Happy Thanksgiving Ya's !

Over the river and through the woods.......to Grammies house we go .
Another year of her being hostess and taking the ease off my shoulders, I am thankful.

I stole this picture ;) Thanks Lisa

Thanksgiving Craft

I saw this from a fellow tweeter ! Went to her site and "had" to make one.
Got Noah involve with cutting, he decided he'd like to use it as a basket to carry the scripture verses he print out to give to Thanksgiving guest.
Try it for yourself, ours isn't perfect, but has lots of charm ;)

Not Me Monday

Not Me Monday !

This past week I did not put baby in highchair,and let 6yr. old play babysitter while i climbed back into bed, No Way !
I did organize a family photo shoot, but most certainly did not wake baby after a 1 hr. nap, only to have him cry through the whole shoot, Nah ! Bet, you can't wait to see those........
We did not hang our Christmas Yankee car air fresheners, way too early for that, nor have we lit the Jack Frost candle....just way too early in the season !

Lookie Here !

I didn't make you wait too long ?

Here' the necklaces I've put together for our nieces' Christmas gifts.
I still need to make another for the youngest, hers will have hearts and crystals.
I wish I had a tool to stamp there names in, ......maybe next year ;)

I'm working on handmade gifts for my oh-so trendy nieces. Can you guess ?
I'll update with complete picture, if i don't wrap them, too quickly .
And, just to brag a little, all my relatives gifts are wrapped and tagged for Christmas ! I feels good to post that b/c last year we had a one month old, and nothing was wrapped, te-he !

Christmas is coming.

who have joined the Mom-prenuer Shop-a-thon, I have set up the 12 Days of Junkie where there will be two winners every day!

On the ninth Day of Junkie, Laurie gave to me...



1. A fabulous child's cape customized for them to be the perfect super hero, a $40 value.

Complete with fun customizations like frilly edging, double felted emblems all from Plum Pear Apple Designs.

This will make such an amazing gift for Christmas, birthdays, and from special Grandma's.



2. A Piggy Block Bank by Sugared by Hiccup Inc, a $38 value.

This 5.9 x 5.9 inch piggy bank by Hiccup Inc is perfect for the modern, hip kid's room. It has a slot at the top for change and a plug in the bottom for draining your dough.

My Hubby Rocks !

My Hubby Rocks !


I skipped last week, but by no means did my Hubby let me down, so this week I'll do two weeks worth of bragging .

Last Saturday as a family, including my Mom, we went to the Courthouse to celebrate our boys' adoptions. I took the above picture outside our small town courthouse. The workers there joked how this was the only "Happy Day" in court. The judge rambled about his take on adoption, and in the end we had two certificates to Congratulate us on becoming a family legally.We were already bonded in heart, but this showed we had enough money and education to endure the lenghty task of adopting.

My Hubby cleaned the house yesterday, patched up nail holes and rehung pictures to my liking. So kind !
He also took myself and the boys to complete our Christmas shopping before the rush, which is my pet peeve not his.
And, as if that didn't make my day complete, he also allow me some time to thrift shop alone........oh man did I get some deals ! All, because he's so willing to love on me just how I need it !

Baby Boy

This guy cracks us up with all his PERSONALITY !
He loves to cock his head to one side, then peek at you.
He loves to hid behind curtains, so you can find him.
He thinks his talented for carrying two books in one hand while walking.
And, I think we love all of him !

Randomness

Today during Bible study with the family, Noah insisted Titus needed a Bible, and retrieved his littlest one for him. So giving, and of course Titus loved being included, even at the age of one. Mike made a fire in the woodstove before leaving for work, and I've used it as a tool to bribe Noah to complete his school work, because roasted marshmallows are my kid's dream come true.
I am thankful to have a washing machine & dryer here in my house, and that our home is one floor. It so helps me keep up on that chore.
Today I hope it flurries, as we borrowed a friend's Polar Express DVD, so we can watch it at first snowfall.
Tomorrow, we have plans to host another homeschool family for lunch. I must be "losing it", because I am considering doing a craft. Since, we have an abundance of baby food jars, ( Thanks Mom ) I am wanting to do miniature snowglobes.
I am looking forward to Thursday as it is Hubby's day off and we have a friend/photographer who will take our family portrait. I've been waiting for this quit sometime, now.
That's me in a nutshell of randomness !

I ran over Chuck Norris because I am awsome !

I totally swiped this from Suzanne's blog ! How fun is this?

Pick the month you were born:

January-------I kicked
February------I loved
March--------I karate chopped
April----------I licked
May----------I jumped on
June----------I smelled
July-----------I did the Macarena With
August--------I had lunch with
September----I danced with
October-------I sang to
November-----I yelled at
December-----I ran over

Pick the day (number) you were born on:
1-------a birdbath
2----- --a monster
3-------a phone
4-------a fork
5-------a snowman
6-------a gangster
7---- ---my cell phone
8-------my dog
9-------my best friends' boyfriend
10-------my neighbor
11-------my science teacher
12-------a banana
13-------a fireman
14-------a stuffed animal
15-------a goat
16-------a pickle
17-------your mom
18-------a spoon
19------ - a smurf
20-------a baseball bat
21-------a ninja
22-------Chuck Norris
23-------a noodle
24-------a squirrel
25-------a football player
26-------my sister
27-------my brother
28-------an iPod
29-------a surfer
30-------a homeless guy
31-------a llama

Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
White----because I'm cool like that
Black-----because that's how I roll.
Pink-----because I'm NOT crazy.
Red------because the voices told me to.
Blue-----because I'm sexy and I do what I want
Green----because I think I need some serious help.
Purple----because I'm AWESOME!
Gray-----because Big Bird said to and he's my leader.
Yellow---because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars
Orange---because my family thinks I'm stupid anyway.
Brown----because I can.
Other-----because I'm a Ninja!
None------because I can't control myself!

You are REQUIRED to leave a comment telling us what your sentence for the day is!
(I'll track you delinquents on my tracker, you know...I KNOW who you are...)

Christmas are you getting Ready?

Feeling like this?, about Christmas?
Check out "tipjunkie" by clicking on image above, for some hand selected Esty.

Christmas are you getting Ready?

The Esty shop is handmade stamped jewelry.
Done by a Pastor's wife and blessed lady.
Check out her site @ http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16518833

Not Me Monday

This was not my highlight to my baby's 1st Birthday Party, nope not me !
Check out more Not Me bloggers here.

My Hubby Rocks !

My Hubby Rocks !

My Hubby has called 3 babysitters for tonight, he hasn't gotten a " Yes", yet but he's on a mission. He needs to do a lot of hanging out as a Youth Pastor, tonight is a football game, H.S. play, and coffeehouse band. And, since he works 9-5, this cuts out on family/couple time. It's so sweet that he wants my company, and is even willing to search out a babysitter, and pay, just to have me with him. So once again
My Hubby Rocks !

Happy 1st B-day Titus !

Happy 1st Birthday ! It's actually tomorrow,and I am so thankful for him.
He has completed our family, and keeps us laughing. I've already recounted to the family what I was doing a year ago today, b/c they are such fond memories !

EEO sponsorship

Noah's first night home. Christmas 2004
Mike & I first got involved with a Calvary affiliate program Eastern European Outreach

when researching our Ukrainian adoption. We were impressed with their commitment to Ukraine, and decided to sponsor a child.
Her name is Yana, we have sponsored her for 6 yrs. And, were able to met her when traveling for our adoption.
She is a ball of fire, sweet smile and wise beyond her years, as she was six at the time we meet her. We meet at church where she sat on Mike's lap and dangled her shoes we had helped purchase for her Birthday. We had no translator, and our driver knew no English. We did alot of smiling and hugging !
Days later on our 9 hr. drive to Noah's orphanage, the driver told our translator what Yana had been saying to us the day we met. " I want you to be my Daddy's, please take me home with you. I will be a good girl."
Well, the Lord is wise and knew that had we heard, we'd say " Yes". But, by the time the driver and translator told us it was too late. Noah alone was to be ours.

Today Noah has become a sponsor for a boy in Ukraine.
This experience will be enduring and possibly a life-long friendship.

As the holidays are approaching, we will "tighten our belts", to be able to send our monthly support of $27.00.
Noah has already given the money he was saving for Star Wars Lego's. And, is writing a colorful letter to send out. He really wants to send ABC's Home Makeover to fix their home, but we me agreed we will commit to pray for Jesus to take care of their home.
I post this as an encouragement, that their are needy children everywhere, we can help, will you ?

Tackle it Tuesday.www.5mintuesformom.com

Tackle It Tuesday !

This isn't my Tackle, although an on going project at my home.
Our newly married friends Nick and Katie savaged this table. They have begun
sanding, and highly detailed ( IMHO ) wooden coffee table. Then, they will stain it to match their decor, a pumpkin spice. They've been working here, b/c an apt. isn't conducive to sanding and staining. It's nice to have their company on the days they come over. I plan to post their finished product, soon !

We had such a great time at the Church Party last night ! Mike was free from Pastor duties, so we hung out as a family. The bonus was my Mom came to town for the night.
It was fun to visit with everyone. And, my 3 extroverts had plenty to do, lol.