be the judge.
- I wanted to marry a man that my dad worked with. I would be so excited when I knew he was coming to our house.
- My mom worked in the junior high I attended and I found myself at her office many times before homeroom to pick up forgotten lunch money.
- My first dog was named Cocoa. The second was Brewster, named after me, because dad used to call me Punky Brewster. (remember that show?)
- Speaking of shows, one of my favorite tv shows was Silver Spoons. My favorite part was when Ricky Shroder rode into the living room on the train.
- My brother and sister once woke me from my sleep to tell me the fire sirens would sound very shortly. They were right - we were having a chimeny fire. Thankfully, it wasn't a very serious one.
January 25, 2010
5 a Day, Monday
Monday = Movies
Wow! This is going to tell you a lot about me! Don't judge! ;-D
In no specific order:
- Forrest Gump
-Spaceballs Men in Black
- Seven Pounds
- Return to Me
- Eddie and the Cruisers
There are so many more, but these are some of my favs that come to mind first! OOooohhh, FIREPROOF, how can I forget Fireproof?
Wow! This is going to tell you a lot about me! Don't judge! ;-D
In no specific order:
- Forrest Gump
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- Seven Pounds
- Return to Me
- Eddie and the Cruisers
There are so many more, but these are some of my favs that come to mind first! OOooohhh, FIREPROOF, how can I forget Fireproof?
January 22, 2010
1 girl - 2 brothers
She's growing up in a land of pirate ships,
temples of doom,
and ships in a galaxy far, far away.
But I have no worries, she can hold her own,
As Elizabeth, Marion or Princess Leia.
She's an ACTION HEROINE in her own right!
temples of doom,
and ships in a galaxy far, far away.
But I have no worries, she can hold her own,
As Elizabeth, Marion or Princess Leia.
She's an ACTION HEROINE in her own right!
January 21, 2010
Randomness
Playing along with Just Mom and Ginger's random meme today!
The phone rings. Who will it be?
Someone interrupting school! ;-D
When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
Yes, and sometimes I try to return the kids with it, but it never works!
In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
I think that is a 50/50 split!
Do you take compliments well?
Yes, I can float on a good compliment for a few days! ;-D
Do you play Sudoku?
Yes! And now we get the daily paper and I can play. every. single. day!
If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
Do I have my cell phone?
Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
One night at Girl Scout's camp. Now we camp as a family every year and I look forward to my kids going to summer church camp.
What was your favorite game as a kid?
Electronic battleship. It was the best Christmas when I got that game ... until I realized no one would play with me!
Use three words to describe yourself?
Short, silly, fun
Do any songs make you cry?
Yes.
Are you continuing your education?
Everyday as a mom.
Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
Yes, with fake nails. Pictures with my best friend at senior week - it was quite impressive!
How often do you read books?
With the kids - almost every day. Personal reading - it goes in waves.
Do you think more about the past, present or future?
The here and now.
What is your favorite children’s book?
Blackboard Bear
What color are your eyes?
blue
Where is your dream house located?
Close to the mountains, close to the beach and somewhere I can still experience all four seasons.
If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed?
My kids
When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
Last summer - seems it is about time to go again!
Where was the farthest place you traveled today?
I traveled to Steamboat, CO in my mind as I looked at yesterday's post again.
Do you like mustard?
No
Do you look like your mom or dad?
Yes, which is unbelievable because *I know* I had to be adopted! ;-) Love you Mom & Dad!!!
How long does it take you in the shower?
Long enough to smell as fresh as a daisy when I'm done!
Can you do the splits?
The only time I could ever do a split was at cheerleading tryouts, when I was nervous and excited all in one.
What movie do you want to see right now?
The Lovely Bones - I read the book and want to see how the movie is.
What did you do for New Year’s?
Had a family over with 2 daughters. Had supper, chatted and ended the night before midnight. I vaguely remember hearing fireworks at midnight during my sleep.
Do you own a camera phone?
Yes, but I only take pictures when I want to change the background on my phone - it is usually a picture of my kids. And my current one is this, taken last year.
How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
7-8 hours
What do you buy at the movies?
Besides, the ticket? Skittles :-D
Do you wear your seat belt?
YES! Remember this?
How many meals do you eat a day?
3
Do you like funny or serious people better?
Both!
Ever been to L.A.?
No, but those are my initials, does that count for something? I've never been farther west than Colorado.
Did you eat a cookie today?
No :-O
Do you hate chocolate?
"Hate" and "chocolate" are such strong words. And the answer is no!
Are you a gullible person?
no
Are you easy to get along with?
I must be, you're reading aren't you?
The phone rings. Who will it be?
Someone interrupting school! ;-D
When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
Yes, and sometimes I try to return the kids with it, but it never works!
In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
I think that is a 50/50 split!
Do you take compliments well?
Yes, I can float on a good compliment for a few days! ;-D
Do you play Sudoku?
Yes! And now we get the daily paper and I can play. every. single. day!
If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
Do I have my cell phone?
Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
One night at Girl Scout's camp. Now we camp as a family every year and I look forward to my kids going to summer church camp.
What was your favorite game as a kid?
Electronic battleship. It was the best Christmas when I got that game ... until I realized no one would play with me!
Use three words to describe yourself?
Short, silly, fun
Do any songs make you cry?
Yes.
Are you continuing your education?
Everyday as a mom.
Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
Yes, with fake nails. Pictures with my best friend at senior week - it was quite impressive!
How often do you read books?
With the kids - almost every day. Personal reading - it goes in waves.
Do you think more about the past, present or future?
The here and now.
What is your favorite children’s book?
Blackboard Bear
What color are your eyes?
blue
Where is your dream house located?
Close to the mountains, close to the beach and somewhere I can still experience all four seasons.
If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed?
My kids
When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
Last summer - seems it is about time to go again!
Where was the farthest place you traveled today?
I traveled to Steamboat, CO in my mind as I looked at yesterday's post again.
Do you like mustard?
No
Do you look like your mom or dad?
Yes, which is unbelievable because *I know* I had to be adopted! ;-) Love you Mom & Dad!!!
How long does it take you in the shower?
Long enough to smell as fresh as a daisy when I'm done!
Can you do the splits?
The only time I could ever do a split was at cheerleading tryouts, when I was nervous and excited all in one.
What movie do you want to see right now?
The Lovely Bones - I read the book and want to see how the movie is.
What did you do for New Year’s?
Had a family over with 2 daughters. Had supper, chatted and ended the night before midnight. I vaguely remember hearing fireworks at midnight during my sleep.
Do you own a camera phone?
Yes, but I only take pictures when I want to change the background on my phone - it is usually a picture of my kids. And my current one is this, taken last year.
How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
7-8 hours
What do you buy at the movies?
Besides, the ticket? Skittles :-D
Do you wear your seat belt?
YES! Remember this?
How many meals do you eat a day?
3
Do you like funny or serious people better?
Both!
Ever been to L.A.?
No, but those are my initials, does that count for something? I've never been farther west than Colorado.
Did you eat a cookie today?
No :-O
Do you hate chocolate?
"Hate" and "chocolate" are such strong words. And the answer is no!
Are you a gullible person?
no
Are you easy to get along with?
I must be, you're reading aren't you?
January 20, 2010
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