Thursday, December 26, 2013



 Christmas Eve

 He loves holding onto something when he is going to sleep :)









 He has wanted a tool set for , literally, years.


 Needless to say he was feelin pretty big!


 The big kid being excited about his gift :P 







Christmas day 
 Christmas morning bed heads.
Jude is feeling pretty chipper.


 Upon arrival at Grandpa's:


 So thankful for this whole clan!


 Jude got a singing giraffe but I don't think he knows it.





Very proud of his robe from Grandpa and grandma!


We had feasting and fun and gifts and fighting over game cheaters ( not the kids!) and good laughs!
Certainly the Father has lavished good gifts on us! 
Hope you all had a wonderful day!

Friday, August 2, 2013

Baby Room and Baby Chicks

A little bit of our life this week...

So its official. 

We now fit in with the other fine country folk out here in the sticks. 

Recently Grandma told the grandsons she was going to hatch silkie chickens for them.
They started out with like 16 eggs 
and ended up with 3 chicks each. 
A predator thinned our flock to 2.
I told hubby if we have 2 chickens, we might as well get more and make it worth our while.

He was at a job yesterday.
They had baby chicks and chickens running all over the property while he worked.
He came home and told me he found free chickens, if we want them. 
( AFTER a discussion with the owners :))
 
So we went back to the job last evening and the owners gave us 8 Plymouth rock chicks and a handsome rooster!
They are actually quite pretty and the rooster made sure I didn't over sleep today! >: /


 So we now have a total of 11 chickens roaming around here..
and Sebastian has spent most of the day outside with them.

 And here we have the carpenters working hard on the cozy little coup.




Sewing for Baby

And the baby room (aka closet) is almost ready..
clothe bins; made
baby clothes; washed and ready to go
flag banner; made
blanket; pieced (now to quilt it)
and still on the to do list:
wash all windows
can tomatoes (salsa, juice, sauce)
do corn,
house clean,
can grape juice,
the list goes on and on
I should probably get off of here and go work on it!


Sorry about the poor quality pics. My only camera is on my wanna be droid. 
another thing for the to do list:
BUY A CAMERA!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

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)

Friday, April 26, 2013

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!