taking a baby break

So I am due to have a baby any day now & I'm going to take a little break from orders. I will resume in a couple months-in May? You understand-right? I love my little projects, but for sanity sake, I should take a time-out.

birthday luv!

I get so sad after my kids' birthday parties, in a mopey litlte sugar coma. We had so much fun & I'm so glad I could fully enjoy it before this baby boy steals the show. Ruthie ate it up, loved seeing her sweet friends from her class-she's a social little thing. I'm glad only family was around to see her open presents-she was like a tasmanian devil & then it was time for a nap.

 ruthie & her honey.

 Henry said he would wear his pink shirt if da-da would wear his.

 ruthie's little timeline.

 my friend sherry (your party pixie) let me borrow lots of her cute orange/pink fabric.

 Got this awesome stamp set like this and it came in handy.

 Got this idea here.

 Ruthie loves strawberry cake (and I do too). I used Paula Deen's recipe. If I can do it, you can. I don't bake much.

 Okay, so I got a Silhouette CAMEO™ for Christmas and did these little heart cut-outs for the mailbox favors (Target dollar bin) & cupcake holders. I could really go berserk with this thing, it overwhelms.

remind me who i am----LOVED

I shared this song & its message to my Bible study girls the other week. 

Thought it fit with Valentine's Day, I'll tell you why. 

So sometimes, I will ask hubby to tell me why he loves me-he squirms & lists stupid/sweet things. But as women-we so want to be loved and can really put the heat on (and not in a good way) our significant others to show their love.

Over the course of our time together, I've tried to lesson the demands of Tim to prove his love and turn to God. Not that hubby is off the hook (nothing shows some love like loading that dishwasher). But we gotta know that we are loved regardless if we get it from our marriages/relationships-God loves us more than any other human is possible.

I have sweet friends who are going through a ick season in their marriage & there is a love shortage in their union-this song is to remind us that God's love is so very great & if we accept His love, we can be filled up.

God loves you & will fight for you & walk your life with you.

Remind Me Who I Am by Jason Gray

When I lose my way,
And I forget my name
Remind me who I am
In the mirror all I see
Is who I don't wanna be
Remind me who I am

In the loneliest places
When I can't remember what grace is

Tell me, once again
Who I am to You, who I am to You
Tell me, lest I forget
Who I am to You, that I belong to You
To You

When my heart is like a stone,
And I'm running far from home
Remind me who I am
When I can't receive Your love
Afraid I'll never be enough
Remind me who I am

If I'm Your beloved can You help me believe it

Tell me, once again
Who I am to you, who I am to You
Tell me, lest I forget
Who I am to you, that I belong to You
To You

I'm the one You love, I'm the one You love
That will be enough, I'm the one You love

Tell me, once again
Who I am to you, who I am to You
Tell me, lest I forget
Who I am to you, that I belong to You

Tell me, once again
Who I am to You, who I am to You
Tell me, lest I forget
Who I am to You, that I belong to You

To You

To You

kiddo art

Check out this child's own site. Saw it from my friend at Whatever. She doesn't realize she's my friend.

I love the quirky drawings my kids do, a peek into their little heads. So hard for me to part with some of them-although there has to be a realistic limit on what can be kept-right?

fancy pants commercial

Does this make you laugh? Why does it crack me up so? Reminds me of when I get miss fancy pants and forget my life sometimes. Like when Tim & I get out for night out & I eat yummy food & return to the out of control laundry & dirty dishes. And thinking to tomorrow when I have a back-to-back beauty treatments-haircut & then massage. Please God, don't let me go into labor before I have this day.

valentine cards

Here are the kiddos vtine cards this year. Used this choo-choo one last year. Really wanted to do one like below, but I needed to use the energy for something else.

jcpenney commercials

So it looks like JC Penney has a new ad agency and doing some fun new tv spots for them. This one made me happy, not sure it will make me shop at JCP, but happy nonetheless.

polly & me

This is my sister Polly & me-from this fall. She is 2 years younger & lives in Dallas. We are due with babies 2 weeks apart-she's due at the end of February & me mid-March. Such a sweet blessing to be prego at the same time & have babies together-no one else can truly remember newborn days besides the ones living it. My Ruthie & her Charlie are 3 months apart as well. Polly & I have walked life together:
-cheered jr high & high school together
-ran track together
-dated brothers back in the day (kinda weird & neat at the same time)
-went to college together
-pledged same sorority (I was her pledge trainer). her sorority big sister was my sorority little sister---Jane!
-I assume her friends are my friends & now she has Dallas friends that I don't really know (!)
-we got married in the same year (poor mamasita)
-I can be very honest with her & tell her anything
-we are very different from each other in lots of ways but get each other & i know if we every fight/disagree, we'll get over it quickly & maybe just pretend it didn't happen.
-we appreciate the same type of music
-i am the older sister, but sometimes there is role reversal many times going thru life-polly can be more adventurous than me about things.
-polly is a pretty no-frills girl, but ain't scared to indulge in a massage: chair massage, table massage-wherever she can get them (in the middle of a mall, in a spa, or at the chiropractor)
-she has a heart for the people around her, people who are hurting/those who need God/she takes time for them regardless of her own "stuff"
-if you know polly, you love her because she's authentic & really don't pretend to be someone she is not. this sounds like a simple thing, but is hard for us to do.
-essentially, polly does her thing without much fanfare, and you are blessed if you know her

come fly away

 

YAY for the soon arrival of baby Camille. This is one of my little sister-Polly's best bud's first baby. I tend to acquire Polly's friends too, so Palmer is a friend of mine as well! I was smiling & praying for this little one while painting. Palmer will be a great mom & handle it all well. And our babies will be the same age coming up together-sweet! This is part of the baby shower gift we are helping do for her.

step stool steps!

STEP STOOL ORDERING:

Local customers...
1. Order the above KidKraft step stool from Target or Wal-mart and assembly it (sorry, hubby says no more on assembling them).They have lots of colors. See links above.
2. Leave it on my door step & convo with me on what you want.
3. Painting cost is $30-50, depending on the detail. Tell me your thoughts & I will price it.
4. So $35-45 for step stool plus the painting fee.

If you are not local:
1. Have a assembled step stool shipped to me & I will paint it & ship back.

Above is another option from Wal-Mart of a pre-assembled step stool. I only see natural & this honey oak offered. You can order this & have it shipped directly to me. So it is around $40 (plus the cost of painting & me shipping to you). It does not have the lift up storage top.

custom boards

Okay, so this project started with a friend dropping off a sad/falling apart wooden Adirondack chair at my house & had the idea for me to make something of this wood for her Christmas gifts. I was stumped for a bit, but after Tim took it apart (sweet tim)-the slats lent themselves to little hangers. Fun to make something out of junk. Thanks, Sally Kate for the challenge & the order.

luv is in the air...

So Ruthie's #3 is March 10, but we are celebrating early with a v-tine party and this is all she talks about. She's been decorating for it already. Heart stickers all over the kitchen windows. We are both so excited. Ideas I've gathered below, not sure if they will all happen, but at least gets me going.

I have limited energy these days...baby boy due March 11 & my body is giving out on me. But a party can always energize me!!! Got one of those nifty belly braces and everything. And sporting a fever blister, which doesn't look that great on a heavy breathing, big bellied woman. Mandy, you can feel my pain & all the sistas out there who cannot hide when they are stressed because of these loverly tell-tale signs.

To clarify, this post is not about my fever blister, it is about getting excited about Ruthie's party!!!

invites

INVITE INFO:
-$1.25 per (4x9 or 5x7 sizes)
-2 weeks turnaround, por favor (extra for rush-rush jobs)
-Super thick cardstock & white envelopes
-Return address labels included with quantities over 40 (or pay $10 for 40 return address labels)
-bah humbug, no Christmas cards offered
-$1 per coordinating 5.5x4.25 fill-in the blank thank-you notes 

Here are some designs new & old:

happy NEW YEAR

This was a commission hand lettering for a Happy New Year's card from an ultra hip blogger-Mary Straton. You should add her site to your list-it will make you feel hip too.

What new will God bring your way this year?