Chalkboard Picture Frame

I am loving me some chalkboard paint these days!  I am fixin' to put a big chalkboard in our kitchen & in my craft room!  I saw these frames at Michael's and thought they would be perfect for leaving love notes, scripture...whatever you want on them!  Here is how I made them!

 you need a paint brush too!  :-)

Voila!  Sit back and Enjoy!

We woke up to this...

Gabe has been waiting ALL winter for it to snow!  It FINALLY did!  The sad part was he still had school but it's suppose to stay cold for a couple days so hopefully it will last until he gets home so he can play in it.  The whole inch (being generous) that it is, haha!  We snuck a little playing in before school! (good thing we kept that scraper)

 Lily wasn't too sure about it all.  That's about as close as she got.

 Until Gabe tried to touch her hand with it & well she lost it!  She wanted to go back inside!  She wanted nothing to do with the white stuff!  She wouldn't even touch it!

It's so amazing how a little snow stirs up such excitement & joy (well except maybe for Lily)!  Our God is so good!

Workshop/Crop

I know I said I was going to have pictures up last week but I figured since everyone was checking on Facebook I was not in a rush!  I am super excited about the response for the workshop & how many people want to make the LOVE blocks!  I think we are going to have a good time & you get to hang out with me friends. I mean who wouldn't want to, right?

Here are some pictures incase you don't follow us on Facebook!  If anyone is interested in any of these kits please just e-mail me and I will mail them to you & you can make them at home for the same price, $15 plus shipping.  It will include everything you need to complete the project along with directions on how to do so!

(image courtesy of Creations on Paper)

Workshop Schedule

Friday 5pm-10pm

Saturday 9am-1pm

Crop Schedule

(bring your own things to work on) 

Friday 4pm-11pm

Saturday 9am-9pm

Dinner/Lunch/Snacks will be provided

Grace Lutheran Church

(right off from Golf Course Road)

Hope to See You There!

Seriously God?

As you can read in my previous post we are getting our new washer & dryers this week which I cannot WAIT for!  Each load I do our washer leaks more and more.  I am waiting for the big bust all through our house...but hey a girls gotta do laundry!

We have had our furniture for 5 years now.  We were so excited to have our first sectional.  It was so good to us!  It could seat a lot of people...the corner spot was the best!  It has been spilt on, puked on, peed on, and let's be honest farted on!  It was good to us.  We so desperately wanted new furniture but would never buy any right now with 2 kids.  Not to mention our big purchase we just made.  Not to spiritualize everything but our prayers for this year were to get a washer/dryer, furniture, and a convertible van.  (yes I said it a van...but more on the van later)  January is not even over with yet & God has met our needs in unbelievable ways!  Things we put on the back burner because it wasn't that big of a deal but then God takes something so trivial & small & reminds us how valuable & important we are to him in the small stuff.  Our wonderful & faithful microfiber sectional with it's broken springs and all its stains is finally gone!

A wonderful family from church got new furniture & was looking for a home for their old stuff.  Well, what's one mans trash is another mans treasure!  What a treasure it is!  This is some sturdy, whimsical, fabulous furniture that God blessed us with!  (even the dogs think so)  They gave us a nice comfy couch & chaise.  We no longer fall into the "broken spring" hole.  I have a new reading area in the morning for my devotional time that I love!

Isn't it fun?  Much better than the stains & brokenness of the old couch!  Our God is good.  

You are entirely faithful!  Psalm 89:8

Front or Top?

Our dryer has been on the brinks for well since we got it.  We bought it brand new but for some reason it just never fully dried our clothes unless we ran them 2 times through.  We just figured it was due to the apartment and the long venting for the moist air to get out of.  Lowe's even replaced it for us with a little better one than the Roper!  It's all we could afford and I was just grateful we didn't have to go to the laundry mat.  So, when we bought our house it continued to do the same thing so we had the heating element replaced in it.  It continued to do the same thing so we just sucked it up & figured well this is how its got to be.  So, since we have lived here I have to dry each load 2-3 times each.  Talk about a long day of laundry, seriously!  Last week our washer started to leak out the front.  For real?  Now we have been saving for a long time to buy a new washer and dryer but taking that plunge is umm...well...kind of scary!  We never want to make a hasty decision when spending money...especially a lot of it.  I always dreamt of these beautiful front loaders that are energy start with those fabulous drawers underneath beaming from my laundry room calling my name to toss my dirty laundry into.  Okay not quite but they are pretty fabulous! I knew they were expensive & I knew we have been saving but to be quite honest I felt like why do I need those big huge machines that wash a large amount of laundry & look oh so fine?  That's just it, I didn't!  Once we got to Sear's (our favorite large appliance store) after browsing on-line I knew that we were leaning towards some HE Top Loaders!  Yep, I said it, top loader.  It just sounds kind of dated, right?  Well, WRONG!  I was shocked to find out that these fabulous, wonderful, clothes washing machines were even bigger than some of those oh so fine front loaders!  Not to mention the money we would be saving on them simply because we didn't have to pay for those ridiculously over priced bases.  We walked out of Sear's purchasing a brand spankin new Washer & Dryer that are HUGE compared to our what 3.2 cu ft washer & 3x through dryer!  I am amped, juiced, pumped out of my gourd to get a new washer & dryer!  My favorite part of it all...we paid CASH!  Not only that but we left with 100.00 in our pocket that we didn't even need to spend on them!  Plus they get delivered, installed & they are taking our old ones away.  FABULOUS!  I praise God for allowing us to be faithful with our saving, content with what we can afford, and not feel like we need to over spend, over indulge in something we don't really need.  I'll be sure to post pictures once my new beauties arrive!

Crop Event

Okay friends, I know I have been promoting my workshop on the 27th well let's bump it one night to the 28th!  I will be hosting a Crop Event you will NOT want to miss.  Stampin' Up Demonstrator along with myself will be hosting a workshop/crop event Friday & Saturday January 28th & 29th.  Friday will be in the evening & Saturday will be all day!  You can come & do workshop type projects where things are cut & prepped out for you or you can simply bring your own things & crop!  Come work on that baby book or vacation you have been meaning to for the past 3 years!  Get your girlfriends ready & come hang out with us!  We will have some yummy food, along with fun tips, giveaways, & lots of laughter!  Prices will vary & I will let you know what they will be.  It is simply to help cover the costs of the projects we are doing!

I hope you gather up your friends & come over to hang out with us for the evening or for a few hours on Saturday!  I'll most more details & pictures of our projects soon!

Tubby Time

This is what bath time looks like with Mommy Daddy!

A SUPER full tub, LOTS & LOTS of bubbles & toys!