Things I may never know

Why as soon as I jump in the shower no matter the time of day or night my 7 y/o has to use the bathroom and why out of 3 different bathrooms she can use she has to use mine ?

Why the phone doesn't ring all day and then as soon as one call comes in call waiting will bleep 2 seconds later to let me know there is another caller on the other line ?

Why my husband can nap for 3 hrs on any given day during the weekend completely undisturbed, but when I try  to take a 20 min cat nap I will be disturbed by barking dogs, noisy kids, telephone calls, people ringing my door bell and children coming in to ask "One quick question" ?

Why the only time my children NEED to really talk to me is when I am on the phone, they might have ignored me all day long. but as soon as I'm on the phone they need a full blown discussion about something ?

Why my vehicle only breaks down when I am out of town with my 2 youngest children ?

Why only true emergencies occur when my husband is out of town ?

Why I only get sick when my husband is out of town ?

People tell me it's all character building, I say it's downright annoying

The first of many

Whoever said little boys weren't fun to sew for lied, I mean really how cute is this onesie ? and it took a whole 10 minutes to whip up. I've a feeling I'll be making a lot more of these, Colton may end up with enough for every day of the week.

Want to try your hand ? Here's a simple tutorial you can follow and she's also gracious enough to offer a free PDF pattern http://www.crapivemade.com/2009/03/appliqued-tie-onesie.html

Curve balls

Sometimes life throws us curve balls that we are totally ill equipped to deal with, those curve balls are often the ones that you feel will never be thrown in your direction, but I'm here to attest that they can come at you from any direction, at any time and it doesn't matter who you are, what you are, what color you are, what your economic status is we are all on an equal playing field and it's what we do with those curve balls that matters the most.
Want to meet our curve ball ?


Meet Colton Thomas, isn't he cute ? I never believed I'd be a really young Grandmother, I never believed my 7 y/o would become an Aunt at 8, I never believed my not yet highschooler would become an Uncle and I certainly didn't believe my 19 y/o would become a Mommy and neither did she. None of this was planned, in fact everything was in place for it not to happen until the time was right, but once again we are reminded that our timeline and God's timeline aren't always the same, what we believe is the right time and what God has chosen for us doesn't always add up.
In one month 2 young men lost both their Grandfather and father, just 2 months later they both learnt that their fiancess were both expecting baby boys on the same day, coincidence ? Maybe, though I don't think so.
So yes, we were sent a curve ball of extraordinary means and it has being a long hard 4 1/2 months, huge life changing decisions had to be made, the future re thought, family members who have decided that they don't want to be a part of the 'shame' and so have decided to walk away.. and as hurtful as that is it's ok, it really is, we don't need that toxicity anyway, these 2 young people have enough to contend with without having to deal with hurtful comments and actions, it's better that those people just stay away. We have all come to love a little person we haven't yet met but will ensure that this Thanksgiving will be the best yet.
So now that things have settled a little I'm hoping to be here more often and bore you with all the cute little baby boy items that'll be coming off the machine, because if there's one thing this baby won't be lacking it'll be love and handmade gifts from Grandma :)

It's May Giveaway Day

After a month of craziness around here that left me neglecting my blog in order to take care of other more pressing things today seemed as good a day as any to restart the blogging and kick it off by joining the folks over at SewMamaSew and do a Giveaway. In the past I've had one special item put aside just for today, not this time though. I'm going to give you a choice you can choose between photo props for a party of 10, this will include 10 mustaches, lips and glasses on a stick along with 10 lollipop lips ... if you're the winner and this is your pick I'll contact you and together we'll come up with the perfect party pack for you.

Don't need crazy party props ? then choose from either one of these accessory packs, a zippered pouch, tissue holder complete with tissues and a matching key fob, just leave a comment saying which set you prefer

Or go on over to the shop and choose any one item.

Yep, you read right any item of your choice. No bells or whistles for this giveaway just leave me a comment and tell me which gift you'd like to receive. I'll be accepting entries until midnight EST on May 25th. You don't live in the U.S ? no worries I'll let you play along too :) Winner will be picked via random generator sometime on May 26th, please be sure to leave me an email address where I can contact you to let you know YOU"RE A WINNER !!!

Big brothers rock

When I was growing up my best friend had a big brother and oh boy was I envious of her, he was big and strong and looked out for her and he was funny. Me I had a little brother who was annoying, and whiney and needy. (Not really but compared to the big brothers he was)
Ben is the big brother I always wanted and he takes his role seriously. He is exactly how I envisioned my big brother would be. He looks out for Reagan, he makes her laugh, he's nice to her friends and he's a great role model.
We have just started Spring Break and the anticipation of the Easter bunny is upon us. Reagan doesn't believe in the Easter Bunny and that's ok BUT there's a part of her that is leary that he might exist. Her friends tell her he's like Santa and sees everything you do in the days leading up to Easter which has Reagan in a tail spin, it doesn't matter what she believes or what we tell her, there is a part of her that is fearful that he might be real. The idea that some creepy bunny ( and lets face it every Easter Bunny I've seen is creepy) could be walking around the house at night looking in at her while she sleeps has her totally on edge, so Ben being the awesome big brother he is told Reagan that from now until Easter she can sleep in his room and she is totally ok with that. She has always slept with him Christmas Eve for the very reason that she hates the idea of Santa walking into her room while she sleeps and she knows that she is safe, her brother's room is a safe haven from all mythical beings. If Santa, the Tooth Fairy or the Easter Bunny are going to be on the prowl she's going to be in his room and I love that about him, he could quite easily make fun of her, tease her and give her nightmares but no he ensures she's going to feel safe and gives up his bed.
Tomorrow I'm sure he'll take her book, tweak her hair, pull a chair away from her as she sits down, he'll do something to irk her and she will scream "Ben I hate you" to which he will laugh and take off but I guarantee the last thing that'll come out of her mouth tomorrow night before she goes to sleep is "Night, I love you Ben" and he will respond with "I love you too Reagan" and with that she will drift off into a sweet slumber knowing that with her big brother there to protect her no harm will come of her while she sleeps.

I'm addicted

Well maybe addicted is a strong term because I can live without them if I REALLY have to, but oh my word I love these things, they are a perfect for when you crave chocolate but want something juicy too. Gummy bears covered in chocolate, really does it get a whole lot better ? The only problem ? They're so stinking hard to find. My first box I paid almost $4 for at the movie theatre *EEK* and I was hooked, the next time I went they were gone *BOO* then I found them at the Dollar Tree *EEK* and they stayed there for a long time and I would buy them on a regular basis and then all of a sudden GONE, they no longer have them, can't tell me if they'll ever have more * BOO, BOO triple BOO* but then on Saturday we were in Big Lots and my wonderful, awesome daughter of the year found the very last box and she bought them for her Mommy and now I'm savoring and hoping that if I only eat one a day they should last me until I find them again.
Anyone know where they sell these all year round ?

Dress A Girl Around The World Update

I figured you all deserved an update as to how this was going. Despite no comments on my posts regarding this (Not gonna lie I was a little disappointed about that) I have had many people contact me privately who have either donated funds for me to go and purchase the fabric and supplies to make  dresses in their name, donated money to "Use as you see fit" ,  have donated fabric or have sent fabric to me, as of today it looks like about  40 little girls will be blessed :)
 Thankyou all so much  for your generosity you are all such a blessing.
This  picture  is just a glimpse of what I'll be tackling this weekend as you can see the March 31st deadline that I had put on this is going to be extended as I wait on some fabric that has been mailed and more money donated needs to be spent and hey I'm only one person and that's a lot of dresses to sew, that pink fabric alone will yield about 6 dresses :)

Thanks again, I'll update again next week.