Sunday Morning....

So, the snow is packing down, looking pretty with the sun hittin it.  I'm having graham crackers with peanut butter and milk for breakfast and trying to talk myself into getting my bum in gear.  I think that's all I ever do sometimes!  James is in the living room listening to John Hagee...and Jeremiah is snoozing, can we say relaxing?  How am I supposed to want to work with all this calm around me?  BUT a must is a must...I MUST get to work!  Yesterday I think I did 2 birds, just sewing them, not stuffing and finishing them...and that's it!  But in my defence, Jeremiah was really clingy yesterday and James was out of the house most of the time being a good neighbor and shoveling drives. 
I love our little neighborhood.  Its so fun to see how everyone helps everyone else.  One neighbor (he is a crazy gardener like me) was out shoveling ALL the sidewalks!  We only have two main ones but really...who now days does that?  Everyone knows everyone and we all look out for each other.  If you are going to make me live in town this is the perfect place to put me!  Enough room in the yard (front and back) to run crazy, plant things, hang things, play games, and sit in the shade!  NOW, if only I could get all of my friends and family to live in this neighborhood...that might make it TOO perfect tho.  I wouldn't get anything done for sure.  Hard enough with my best friend living right next door and my mom in law up the road.  Ok, I am procrastinating....better get moving....grrrr....grrrr...GRRRRR (did you get that?) 

Bye all...have a good Sunday, and relax for me!

Is it clean yet?

So this morning Jeremiah's fever broke...wahoo...and here comes the itchy rash.  Poor guy!  I decided this morning after he went to bed that I was going to disinfect the house.  So one full can of Lysol, and half a bottle of Clorox later all toys have been or are being cleaned, bedding and stuffed animals AFTER he gets up, and all surfaces that little hands touch have been doused.  I hope!  Whew..my nose is on fire!  Was going to work on my projects but my eyes are going a bit crossed so I decided to wait a bit, my stitches are crooked enough as it is.  The clock is sure ticking on those tho, I always do this to myself, every time.  I have simple little ideas that take a long time to pull together.  Such as...making little stuffed birds for all the kiddos under 3, making cute little skittles dishes out of baby jars for the older ones and a birthday banner for Jeremiah that will hang all over the house.  Along with having everything you need to feed 70 some people dinner and cupcakes WITH ice cream (thanks to James) AND opening presents...that I haven't wrapped yet.  Oh and lets not forget the post crazed cleaning frenzy that started last week...and is going strong still...I am sure up until the very hour of the party.  Oh dear!  Still waiting for some takers on stuffers, cleaners and cookers, no one is stepping up to the plate willingly (I don't blame them tho)....Hope everyone is having a great Saturday...I gotta get crackin!!!!!

Bye all

HUH?

How do the weather people predict the weather?  You would think that they all follow the same formula or something, so how can they ALL have a different forecast?  Our foot of snow is turning out to be about 3 inches...bummer...I love snow!  BUT I wouldn't have enjoyed it anyway because our little man is sick...again...crap.  Has a fever and snots and coughs and teeth coming in, oh my, and the poor kiddo just wants his lovie, his mama or daddy, and his fingers to suck/chew on.  I hate that he is sick but this IS the only time he likes to just sit still and snuggle.  Makes my heart melt!  I love snuggle bunnies.....he loves his bunny too...ie the lovie.  I need to work on finding a twin or one that he will transition into a second lovie.  Been trying to pry the poor thing from his little chubby baby fingers so it can take a bath, if that happens I will take a picture of it....sad bunny...and stinky too...poor bunny!  Makes me think of the velveteen rabbit, maybe he is a real bunny now since little man loves him so much. 

Other than the snow, the sick kiddo and poor bunny, not much has gone on.  I have been working hard on some new "green" bags..pretty cute, pictures to come.  Made a tooth fairy pillow which is super cute and ran out of pink thread...DANG...I hate seeing the end of a spool of thread, but I DO love going to the fabric store.  Poor hubby has put me on a diet though, no more fabric until I sell something :(  With that said...anyone want to buy something?  Just kidding, I know everyone is as poor as I am...just a part of life huh?  Gives us character.....OR makes us wear the same shirt 5 different ways...that's character!  Well all...I better get to work, got tons of things to do for little mans birthday, a week from today...YIKES!  And as my best friend pointed out last night...mine is only in 3 days...double YIKES!  (I now know why people try and avoid their birthdays) 

Night all....

My far away friend sent me 9 pictures today that she took before she moved away..this is one of them and its just SO cute...I had to share! Hope you all had a great weekend!

What a life

Christmas 2009

So when talking to my poor husband who is stuck at work with no windows and just a cube and a desk surrounding him it dawned on me that I have one of the best lives a girl could ask for!  AND its all thanks to my wonderful husband who is stuck in gopher land.  Poor guy!  I hope one day he will have his dream of working for himself and having time to do whatever he wants whenever he wants to.  He sure deserves it.  Back to me tho...I do have a pretty good life!  I have a handsome little baby boy (who is napping right now, every mom will understand) I have a hard working husband who lets me stay home to raise that handsome little baby boy.  I married into a family with more personality and love than anyone could imagine.  My best friend lives across the street and my other best friend comes into town at least once a week to see me and hang out all day.  My sister and her husband are contemplating moving here, which just makes me go nuts thinking of how much fun we will have.  AND to top it all off I have the luxury of doing just about anything (with in reason) I want to do all day long!  Can we say wow?  WOW!  Just looked down at myself and realized I need to get out of my pjs and start my wonderful day!  What makes me even more happy is that its dark and rainy outside and I don't even care, which is a huge accomplishment for me!  I usually am feeling dark and rainy inside when its dark and rainy outside, if you know what I mean..... 

With that said, bye all, I got to live up today while its still today.

Pictures would help...

This is the sling I made for Betsy

and here is little Joshua Henry, born January 18, 2010 @ 10:44 am.  Weighing in at 10.1 lbs, 20 1/2 in, and a head full of dark hair!  He hadn't even had a bath yet...thats how new he was!

AT LAST!

Well...it happened!  Betsy, my sis in law had her baby...at last!  He was a whopping 10.1lbs.  The nurses laughed after he was born because he couldn't fit in the newborn outfit they had ready for him.  Took them an hour to find one that fit!  Got to leave the hospital today and it was my twin nephews birthday...Jake and Abe (which are Betsy's first born...or is it borns since there are two?)  Whatever.  I made her a sling today for the little guy to be cozy in and also a baby blanket and bird that I did not get pictures of...darn!  On a bright note...Got a whole stack of projects to work on for our little guys birthday on the 5th of February.  I can't believe he is turning 1...wow..it has been SO much fun.  I will try and remember to have my husband take pictures.  Key word is try.  Might be getting way over my head in this birthday planning thing, never planned one before so I have NO clue what to expect or do.  Kept me awake for hours last night.  Speaking of keeping awake, I guess I better get crackin on those projects or I will be kept awake for more nights than I intend to.  Night all!

What will today bring?

Today is one of my sister in laws big day...she hopes to have her baby today!  The due date was the 10th BUT she is measuring 49 weeks!  Can you imagine?  Its a little boy and this will be her 5th child, making 4 boys and 1 girl.  My mom in law and one of my other sister in laws (I have 4) and myself are all going out to help clean Betsy's (preggers) massive house.  I should take pictures, if you like Better Home & Gardens, this would fit right in!  Huge and SO beautiful.  It sounds like a chore to clean that house doesn't it?  I actually enjoy it!  Maybe because its so pretty and you get tons of inspiration to work with.  Although our house is not even close to that size, maybe one floor of it (has 4).  Still its pretty fun to imagine.  Guess I better hop in the shower and get my bum in gear.  It IS a chore to get all the needed things to tow an almost 1 year old around for a day.  Learning curve is what I keep repeating over and over and over and over...you get the hint.  If we have a baby I will be sure to let ya know.