Birth of a Butterfly

Birth of a Painted Lady Butterfly
This is absolutely amazing. We had five caterpillars and four of them have transformed into butterflies. We’d missed everyone of them until this one. And I almost missed it. I didn’t get the chrysalis breaking open, but I started videoing right after it broke open. Click on the picture to watch [...]

Family is the answer

This is an article entitled: “Chicago working to prevent repeat of deadly weekend“
Here’s the crux of the article:
On Friday, Mayor Richard Daley took the unusual step of calling together more than two dozen officials from the police department, schools, social service agencies and religious groups for a City Hall summit on the violence. Afterward, he [...]

Expelled: The Movie

So I finally was able to see Expelled tonight! Thank you, Mom for giving us a date night. It was everything I was expecting. Ben Stein made the point that the Intelligent Design side of the debate has very good arguments and respected scientists behind it. Yet only Darwinism is given air time in academia, science organizations, media, [...]

Accountability Update: Week 4

This week I did: horribly
My mom told me not to blame it on her. So I won’t. But she has been here the whole week…coincidence? Just kidding! It’s my own fault I don’t have much self determination. I’m not even going to go down my list of things to do each week. I didn’t get [...]

What’s your yard sale philosophy?

Note to reader: I ask you to answer a question at the bottom of this post…so make it all the way down there…or just skip the gibberish and go straight to the question.
Our neighborhood is having a huge yard sale this Saturday. Since we will be moving soon I am determined to part with much [...]

Role Reversal

As a woman I am fairly good about noticing things. The emergence of spring; the new freckles on my daughters; the five new miniscule wrinkles that have added themselves to the legions around my eyes. I kind of take pride in the fact that I’m pretty observant. And my husband usually relies on me to [...]

Further clothes making adventures

Seamstress Vicki strikes again! No blood and no broken needles. I think that’s a record. These are the first adult pants and top I’ve made.

The pants zip on the left side of the waist. They fit at the waist but are roomy throughout the rest of the length. I can probably take them in. My first [...]

Accountability Update: Week 3

Overall I did–very well again. I think. Let’s see.
Here’s the score:

6 servings of water a day – Yes! Except Saturday and today. Yesterday I did a craft show and didn’t want to have to be “excusing myself” every hour. Today I was busy sewing. (You’ll see that handiwork tomorrow!)
Wash my face every night — Remember the exfoliation [...]

We rock

Yes he does.
The feeling is mutual.

Awesomeness.

I mowed the lawn

I should type it like this:
I mowed the lawn
with a thousand exclamation points behind it.
It’s a pretty big deal (to me) that I mowed the lawn. I’ve never been behind a lawn mower. Growing up that was my brother’s job I don’t know exactly who mowed the lawn. Marriage brought a built-in lawn mower. So [...]

VA Tech Anniversary

We remember you, Lauren McCain, and the amazing faith you had, especially being so young. Faith like that is rarely seen even in an adult.
Click on Lauren’s picture for memorial stories/articles about her.

My heart hurts, not for her, but for her loved ones. She is with Jesus. Left behind, they must wait until that glorious day [...]

Compassion Forum: hand me be the barf bag

I originally had a huge response written on this page. Then I realized that it may not sit well with some of you. (I’m thinking there are people who read this). So, I’ve turned that opinion paper into a page and you can access it here if you dare. Compassion Forum Page
Both candidates proclaim to [...]

Accountability Update: Week 2

Overall I did–very well.
Here’s the score:

4 servings of water a day — Thank you, Heather, for letting me know we are no longer required to get 8 servings of water a day. My goal for this coming week will still be six, since I do still need some type of liquids in my body. I believe I’ll [...]

You know what?…

VTC by Skype is pretty awesome
Having to deal with socialized medicine truly makes me wish I were a paying customer
Ear infections are a pain in the (r)ear
Planning out next year’s subjects for school is actually exciting
I actually did the two-week free subscription to Netflix and canceled before being charged
I’m now doing the month free Blockbuster [...]

Sew Petit Reviewed at Sweet Pea Cakes!

I can’t thank these review blogs enough that are so generous to review my products. Dawn who runs Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. has written a review of Sew Petit! Head on over there and check it out!
Dawn makes beautiful diaper cakes, towel cakes and other wonderful things. You have to check these out as well: