Going out with a bang!

I've come to the place in my life 

when I have quite a few things 

higher on my priority list 

than sewing for people.

Therefore, I am publicly announcing 

my early retirement from sewing :) 

This fall I will be cherishing 

a new born baby!

And I will also be starting my second year 

as a homeschool mom.

Since I don't feel I can give adequate

attention to those areas and my home and husband,

the sewing must go.

June 1 is the big day for 2 girls 

of whom I am making their wedding dresses! 

And their bridesmaids, mothers, etc.

I am cutting the first brides dress this morning and I have 30 days left to finish them all!!

AAhh!!

I just panicked again!!!

Got to go sew! 

Wish me luck! 

When this madness is over

I WILL BE DONE FOR GOOD! :)

Enjoy the sunshine, you all

I'm headed to my dungeon (aka sewing room)

AAAhhh Spring!!

Oh how I love all the first blooming flowers, the budding , trees, the birds

and the lack of snow of spring!

We found that the robin who graced the edge of our porch last year

returned this year and layed more blue eggs.

A puppy in the pea patch.

Enjoy the sunny day, friends!

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas

 Mama's scarf, Daddy's gloves, Sebastian's hat...

 Sebastian was delighted to wake up the other morning and discover snow on the ground.

He went straight outside after quickly bundling up 

and built this handsome cowboy snowman with no help from me. 

 The little man has been begging me since before Thanksgiving 

to get out our little tree and decorate it.

 He thought the day would never come

Finally the other day we did it. 

Last week us Miller ladies had a christmas crafting night..

Me and Sebastian made these. 

(I'm thinkin about spray painting a few green yet)

Now today it is almost 70 degrees 

And feeling a lot more like garden planting time than Christmas!

I'm definitely not complaining! 

I'm sure that snow will come back soon enough!

Camp Fires, Grilling and all that fun stuff...

Cousins!

The Tobe-ster

Pork chop anyone?

 Scored the tent for .25 at a yardsale. too bad its Bratz...

My lil modern indian :)

 

Smores ; what is a camp fire without them!?

 

 

School is out! I feel free!

 Bring on summer and all the fun!

A DECADE OF US

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009
No Pictures could I find


2010

2011

2012

No picture yet


Its been an interesting 7 years..

In one of Matt's recent letters

he wrote "thanks for stayin on this crazy roller coaster ride.."

I must say its been anything but boring !!

And I can't wait to see what's ahead!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BABE!

I've married a pretty awesome guy...

As these letters I received over the past few years show...

This pile is most of the letters I got in the last four years
although there are more..

Most of them aren't amazingly poetic
but some of them are...
Either way the pile of them testifies to the fact
that after almost 7 years of marriage
my husband still pursues me,
he still communicates with me,
still takes an interest in me,
still takes time for me..
which I would have to say is better than any gift bought with money.

So thankful for my husband this valentines day
and every day....

A Valentine's Day Project ; I Heart You

While walking through the store the other day I was telling Sebastian that in about 2 weeks its valentines day and he'll get to exchange love-y little cards with all his classmates.
So we looked at all the box valentines....Lightning McQueen, barbie Doll, They all just seemed kinda cheesy. Easy, but cheesy.

So we bout a bag of these...

..And got out glue, scissors, paper, the Cricut, cellophane bags, stapler, and so on
and made a huge mess all over the table.

And eventually had a pile of these!


Sebastian was so tired of writing "from Sebastian" but eventually finished.
I thought of being more creative and doing catchy phrases with critters etc for the boys, but when Sebastian was losing interest after the 1st 3 I decided pink and red and hearts were good enough for everyone :)

Now we just have to wait for Valentine's Day to show up!