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i haven't been very good about blogging this week. i have no real reason why. however, that last post was so long it was a good week's worth of reading. right????
yesterday i had planned on blogging. but wasn't home long enough to do a post. i wanted to post about this little lady.
y'all probably remember me asking for prayer for sweet Glory. her awesome momma KK was my bff growing up.
let me just insert here.....there are no words to express my deep love for this family. i've known kk almost my entire life. i love them all like my own.
just a little back story.....Glory was born with 2 life-threatening issues: heart and esophagus. she has lived almost her entire 14-months, save the last couple, in the hospital. yesterday she went into surgery to replace two shunts.
all day yesterday my thoughts were with all of them, especially sweet Glory. last night, while snuggling with a sleepy little lady who refused to go night-night in her own bed, i prayed and prayed.
she is doing well. please pray. this little lady has proved what an awesome God we serve. she has proved she has the spirit of a true fighter.
a few months ago, i ordered a pillow for sweet Glory.
chrissie grace did a fundraiser via her etsy store to raise funds for a precious family adopting a sweet little fella from russia.
the pillow just reminded me of Sue Sue, KK's sweet grandmohter and one serious inspiration to me. Sue Sue passed away not long after Glory was born....this just seemed like something she would've made or bought her great-granddaughter herself.
i loved it so much! think i need to get one for my Doh Doh! and now is a great time....chrissie grace is doing another fundraiser for the same family. go here and here to read about it!
chrissie grace was also one of our sponsors at craft weekend. love those people!!!
she has much, much more than just pillows. and you don't have to choose that Scripture verse for the pillow. but how fitting for sweet Glory, right?
"the child grew and became STRONG in spirit" Luke 1:8
amen! and amen!!!!!
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and now back to laundry. and cleaning. and tennis tonight with my man! for date night!!! woo-hooo!! enjoy your weekend. GO OUTSIDE!!!
my. goodness. i can't believe i haven't posted this week!
just to get you up to speed: we're all well. i am EXTREMELY grateful for all your prayers. bruiser had it the worst. by the time the stomach virus hit bubba, it wasn't too bad. so thank you!!
* i had planned on blogging monday, but never did. you should be glad. i worked so hard cleaning, organizing, etc. around my house that i was just gonna brag thru my entire post. you probably would've spent days being jealous of me. we certainly wouldn't want that to happen. *wink*
* yesterday at Doh Doh's mother's day out {or "school"} was picture day. i -- of course -- completely forgot. a friend said she couldn't believe that SHE remembered and I forgot...b/c I always have it "all together." *ahem* I responded that clearly we need to reevaluate the nature of our relationship. if she is under the impression that I have it "all together" she is most sadly mistaken. in fact, i'm pretty sure the words "That Amy girl has it all together!" have never been uttered.
* so i sent Doh Doh in the cutest little black floral tank top, a cream polka dotted shirt underneath and the most hideous jean shorts you've ever seen. i hated them all summer. she never wore them all summer. not sure what possessed me that morning to put her in a pair of shorts i loathed....as if the slightly cooler temps magically made the shorts cuter. {they did not}
* my one saving grace was her hair....it was precious. two little knots on the sides. precious. then i went to pick her up....and there was this hideous loose pony tail. {think the not-so-cute-messy-pony} her teacher {& my super sweet friend!!!} had decided to straighten her hair a bit while waiting for pictures.....and one of her rubberbands snapped. she was left with 1 rubberband....not big enough for all of my girl's hair.
* i doubt we order pictures this year.
* yesterday i checked the boys out of school early to bid bon voyage! to our friends who have been here from Africa for the last month. we worked on saying, aurevoir mes amis! seriously, it was adorable. they said it perfectly. even Doh Doh yelling, mes amis! mes amis! mes amis! cuteness. bruiser struggled a little b/c he doesn't use the english V sound....let alone a soft french one. cuteness. i took the opportunity to teach some more french to them....until airplanes started flying. they quickly lost interest.
* doesn't that little face right there make you wanna swoon? no? just me? that's ok.
* over the weekend...wait, let me rephrase that....over the GORGEOUS weekend....we hit the nature center here and some trails. it was so awesome. we almost didn't get doh doh to leave. it was a struggle. let's just say she and the geese and ducks bonded. oh, and the shish.
* i had wanted to take them out there to do some pictures. the area -- an old army base -- has lots of stairs just out in the middle where there once were army barracks. i am just drawn to all those stairs! i opted to not take my camera....so i used my hipstamatic app instead. i didn't even try other settings, just kept it on the one b/c....well, i was being lazy AND had limited smiles outta these sleepy kiddos.
* fun fact: this area is where Elvis Presley had his famous locks chopped off when he went into the service. the army barbershop where that happened burned down over the summer during our intense heatwave and horrible fires. just a little town {and rock-n-roll} trivia for ya.
* another little town trivia: my man and i watched {the new} true grit over the weekend. he'd seen it a few times. i had not. i prefer.....well, let's just say i prefer the non-realistic flicks....that i like to hope think is realism. happy-go-lucky musicals, all happy endings, lots of smiles....think Pollyanna {b/c we all know her legs were healed in the end}, the {original} Parent Trap, Pride & Prejudice, Anne of Green Gables, Sense & Sensibility....that's my kind of entertainment. shoot 'em ups? uh, notsamuch.
* i had a sleepless night(s) thanks to true grit {a claim to fame for our town} b/c of the blasted bear man. anyone remember that? typical coen brothers. that dude straight up creeped me out.
* another interesting thing about that movie.......i had a friend in it! yep. the lady who ran the boarding house. used to do theatre with her.
* took doh doh to the grocery store this morning. after 2,479 questions, 642 texts from my husband, a checker who kept stopping to use her hands in a non-verbal manner, a toothless woman behind me who wanted to touch my child.....well, i've spent naptime with my feet propped up. guess i better put away all the groceries now, huh? don't worry....the refrigerated stuff was put away. i hope.
in this house, we like to get our craft on.
ok, so don't include my man in that group. if the nfl had a crafting session....maybe. otherwise, my man and crafts....well, they're not really buds.
but the rest of us.....we find crafts straight up luverly.
this girl.....oh my. she loves to color, paint, use playdoh...just create.
and I absolutely love it. LOVE IT!
and oh my....i love that face. *sigh*
messy, scraggly hair and all. *wink*
and let me just say......
this boy....he's surprising us all.
he has never EVER liked coloring, painting, making, creating. except with legos.
but something has clicked with him now that he's a big, bad kindergartener. every day -- EVERY. DAY. -- he colors. right at the kitchen table, usually i'm in the kitchen watching, cooking, and loving, all while he colors.
oh, how i love those smoochable cheekies. *grin*
i recently moved some of our coloring books, pencils, crayons, paper to our kitchen for easy access. hopefully there's not an end in sight to all this craftiness.
i've been very wordy lately. quelle surprise, mais non? so i thought i'd give you a break.
and bombard you with pictures instead. *wink* but they're cute pictures, oui?
{sorry...my brain is working in french these days. my parents have visitors from africa here. my rusty french is getting a little brush off.}
happy saturday, y'all. anyone antiquing this weekend? yard work? my man and i are gonna try to fit in some tennis...if the kids are well. i got a new racket!!!!!!!!! *swoon* pictures to come.
the swag at craft weekend was awesome. seriously awesome.
i'm sitting here -- after being up all night with one sick kid -- assisting sick kid numero dos.....yes, i know what you're thinking....my kids are sick AGAIN.....
so i decided to post a little on the haul we came home with from the ever-so-awesome craft weekend....just remember, i'm not much of a photographer. *ahem*
lisa leonard......you rock.
here's the thing.....this is my jewelry.....um, area. no clue what to call it. this is where i stash some of my jewelry. see the little silver square? that was part of the swag. i noticed a few days ago that this necklace was turned to the be still side. a message i need everyday. a message i've been seeing every morning as i start my day, brushing my teeth, every hand washing..... love. that.
the other side is this precious little birdie. when i was prego with doh doh i claimed the bob marley song "3 little birds" as my pregnancy song. so i'm digging the birdie.
it's kind of weird looking at my own jewelry this way. i didn't stage anything. what you see is what you get. i see a brass key plate that goes to a trunk. hilarious. so no, i don't wear that as jewelry. although.....sure would make a cute necklace. hmm.
my new friend -- and fellow weekend crafter -- keri made this awesome little burlap piece. she put cork inside an embroidery hoop, then covered with burlap. and then she stamped our first initial on all of them! she has a tutorial on her blog. and i plan on making more of these for my laundry room (aka grand central station) for important school papers. my bulletin board overfloweth already.
this lovely piece is from another lovely lady (also a cali girl like keri!!) named crystal. she and keri put us all to shame for bringing crafty gifts. i've told the story before, but day 2 of crafting together i finally figured out that crystal's store is in my favorites on etsy. hilarious. small world??
i should include a picture of me actually wearing these lovelies from lisa and crystal, BUT i've played tennis almost every day this week. thursday it rained. oh, and i was cleaning up vomit. *sigh*
(source...it's meg, of course)
elisalou, another sponsor!, gave these precious gadget bags. love these! i've seen them around...on etsy, in blogland, but never had one.
let me just say......i haven't used mine yet. of course, most of my swag is sitting in my closet waiting for some attention. prints need frames......you know the drill. but that's not the reason my little gadget bag hasn't seen any love from me. it probably never will get my lovin'.
it has been confiscated. by this cute little lady.
and i know doh doh is thinking, elisalou i love you. and, mom, you'll never see this again. ever. or as she actually says, doh doh mine. *grin*
by the way, she doesn't have odd circular markings on her forehead. that's just part of the fabulousness of the hipstamatic app. best. app. ever. next to angry birds, of course.
thank you to my friends for the goodies! thank you to all the sponsors!
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on a more personal note, please pray for us. we've lived in our new house for exactly 1 year. in that year we've yet to go 1 month without sickness. we're tired. we're discouraged. we're wondering what in the world is going on. i know it's really my kids' ages...but it still seems bizarre. i'm just praying over all of us!
happy friday, y'all. enjoy this glorious weather. and this weekend, DO SOMETHING OUTSIDE!!!
Today is my brother's birthday.
My brother is the one on the end. The fair-skinned kiddo in the middle is my cousin. And yes, that chubby cutie in the bikini is me. Eat your heart out. {Eat is exactly right. Sheesh.}
I wouldn't normally post this. But I was able to scrounge around and find a couple of pictures. So I thought, why not?
My brother was my hero when we were kids. He's one seriously amazing man today.
Although my parents lived it by example, John was the first to explain what is and how to have a quiet time. His explanation: get up early in the morning, read your Bible, pray, and just have alone time with the Lord.
I could do that.
I got my non-morning-person 10-year old butt outta bed at 2:30 a.m., went into my closet so a light wouldn't disturb anyone else, sat on the floor, and opened my Bible. I woke up an hour later, sleepily drug myself outta the closet, crawled into bed, and vowed morning quiet times were stinkin' ridiculous.
No worries. He later explained by EARLY he meant a half hour or so earlier than I would normally get up. Not 5 hours earlier. That tidbit of info would've been helpful in the beginning. *ahem*
Happy Birthday, John.
I'd gush here about your greatness and blah, blah, blah...but that isn't really our thang.
So HB. *wink*
So I'm still trying to calm myself and my Hog pride down after Ashley's post. But let's move on, shall we? Let's talk Craft Weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Saturday we went antiquing. Living in these parts, we have quite a few really awesome antique stores. Including one of my faves just blocks from my house.
But we hit Kimberlee and Meg's favorite place, Bearly Makin' It Antiques.
If you know my Bubba at all, you just KNOW he freaked when I sent this picture. I didn't have very good cell reception there...so I didn't get his text back....begging me for some keys.
Typical me, I was super-duper overwhelmed. I could've gone absolutely crazy up in there. Maybe notsa much with the keys....but everything else.
Does something in this picture look familiar? Hmm????
This pic is of my kitchen. And that blue, white, and green vintage cake carrier is on top of my fridge. I have a long, detailed, somewhat depressing story of when my grandmother passed away. I had a hard time taking her belongings, but a few things I did get. One of which was that cake carrier. I didn't even know she had it...but freaked out over the colors. *grin*
I'm drawn to industrial pieces, metalware, and the like. License plates, oil cans, gas cans, signs....oh, *swoon*. I even found vintage handles for pumping gas. If I knew where I'd put them they'd be in my house right now.
But I was a good girl. I paced myself.
(A few of these pics via Meg.)
Some items were cheaper there than I can find at home. Other items were way more expensive. Isn't that odd? Anyway, I only bought one item here.
This awesome, bright yellow kitchen scale. (Bad pic, sorry!!) And get this.....around here these go for a minimum of $30...very often $60 and up. I got it for......$10! TEN! Suh-weeeeet!!!!!!!!!
Then we moved on to The Barn. Same owners. Way more loot.
This place rocked. I ain't lyin', my man should kiss the ground Kimberlee walks on that we all drove together in a 15-passenger van
instead of taking individual cars. Cuz I woulda loaded uuuuuuuup!!!! For reals.
Oh, and did I mention this place was also on American Pickers? Bubba loves that show.
I desperately wanted this chair. Great price. Amazing condition. But it couldn't fit in the van. *sniff* But weep not for me, dear friends. I came home with this.
I've been looking for one of these, babies! And the cost??? TEN SMACKERS! Unbelievable. (I found one here awhile back for $30.) I haven't put it anywhere yet.....I'm thinking craft room with fabric? Doh Doh's room for toys? Kitchen for antique linens? The laundry room? The playroom for toys? Have mercy!
If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you know that I'm in the pursuit of a vintage glider. Had one awhile back, located a truck, and they sold it before I got back. Why I didn't put it on hold....I have no idea. But I found one at the Barn....too much $$$, not great condition, and the thought of hauling it home....
If I'd bought that green beauty, I wouldn't have been able to take my sweet friends to the airport. No worries ladies, it was sooooooo worth it. *grin*
We ended our shopping expenditure with a little refreshment.
It was a great, great, great, great day. And I'm ready to go back. I wonder if I showed up in Kansas if Meg or Kimberlee would take me in? Well, me and my 3 kiddos. I missed them too much to leave them again. So soon.
(No worries, ladies. It was just a joke........ Or was it? I really did want that chair.)
