Crochet Goodness!
July 9, 2009 at 2:33 pm | In When I Create... | 4 CommentsBailey has found her new favorite spot in the house.
This is my rug I mentioned here. I had so much fun working on this. I used the tutorial from this fabulous lady, bought sheets from goodwill at $1.50 a piece and went to work. It is a double crochet stitch with a really big crochet needle. What you see is three different sheets. I’m going to keep working on it in my free-time (what free-time!?!?) and make it pretty big. I think it would also be pretty easy to make it a rectangle instead of a circle. This is a great ongoing project, super easy and a super inexpensive homemade rug! Let me know if you do this!
There’s a first time for everything…
July 3, 2009 at 8:12 pm | In Family Time | 1 Comment
Going to a movie is not my idea of a fun, adventurous afternoon, but we decided that she would probably love to see Ice Age in 3D. So we did it…
These pictures were taken at the beginning of the movie. She LOVED looking at all the animals and sitting around the other children watching the movie. But by the end of it…. whew… I was covered in Dr. Pepper and she spilled her apple juice so she ended up walking out in her undies. But I think she had the time of her life. As soon as she saw the mammoth she made this very loud whooooooo!!!!! sound that the whole place could here… she, of course, was being an elephant!
It seems like in our little groove of life we always end up in some beautiful mess. Sticky and naked, but happy as a clam!!
A + A = Love
July 2, 2009 at 7:31 pm | In Baby News | 3 CommentsAdelai’s very first date!
Yes, we believe in prearranged marriage. (I don’t know that this sweet little girl’s daddy agrees. Shhh!!!)
Big Sister didn’t agree either.
She’s so proud to hold him and kiss him!
Ya gotta love friends that go on crazy car-packed mom adventures and push through all the “oh my gosh, I have KIDS” thoughts that hit every once in a while. Thank God for the girls I’ve got around me – going through this new mommyhood phase right beside me.
Full of Good Stuff!
June 28, 2009 at 5:11 pm | In Home | 3 CommentsWe found the camera charger!!!
What exactly is going on around here??? Well, lets see…
:: Planting & Harvesting
:: Birdwatching
:: Napping whenever possible
:: Exploring
Life is such a gift. In the midst of many adjustments in many areas of our life, I never want to forget what a beautiful life I have. These kids are amazing and Joseph is my hero and this life… God truly handed me the very best.
I hope that your life is full of good stuff. 
“Nurturing Creativity” by Elizabeth Gilbert
June 18, 2009 at 4:46 pm | In Ramblings | 1 Comment
This is an amazing talk from Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat, Pray, Love.” Every creative person should watch!
Joseph and I watched it together and we talk about it a lot. It changed the way we think about creativity. It made us more aware of the pressures that we put on ourselves to create something beautiful.
What did this say to you? I’d love to hear what you think!
Getting Creative with Flashcards!
June 17, 2009 at 3:23 pm | In Ramblings, When I Create... | 2 Comments
These are a great alternative to those boring flashcards you buy at the store. Scarlet had so much fun making them and now we look at them every day. You could do this with older kiddos for their times tables or anything that needs reciting.
Here’s what you’ll need:
:: pastel chalks (you can buy at any craft store and they’re great to have around)
:: white card stock
:: special pastel eraser (Scarlet liked rubbing with her fingers and it wipes of easily)
:: Hairspray
:: scissors
1. Take the scissors and cut your 8×10 cardstock into four cards. We folded to one side and then folded each one again and then cut.
2. Use your pastels like crayons and you or your child can color the background first and then add the detail overtop.
3. This is when I gave it to Scarlet to rub. She likes to watch the colors swirl and blend together. She would switch between the eraser and her finger. I think she felt like she had more control with her finger. I helped her a good bit so that it didn’t end up smearing the letter completely away.
4. After you get the picture exactly the way you want it you can hold it an arms length away from your hairspray and spray. Coat the whole picture evenly and let sit until dry. (if you get it too close your picture will run) This puts a slick surface on the card so that the picture is set and won’t smudge.
Have fun with this! This is a great way to get a little creative and add some color to your teaching.
~ A Girl After My Own Heart ~
June 16, 2009 at 2:53 pm | In Sring, When I Create... | Leave a Comment
Scarlet loves our many trips to the fabric store. She’s gotten quite used to jumping out of the car and into a cart. Adelai usually goes into the sling and off we go. We browse every aisle like we’ve never seen it before. The above picture is typically what Scarlet looks like before we leave.
Yes, we share this love for pretty colored fabric and we both touch it all and love all the different textures. She sits with me at the sewing machine and pulls the pins out as we go. She is always happy to try stuff on and spin circles for me. Yes, she is certainly my girl.
We have Radishes!!
June 15, 2009 at 3:37 pm | In Sring, in the garden | 1 CommentTags: Childhood, gardening, gardening with children, radishes, Spring
There is only so much space on our little porch for container gardening. So, we’ve been planting and watching seeds grow at Gran’s house. Saturday Scarlet pulled up her first radish!!
I remember gardening when I was growing up in Virginia. My dad and I would get those seed starting kits and put seeds under lights in the basement early on in Spring. When it came time, he would till up the garden and I would bring him sweet tea. I remember running outside with a big glass and putting it in his dirt covered hands. The top side of the garden was marigolds and sunflowers just for me. We filled it up with broccoli, cauliflower, string beans and snap peas, summer squash and cucumbers. I remember the feeling of dirt under my bare feet. I remember how hard I would get scrubbed in the bath every night in the summer time. I remember watching Daddy hoe rows and hand me seeds to plant. These are some of the greatest memories I have of my childhood.
I know that my little 6 year old mind saved that image in a whole lot larger picture than it actually was. In my mind, it was a HUGE garden, full of yummy food. I would go out and sneak into the snap pea patch and munch down on them. But now I’ve gone back and looked at our old place and it looks like it all shrunk. But I only got bigger.
It is so special for me to watch her sink her feet into the dirt, plant her first seed, water her flowers, and pull her first radishes. I wonder how big Gran’s little patch of garden will be in her mind twenty years from now.
Seeing life through the eyes of a child again is a beautiful thing.
Mr. Nobody did it!
June 12, 2009 at 1:31 pm | In When I Create... | 1 CommentTags: motherhood, sewing
I feel as though there is some little elf that runs around stealing all things having to do with my camera. Mama used to say his name is Mr. Nobody. He is the guy who is responsible for all those things you KNOW you set in this exact spot and all of the sudden they have vanished from the earth. This time he has stolen my camera charger and refuses to return it. And of course there is no store that sells them in this area. So, I have two choices: 1) search until I am so very upset at Mr. Nobody that I could throw something at him. (But he never shows his face) 2) Spend the extra cash on a new charger. (oh I hate to do that when I KNOW that it was just here). Until I decide what to do I have been using Gran’s camera on her phone whenever we’re with her. So these were taken in her yard a few days ago.
The past few weeks my days have all looked the same. Something like this:
Wake up. Nurse. Breakfast. Clean. Nurse. Try to get out of the house for a bit. Lunch. Naptime for Scarlet while I… Nurse. Cut fabric and prepare pattern while bouncing baby in sling. Nurse. Cook dinner. Bounce baby while eating dinner. Daddy and Scarlet time while me and Adi sew. Nurse. Put Scarlet to bed. SEW SEW SEW. Nurse. Sleep.
Yes, my sewing schedule is VERY flexible but I seem to be getting stuff done. Such as: (since I seem to be the queen of lists today… yet another)
:: mastered making wool soakers for the babe
:: found a skirt pattern that is perfect for me. Now I’ve gone “skirting-making crazy”
:: my first stuffed animal is in the works!
:: between me and Grans urges to sew Scarlet has a whole summer wardrobe.
:: have a small surprise I’m working on. It might just be the first item I put up to sell!! We’ll see!
I feel like I dream about, think about, talk about sewing constantly. I am LOVING having two babes! But I have found the perfect way to clear my head and turn my focus from the babies for just a sweet small piece of time. (that is, when they let me )
Hopefully there will be pictures of some projects to come. I still have to post from Easter huh… oops.
- dancing the blues away -
May 25, 2009 at 8:41 pm | In Family Time | 2 CommentsOh yes. In our house there is typically music, singing and dancing. It’s not quite my style to be so outlandish, but what can I say, If you lived with two of the silliest people on the planet you would give in to.
Sometimes I just let Scarlet take the lead. We both end up twirling until we fall down laughing. Laughter is good… like a medicine. It chases the blues far away.
What are we dancing to, you might ask?
Dancing the blues away today with some Ingrid Michaelson! LOVE this girl!
I hope you find time to stop and dance today!
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