Thursday, December 10, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
finally! a new update!!!
well all is normal, ok well as normal as it gets around here. lol
this past sat., 'Nae, jeremy and their family were going up to Cullman, Al to visit John and Tearney Fallows (old friends) and then decided that since they were in the car and traveling anyway -- what was 5 more hours to come visit me. I'm so glad they did, we all had fun. 'Nae brought eggrolls and fried them. they were way more meat than veggies. They left sun. evening to go home and toby left early that afternoon to go on a 3 day business trip.
on mon. my friend, heather, came down to visit me. she and her family are from australia and currently are living in north carolina. i haven't seen her in almost 14 yrs. so it was cool to finally see her and her kids after all this time. they left late tues. afternoon.
wed. was our homeschool co-op from 9am -noon. i had the highschool science class show and tell what they had written or drawn on the sheets of paper that we had made in class a week or 2 ago. making paper was fun, but i burned the motor on my blender making paper pulp. lol yeah you need paper from a paper shredder or to tear up paper and put it in a food processor, otherwise the torn pieces of paper eventually clump up no matter how much water you add and then the effort of mixing all that kills you blender. oh well, so then i bought another blender for $3 from salvation army. that lasted about 2 wks. before i killed it last night trying to chop/mix shredded soap with powdered clay as part of making my clothes detergent. lol now i have 2 blender jars and nothing to use them with.
our cat persephone died the other night, she was still in rigor when we found her on the front porch wed. evening. so thrus., i called my friend tina kendall and said that we would take one of her kittens. she had 2 twin orange-beige male kittens that they called fred and george (get it? redhead twins? harry potter?) yeah i thought it was funny. i didn't want o split them, but somebody had already claimed fred. tina brought george over thurs. afternoon. all the kids love him, but he seems to love toby best and kaiya keeps picking up george. we tell her to be nice and put him down. she either says no or just drops him, thankfully he's a cat and since she's so short to the ground then it's not much of a drop.
i am making cloth diapers for kira (she's been great about it since it's taken me a yr. to make josies but i'm throwing in several more for her patience), heather, and a new friend shelley. ok i'm actually making some changes on shellley's diaper that she asked me to fix. toby is trying to get the kids to help him decorate for christmas, while we are listening to all of our christmas cd's. it's a nice sunny day outside with a nice breeze so all the windows are open.
this past sat., 'Nae, jeremy and their family were going up to Cullman, Al to visit John and Tearney Fallows (old friends) and then decided that since they were in the car and traveling anyway -- what was 5 more hours to come visit me. I'm so glad they did, we all had fun. 'Nae brought eggrolls and fried them. they were way more meat than veggies. They left sun. evening to go home and toby left early that afternoon to go on a 3 day business trip.
on mon. my friend, heather, came down to visit me. she and her family are from australia and currently are living in north carolina. i haven't seen her in almost 14 yrs. so it was cool to finally see her and her kids after all this time. they left late tues. afternoon.
wed. was our homeschool co-op from 9am -noon. i had the highschool science class show and tell what they had written or drawn on the sheets of paper that we had made in class a week or 2 ago. making paper was fun, but i burned the motor on my blender making paper pulp. lol yeah you need paper from a paper shredder or to tear up paper and put it in a food processor, otherwise the torn pieces of paper eventually clump up no matter how much water you add and then the effort of mixing all that kills you blender. oh well, so then i bought another blender for $3 from salvation army. that lasted about 2 wks. before i killed it last night trying to chop/mix shredded soap with powdered clay as part of making my clothes detergent. lol now i have 2 blender jars and nothing to use them with.
our cat persephone died the other night, she was still in rigor when we found her on the front porch wed. evening. so thrus., i called my friend tina kendall and said that we would take one of her kittens. she had 2 twin orange-beige male kittens that they called fred and george (get it? redhead twins? harry potter?) yeah i thought it was funny. i didn't want o split them, but somebody had already claimed fred. tina brought george over thurs. afternoon. all the kids love him, but he seems to love toby best and kaiya keeps picking up george. we tell her to be nice and put him down. she either says no or just drops him, thankfully he's a cat and since she's so short to the ground then it's not much of a drop.
i am making cloth diapers for kira (she's been great about it since it's taken me a yr. to make josies but i'm throwing in several more for her patience), heather, and a new friend shelley. ok i'm actually making some changes on shellley's diaper that she asked me to fix. toby is trying to get the kids to help him decorate for christmas, while we are listening to all of our christmas cd's. it's a nice sunny day outside with a nice breeze so all the windows are open.
Friday, November 6, 2009
How to peel potato WITHOUT anything
ok, so this was forwarded to me from Sis. Davis and it's taken me FOREVER to watch the video, but when i did my jaw dropped on how easy it is to peel a potato without a peeler or any special tool, just water.
check it out!
YouTube - Dawn Wells Potato Peeling Video - No need for a peeler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4W0qIPJmoo
check it out!
YouTube - Dawn Wells Potato Peeling Video - No need for a peeler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4W0qIPJmoo
Friday, July 10, 2009
quick update
in case anyone is wondering where we have been, since we dropped off the face of the web we've been hanging in there. I made 11 costumes for the girl munchkins, a tinman costume at last minute and then we had a week of practice just before the performance of oz. I didn't send my 12 yr. old to Young Women's camp because the stake young women presidency didn't want any leaders other than themselves because they felt that any other leaders would do stuff for the girls. So they have the 16-18 yr. olds not only teaching the classes at camp, which I'm okay with, but also in command of all the younger girls, which is what I can't handle having a bunch of 16-18 yr. olds babysitting a couple hundred grils for atleast 4 days with only 4 women to help out. So instead we had 2 camp outs at our house the week of girls camp...one for girls (all the girls ages 8-11yrs. and a few nonmember friends) and one for boys (all the cub scouts and a few friends their age). then cub scout day camp where I spent most of the week volunteering driving and hr. each way, and running around every 2 hrs. to spray down one of our scouts with sunscreen because he is taking meds that make him extremely photo sensitive. now we are trying to refi our VA loan on our house and it has taken a few weeks to get all the stuff together, scan items as jpgs then copy andpaste into open office and export as pdf to the lenders. at the rate we locked in it will only save us about $116 but then we will be able to skip 2 months of mortgage payments and payoff some debts.
I was recently called as the Home, Family and Personal Enrichment leader at church in our little branch. I was asked to put together a seminar on preparedness, unfortunately some of the women I asked to teach could only do it before July 13th. So I've had 2 1/2 wks. to throw something together by July 7th, which was tues. we had about 16 people show up, which is fantastic for our little branch. Now I am preparing to set up a temp. campsite and talk about what pioneers did when setting up the campsite and what they did for our branch pioneer day, this sat the 11th. Then I need to decide what materials to use for homeschooling this next yr. in Aug. so that's what we've been up to. I now have a charger for my camera and should be able to update my blog with photos, esp. since we've had a couple birthdays during all of this and Nathaniel's is on the 17th this month, and everything before I start FINALLY sewing the diapers that Kira paid me to make before I leave for a family reunion in Alabama at the end of July. We're really excited because JaNae put it together and we all chipped in to bring Grandma from California and we have family helping us get down to Ala. since fianances are strapped right now.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
kibbles and bits
First thing you wash in the shower? my pits
What color is your favorite hoodie? - hoodies suck!
Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? lol, yeah my hubby
Do you plan outfits? - yeah when i think about it, otherwise just whatever is handy
How are you feeling RIGHT now? - at 3am...hungry
Whats the closest thing to you that's red? - box that wendi sent my jewelery in
Tell me about the last dream you remember having?- dreams, i don't have no stinkin dreams
Did you meet anybody new today? - No
What are you craving right now? -chicken salad in croisants and broccoli salad
What comes to mind when I say cabbage? - egg rolls, boiled cabbage with ham and lots of butter.
Are you emotional? i have 6 kids, what do you think?
Have you ever counted to 1,000? yep
Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it? both
Do you like your hair? yes, i don't have to pay for it to do anything
Do you like yourself? some days better than others
Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush? what eat with a politician? no, don't care if i did vote for him.
What are you listening to right now?- the white noise of the modem and router
Are your parents strict? no. fun to irritate-yes
Would you go sky diving? - You're some kind of commedian, right?
Do you like cottage cheese?yes..by itself, with pears, in other foods, with sunflower seeds, with tuna
Have you ever met a celebrity?- A few. the host off American Idol and Pauly shore (or I saw him for 3 ft. away anyway)
Do you rent movies often? enough to start renting from netflicks
Is there anything sparkly in the room you're in? does shiny laminated plastic count? or light bulbs?
How many countries have you visited? germany, canada
Have you made a prank phone call? - yep
Ever been on a train? as a kid, then as an adult from hiedelburg to augsburg and back
Brown or white eggs? - Who cares?
Do you have a cell-phone? - yes- that is my life line
Do you use chap stick? - nope
Do you own a gun? no, but occasionally think about it
Can you use chop sticks? - if i can stab it, yeah.
Who are you going to be with tonight? my hubby is he doesn't kick me out of bed for snoring. lol
Are you too forgiving?- sometimes
Ever been in love? yep, married the right one.
What is your best friend doing tomorrow? don't know
Ever have cream puffs? -yep
Last time you cried? - sun. during conference
What was the last question you asked? what kind of snacks do you want?
Favorite time of the year? fall
Do you have any tattoos? no, needles scare me too much...even after having kids and epidurals, besides that's a lot of pain, not into that even when not on my meds.
Are you sarcastic? -Yes
Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect? - no.
Ever walked into a wall? -yep
Favorite color? - Purple
Have you ever slapped someone? -my mom, once as a teen. notice only once
Is your hair curly? -yes
What was the last CD you bought? - Darius Rucker
Do looks matter? - to a degree.
Could you ever forgive a cheater? - i can't answer that.
Is your phone bill sky high? nope have a great cell plan
Do you like your life right now? - some days
Do you sleep with the TV on? - no.
Can you handle the truth? - sometimes
Do you have good vision? - it's a little sketchy at night driving for long hours
Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people? - depends on the day and time
How often do you talk on the phone? -all the dang time
The last person you held hands with? -Talia
What are you wearing? - jeans, shirt, no shoes, frizzy hair
What is your favorite animal? - any baby animal, it's when they get bigger then i have a prob.
Where was your Facebook Profile Picture taken at? in my schoolroom at home
Can you hula hoop? - lol, yeah right!
Do you have a job? does homeschooling kids count? how about domestic goddess? nope, then how about full time mom?
What was the most recent thing you bought? -groceries and dove dark chocolate
Have you ever crawled through a window? - lol, yeah. once 7 mo. preg.
What color is your favorite hoodie? - hoodies suck!
Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? lol, yeah my hubby
Do you plan outfits? - yeah when i think about it, otherwise just whatever is handy
How are you feeling RIGHT now? - at 3am...hungry
Whats the closest thing to you that's red? - box that wendi sent my jewelery in
Tell me about the last dream you remember having?- dreams, i don't have no stinkin dreams
Did you meet anybody new today? - No
What are you craving right now? -chicken salad in croisants and broccoli salad
What comes to mind when I say cabbage? - egg rolls, boiled cabbage with ham and lots of butter.
Are you emotional? i have 6 kids, what do you think?
Have you ever counted to 1,000? yep
Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it? both
Do you like your hair? yes, i don't have to pay for it to do anything
Do you like yourself? some days better than others
Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush? what eat with a politician? no, don't care if i did vote for him.
What are you listening to right now?- the white noise of the modem and router
Are your parents strict? no. fun to irritate-yes
Would you go sky diving? - You're some kind of commedian, right?
Do you like cottage cheese?yes..by itself, with pears, in other foods, with sunflower seeds, with tuna
Have you ever met a celebrity?- A few. the host off American Idol and Pauly shore (or I saw him for 3 ft. away anyway)
Do you rent movies often? enough to start renting from netflicks
Is there anything sparkly in the room you're in? does shiny laminated plastic count? or light bulbs?
How many countries have you visited? germany, canada
Have you made a prank phone call? - yep
Ever been on a train? as a kid, then as an adult from hiedelburg to augsburg and back
Brown or white eggs? - Who cares?
Do you have a cell-phone? - yes- that is my life line
Do you use chap stick? - nope
Do you own a gun? no, but occasionally think about it
Can you use chop sticks? - if i can stab it, yeah.
Who are you going to be with tonight? my hubby is he doesn't kick me out of bed for snoring. lol
Are you too forgiving?- sometimes
Ever been in love? yep, married the right one.
What is your best friend doing tomorrow? don't know
Ever have cream puffs? -yep
Last time you cried? - sun. during conference
What was the last question you asked? what kind of snacks do you want?
Favorite time of the year? fall
Do you have any tattoos? no, needles scare me too much...even after having kids and epidurals, besides that's a lot of pain, not into that even when not on my meds.
Are you sarcastic? -Yes
Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect? - no.
Ever walked into a wall? -yep
Favorite color? - Purple
Have you ever slapped someone? -my mom, once as a teen. notice only once
Is your hair curly? -yes
What was the last CD you bought? - Darius Rucker
Do looks matter? - to a degree.
Could you ever forgive a cheater? - i can't answer that.
Is your phone bill sky high? nope have a great cell plan
Do you like your life right now? - some days
Do you sleep with the TV on? - no.
Can you handle the truth? - sometimes
Do you have good vision? - it's a little sketchy at night driving for long hours
Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people? - depends on the day and time
How often do you talk on the phone? -all the dang time
The last person you held hands with? -Talia
What are you wearing? - jeans, shirt, no shoes, frizzy hair
What is your favorite animal? - any baby animal, it's when they get bigger then i have a prob.
Where was your Facebook Profile Picture taken at? in my schoolroom at home
Can you hula hoop? - lol, yeah right!
Do you have a job? does homeschooling kids count? how about domestic goddess? nope, then how about full time mom?
What was the most recent thing you bought? -groceries and dove dark chocolate
Have you ever crawled through a window? - lol, yeah. once 7 mo. preg.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Custom made Jewelery by Wendi Decker
So I've told you about my friend Wendi who makes and sells beaded Jewelery at http://the-two-thieves.livejournal.com/ and http://thetwothieves.blogspot.com/
anyway i found a fantastic pendant and then some beads but couldn't make up my mind, so i just bought them all. while i am crafty at sewing, beading just blows my mind and i'm not creative that way. so i sent them off to wendi, along with a necklace that i needed restrung,
and some cute beads and buttons just for her. she sent me back some awesome jewelery. Now i did pay her, just my price was a little different since i supplied the supplies.
However, i did buy some of her earrings that she made because they were just too cute
and she was really nice and threw in an extra pair that she had made out of the 20's buttons that i sent!
Anyway, i want to show off what she made I took a couple pics. and wanted to share them.
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