Valentine Boxes

So...I could lie and say what an enjoyable, bonding experience this was for Mother and Daughter.....or.....I could tell the truth! Grandma Gail had this great idea for Camry's Valentine box. Cover it with batting and fabric and sew buttons and things on it to give it a "dimpled" effect. The original plan was to make it look like a mailbox with a flag and all.....PSHH!!! This was the most incredibly hard thing I've done in a while. I pride myself on being somewhat crafty....but seriously! After severely burning myself with the glue gun, poking myself with a very sharp needle, and spending WAY too much time....this is what we came up with! TADA! At least she loves it! She says her friends at school said it looks like a big stuffed pillow. On a side note.....she came home from school today and said, "Hey mom, I was just thinking...how are we going to get the Valentines out?" Ha Ha Ha! Any ideas??? Camry and her beautiful box
Easton and his robot box
Easton came home today and announced that he needed to make a Valentines mailbox for tomorrow....thanks for the heads up buddy! His box was a spur of the moment, thrown together robot.....which actually doesn't look too bad. :) He is a good sport and didn't care what we did. He even said, "Mom, I don't need a mailbox if you think it will be too hard." (he witnessed some of the stuffed pillow drama from a couple nights before) If that doesn't give you mommy guilt I don't know what does! He's such a sweet boy! I told him we could make him one...no problem!
Anyone who has any great ideas for next years mailboxes I'm all ears...I think I'll start working on them right away!

Tag I'm It...again...

Rochelle tagged me with this easy..yet somewhat lame..tag. :) Here's what you do: (I'm thinking someone was really bored to come up with this one...)

1. Pick up the book nearest you (at least 123 pages long)
2. Go to page 123
3. Find the fifth sentence on the page
4. Type the next 3 sentences
5. Tag 5 other peopleThe book nearest me is Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. I've already read it. I really like Nicholas Sparks...although this was not one of my favorites.

My dad left for work at exactly 7:35. Once he was gone, I scanned the paper, uninterested in the news, at a loss as to what to do next. I had no desire to go surfing, or even to leave the house, and I was wondering whether I should crawl back into bed to try to get some rest when I heard a car pull up the drive.

I'm tagging Bonnie, Jacci, Tanya, Lisa (even though I know she won't do it), and Arah.

What's In Your Bag Tag....

I got tagged by Arah. Here is my bag and it's contents....

• Keys-so I can drive my car (actually kind of wierd that they're in my purse...usually I leave them in the car)
• My camera-I always carry this with me...you just never know when you might need to take a photo! (it's the blogger in me)
• Doublemint Gum-Jace LOVES gum...doublemint is the only nonfruity kind he likes.
• My checkbook-?? so I can buy things ??
• My Bedhead lipgloss-I love the color but hate the wierd flavor...need a new one!
• Tampon-pretty self explanitory
• Advil-from my Hawaii trip....my knee was killing me on the airplane!
• My pretty Irving Rice mirror-my mom always sends me the coolest gifts! It has pretty little charms on it...I love it (and so does Maddie)!
• 2 pair of black sunglasses-I have no idea...I should take one out and put in a brown pair!
• My Target receipt-In case I want to take back the picture frame I just bought for my bathroom.
• Paint samples-redecorating the boys room.
• My purple Massage Envy pen-I love this pen....don't really know why.
• Registration receipts-I signed my kids up for "fishing club" haven't taken the receipts out of my bag yet.
• $10.00 reward for Old Navy-gonna go spend this....didn't remember I had it (thanks Arah)!
• Pamphlets from my Dr.-from my last checkup
• $2.00-in case of a Diet Dr. Pepper emergency
  

Maybe you all learned something about me...maybe you didn't.....it was fun! I'm tagging Rochelle, Jenny, KerrieLeigh, Kristin, Marci, and both Amy's.

Going To Work!

Wow! That is a big step up!
Every little boy loves to go to work with their Dad. I think the boys have a big bonus to be able to go to work with Dad in the crane! They were so excited for their day out...I'm sure they'll have a manly time together!

Book Group

Rochelle and I started "Across the Miles Book Club" aka Sisterhood of the Traveling Books. I am so excited to see how this works and how many women we can connect through the love of books. We started the blog last night and sent out invites to all those we thought might share an interest. Once the invite has been accepted they are able to post and comment on the book club blog. The problem is I don't have everyone's e-mail so send me what you have. Share this with your friends and family and let's make this fun! I hope this will be something others will enjoy as much as I know I am!
Rochelle and I stayed up into the wee hours of the night trying to put this together. If anyone has a cute background idea or knows how to change the font in the banner and so on, please help. Share your ideas with us. It will take awhile to get it just right for our club but then it will be perfect!

How Much Is That Doggy In The Window??

FREE!
So...Emmy LOVES Fruity Pebbles! If this were a rare occurance I would totally be fine. But this happens on a weekly basis at my house! When I am not looking, my puppy sneaks into the kitchen, grabs a hold of the table cloth, and gives it a pull until her prized bowl of Fruity Pebbles comes tumbling down to the ground! She wasn't too happy today because the bowl landed on the chair rather than the floor....lucky for her since I had just mopped! Seriously!? I would love to get some advice from anyone with well behaved animals! I'm at a loss on this one!

Seeing Is Believing!

Yes...that's right! I actually finished this project! I have some serious issues with starting a project and getting to the very end, and then procrastinating forever...sometimes never finishing it at all! I truly had a great time working on this quilt but, when I got to the binding I hit a brick wall. When I decided to redo the boys' room and knew I was going to be making 2 quilts for their beds I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't start them until this one was finished. It took me all of about 1 day to do it. Why have I been putting it off? I don't know...I am thrilled with my finished product! Thank you Holly, Amy, and Emily for inviting me to join your quilting project....I have found a new love....here's to many more quilts-that I actually complete!
my wild and crazy backing...I love it!
21st Century Bullseye Quilt