Thank You And Goodnight

So I am signing off for the year!

I hope all of my faithful readers (all 3 of you) have a wonderful and blessed Christmas!

I plan on starting back at the beginning of the year to work on my goals for the year of 2008. I have to admit, the year 2007 was really one of the most stressful and crazy years of my life and I didn't do so well on all my goals.

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year!

Check It Out

My friend over at Mrs. Troop is writing her love story or her dating story or her courtship story, however you would like to put it. It is a VERY interesting story of courtship and probably what we will do with our daughter some day. Go on over and check it out and then leave her a crazy comment so she will feel the love!

How I Met the Coach

(PLEASE leave her a comment, I'm begging you.... It would REALLY make her day.....any old random comment would do...... really......... )

Thankful Thursday

1. I'm thankful my hubby is coming home tonight!
2. I'm thankful for my sewing machine. There is no way I would even attempt to sew 5 cowboy vests by hand. (thank you, mom and dad)
3. I'm thankful for our good weather. It has been nice and balmy this week in Georgia. The kids have played outside every day.
4. I'm thankful for good child training books.
5. I'm thankful it is only a 2 day drive to Oklahoma for Christmas.(see, I'm trying to be positive about it!) (and I'm already dreading it) (but this is my Thankful post... sorry)

Yee Haw

Drum Roll Please....................

So here they are.

It doesn't look like much but I have a lot of time and energy wrapped up in these babies.

And yes, those are actual working pockets!

They really turned out well.... despite the over ambition...

They really took a lot more energy and talent than I had budgeted for.

Fortunately my creativity and critical thinking skills really

came in handy but my talent does not lie in sewing.

I enjoy sewing as long as everything goes according to plan

but when the fabric slips or needles don't work

or I have to start taking apart seams....

I start feeling a little over ambitious!

I'm really thinking that the chaps are

going to have to wait until next year.

I've got skillz I tell ya.

Mad skillz!

I don't know if you can tell but in the middle of all the stars are rivets.

That's right.

Genu-wine metal rivets.

The first one took me 10 MINUTES to put in. Seriously.

Now I can put them in so fast it would make your head spin.

Skillz.....that no one can take away from me.

On the girl vests there is fringe on the pocket.

That was a lot of extra love.

Now I must go continue to clean my house.

And if someone would please just leave me a post telling

me how adorable these are and how talented I must be

and how you are just SURE that vests of this caliber

MUST be selling for around $2000 in a boutique,

that would just make my day!

(even if you have to lie, I'm okay with that)

(very tired and needing some appreciation)

(looking for claps here)

Pretty sure this won't count toward

my heavenly rewards of gold brick

so yes,

I am seeking the appreciation

of my fellow man.

:)
Please Appreciate.

Toast, French Toast

That is what I am going to be if anyone wants to come look at our house today or tomorrow.

Cause I been a sewin.
(yes I realize that is completely incorrect English,... just using it for emphasis) (my mother was an English teacher and I believe she occasionally reads this blog) (hi, mom)

My ambition has once again gone before my talent and I decided that I could make 5 cowboy vests and chaps/skirts for my kids and my neices for Christmas.

I am talkin insanely ambitious here.

Cause my house is for sale, and I've got 3 young'uns who I have been lettin run rampant in order to get my sewin done, and I'm really just not as talented as I think I am.....

But, I now have 5 little cowboy and cowgirl vests that are just about as cute as they can be..... from about 8 feet away. I haven't even attempted the chaps/skirts yet. I need to get my house back in order before I start wrecking it back up again. If that makes any sense at all.

I will try to post pictures tonight because the kids still have not seen the finished product and I want to keep it a surprise.

I'm sure ya'll be checkin back all day long to see if I have posted pictures or not. Maybe it will boost my ratings. (now you KNOW for sure that I have not gotten enough sleep, I'm just getting goofy)

And my house, it is a wreck. I'm not even brave enough to post pictures of it. It's that bad. And I'm toast..... french toast....... burnt french toast........

I just needed someone to know.

I am off to clean.

Overheard At the Table

We had the girls across the street over to play for the day last week. This was the conversation overheard at the table during lunch.

(3rd grade neighbor): Our next door neighbors are moving.
(mine in 1st): We're moving to Texas.
(K neighbor) : Everybody moves to Texas.
(1st): My daddy says they don't need as much help at his job here anymore but they need more help in Texas.
(My 4 y/o) : It's windy in Texas! (how would he know this?)
(My 3 y/0): Yee Haw Yippee ki yo... Texas here I come.......
(1st): The best part about it is that my mom says that she has always wanted to live in Texas her WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE!!!
(as I am choking on my drink.....)
(1st): Isn't' that right mom?
(still choking.... remembering that I did indeed say something to that fact to try and get everyone excited about the imminent move.......)
Me: Yes, that's right. I am very excited. It will be a great place to live! (yippee ki yo)

Thankful Thursday

Okay, so I almost missed it. The truth is that I am just feeling a little overwhelmed with life in general right now and just didn't want to do it. But here I am .... so here it goes....

1. Online Shopping - Couldn't have gotten my shopping done without it.
2. Creme Brulee - Just keepin it real. I adore the stuff.
3. Great neighbors - You know, the kind that you trust to watch your kids for you.
4. Dishwasher - I don't think I even need to explain this one.
5. Bread Makers - We have been making homemade bread lately and I don't think I could accomplish it without a breadmaker. I heart my breadmaker.

So that's all I've got right now. I hope you have a great thankful Thursday.

Almond Joy

I think

I might

make that

the new title

of my blog because

....... sometimes I feel like a nut.

Pluggin a Blog

My friend,
Mrs. Troop,
has opened up her blog
so go on over there,
look around and
leave a comment!
(because comments are so fun and most of her comments so far are from me!)