30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 12

Day 12 - What you believe

Katie, at Katie's Journey is hosting this really great blog Challenge.  Today's topic is on what you believe.  I was kinda stumped on what to write; more of what people would be writing than on what I believe.

So here goes :-)

I believe . .. .

1. Jesus is the my Savior

2. God created the world and all things in it, including me!

3. The Bible is 100% true

4. I married my "kindred Spirit"; my true best friend

5. My kids are amazing

6. God will supply all of our needs, even when we can't see it happening.

7. That the sun really does come out tomorrow, even on gloomy days.

8. That animals are great stress relievers

9. Being a Stay-at-home mom is my perfect job

10. God has a plan for each of us, if we let Him lead

I could list more but I wanted to list the top 10 things that came to my mind and this is what they are - in order.  So I think that the order of importance is probably pretty accurate too.

Show Us Your Life - Nurseries and Kids Rooms

This week, over at Kelly's Korner it is Show Us Your Life Friday!  Today we are looking at the Nurseries and Kid's Rooms. 

So here we go!  I hope you enjoy this little tour :-)   We will start with Nate's room.  Before Nate was born, this was our office. 

This is the view from the door.  The crib and dresser/changing table were actually free through a blessing day at my parents church.  They have been such a blessing!  I love the color on the walls - it is called Stadium Tan :-)

This is his closet.  Nothing fancy.  Oh and a little picture storage for me until I can get caught up!

This shelve holds Nate's special stuffed animals plus a framed prayer our Pastor's wife gave us at his shower. 

I love this Creative Memories Frame.  It is a great way to display pictures.  I'm not as good as I would like to be at keeping it up but I'm getting better!!

And his certificate from his baby dedication.  We like having it on the wall as a reminder of how important each day is with Nathan.

 Josh's room is next!  This was our spare room prior to Josh.  We had painted it just a few years prior and I still loved what we had done so that was one less step we had to do!

This is the view from the door.  The crib my mother-in-law got for us at a Church sale and it is just awesome.  His dresser we got on clearance at a furniture store and that changing table is actually a breakfast rolling cart that we bought when we got married.  It has been many, many things over the years but for now, makes the perfect changing room.  You may have noticed a fan in every bedroom too :-)  We like white noise!

Josh's closet - nothing fancy again but it does make a great place to keep our "tearable" books away from little hands :-) And Storage for the vacuum cleaner - when you live in a house without a lot of closets, you use the ones you have for many things!

A few favorites - the stripes on the walls!  I love stripes :-)  He also has a memory board with pictures and his Detroit Tigers Hat.  And don't you love that desk? My niece found it at a garage sale for $20.00.  He loves it!

I loved this Vinyl saying when I saw it.  It fits perfectly!

A few of his favorite things - a quilt that his grandma made him, Teddy, Gor (Gorilla), Road Kill (the Teddy Blanket).  I love his bedding.  I searched and searched until I found this set!

His dresser with his special stuffed animals and his Dedication certificate hung up behind it.

So, that's it! 

Have a wonderful day :-)

Happy Birthday! (with a little weekly song thrown in!)

It is hard to believe that this little guy

October 22, 2008

Now Looks like THIS!!

October 13, 2010

Joshua loves matchbox cars, trains, trucks and airplanes.  He also loves his Teddy, Gor (Gorilla), Roadkill (a blanket with a bear head on it) and his bankie.  He has an incredible sense of humor, is a thinker, an organizer, and a sleeper.  But most of all, he is loved by his family :-)  Such a great kid!!!

So, here's my song of the week :-)
A little Happy Birthday Via the Chipmunks!

Humor for a Woman's Heart Book Review

I finished book number 3 of my 5 book goal and it was good.  One of the reasons I liked this "easy" read is because it was a series of short stories/essays by various writers.  I enjoyed reading one or two entries before bed each night.  Many were humorous and a few were heart warming but they were all good.  I would recommend this book - especially if you don't have time to read a whole novel!!  Keep it on your desk at work, your nightstand, or the back of the toilet (yep, I came from one of THOSE families!) for a short read. 

I also thought I would add What I'm reading now to this post.  I love to read . . .L O V E to read.  I take 15 minutes out after the kids go down for naps just so I can enjoy my love of reading.  Currently I am reading a series call The Elm Creek Quilters.  My mom introduced me to the set and they are, quite honestly, not my normal read.  It is a modern story about a group of women connected by a family history of one of the main characters and their love of Quilting. 

I have already read the first three books and am working on the next three (each set of three my mom had in one large book).  I would highly recommend this series of books to anyone.  I have a hard time putting them down.

Finally, I was looking for humorous pictures for this post and I must say, some, are disturbing but I saw this and thought it was too darn cute to pass up!

To think, that tiny thing grows up to be so big and ugly! LOL

Enjoy and don't forget to READ!

30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 11

Day 11 - Favorite TV Shows
This is an easy one, I'm just going to list them and you can judge me as you wish :-) These are in no particular order

1. Survivor
2. Biggest Loser
3. Amazing Race
4. NFL Football
5. Modern Family
6. 19 Kids and Counting
7. Diners, Dives and Drive-in's
8. Dancing with the stars
9. The Good Guys
10. Food Network Star
11. Design Star
12. Funniest Videos
13.The Middle

We use our DVR to its fullest, needless to say :-)  Than we can watch what we want, when we want to watch it! 

Check out more over at http://katieslifejourney.blogspot.com/

My Own Little Bag Project

Here's my latest craft project - this one is for Josh!

Josh needs his own little bag to carry some wipes and a diaper when he goes to the nursery or just somewhere 'by himself'.  Because he and Nate don't always go into the same nursery now, depending on what church we go to, I can't always use one diaper bag so this is perfect and he can carry it!

You will need: Stencils, Paint, Brush or sponge, buttons, and a bag - my mom gave me this one awhile ago and it was perfect for this task!

First, I used packing tape to mark my line placement as well as to hold the bag to the table.

I lined up the stencils and painted away.  I decided to use a big button for the "O" in Josh.

Sorry this is sideways but you get the idea :-)

And the final product - buttons for both "O"'s as well as two buttons by the handles.  Now, I don't have to worry about the bag getting lost - his name is very clearly identified!

I think I need to make another one for our library books . .. and maybe for church . . .and . . .so many ideas!!

30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 10

Day 10 - Something you are afraid of
I am enjoying doing this 30 day blog challenge sponsored by Katies Journey.  It's fun coming up with some of this stuff and I'm enjoying reading what others post too!

So this post - something I'm afraid of . .simply, it is this.

Thunderstorms

and

Tornado's

and

Go Carts

Ok, the first two make sense.  I don't like the thunder and lightening - it freaks me out.  I've gotten better about his over the years as I no longer need to hide under the bed but I still don't like them.  And tornado's - yes, I am the one that when my county is under a warning I think I should be in the basement EVEN when the tornado is on the other end of my county and is not heading to me.  It just makes me so nervous!!!

But the last one is just dumb LOL  It isn't the Go Carts that I'm actually afraid of . . it is driving them.  I won't go on a Go kart course for anything even though my husband enjoys them.  Maybe if it was just family - my brothers, husband, nieces, nephews - I could do it but with strangers who might hit me?? Are you Crazy? LOL

Do I have bigger fears, sure, but I try to give those over to God as much as possible or they become worries more than fears.  :-)