Jaded Mission

Full Circle

2009-10-15T09:34:00.003-05:00

wow, isn't it cool when you can look back on things in your life and just say wow, God really knows what He is doing. Well, obviously, He's God, OF COURSE He knows what He is doing, so really its more that its cool, when I REALIZE what God is doing lol...

Today is Infant and Pregnancy Loss awareness day, 4 years ago,almost to the day, we were grieving our first loss, a year ago today we were grieving another loss, but this year...this year is different. Don't get me wrong, I remember our losses, but I no longer dwell in them, wondering why God has allowed us to experience so much pain. As most of you know, we are becoming foster parents and last night at our class we were talking about loss, specifically in the lives of foster children, when they are taken from their parents and everything they know. In the handbook it showed a diagram of how we, as humans, process loss. From shock and anger to bargaining and depression to managing and coping. As I sat there and looked at that chart, I could remember those stages with each miscarriage. The shock, the anger, the bargaining, and with the 2nd loss, even the depression. It sorta hit me like a ton of bricks, but I realized that maybe(plus many other reasons too) God allowed me to feel that pain, so that I will be more equipped to understand what our foster children will be going through!

Tom and I knew God was calling us to be foster parents awhile ago, but then we started letting our human ways take over. Saying things like, "oh maybe it would be 'easier' if we adopted through an agency from infants, or these kids might have special needs, or have 'issues'." Then one day it hit me and I felt so bad, I went running back to God and asked for His forgiveness. First of all, knowingly diverting from what we know God wants us to do, because it might be "easier" is selfish and wrong! Also who am I to say its "easier" it may appear so from the outside, but i've never experienced that either, so what do I know. And lastly, I felt so ashamed that for a split second I thought twice because foster kids have special needs, HELLO, we all have special needs of some sort, and besides God gave His ONLY son, for me, who is flawed and has needs and issues, who am I to judge a CHILD on things he had no part in?! anyways, my point is that now that we are where God wants us, its just so exciting to see things come together, down to the itty bitty things like a couple weeks ago we had to turn in some papers, and went to the office, and the front desk was closed. hundreds of people work in that building and lo and behold, tom turned around to leave, and the one person we know, our licensing worker,was walking through the door. I just love seeing how God brings the pieces together, and think how great is our God, really! last year I was recovering from another miscarriage and grieving a loss of our 2nd child, and doubting God's plan for our life, and felt hopeless, but this year, is different. God is bringing us full circle and we can feel the excitement in our home right now. Part of that is because we love fall, part of that is that we are excited that we will have all the joys of having children in our home soon...but mostly the excitement is seeing God at work in our lives. The excitement is knowing God is doing great things and will be bringing us our family soon. Knowing that in a few weeks(or more) we will have kids in our home! They may be here 6 months, 1 year, or here to stay. Either way we embrace whatever God has for us, knowing He ALWAYS knows best!!

check out this great giveaway!

2009-09-18T23:13:00.002-05:00

My mom sent me the link to this giveaway the other day, and it is a great one, especially since we are in need of a car seat like this soon! :) the giveaway is for a Britax car seat that retails for over $300!! anyways, check it out here at www.gograhamgo.com.

I'm still alive...

2009-09-11T19:23:00.002-05:00

Ok, wow, I knew it had been awhile since I last blogged, but didn't realize its been THAT long...sheesh! well I just thought I would stop by and update those of you who are still reading this blog lol...Well I haven't been blogging lately for a reason. we have been super busy because we have started the foster parenting process! YAY! we are super excited. Most of you already know this, but oh well. So we have our first home visit on Tuesday and start classes in October. We have gotten almost everything we need except for a convertible car seat for a toddler and maybe some sippy cups and kids dishes, but thats about it...We also need to paint the bedroom and get it set up w/the toddler bed and crib we have(the crib was $10 and the toddler bed was free) love deals like that...anyways, really excited,and really busy...otherwise, nothing else is new, just finishing up some projects around the house and getting things ready for kiddos! :) Hopefully it won't be as long till the next time I blog. :)

Addicted to Sewing lately...

2009-07-19T19:37:00.006-05:00

So I think Blogger might have been thinking someone was trying to break into my blog when I just signed in since its been so long since I've been here...so it's possible they will sign me out any time...(just kidding of course) anyways, so we went to a baby shower today for my sister in law who is due with our new neice in about 3 weeks or so...I had been thinking about a gift, and of course, I can't do the simple thing and go buy something nice off a registry...I decide to get in way too deep into some sewing projects a week before the shower or so...and what started out as making bibs and burp cloths then became bibs, burp cloths and a blanket, then into bibs, burp cloths, a blanket, and a diaper case....well you get the idea, but lets just say I decided to not stop there either...lol...if you have a diaper case you need a travel wipe case, and if you have a cute travel wipe case, why not have a cute home wipe case...LOL...and I had also planned on making baby shoes, but those didn't happen right now...key words "right now"...gotta stop somewhere...So to say the least, I have been busy, but its been fun, and addicting...I love sewing now, and especially baby stuff with such cute fabrics! :) So here are the pictures...

This is the final basket(before I wrapped it up) there are 2 small baskes inside the big basket that can be used for storage in the baby's room...

blanket with soft minky dot fabric on the back side...

set of 8 burp cloths...

set of 4 bibs...

diaper case...

travel wipe case...

home wipe case...

My Husband Rocks Birthday Bash!!

2009-06-19T21:37:00.003-05:00

My husband rocks at my wonderful, amazing sister in law Katy's blog is celebrating their first birthday. Go visit her and enter the great giveaways!!

Finally, pictures!!

2009-06-04T21:36:00.008-05:00

Ok, I am alive lol it has been so crazy around here, and I apologize for promising pictures and then taking forever...but here they are!! We are loving the carpet and all the new changes we have made. Oh and please excuse all the spots or weird things in the pictures...its my camera...grrr...

These are the beautiful peonies that Tom cut outside for me :) Just had to add a picture of them!

Up close picture of the carpet and railing, and this was taken over the weekend before the carpet was in downstairs thats why you still see bare floors in the bottom of the picture lol
Going down the hallway from our bedroom to our bathroom....
Our bedroom...
Another of our bedroom...this was also taken before the door was back on...
end table in our bedroom...
Stairway from the foyer...where that panelling is, used to be the doorway into the middle room, wow how things have changed!
Here is what the foyer looks like now, carpet and laminte flooring by the front door...
We were finally able to hang up some decorations we got from a family friend for CHRISTMAS! seriously, its about time...lol...these are hung in the foyer....
our name doile that we got as a wedding gift, hanging in the foyer as well...
This says "Live by faith, one day at a time" got that on clearance at a craft store...also hanging in the foyer...
This is from the middle room into the living room(Hi Tom) disregard the spots...grrr...
Our new ceiling fan...
One side of the middle room/sitting room, and yes thats a coffee table with no top lol...I am going to paint it, it has a lot cool detail to it and we got it at a garage sale for $5, and we are going to put cool tile in the top or something...oh and that desk, has really cool handles on it and stuff, got that on freecycle, also going to paint that too...
Another Christmas gift decoration...
Bigger overview of the middle room/sitting room...
Our buffet thing we got from Tom's parents, we love this thing!...also the cross in the middle we got for $1.50 at hobby lobby in their Christmas clearance because it was a stocking holder and the hook was broken, but Tom ground the hook off, and wa-la! :) I have a beautiful quilt that was also a Christmas gift that will hang above here when we get something made to hold it up there...
Another(brighter) view...
the other side of the same room...
new stairway to the basement, and those are bookshelves that will have shelves in the eventually...
My new closet :)
Another Christmas gift decoration...love it!
looking up the basement stairs....
looking up, just from further down...
looking down the stairs....
This shows the first set of stairs before the landing, and also the cute baskets I also got for Christmas, love it all so much!!...

There ya have it...finally! lol...whatcha think? I love it, and hope you all do as well!!

Exhausted

2009-05-28T10:35:00.003-05:00

It has been a really long time since I last blogged, but like I said awhile back, we've been super busy with finishing up the house...and right now I barely know what day it is, I'm exhausted, and can seriously barely move...and yet I still have a bunch of cleaning, laundry and then helping Tom move furniture tonight, all for carpet tomorrow, but thats just the upstairs, then this weekend we will move the downstairs furniture for carpet downstairs on Monday...and then I am taking a BREAK!! lol Well sorta, our summers are always so busy....anyways...sorry to rattle on. I am not complaining, I am so grateful that we can get all this stuff done, and feel beyond blessed that after wanting carpet for 3 years or so, we are getting it...I need to write a post on paitence=good deals sometime lol another day...

Anyways, I will post all sorts of pictures after the carpet is in...nothing else is really new right now....so until next week...hope you guys have a great weekend!!

NEW BALANCE shoes giveaway, check it out!!

2009-05-14T14:21:00.004-05:00

I love shoes, and I really like New Balance tennis shoes! over at Peanut Butter and Smelly's Dad's blog, there are some great giveaways to enter, this being one of them...and man oh man are there TONS of ways to enter...so go over to their blog by clicking on the blog title.. :)

Mother's Day

2009-05-08T13:27:00.003-05:00

I'm not always best with words, but I heard about this first over at my friend Molly's 2nd blog...make sure to check out her personal blog too, she is a really great friend!! (click on Molly's name and it will take you to her personal blog, and click on "2nd blog" and it will take you to the 2nd blog, that I am referring to) but after reading it on her blog, Tom read a story about it in the newspaper as well...but as many women anticipate mother's day with the flowers , the applause to recognize mothers at church, and the cute gifts from your children...there are many other women who dread that day...who think about skipping church, JUST so they don't have to deal with the pain of empty arms and staying seated during the applause for mothers, knowing their story in their heart, and fight back tears...

That's why this Saturday is Birth mother's day...from what I understand it was first intended for birth mothers who have selflessly given their babies up for adoption, and then they decided to include all women who have empty arms....birth mothers, women who can not have children, those who have had miscarriages, those who have met their children, and then had to give them back to Jesus...so this weekend, when you are celebrating with your family, and standing in church, think about the women who won't be.Who won't be celebrating with their children physically, but who will be thinking of them and remembering them in their hearts,or the women who have never been pregnant,but long to be a mother as well, and hold HER baby in her arms.

I am so excited this is being recognized! I really think this sort of thing isn't talked about enough...people don't know how to handle grief or uncomfortable situations with others who might be feeling down...but it really isn't hard...most times, women who are experiencing this pain of empty arms, all they want is for someone to acknowledge them and their feelings, and that what they are feeling is REAL...so this Saturday AND Sunday...let a mother know you are thinking about them or praying for them...and remembering them this weekend...weather their children are in Heaven, in their arms, or in their heart.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

busy,busy,busy!!

2009-05-05T20:40:00.003-05:00

Well its been awhile since I have blogged...but I was hoping to have my next giveaway project done before blogging again...but I don't...I'm trying to get our house back in order from the finish of the construction project of the middle room and basement stairs...and now my next important thing is to get the foyer,upstairs hallway and the stairway in between painted, before the carpet is installed in a few weeks! So that is where I have been, just busy around the house...anyways...i will be back soon!! :) I can't wait till I can post pictures of everything when its done too..:)

FREE stuff!

2009-04-29T20:16:00.005-05:00

I am part of our local freecycle group, which it really pays to live in a bigger city in this area for sure, because we have gotten a lot of great stuff from it for us, as well as our friends and family! Check it out, if you haven't looked into it at www.freecycle.org, there is probably a group in your area as well!

Anyways, take a look at all this...

I got ALL of that beautiful china from a fellow freeecycler! :) and it looks great in our china cabinet we got from our Tom's parents. (I had a picture of it by itself, but Blogger is being tempermental tonight) (also disregard all the dust...lol)

And the winner is...

2009-04-24T22:13:00.002-05:00

Hello all, the giveaway is over and after using Random.org and it chose comment # 9 which is Alicia at NotJustMrs. Congrats!! I didn't see a way to contact you, so hopefully you will check back here and send me your address and I will get it sent out to you!

Please stay tuned...I will be posting another blog giveaway in the next coming weeks, and its a large project....anyways...back to the crazy giggles of my nephews(we are babysitting) who are dying laughing at me saying "ok"....oh the simple, amazing mind of a child...love them to pieces!!

Blog GIVEAWAY!!!

2009-04-19T19:31:00.003-05:00

I know its been quite awhile since I have done a giveaway. I have a lot of projects around our house that I've been spending time getting done, and haven't taken the time to make more cards...but...I have some other fun things I've made that I am going to give away. In a week or so, I will be doing another giveaway that is very cool...and its a large item, compared to the things I've given away in the past...lol...which that is the one I was alluding to the other day when I said I found the idea online after I thought of it...anyways to TODAY'S giveaway!!!

This is something I made quite awhile back, its been a decoration in my house since, but I have the supplies to make another one, so I figured, why not give this one away...

It is the word "Faith" (obviously lol) in wood letters, the front of the letters, I traced them onto scrapbook paper and cut them out and glued them on, and all leftover wood surfaces are painted black. I think you can see from the picture, but the paper is a soft red/tan/cream kinda flowerly pattern.

If you aren't the lucky winner of this one, its so easy to make, really, it is...I got the wood letter base from The Dollar Tree store for $1, some black(or whatever color you like) craft paint from walmart for like $.59 cents or somthing like that, and then I had the scrapbook paper, but even if you don't, a piece of scrapbook paper you like from your local michaels or something is probably less than a dollar as well...also at the dollar store they had other words like "Family" "Country" "Angel" "Welcome" "Princess" etc...but anyways, then you get the rest...trace, and cut. Then i spread the glue on the wood letters with a foam brush and put the letters on. see?...easy peasy!! and cheap, and its a great decorative addition to your home!!

So now on to the GIVEAWAY!!!....

Here is how you can enter, as it has been in the past:

1. Leave a comment on this post, letting me know you want to win!

2. Blog about this giveaway, link back to this post, and come back and leave another comment

3. Follow my blog(if you already follow, then just leave another comment letting me know you follow)

**Make sure to make seperate comments so I can count all your entries...so if you do all 3 you will have 3 entries to win!!

***This giveaway will end this Friday, April 24

Good luck!!! :)

Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder

2009-04-14T18:49:00.004-05:00

Ive been thinking lately...and this has the potential to get deep, and possibly uncomfortable...just a disclaimer :)

Just the other day I heard someone say when looking at a picture of someone else, "wow, she is so cute, she has lost some weight" and it got me thinking...

Soceity labels beauty as MANY things; perfect body, long legs, stunning hair, piercing eyes, lucious lips, you get the idea...but you won't hear soceity saying (not very often at least) that women are beatuiful if they are over a size 12 or 14, let alone a 22 or 24(or even larger), or if they have short stubby legs that break out, or hair that doesn't do what you want, let alone the women who have struggled with illness or something that leaves them bald, or even if you leave the house without makeup( gasp...JK OF COURSE!) lol....once again, you get the point....

We are called to love each other like Christ loves us, and He loves us ALL regardless of weather we are short or tall, skinny or fat, blonde, brunette, red head, whatever! Remember the song we all sang when we were young, " red, yellow, black or white, they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world" why is it when we grow up, we seem to forget that...We all have been guilty at one point or another, or maybe you struggle with this daily, but whatever it is, we can rise above it. Truth is, Jesus loved a lot of people, and befriended a lot of people that left other people questioning why He would go near them...but He didn't care, He knew them, and loved them for THEM!

Why as Christians do we struggle with this so much? How do non-Christians perceieve us, when we are right there saying the same things they are?...or even worse, judging them! I can guarntee they aren't getting the " God loves you regardless of your sin, regardless of what you look like, regardless of the things you struggle with, vibe."

You know the saying, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" which is true. Speaking of husbands specifically, your husband, who likes "skinny chicks" would not be the least bit interested in me, and my husband who happens to like "fat chicks" wouldn't be the least bit interested in you, but thats why God made your husband for you, and mine for me...but we all know that...here's whats a new thought...to me at least is this:

Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder, not beholder. Get it? In the end God is the "beholder" for all of us, regardless of weather you have a physical person in your life that finds you beautiful, God does! I know this might be hard to grasp, but when we stand before Jesus and He calls us "HIS Beautiful child" we will know True beauty, standing in His presence.

It just all seems so childish and "third grade" to judge someone because of the way they look. Physical beauty is only skin deep,and fades with age, but a beautiful heart can last a lifetime...and I don't know about you, but when I die, I would much rather have someone say(among other things) that I had a beautiful heart and loved others unconditionally, than to have someone say I was pretty, and physically beautiful.

Just some thoughts to think about, including myself!!

oh and just so you all know...I use the word "fat" or "fat chicks" in a loving way. I know what I am and accept it. :)

Catch Up

2009-04-13T20:26:00.003-05:00

Well its been awhile once again, since I blogged. I spent close to a week in Iowa at my parents house visiting and doing "curb shopping"...I got a whole lot of really cool things....all of which you will see pictures of over time...when I have before and after pictures...I came home on Thursday(the 9th) which we celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary by going out to dinner and Tom got me some beautiful roses!

I came home to a whole new house...well a new room at least...lol Tom has all the molding up, the bookcases close to being done, and the ceiling fan put up. It all looks so great!! Such a wonderful husband!!

I then ran around and got things ready for Easter with Tom's family, which we also celebrated our nephews birthdays then as well...it has been a great, crazy week, but its been fun, and I am ready to get back in the groove of things...

This week I am planning on painting all the woodwork that Tom installed this past week, and getting some laundry done, bed sheets changed, and hopefully working on a blog giveaway project...

yes, I said a blog giveaway project...lol...I will not reveal yet what it is...but I thought of it on my own, and was oh so proud...then found the same idea online today...how disapointing! lol but its still not near the same as mine, just the same general idea....hopefully I will be able to post about it early next week, or late this week...

Craziness!!

2009-04-03T16:06:00.002-05:00

Wow! it has been CRAZY! around here lately!! lol crazy busy I mean....its been really good actually, but busy. First of all, thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, especially after my "stuck and overwhelmed" post. There were several days when I felt really, really low, I felt like I would never get out. But by the grace of God and a lot of prayer, and discussions with Tom, I'm back! feeling great. I really believe God had to allow me to get that low, to see that it was a turning point for us, to see where God is leading us, etc. I feel encouraged, hopeful, and excited to see what God does and where He leads us!

In other news, Tom has been working on all the woodwork and moulding to finish up, and then basically all that is left is carpet. I am sick of our hardwood floors, and I know some of you right now are gasping, but I said it. lol Don't get me wrong, I love the dark wood laminate hardwood that is in our bathroom and will one day be in our dining room and kitchen, but the real hardwood floors, not so much! Nothing I do keeps them clean, the collect dust worse than anything i've ever seen, there are small nails here and there a couple places that i rip a sock on, or whatever....i'm just ready for carpet. I have an amazing vacuum cleaner, and I love to vacuum, I know, i'm crazy, but so yea, carpet will really warm our house up, and i'm very excited!

Anyways, I have a serious, deep post I want to post, but I don't have time to finish it now, so I will post it later, but I hope you all have a great weekend! :)

Encouragement

2009-03-27T09:37:00.001-05:00

I found this video on a blog I read, and found it extremely encouraging. Pray everyone has a great weekend!!

Stuck and Overwhelmed

2009-03-25T19:46:00.003-05:00

Stuck and Overwhelmed. thats what I feel like. I feel like we are stuck. I know we didn't mention it to very many people, but that was because we didn't know if it would go through or not, but we knew a friend of a friend that is pregnant, and she was considering adoption, and our friend told her about us, and we just got word a few days ago, that she decided to keep the baby. Yesterday, was when I was due with this last pregnancy. There is a lot more with other things, but this is what I am comfortable with sharing on this public blog lol...

Here is some more that I haven't ever mentioned on here before, that I can remember at least....but we had decided that we would start the foster care/adoption process in April, and would work on getting things in our house remodeled before that process....and April is almost here, and we won't be done, but either way, here's the delima. We have been through so much already, and with foster care, there is always the possibility that a child can come into your home, and go back and forth w/their birth parents, and I have to imagine that is even harder than dealing with losing a child, I have never held. I mean, you have a child that is in your home, that you care for, that you love, that you cuddle, to have that child possibly taken from you forever, I don't know if I can deal with that right now, so I think we should adopt straight from an agency so that once we have a child we don't have to deal with the back and forth, and then down the road for child 2,3,4, etc we could do foster care. But the problem with that is the price! agency adoption can cost anywhere from $10,000-$20,000 sometimes more, sometimes less. We don't have that kind of money. Don't get me wrong, I am more than willing to raise money from garage sales, selling my cards, etc. but I don't think that amount is possible from selling my junk and cards lol...I just feel like this is never going to happen.

I don't feel any closer to having a family today than I did almost 4 years ago, the day after the first miscarriage. I wish so bad God would really help me understand. I don't understand why this has to be so hard for us. Don't get me wrong, I know life has its ups and downs, we all go through hard times, but was losing ONE child not enough, let alone losing TWO children?! How about all the possible adoption situations where the birth mothers all chose to keep their babies, and they were all more closed doors in our life? Now, we have to either endure a lot more hardship and unknown with foster care, or sell all our limbs to adopt a baby, and I think it would be pretty hard to care for, and provide for a child with no limbs lol Sorry, but I feel so overwhelmed we have to laugh, or we would end up in an institution. lol

By no means am I trying to complain, yes, I have a lot to be thankful for, and trust me I AM!! I just need to write it all out, and am of course open to any ideas, comments, I mean duh, I just posted this publicly. Above all, please keep us in your prayers that we can trust God's plan, and that we will have patience, discernment, faith and the ability to follow wherever God leads us.

Update and Prayer

2009-03-24T16:11:00.004-05:00

Wow, I didn't realize it has been so long since I posted...but I was just posting to say we are still alive. It has been a crazy,busy, emotional, loud, eye opening, fun past week or so...and yes, it is possible for all of those things to go together....lol I will post more later about some things I have been dealing with, plus I have some new giveaway ideas, so if all goes as planned I will be posting those in the near future. Oh I also joined Twitter, still don't know what I'm doing really, but I'll get the hang of it. Let me know if you have twitter as well, we'll see how long it takes for me to catch on...lolFor now I am off to enjoy the rest of this rainy, gloomy day w/my husband. Hope the rest of you are doing well out there in bloggy world as well...

Also, PLEASE be praying for Stellan. I know a lot of you read Mckmama's blog, if not, click here, but please keep them in your prayers because Stellan is in the hospital and his heart is very sick. Jump over to her blog for the details, but most of all, PRAY!

WINNER!!

2009-03-17T07:21:00.002-05:00

ok, well since I was up so early this morning, I figured I would go ahead and do this early...Random.org has picked a winner for the card giveaway...and the winner is...

Sarah at Our Family!!! Congratulations Sarah, I will be in contact with you to get the cards to you. You should check out her blog if you don't already read it, which I know a lot of you do...but Sarah is not only a bloggy friend, she is a real life friend I grew up with! She has an adorable family, so check out her blog as well!

As far as the giveaway goes....we might skip a few weeks, as well as, the next giveaway, might not be handmade cards....I've got some other crafts up my sleeve....so just be sure to stay tuned. Thanks everyone for entering....if you have any advice on how to do these giveaways better or what you would like to win, or something, or have questions on how a card is made or something please feel free to ask, and I am more than glad to share!

Have a great week!!!

A Man and His Dog...

2009-03-13T09:57:00.005-05:00

So this seems to be a reoccuring theme in my house...and it all started when we took out the wall in the dining room...and when this happens, its best to just stay out of the way...this time, I decided to take a video...sorry for the blurriness, and so much back and forth, but thats why its just a short clip...lol

so now you see what I live with, a couple crazies...lol na, I'm glad they are having fun, I just try to keep anything breakable out of their way...lol...and I'm second guessing the choice to tear out that wall...haha, just kidding :-) The funny part about this video and when they do these "races" is its the only time Gunner will bark, its not on video but Tom would just sit there w/Gunner and he would say ready, set, GO! and he would bark on Go every time...now don't get me wrong, the dog barks...lol trust me he barks, at the door bell, cats, dogs, cars, trucks, squirrels, grass, rabbits, trees, you get the picture lol, but he hasn't learned the bark on command trick, but he did pretty well last night..anyways....

and this is the after shot:

all tuckered out and ready for bed...lol I'm sure its obvious to you all, but the man loves his dog!

Hope you have a great weekend!!

Under Construction

2009-03-11T10:42:00.002-05:00

Ok, so I apologize for the construction on my blog, I'm having "issues." I am trying to get a 3 column layout, but keep getting it messed up, and its driving me crazy, but I have way too much to do, so hopefully I can make some time later today, to get this all figured out...maybe I will save my money for a customized blog(ha lol) :) thanks!!

Daylight Saving Time is not my friend

2009-03-11T09:13:00.003-05:00

The title says it all...this time around at least. In the past, DST has never affected me really, but that is not the case this "Spring Forward" season...ever since we went across our house and changed the clocks, my life has been in chaos.

Mondays I run all my errands and get groceries, etc. So I try to wake up early, or at least by 9am at the LATEST which that is the longest I have slept in, in a long time..otherwise I wake up mad because I've wasted most of my day...until this past Monday, with the time change, 9am, became 10am...so I was upset, and running behind the entire day.

Every night I go to bed at 10pm, like usual, and I can fall asleep quickly and get a good nights rest...until Monday, ever since then, I seem to toss and turn all night and wake up at odd hours and can't get back to sleep.

After Tom gets off work, we will go out and about some days, as we did Monday night and Tuesday night. Both nights we will be shopping or something and look outside and say oh we have PLENTY of time to get home and cook dinner, and eat at a reasonable hour. Then we look at the clock. It's 6:30 and we are at least 20 min. away from home.

So I wonder if we could just set our clocks back and be late everywhere? that would be too confusing. maybe we could set our clocks another hour ahead and just be early. Never bad to be early right? but we would spend a lot of time waiting. I think its best to just stick it out with this monster we call Daylight Saving Time, and hope we become better friends over the months. The thing is, just about the time we get this relationship back on track, it will be time to "Fall Back." It appears to be a never ending cycle. I just don't know why its causing such a rift in my life this time, but hasn't for previous years. Doesn't matter the reason, I want it to stop. I am ready to go back to waking up at a decent hour, being more on schedule, and being able to tell what time it is. And most importantly, getting good sleep! :-)

Blog Giveaway!!!

2009-03-09T21:06:00.006-05:00

Ok, so I apologize for just now getting this posted, its been a crazy day...but because of this...I am going to let the giveaway go till Monday night and will anounce a winner on Tuesday. I will be keeping this schedule from now on, because Mondays are very busy for me. Anyways, so now to the fun stuff..

This week we have THREE ways for you to get entries into this giveaway:

1. leave a comment on this post.

2. post a blog about this giveaway, and come back and leave ANOTHER comment letting me know you blogged about it, with a link to your blog.

3. become a follower of my blog, and come back and leave ANOTHER comment letting me know. If you are already a follower, just simply leave a comment saying " I follow your blog"

This giveaway will end Monday night March 16th at midnight or so, and I will post the winner on Tuesday. GOOD LUCK!!

First is a birthday card which says "just think, with every birthday you're even closer to being more like your parents"
Inside of the card...
Another birthday card that says " You're only young once. You can be immature for a lifetime"
Inside of the card...
This is a Thank you card, which is blank on the inside, and on the front has a special paper called black magic, I ran it through my cuttlebug with a paisley embossing folder, and then sanded the high spots.
This is a Thinking of You card, which is also blank on the inside, and the background on this one is also embossed on my cuttlebug with a different, elegant embossing folder.
This is a simple, congratulations wedding card. pink and white ribbon tied on the side, and the heart on the top of the cake is raised, also blank inside.
Lastly, another Thank you card, also blank inside...

Happy Friday!

2009-03-06T10:00:00.003-06:00

Well its Friday...woo hoo! I love weekends! and its beautiful outside today, like yesterday...I had my windows open, I made the rest of the cards for the Monday giveaway coming up, and deep cleaned my living room. A productive day...and I hope today is just as productive or more!! Nothing like the feeling of having at least a room in my house that I know is deep cleaned and dust free, and the rug doesn't look like its 30 years old with the muted colors...ok, well it wasn't that bad, but it was driving me crazy...

In other news, I offically can get to the basement without having to go outside! Yep, we have new stairs, drywall and all! Hopefully we will be painting this weekend or soon, and then Tom will be doing the trim work next week! Its so great to see progress...the stairs are narrower than we wanted, but who cares, it looks finished, no more nasty foundation wall, or better yet, no more holes in stairs! hahaha :)

One last thing before I go and try to be productive today....I have to brag about my best friend...You HAVE to go check out her blog, not only is she an amazing person but she can write a blog like no other :) and today's post was great, especially if you are a mother...anyways go check it out here!!

Hope you all have a great weekend and to see you back on Monday for another card giveaway!