2010

Happy New Year!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday.  We did our best here to enjoy ours.  We ended up getting our second blizzard for the winter over Christmas.  It is amazing how much snow I have in front of my house.  I believe it’s over 7ft high.  DH and I took a photo which I’ll have to dig out for you.  Ah found it.  Here’s one of the drifts.  My DH is over 6′ tall (to give you some perspective).    Since this photo was taken it has snowed another 3″.  Luckily now all we are dealing with bitter cold, -14 F.   Things have been well despite the weather.  Christmas was nice and well as the New Year.

I saw a link on SM to Motivated Moms.  Now I have done Flylady and seen MM before, but have never tried it.  I decided this year to give it a go.  It was very little $ for the huge amount of work it saved me from making my own.  I have been following it for a few days now and so far so well.  DH is pleased and I think it’s helping.  I love the checklist idea of it all.  I hope to stick to it throughout the year.

Lastly, if you have time today please check out UM.  Brooke of Family Tree Glass burnt her hand a few weeks ago and needs our help to pay for some mounting medicial bills.  I wish her a very speedy recovery.

We Can Finally Talk About It

Easter that is.   What did you think I meant? lol

So Easter… this year I wanted to make the girls dresses, matchy-matchy almost.  So after making the tiered dress for Artiste’s birthday I wanted to make that for Easter instead of thehandmadedress.net pattern.  You will just see how that turned out.  After finishing  the first tiered dress, which gave me all kinds of trouble, I couldn’t wait to try it on my little Evie.  On it went.  Now let’s just say it was a little revealing on top and she need a adjustment.  Happily I went on, put the pants on her so I could see the whole outfit together.  Ah they are cute I think (although they will NOT go over her CD and she will have to wear a sposie for Easter).  No worries.  I turn to DH who takes one look and says he hates it.  To quote later “the girls looked clownish”.  I am not kidding, this was the day before Easter.  I completely lost it.  I was quite angry.  I decide I am going to ahead with my plan even he is not into the “boutique style”.  I make my other DD’s dress.  Ugh, the pants are a bit long.  She would not, flat out refused, to let me try anything on her.   Oh well, I think it’s just one day.  I put the girls in their dresses/pants, boys all dressed up, DH and I ready to go.  Wait I want a photo of the kids.  I grab the camera.  I take picts, they look great on the viewfinder.  A second after taking the last photo my battery dies.   Wonderful, if nothing I have these pictures.  And we are off.  The rest of the day was good and the kids had lots of fun.  Now in hindsight I can say I wish I had done the handmade dress like I had originally intended.  While the dress was adorable, I am in the midwest and boutique clothing isn’t really seen here much.  Oh and the highlight, those pictures I took all turned out black.  I have none of them altogether.  Ah well, and so it goes….

I only have this photo of the two outfits side-by-side.

The Yuckies

I have them.  Unfortuntally I have been sick all week.  I had big hopes for my craft fair and now, well, I feel sort of disappointed about it.  I was going to sew all week these beautiful things to bring, but instead I was laid up feeling crummy.  I finally went to the doctor today since I wasn’t getting any better and turns out I have a sinus infection, bronichitis, and a ear infection.  She gave me some meds, but said it would take a bit to feel better.  Really I’m just hoping that this pressure goes away and my eyes stop looking like I’ve been crying for hours.  Can you just imagine trying to sell something looking like you just stepped off the tear express?!?

New Things

My little baby is not so little anymore.  She is a mere 7 months old, still an infant.  But today she completed the first step in being a bit more independant.  She pulled up.  She did it unassisted, holding onto the train table (which doubles as a coffee table).  Everything is coming so fast.  I’m left wondering what happened between Janunary when she was born and now.  Isn’t she too little for this?  She doesn’t think so.

Just a Short 5 Years

Hi everyone.

Today is 5 years since Madaline was born. They orange lilies have bloomed their bright vibrant color and summer has come to pass. Another year has gone. And so today I celebrate with a special stocking at my HC. Below is my little blurb about it. Later today I will go and visit the cemetery to see her. Really she has a beautiful spot. Happy Angelversary Madaline!



Today Madaline Jane is having a special stocking. We have lots of great items for you. And special guests including Cotton Mama, Crochet Funtime, Baby Bird Bath Works & Deep Elm Eyes, also great collabs with Zephyr Diapers, G-Button Baby, & It’s A Snap Diapers!

Come check out all the great items today @ 12:13 EST!

Visit Madaline Jane today!

Here’s just a sampling of some items!

Thanks,
Jenny