Julie!
Thanks to random.org, my new favorite place to go when I need some random pickin' done...
I'll get it to you soon!
Thanks for all of your "soupy" comments, it happens to be my favorite too, especially with a warm roll or yummy bread...
Keep watching! A new give away will come again soon.. you know I love them!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Pillowcase Dress...
Got a bigger pillowcase dress done for Peyton... the last one was more like a shirt.
I also took pictures of the process... just in case. I'll post them later with directions. I have a few key details that I NEED to remember! I made her a new bow to match too...
Love sewing...
We sluffed our Stake meeting tonight for a wedding reception. We probably could have made both if the city of Perry believed in well placed and well lit street signs... it took us a lot longer than planned to get there.
We stopped by the Harrisville Wal-Mart on the way home, and look what I found...
Aaahhhhh! (Angelic/Heavenly sounds accompany this..)
So I don't end up in the same predicament, I bought two... just in case.
I also took pictures of the process... just in case. I'll post them later with directions. I have a few key details that I NEED to remember! I made her a new bow to match too...
Love sewing...
We sluffed our Stake meeting tonight for a wedding reception. We probably could have made both if the city of Perry believed in well placed and well lit street signs... it took us a lot longer than planned to get there. We stopped by the Harrisville Wal-Mart on the way home, and look what I found...
Aaahhhhh! (Angelic/Heavenly sounds accompany this..)So I don't end up in the same predicament, I bought two... just in case.
Raggy Blankets...
I finally got these done...
I so want to keep one!
The most daunting part of it all: snipping all of those edges... so I did it while Merrill and I caught up on Shield episodes... yeah, I know...
I so want to keep one!The most daunting part of it all: snipping all of those edges... so I did it while Merrill and I caught up on Shield episodes... yeah, I know...
My battery is charged...
Well, my camera battery is charged...
Not much sleeping going on when there is coughing as your background noise...
Here's the yummy stuff I found yesterday...
It must be Christmas time if I can find these babies again!
Love them...
This one is for Jaclyn and Michelle...
Needed something for my hands. They are so chapped! It does not feel good to have soft yarn, sticking to my chapped skin, bleh! Almond smell.. we all cannot stop smelling this stuff!
So what's a mom with a not so hot feeling child to do on a Saturday?
Throw on my favorite lounge pants (well, it is laundry day too :)!) and my fuzzy slippers and sew away...
Not much sleeping going on when there is coughing as your background noise...
Here's the yummy stuff I found yesterday...
It must be Christmas time if I can find these babies again!
Love them...
This one is for Jaclyn and Michelle...
Needed something for my hands. They are so chapped! It does not feel good to have soft yarn, sticking to my chapped skin, bleh! Almond smell.. we all cannot stop smelling this stuff!So what's a mom with a not so hot feeling child to do on a Saturday?
Throw on my favorite lounge pants (well, it is laundry day too :)!) and my fuzzy slippers and sew away...
Friday, November 7, 2008
Flashback Friday...
It about time I do this again!
A year ago yesterday...
Look how we've changed!!!
Lynn last year...
A year later...
Ashley-Baby then...
...now...
And the newest, least sassy...
Thanks Brookers for the cute pics!!! I have finally updated my sidebar too...
Today was a day... it all began a little after midnight. Ash had started in with a cough yesterday, but when she gets a little cough, it is usually just the tip of the iceberg, it always turns into something bigger. She got me up, she was coughing despite her allergy meds and inhaler. Her throat hurt from all the coughing. I tried propping her up but she was still coughing and so uncomfortable. I took her downstairs with me. Got her something to drink, more puffs of good ol' albuterol, and stuck a kid flick on. I dozed, she watched and coughed. It was somewhere around 4:30 and a few movies later, that I finally put the TV on "a grown up show" to bore her and get her to sleep. Meanwhile, I was trying to sleep, but praying about what to do.
We got Lynn off to school, and ran to get some errands done, then to the Doctor. We saw our favorite InstaCare Doc, Cardon. I was so happy there was no wait, it was him, and he told me that she was at the very beginning of a sinus infection. I was so thankful I took her in today, instead of waiting and letting it fester and cause her more discomfort. I am so thankful that Heavenly Father's love continues to be manifest in answered prayers.
I found some good stuff running those errands... I'll have to post pics when my ONLY camera battery is charged...
But no pink yarn:(... sorry Rachael... I'll keep hunting, with my crochet hook!
A year ago yesterday...
Look how we've changed!!!
Lynn last year...
A year later...
Ashley-Baby then...
...now...
And the newest, least sassy...
Thanks Brookers for the cute pics!!! I have finally updated my sidebar too...Today was a day... it all began a little after midnight. Ash had started in with a cough yesterday, but when she gets a little cough, it is usually just the tip of the iceberg, it always turns into something bigger. She got me up, she was coughing despite her allergy meds and inhaler. Her throat hurt from all the coughing. I tried propping her up but she was still coughing and so uncomfortable. I took her downstairs with me. Got her something to drink, more puffs of good ol' albuterol, and stuck a kid flick on. I dozed, she watched and coughed. It was somewhere around 4:30 and a few movies later, that I finally put the TV on "a grown up show" to bore her and get her to sleep. Meanwhile, I was trying to sleep, but praying about what to do.
We got Lynn off to school, and ran to get some errands done, then to the Doctor. We saw our favorite InstaCare Doc, Cardon. I was so happy there was no wait, it was him, and he told me that she was at the very beginning of a sinus infection. I was so thankful I took her in today, instead of waiting and letting it fester and cause her more discomfort. I am so thankful that Heavenly Father's love continues to be manifest in answered prayers.
I found some good stuff running those errands... I'll have to post pics when my ONLY camera battery is charged...
But no pink yarn:(... sorry Rachael... I'll keep hunting, with my crochet hook!
From the corridors of Mindy's brain...
I've been dong some thinking lately...
(Like that nice shot of my inner nose area.. I know, totally flattering...)
This whole private blogging thing...
I understand the need to go private.. I have been kicking the idea around for a LONG time now. Off and on, the need arises. Mom was soooo worried when I was preggers with Pey that some psycho would stalk me, somehow render me senseless, and give me a totally involuntary c-section and steal my cute baby girl.
I told her that I don't post info, especially specifics, until after the event has transpired. I try not to post too much information (unless it's about my children's bowel movements, questionable language, or my sex life ;)..) like addresses, details about where I hide my huge stash of cash... etc.
I have decided, for the time being to leave my blog open. But I totally understand why a lot of you are changing...
Let me explain why I am not...
Not saying I am awesome or anything.. but I am continuously drawn to the fact of the friendships that are made or strengthened through this outlet. Ally, I wouldn't even know you if it weren't for blogging! Look at all that I would be missing? I think of how many people need other people out there, who could benefit from the examples of others. I wouldn't want to close that door, even if there's the chance that some crazy yahoos might enter through that same door. Speaking of crazy yahoos, I have crazy friends who have moved away, I wouldn't have found them, and have been able to keep in touch without blogging.
I find blogging as a way to share my testimony... first of all, to have it recorded for my kids, and my grand kids, but to have it out there for others. Hopefully the influence is for the better... there will always be negative people out there, criticism is a part of life. I have had to take some every now and then, I don't crumble when some body leaves a negative comment. I am so oblivious most times, I don't even take it the way it was meant to be taken. If I don't like what someone has to say, I can always delete the comment, and then let everyone wonder what the comment said... ;)
Another reason, to connect with others. Old friends, new friends, potential friends...
How many homemakers/mother are out there, and have a not so good day? How many find another blogging homemaker/mother that can twist it into a positive, and helps you to remember that it is just a moment? To let it go? I have found that when my kids have gotten into something, or behave in a way that makes me want to scream, I think, "This is bloggable..." and my attitude towards my child and the situation changes, for the better.
At the risk of sounding totally naive, I believe that if some sicko out there wants either my personal information, or desires to stalk me, they will find a way to get it, or to get to me ( and good luck, I'd totally kick your ass(es).. 3 brothers, who taught me well, my 9mm..). Blogs were not the beginning of this kind of activity. We just have to be careful about what we post.
I personally have no beef posting pictures of my kids. I also am aware of freaks out there who would think certain thoughts when they see how cute my girls are. I am not going to bait them, I am not going to post pictures of my kids that I would not scrapbook. Fact is, people see my kids everyday out in public, I am not going to put a brown paper sack over their heads to hide them from everyday people, some who are the sickos aforementioned... I also cannot control the thought or feelings of people. I don't stay awake at night worrying about what the checker at the store was really thinking about Ashley when she said that naughty word...
Bottom line, we are here for each other. We share our talents, feelings, inner-most thoughts, joys, hardships, memories, laughs, but most of all, we share support. I love that when I am having a hard time, I get encouragement. I love it!
I cannot privatize my blog.
There might just be someone, someday, who might just need something that I might write... maybe.
(Like that nice shot of my inner nose area.. I know, totally flattering...)This whole private blogging thing...
I understand the need to go private.. I have been kicking the idea around for a LONG time now. Off and on, the need arises. Mom was soooo worried when I was preggers with Pey that some psycho would stalk me, somehow render me senseless, and give me a totally involuntary c-section and steal my cute baby girl.
I told her that I don't post info, especially specifics, until after the event has transpired. I try not to post too much information (unless it's about my children's bowel movements, questionable language, or my sex life ;)..) like addresses, details about where I hide my huge stash of cash... etc.
I have decided, for the time being to leave my blog open. But I totally understand why a lot of you are changing...
Let me explain why I am not...
Not saying I am awesome or anything.. but I am continuously drawn to the fact of the friendships that are made or strengthened through this outlet. Ally, I wouldn't even know you if it weren't for blogging! Look at all that I would be missing? I think of how many people need other people out there, who could benefit from the examples of others. I wouldn't want to close that door, even if there's the chance that some crazy yahoos might enter through that same door. Speaking of crazy yahoos, I have crazy friends who have moved away, I wouldn't have found them, and have been able to keep in touch without blogging.
I find blogging as a way to share my testimony... first of all, to have it recorded for my kids, and my grand kids, but to have it out there for others. Hopefully the influence is for the better... there will always be negative people out there, criticism is a part of life. I have had to take some every now and then, I don't crumble when some body leaves a negative comment. I am so oblivious most times, I don't even take it the way it was meant to be taken. If I don't like what someone has to say, I can always delete the comment, and then let everyone wonder what the comment said... ;)
Another reason, to connect with others. Old friends, new friends, potential friends...
How many homemakers/mother are out there, and have a not so good day? How many find another blogging homemaker/mother that can twist it into a positive, and helps you to remember that it is just a moment? To let it go? I have found that when my kids have gotten into something, or behave in a way that makes me want to scream, I think, "This is bloggable..." and my attitude towards my child and the situation changes, for the better.
At the risk of sounding totally naive, I believe that if some sicko out there wants either my personal information, or desires to stalk me, they will find a way to get it, or to get to me ( and good luck, I'd totally kick your ass(es).. 3 brothers, who taught me well, my 9mm..). Blogs were not the beginning of this kind of activity. We just have to be careful about what we post.
I personally have no beef posting pictures of my kids. I also am aware of freaks out there who would think certain thoughts when they see how cute my girls are. I am not going to bait them, I am not going to post pictures of my kids that I would not scrapbook. Fact is, people see my kids everyday out in public, I am not going to put a brown paper sack over their heads to hide them from everyday people, some who are the sickos aforementioned... I also cannot control the thought or feelings of people. I don't stay awake at night worrying about what the checker at the store was really thinking about Ashley when she said that naughty word...
Bottom line, we are here for each other. We share our talents, feelings, inner-most thoughts, joys, hardships, memories, laughs, but most of all, we share support. I love that when I am having a hard time, I get encouragement. I love it!
I cannot privatize my blog.
There might just be someone, someday, who might just need something that I might write... maybe.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Quick thanks...
Quick thanks goes out to my buddy Julie...
She suggested that I feed Pey the mixed rice cereal, to see if that would help with her sleep issue, which led to my lack of sleep issue.
I got it yesterday, she loved it, there was minimal gagging and no barfing. She slept till nearly 6 this morning.
Julie, do you have a solution for Lynn and Ash now? They won't sleep without the other one, and Lynn is seeing "pretend spiders" when she suddenly wakes up in the night. So... wonderful, omniscient Julie... can you help me with that one so I won't have two little girls sleeping on the floor next to my bed? Stuck listening to their prayers for the "pretend spiders" to go away...
Love ya!
She suggested that I feed Pey the mixed rice cereal, to see if that would help with her sleep issue, which led to my lack of sleep issue.
I got it yesterday, she loved it, there was minimal gagging and no barfing. She slept till nearly 6 this morning.
Julie, do you have a solution for Lynn and Ash now? They won't sleep without the other one, and Lynn is seeing "pretend spiders" when she suddenly wakes up in the night. So... wonderful, omniscient Julie... can you help me with that one so I won't have two little girls sleeping on the floor next to my bed? Stuck listening to their prayers for the "pretend spiders" to go away...
Love ya!
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