my latest Project!

****UPDATE****

a few of you aske me how long it took to get me to this point. It took me about a week to get this point!

This is my latest Project. I have had a few people ask me what I have been working on and this is it!

This is for Ella. We are moving her up to a twin size Bed and we needed blankets to fit it. She is loving the super girl squares. I based the colors off of those squares.

I was trying do decide if I was going to hand stitch it or tie it. I think I am going with tying it with black and pink yarn.


This is the first quilt I have done on my own. I have never done one with so many pieces before! i am really excited to see it done! I have been working on a quilt for me and Josh's Bed. However we are going to get a king size bed and I was making it for a queen... now I have to figure that in and try to figure out what we are going to need to make it a king size quilt...so I have tons more work to do on that...


My friend Ceri is having a baby (boy) and I think I am going to work on a quit for her next! a peanuts baby blanket with a flannel back so it will be snuggly!! ( I will have to get one in the works for Sara TOO...when I know what she is having! ( or had they wait to find out)!)


Any way there it is...is any one working on anything???

I haven't gotten to scrap booking...my garage is still in a state of ciaos!

We've moved...settling in!

Here the house we moved into. It is my parents. They have been traveling for work and are not using it. It has sat vacant and they have been working on it for a while.

it is still in need of some tile and all the baseboards and door frames.

we were here during the summer helping put in the lawn and drive way and fixing the yard up!

this looking out the front door...

Above is the front door and below is how it looks when you walk in.

above the kitchen and below that dining room

this is the living room

above is the office in the living room

below is the hall you walk down to get to the rooms and bathrooms

the door on the right is the garage and the door on the right is the closet and the other doors down a little farther and cupboards

when you get to the need you turn right and there is a short hallway( below)

the first door on the right is the kids room below is the room and then the closet

the next on teh right is the other bedroom. it is a bit bigger and the one we have been in. My parents have been here since we moved in because the job they are supposed to go to isn't ready yet.

this closet has been fixed up. the shelves have been added to make it more usable space!
This is the master bedroom. IT IS HUGE~below is the walk in closet

the kids still call it grandma's and grandpa's but I think when they move onto their job it will make it our house!

The kids have so much more room to play. The back yard is pretty big too

this cupboard is big and exits into the kitchen they think it is a secret hiding place with secret passages...they are so funny...they are having a snack in there in the picture!

this is the kids hanging out on the patio in the back...they love being able to go outside and play in the dirt and to explore back there with out me telling them not to wander to far!

Say Cheese

Chritmas... is there such a thing as to much???

Christmas was fun this yr. they were both old enough to get what was going on.

They were excited about ripping them open as fast as the could they played with them all a little before moving on.

I am not sure if any one saw this on commercials. Brandon and Ella love dinosaurs. We went looking and they were 300 dollars. They were just out of our range. On a strange random decision to visit a wal-mar-t by our house we found this one for 99.00. We couldn't believe it. We decided that that was a great buy and that we would never find that price again. the kids love it. it is so neat it moves and interacts with the kids touch. they can get on it and pretend to ride and and it makes galloping noises. It also its when you put things in its mouth...the kids let it eat there hands daily!!!

My parents were her Christmas day it was kinda nice to spend Christmas with some one we have been alone for the last few yrs!

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I made a few Drafts at once and they put the last one I posted under this one! so scroll down!

3 strikes makes a bad day!

Brandon is great at hurting himself. This is proof that he is crazy.
the day started with him opening a door and it smacking him ont the bridge of his nose! His eyes watered he actually cried On this one. ( most of the tears were he eyes watering from the pain)

then he was out riding his scooter and hit a bump and the handle bars turned and he got himself in the fore head.

Lest but not least he did the same as a bove but got himself in the lip...It was swollen for 2 days, He looked like some one kicked his butt. I got a lot of questions bout is apperance...but any one who knows him KNOWS he is fear less!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

every day is flying by...

Christmas is coming so fast and I feel like it is sneaking up on me so FAST.

I wanted to get cards out early and pictures taken really well for it.

Brandon's birthday party was fun....and of course I forgot the camera in the rush of getting it all together. Jim got pictures and I have to get them from him...for both his birthdays...the last birthday accidentally got deleted.

After that it has all whizzed by.

I finally got the time to get the pictures in and these pictures should tell you how it went...

ENJOY!!!

Busy bee's...

We have been super busy since Ella's birthday. After her birthday we prepared for family to come for thanksgiving. We had thanksgiving on the day before and had about 20 of us there. We ate and then played games like white elephant and bunko. We normally play bunko but my parents wont be back for Christmas so we did the white elephant this time...trying to tie the holidays together.

We left thanksgiving the day for my parents and helped them to get there house in order for renters. We did putty and sanded and primed and painted. It was a busy 5 days. While we were there I got a bad bad cold. It was not fun I was trying to keep the kids busy and having fun sicker than a dog. we got home on Monday and my hubby ended up taking the day off and I slept all day. He couldn't move his arms. It was funny!

That week I spent trying to get better. I still have that lingering cough but I am feeling better. but by the end of the week Ella started to get the cold and I started her on her inhalers ASAP. I didn't want her getting RSV.

that weekend Josh went back to my parents. I opted to stay home. The kids were sick and more content at home. So I was home alone this weekend.

My mom came down and helped me and my sister pump out the 250 cards that I had to do because I won the card contest and I had to have them in by the end of the month. it took us all day because we ran out of tape 3 times. I will get a copy of the card and put it up here... so you can see the way they wanted me to change it!!


By that night the kids were not feeling well at all and I took them home to rest. We rested all Sunday both kids cranky sick and laying around. By Monday Ella was happy to inform me that her voice had come back. It was funny she had been squeaking since Thursday.

We (josh and I) spent the night discussing the possibility of moving to my parent house...an opportunity that is a great option. it is just a ways to drive. My parents offered us a great deal. they travel a lot for work and there house is just sitting there. We are still sifting through the pros and cons of that.

Sunday was Brandon's birthday. He is the Big 2. He has no Idea that it was that day. we didn't tell him. We are doing his birthday on Monday after we get paid. He is to little to know any way so...I figure it is ok. later in life I will have to be more prepared. We have so much crammed into that time. Ella's Birthday is the 16th, Our wedding is the 29th and Branden's birthday the 7th. Not to mention thanksgiving and Christmas and my birthday all in the span of 6 weeks. So I will have to work that out!!!

I have spent the rest of this week taking care of Avon getting my last books out before Christmas and prepping for everything Else....like the fact that we have another weekend at the ole parents. this weekend is laying tile!!!! I have a Avon Christmas party tonight and I still have books I have to get out. UGH!!!! I will spend all of Thursday & Friday prepping for Brandon's birthday on Monday.

Sorry for the delay in writing. I will post pics of my parents house, the party and the card as soon as I can.

I hope this finds everyone well....

Ella Is the big 4 now!

Ella is ready to grow up!

So on Saturday I get this postcard from Ella's Dr. wishing her a happy birthday! So I tell her about it and give it to her telling her it was a little early. She was so excited that she hugged it and carried it all day. Every time I would stop at a red light or park she would show people her post card and tell them that they were invited to her birthday party. We went to Jen's house and she had to show them! Ella is a birthday fanatic! she loves the cake the song the presents the fact that every one gets cake on other peoples birthday. She thinks that all birthdays are amazing and when it is her turn all the better!

When I first told her her birthday was a month away and that she would turn 4 she said I don't want to be that old! She was happy With being 3 she thought that is was a good age and wouldn't mind staying that age. I think that turning 4 has grown on her and she is ready. Plus she realized that she would have a party! so now she is counting down the days to her birthday!

the final dress up...Halloween day!

Halloween was funny this year.
Last year it was a new experience for Ella that she didn't forget from last yr. She counted the days down...asking every day if this was the day to Trick or treat!

Brandon didn't mind dressing up and even left his hat on every time we dressed him up! I think it was because he was to busy getting sweeties from every one!

Brandon was not sure he was into the trick or treating...we hit a couple of doors where no one was home and he thought we were nuts walking to every house and just knocking on doors and leaving.... UNTIL we got that first bit of candy and then he had an Epiphany! He then ran to every door. Yes Ran. he knew that these people were handing out free candy and mom and dad were OK with that! What is better than that??? he even learned to Say trick or treat Because the people thought it was so cute they would hand him HAND FULLS of candy ( smart kid)!

Ella on the other hand was done after about an hour and didn't even care if she went to any more doors!

Brandon was mad about his 5 o'clock shadow!

there they are...so Cute!