I made this purse set for Samuel's teacher one afternoon. He gave it to her as an Easter gift. She was thrilled to receive an unexpected suprise!! It was fun to make.
The purse had 2 small divided pockets....
.....and a zippered pocket inside.
Samuel made this sweet card for his teacher. This is the inside view.
The front/back cover....
Jenny needed a Sunday dress, so I spent a Saturday afternoon making this for her. Doll clothes are fun make, but take almost as long as big people clothes!! :)
We spent a day in Columbus with the kids during their Spring Break. I have pictures on my cell phone that I need to upload. Anyways, I saw this adorable white shirt in one of the store windows. They had sold out of all the shirts except for the one on display. I came back and found an old t-shirt and some scraps of lace trims and made one for Callie. Here she is modeling it, late at night, chocolate face and all!!! :)
I looked up from cutting out something and saw this sight perched behind me and ran for the camera!!!
My daughter was in the hugging mood!!
Don't ya love the wild hair do!!!
I didn't realize just how much lighter Callie's hair was compared to mine, until I saw this picture!! I do think her hair will be longer than mine. She is praying for Jesus to make her hair grow like Rapunzel's!!! I told her she better pray and ask Jesus to help her take care of hair that long. She just looks at me with a smile and says, "Mommy, I'll ask Jesus to help YOU be able to fix my hair!!" *sigh*
Seth tried to get some pictures of a bird's nest in our prize-winning pine tree. :)
11 of the 50 gifts I am making for our church to give to the mothers on Sunday for Mother's Day. I made these on Saturday.
Another bird picture....yep these are out of order....
Simon and Callie wanted Lego shirts. We bought shirts for .49 cents a piece at the Salvation Army. Washed them up and then they got to paint the logo on. Super-cheap Lego shirts!!!
They were very happy to wear their new shirts the next day!!
A kitchen-aid stand mixer cover I was asked to make for someone. I made this reversible and was very
happy with the way it turned out. Now I want to make a reversible one for ME!!! :)
I like to add 'pockets' to the sides for wooden spoons, etc....
photos taken by Seth through the living room window.....
The kids have been exciting to see the bunnies hopping in our backyard this past week.
After 3 years these daffodills FINALLY bloomed!! The bulbs were given to me by my dear sister-in-law, Sarah. I was VERY excited to see them bloom last week!!!
My bleeding heart bush. Callie is loving the fact that this bush as hearts for flowers!! She has already been picking them. :)
I tried to take pictures of the different types of tulips that are blooming. It was VERY windy out yesterday and the pictures are blurry, but you get the idea. :)
Easter Sunday, dawned bright and early for us all/ We were all bone-tired, after an event-filled Saturday Easter Truth hunt at the church and a 10 mile walk at the track, but it was worth it to get up extra early on Sunday to attend the sunrise service. That was followed by a breakfast that had us all stuffed to the gills!! Then it was back home to get on our Sunday clothes and arrive back at church for the 10:30AM morning worship service. Here are all the boys in their black suits and Callie in her very first 'momma-made' pink Sunday suit!!! :)
Seth
Simon
Poor Samuel....he still looks half asleep. We were getting tickled for during the service his head kept bobbing back and forth. He was fighting sleep so bad!!!
Yep, Callie is wide awake!!!
After church, we headed to my parents home for Easter dinner. The kids received baskets full of candy from Grandpa and Grandma.
Yes, I'm one of those adults that LOVE getting an Easter basket filled to the brim with candy!!!!
My momma being silly posing with the basket she gave Duane and I.
Went in to get a picture of Duane with the Easter basket of goodies for us and he was asleep. :)
Callie's basket is almost out of candy already!!!
After dinner, I talked my brother into taking a walk with me. Was a fun and FAST 3.5 mile walk around the neighborhood. He's trying to talk me into training for some races now!!! We'll see about that!!!
Well folks, today I added yet another number to my every-increasing age!! lol I just LOVE birthdays. One never knows what suprises the day may hold!!! Today was made special by a bunch of different people. I thought I'd take a moment to share before bedtime......
First, let's talk about a sweet little night owl in our house. This little STINKER kept me up until 12:30AM!!! So I guess you could say, technically, I started celebrating by staying up very, VERY, VERY late!!!! Well, despite the fact that I went to bed LATE....my alarm still went off at 6:00AM. I forced myself up and out of bed and into my workout clothes. It was off across the street to put in 3 miles of walking with a friend, Angie. She gave me a b-day after we exercised! My first for the day!!!! Then, it was back home to pack Duane's lunch and make sure all the boys remembered everything they were supposed to take to school. Callie was supposed to wake up to start her school work. Duane tried several times. She went back to bed and went to sleep. He put her on the couch. Bang....out like a light AGAIN!!! I tried several times...finally gave up....she was NOT going to wake up!! Man, wish I could sleep like this 'angel' below.....She finally did wake up around 9:30AM and acted as chipper as an early morning bird tweeting merrily in the treetops.
I started doing some cleaning up around the house and received several birthday phone calls. My e-mail inbox was also flooded with FB birthday messages and even a birthday wish on my blog. Amidst all that, I received a birthday wish clear from the Philippines!!!! My dear sister-in-law and brother-in-law(who are missionaries there) called to sing 'Happy Birthday' to me in Ilocano. That was a special treat that brought tears to my eyes. Callie immediately had to sing happy birthday to me....She sang it probably a dozen or more times over the course of the day. Finally I had to record it to share with you.....
There was JUST enough time for a quick shower before heading out to my birthday lunch. My sister-in-law, Tina, had called and wanted to treat me to lunch. I chose a new-to-me restaurant, Chipotle. It was FANTASTIC!!! Super YUMMY!!!! It was a special treat to be able to eat out for lunch and I enjoyed it so much!! My nephews wanted us to ride in their car with them, so we left my van in the parking lot and off we went shopping. A trip to Hobby Lobby yielded no purchases but a deep desire to re-decorate our bedroom in black and white. It's amazing what kind of ideas one gets from seeing a piece of fabric!!! I'm thinking we should probably finish the enormouse hallway/entry project before jumping into the bedroom re-do!! lol I was super-excited with my find at the Goodwill!!! Some dri-fit exercise tops for $3 a piece!!!! YAY!!!!! I would have never thought to look there, but someone had mentioned that idea to me this very morning. Glad I checked! Did a few more errands and it was off to pick the boys up from school and teach 5 lessons. One of my students, my nephew, wrote a sweet birthday message in his staff book for me to see!!! That was extra-special to me. After finishing teaching, I took off on a 2 mile walk. This made 6 total miles for the day. I had a goal of completing 33 miles in the week before my birthday and finished walking that last 6 on my birthday. Gotta walk off some of that birthday food. :)
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We enjoyed a spinach/chicken salad for my birthday meal and the kids baked and decorated a cake for me. I posed with the cake...here's what I looked like at the end of the day.....frizzy,wind-blown hair, tired-looking, but happy!!!
I blew out the candles, but didn't eat a crumb. I try to avoid gluten when at all possible. I had to eat some gluten-laden foods over the weekend and have really been feeling icky....so I got away with not having to taste it. :) I did enjoy a big bowl of my favorite ice cream from Deitch's.....Buckeye ice cream is the BEST!!!
A special card from Simon. Can't wait to cash in on this one!!
After dinner, Duane took me out to the mall to buy me a birthday gift. I wanted something exercise related-- shoes, a running jacket or a Garmin(apparantly he looked for one of these for me, but they were not to be found here in our town.) I picked out these new shoes at the Finish Line. I also got some cushy gel inserts.....ahhhhh......they feel dreamy compared to the clearance running shoes I purchased 6 weeks ago. I can't wait to try these out tomorrow morning.
So there you have it, my birthday.....it's off to bed for me!!!
