Well Duh!

Yesterday I reprimanded Anna for cutting our Birthday Banner into small pieces.

Her response, "Well Mom, if you don't want me to cut up your things you should hide them from me."

Marriage...

Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. ~Simone Signoret

Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate. ~Barnett R. Brickner

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966

A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. ~Paul Sweeney

Don't smother each other. No one can grow in shade. ~Leo Buscaglia

What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility. ~George Levinger

Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without. ~James C. Dobson

I love you Adam. What a wonderful journey it has been... here's to an eternity more to come!

Today's Project

A friend of mine gave me this old women's tank top. It was too big for me but I thought it would be a perfect little dress. I just adjusted the straps, added sleeves, and added some fabric at the bottom for a little extra length. Anna loved it.

Just too hard to Wait

While I was filling Quinn's tub I walked away to do something when I came back to this...

Say Cheese

This morning while I was getting ready Anna had her own little photo shoot with her bears. She got them all dressed up, shoes and all. I wish I would have video taped, the commentary was classic!

Anyone??!

Does anyone know where the Weed-Whacker-Head has disappeared? We are progressing to the "White-Trash" status really quickly. Yesterday I took my kitchen shears to the front yard. It took a long time and I really would rather not do that again!

So your sayin' there's a chance!

In an earlier post I showed a picture of a little dress I made that looks absolutely beautiful on a hanger. There is no way in heck I can get my little Anna to wear it...too itchy! But I did not give up! Yesterday we were at the park and I saw this little girl with a darling little skirt on. "I'll bet her mother made that", I thought to myself. As I eves dropped on a near by conversation I realized that indeed she did make that darling skirt. I can do that...I encouraged myself. So when I got home I went through my old fabric scraps and found the fabric I used to make Anna's bumper pads once upon a long time ago. I made the little shirt to match by looking at a shirt that Anna wears, so I knew the pattern wouldn't bother her. So here it is. The final project. But the best part of all- she wears it!

As I side note...

Whenever I choose to do something ie. sew for hours at a time, it always comes with a price tag. I was aware of that when I started the project but boy they got me good. Quinn poured out the whole jug (costco size) of oil on my freshly moped floor. He dumped out my laundry. And when Anna said she was hungry I said, the pantry is open, go find something for yourself...this is what she came up with!

I AM a Pampered Chef

Last week I seemed to have gotten myself into a little pickle. I went to a friend's house for a Pampered Chef party. I love the products. Well as I was adding my total I realized I was going to spend too much money. As I flipped to the back of the catalog I discovered the perfect solution. There was a package filled with all the things I wanted for a reasonable price. The catch... I now have to do 4 Pampered Chef Parties. SO If any of you who read my blog are interested in hosting a Pampered Chef Party... I know someone who could hook you up. If you live out of state, no worries. You can do a catalog party. The host receives free products and she can choose 3 items at a 50% discount. Please let me know if you need any Pampered Chef Products!!!

Blow off the Dust

I have always loved music. I tease that I had musical ADD when I was younger as I played several different instruments long enough to earn 1sT chair one time and then I moved on to the next. But one istrument stayed the same through all the years... the Piano. I love playing. When I sit down to the piano, my mind is able to unwind. I am able to think clearly and just take a minute for myself. For the past 6 years I have shelved my love of playing. As the dust collected my desire and love was always there. Recently my generous parents lent me their piano, now that I have a place to keep it. Music has filled the walls of my house once again. My children love to play. My husband (which I did not know) occasionally plays. And whenever I have free time, I play. I have decided to teach lessons. I have 5 students so far and I am thrilled. My desire is to teach a little mind to create for themself a desire and love for music. If I can accomplish that I will consider myself successful. Thank you Mom and Dad.

pre-SCHOOL

This year I have done a little home pre school for Anna. She has loved it, and frankly so have I. There are 5 moms and we rotate weeks. We went through the alphabet and various other topics. I have throughly enjoyed watching Anna learn. There are times when I just wish I could be a fly on the wall and watch as my baby grows up. This little preschool has allowed me to do just that. I am grateful for my time with her. It won't be long before I have to turn her over to hands I do not know. Luckily I still have another year!

This past week we talked about Blossoms. We sang the POPCORN song and made our own popcorn trees. We made caramel popcorn balls and did a science experiment to learn how plants 'drink' water. We took a cup of water and dyed it using food coloring, stuck a piece of celery in and watched as the veins of the stock turned blue. The kids loved it.

Grace & Elle

On Thursday we talked about fire saftey and we scheduled a tour at the local fire department. The kids were a little hesitant when the fireman came out in his uniform, mask and all. However I think they enjoyed. Anna told me the number for an emergency is 611, we will work on that. She did listen very intently though. When telling Adam what the Fireman taught her she said that, "if there is a fire in your house you are not supposed to hide in the closet, and if you get out and you forgot your baseball cards, you just leave it. You can get more."

CrEaTiNg

For Enrichment last month we talked about President Uchtdorf's talk regarding CREATING. The challenge for the month was to CrEaTe something. We had about 3 weeks and then the plan was to display what we made while endulging in fondue. The day before enrichment I saw this post. Great IdeA! So I found one of Adam's Old Dress Shirts and started cutting. It turned out pretty well, as long as you don't look too close. The entire time I was CrEaTiNg, I was reminding my self there was about a 3% chance Anna would actually wear this. She did put it on once, too itchy though! I haven't given up. I will make something that she will wear... oh I will!

Isn't My Hair Beautiful!

While Quinn was sleeping, Anna and I decided to dye Easter Eggs. She was so excited and wanted to dress up for the occasion. I attempted to make a little dress for Anna and she found the left over material and discovered it was perfect for a head dress. Yes Anna, you look Beautiful!

Anna insisted she take a picture of me with the eggs. I should have borrowed Anna's head dress.