I guess this is the story of my blog...catch up and updates.
We have been REALLY busy with moving and all that comes with that. What comes to mind right now are Boxes, Boxes and more Boxes. Uuuggg. And we still have boxes scattered around.
Mixed in with moving we had soccer practices, soccer games, church camp, tennis camps, a family reunion and birthdays. Whew...that is a lot to keep up with. At this point I am so glad that we are homeschooling again this year. Most schools started this past week. I am not sure that I would handle having to send the kids to school right now, too.
Our new house is wonderful! For the first time in 17 years I finally feel like I can settle in somewhere. With every place we have ever been in the past we knew that we would most likely not be staying for longer then about 7 years. This one...well we are staying until it is time to downsize (kids are out of the house) or we get too old to take care of the place. So what does settling in mean? It means unpacking everything and if there is not a place or spot for it then it does not stay. For someone like me...that is so freeing!
So, now that we are finally feeling a little settled, I will do my best to make this site a priority and get back to blogging here.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
New Home
Well the BIG Day is finally feeling like it is in sight. The "IT" that I am talking about is our move in date for our new home. WooHoo. We are all so excited for this BIG day! We are on a countdown now and the number right now is 18. Yeah Yeah!!
Fun in the SUN!
Well, my ideas of putting my "blogging time" on my calendar or on my daily lists (so I would write more here) didn't work. None the less, I am here now and this is becasue I have intentionally made myself not think about "my list" for the day. In fact I have not been home most of the day to even look at it much less think about it.
We took the day today and went out to one of the most awesome public city pools. Seriously, it is like walking into a miniature water park. They have it all: the water slides, whirl pool, lazy river, adult pool, kid beach play pool, diving boards and even lap lanes for those that are the serious swimmers. Whew! That is a lot. And the best part...it cost less to spend the day there (for a whole 3 people) then what most Starbucks drinks cost. Now that I like!
So, the worst part of the day was definitely, with out a doubt, stepping in the shower at the end of the day and realizing that you are burned even more then you realized. I guess it is time to start teaching my wonderful boys how to rub sun screen on their poor moma's back.
All in all we had a great time. I even joined them on the water slides and lazy river. Yes, we had a lot of Fun in the SUN!
We took the day today and went out to one of the most awesome public city pools. Seriously, it is like walking into a miniature water park. They have it all: the water slides, whirl pool, lazy river, adult pool, kid beach play pool, diving boards and even lap lanes for those that are the serious swimmers. Whew! That is a lot. And the best part...it cost less to spend the day there (for a whole 3 people) then what most Starbucks drinks cost. Now that I like!
So, the worst part of the day was definitely, with out a doubt, stepping in the shower at the end of the day and realizing that you are burned even more then you realized. I guess it is time to start teaching my wonderful boys how to rub sun screen on their poor moma's back.
All in all we had a great time. I even joined them on the water slides and lazy river. Yes, we had a lot of Fun in the SUN!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Time to Write
I hate that I go for so long between posts here. For some reason I just can't find the time, energy and motivation to pull myself to this "post" screen on my blog to write. There is so much to write and share here, that is not the problem. I might have to schedule it into my calendar or add it to my daily lists. Maybe I will try that....Or maybe by next week you will find more of me here, after all our schooling for the year is complete! Yeah! Can't wait for that. I think I am more ready than the kids.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
W & P Sunday: Addison Road - What do I know of Holy?
I has been a while since I last posted a W&P Sunday song. I thought that I would get one in today.
The one that I would like to share is from Addison Road called What do I know of Holy? We were fortunate enough to have this band visit our church this weekend. They performed a concert last night and then lead us in worship this morning. I have not followed the band that much, although I do listen to and love their songs that are regularly played on KLOVE and Air1. It is always more special and significant when you can meet and learn more about the people behind the songs. I am sure I will follow them more closely now. They started their band in college and have been together for 10 years.
This one that I am sharing today is one of my favorites by them. I did not post the lyrics here as they are in the video. Enjoy!
The one that I would like to share is from Addison Road called What do I know of Holy? We were fortunate enough to have this band visit our church this weekend. They performed a concert last night and then lead us in worship this morning. I have not followed the band that much, although I do listen to and love their songs that are regularly played on KLOVE and Air1. It is always more special and significant when you can meet and learn more about the people behind the songs. I am sure I will follow them more closely now. They started their band in college and have been together for 10 years.
This one that I am sharing today is one of my favorites by them. I did not post the lyrics here as they are in the video. Enjoy!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
A God Thing!
I haven't talked much about this with most people and have never posted anything regarding it here on my blog. However, this definitely, now, deserves acknowledgment so I though I would share it here.
A little over one year ago, I went in for a routine doctor check. As with most routine doctor checks, I also had blood work done. This blood work showed that I had possible issues with my Thyroid. So, I was referred to a specialist. Being that there are not very many specialists that treat thyroid issues where I live, I had to wait 3 months for my first appointment. Finally the first appointment had arrived and I was so upset and frustrated becasue all the doctor wanted to do was put me on medication right away, before really studying what was going on. If you know me, you know that I am not one to just take any medication. I only take it if I REALLY have to. So, with that I was on the search for another doctor for a second opinion. Again, another 3 month wait. Finally, the appointment arrived, I met and talked with the doctor and then began the process of many more blood draws. This doctor did what I thought the first should have done, and that is study and watch some blood counts over a period of time. So after a few blood draws and more numbers I was back in the office again, only this time, all the counts came back normal. I could tell by the look on the doctors face and the way that she spoke to me that she was even a little surprised at this.
There is really so much more to the story, but the bottom line here is that this is definitely a GOD thing. I had peace from the very beginning and knew everything would be okay. I just prayed and prayed that I would not have to take any medication. Specially for Thyroid issues, as once you start on Thyroid medication it is usually something that you end up taking for life.
ALLELUIA!!! I give all the Glory to God!
A little over one year ago, I went in for a routine doctor check. As with most routine doctor checks, I also had blood work done. This blood work showed that I had possible issues with my Thyroid. So, I was referred to a specialist. Being that there are not very many specialists that treat thyroid issues where I live, I had to wait 3 months for my first appointment. Finally the first appointment had arrived and I was so upset and frustrated becasue all the doctor wanted to do was put me on medication right away, before really studying what was going on. If you know me, you know that I am not one to just take any medication. I only take it if I REALLY have to. So, with that I was on the search for another doctor for a second opinion. Again, another 3 month wait. Finally, the appointment arrived, I met and talked with the doctor and then began the process of many more blood draws. This doctor did what I thought the first should have done, and that is study and watch some blood counts over a period of time. So after a few blood draws and more numbers I was back in the office again, only this time, all the counts came back normal. I could tell by the look on the doctors face and the way that she spoke to me that she was even a little surprised at this.
There is really so much more to the story, but the bottom line here is that this is definitely a GOD thing. I had peace from the very beginning and knew everything would be okay. I just prayed and prayed that I would not have to take any medication. Specially for Thyroid issues, as once you start on Thyroid medication it is usually something that you end up taking for life.
ALLELUIA!!! I give all the Glory to God!
Mighty Mitered Flanged Pillow
Here is my final pillow that I have been working on for my Grandmother. I have to make this its own post as it really deserves it! I say it deserves its own post becasue this was the first time that I have made anything that has a mitered flange on it. It sounds and looks easy enough, right? Well, it isn't. At least it wasn't for me.
With all the pillows that I have made in the past month, I have learned how to do 2 new t hings. The first was I learned how to sew an invisible zipper and the other was this mitered flange. The difference between the two were day and night. I used the wonderful internet (YouTube) to find tutorials on how to sew an invisible zipper, however you would not believe that I could not find ANYTHING on how to sew a mitered flange. I could not believe it (and still can't). I thought that maybe I was not searching for the right thing so I tried everything I could think of. When I finally gave up I asked my wonderful hubby to help. He can find ANYTHING on the internet. So, I began to give him a quick lesson on what I was trying to do and told him all the possible names and "terms" that this could possibly be found under and then let him go at it. Even he couldn't find anything (video tutorials). Finally, he did find a PDF document with some basic and mismatched steps. So, I printed it out and studied it for days, trying to make out what to do, how to do it and where to begin. In the mean time (during these few days of internet searching), I decided to try and figure this all out on my own. It never happened. I can't even remember how many times I ripped all the stitches that I sewed.
Finally, it clicked, after much time of reading and rereading this list of steps that I found, I did it! Now, I have to say that it is not the best. There are quit a bit of nips and tucks around the pillow, specially around the corners, but overall it looks okay and it is completed. Here are a couple of pictures of this "mighty mitered flanged" pillow.
This last picture is the back of the pillow where you can see the invisible zipper that I put in it. I am still working on perfecting the invisible zipper as you can see just a little bit of it on the left. You shouldn't be able to see any of it, hence the name "invisible" zipper.
With all the pillows that I have made in the past month, I have learned how to do 2 new t hings. The first was I learned how to sew an invisible zipper and the other was this mitered flange. The difference between the two were day and night. I used the wonderful internet (YouTube) to find tutorials on how to sew an invisible zipper, however you would not believe that I could not find ANYTHING on how to sew a mitered flange. I could not believe it (and still can't). I thought that maybe I was not searching for the right thing so I tried everything I could think of. When I finally gave up I asked my wonderful hubby to help. He can find ANYTHING on the internet. So, I began to give him a quick lesson on what I was trying to do and told him all the possible names and "terms" that this could possibly be found under and then let him go at it. Even he couldn't find anything (video tutorials). Finally, he did find a PDF document with some basic and mismatched steps. So, I printed it out and studied it for days, trying to make out what to do, how to do it and where to begin. In the mean time (during these few days of internet searching), I decided to try and figure this all out on my own. It never happened. I can't even remember how many times I ripped all the stitches that I sewed.
Finally, it clicked, after much time of reading and rereading this list of steps that I found, I did it! Now, I have to say that it is not the best. There are quit a bit of nips and tucks around the pillow, specially around the corners, but overall it looks okay and it is completed. Here are a couple of pictures of this "mighty mitered flanged" pillow.
This last picture is the back of the pillow where you can see the invisible zipper that I put in it. I am still working on perfecting the invisible zipper as you can see just a little bit of it on the left. You shouldn't be able to see any of it, hence the name "invisible" zipper.
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