GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!

Homemade Hospitality - Giveaway!!!!

Head on over to Enjoy the Journey and enter to win a fantastic book on hospitality!!! I have to be honest hospitality is something I struggle with big time! I have many other gifts that I excel at but hospitality is not one of them and I would love to change that!!!

Getting Crafty

You can turn an empty formula can into something pretty!

Using some wrapping paper, scissors and tape or glue

Your formula can transforms into a pretty container!

That can hold markers, knitting needles, silverware or

anything you have that needs displayed in a pretty way!

Gettin' Crafty...NOT

So my friend Tiffany is amazingly crafty and has mad skillz too! She is always doing something new...I swear her brain must go a mile a minute! She posted on her website some rag wreaths that she made so I decided to make one. They looked simple enough and me not having the crafty skillz was daring enough to try.

What she didn't tell you is it takes FOREVER to cut the fabric and then you have to tie EVERY SINGLE RAG onto that ring. And if you are patient enough to include your kids then it takes you 5 hours instead of 2. I made two...one for me and one for my mom BUT that will probably be the only time I ever do that.

I think I will leave the crafts to the professionals and I will stick to building forts, baking cookies and playing princess with my kids!

Halloween Parade

Laney's preschool had their halloween parade today and it was so much fun watching all these little people dressed up parading around. Half the kids were actually walking and the other half were wandering around. It was cute! Check out my little lady bug!

Quirks

Have you ever noticed that you have quirks or pet peeves or stuff that bothers you or stuff that you HAVE to do or the world will end? I have noticed that I have many but three stick out very loudly!

1. I dislike PA drivers (can't yield, drive in the left lane 10 mph below the speed limit and drive with their turn signals on for miles)

2. I wear my shoes in my house all day long...why do I do that when I love to be barefoot? I'm weird!

3. Every night before I go to bed I HAVE to put on a new pair of underwear! Even if I showered at 2 in the afternoon! I can't sleep in underwear that I have worn all day long!

Those are my top 3 what are yours?

The Little Things

It's amazing what a bag full of hats, scarves and gloves can do to my kids! They played for an hour and a half with them!

Harley

My parents decided to go on vacation to Florida for the week and have entrusted their 5th child to a sitter! They actually have a man staying at their house to watch him, feed him and play with him. This man works during the day so they have rallied us kids to come over during the day to play and love on him.

You see he is smart and knows that mommy & daddy are away and gets very sad and lonely. He is used to spending everyday all day with his daddy. So being the spoiled child that he is, he requires much attention! I had the privilege of spending 2 hours with him today, and he was so excited to see me that he knocked me over and jumped on me. He loves giving kisses and he gave me all he had!

Here are some pictures of him calm...that only lasted 2 minutes! Meet Harley, the 100 pound American Bulldog.