Tolentreasures

just might drive me right over the edge!  Adorable?  Of course. But their latest shenanigan? Well, had a lot of people laughing,  but not me...yet.  They love to change my answering machine. I forget to check it after they are gone.  Usually they are fun, cute little messages and  I like them.  This time they set me up. Exasperated me to the point of yelling at them. (which who am I kidding, it might happen more often than I like to admit) And taped it!  And used it! As  My  Message!  It was there for three weeks.  Me yelling at those adorable little faces!  And then, put on the machine for everyone to hear!  And... no one told me! Until yesterday.  A customer had called our house,  then called the shop  and asked me if I had checked my message lately.  "Why no", I replied.  "What is it?" She informed me that it was m...

Let's just say that the morning started off so wild that by the time I got to work I decided to take notes.   (The photo above will be explained later, hang on, it was one of those days) I knew that I would not remember it all.  So, I get up  and get my shower and  nothing fits.  Nothing!   I was headed that way and  I knew it was coming. Just  Too  Much Food. Why do I do it?  If that is not enough to start a day off wrong... Out the door at 7:30 with  too tight for my pudgy body ill fitting clothing. Quick round of hide and seek and chase at Shawnee's house, just enough to get everyone amped up and we go to the bus stop where as the bus is stopping  yellow lights flashing a white pick up truck hits the gas to apparently beat the red lights.  And I am angry. Later JWS would say,  "Didn't you get the license plate?" Well "Excuse ...

These are in the order they happened.  Garren does not like Kamden,  hence the gap on the right.  It's Ok, Kamden doesn't know he is not liked.  This was also the best picture.  The photo shoot deteriorated from that point.  Garren is now glaring at Kamden.  Kamden is quizzical,  Wyatt, impatient, Kendall and Gracelyn, fine.  Tyler and Logan see the fun in the confrontation.  Everyone is still kind of OK here, although Wyatt has had enough and Garren is shrinking into Wyatt.  Everyone on the left is squished.  Kamden still has lots of room.  Wyatt is gone, he has had enough, the troops are restless.  Kamden is still happy with life.  The gap is growing and Tyler is almost over it.  Kendall is bored.  Gracelyn, ever the cheerleader is still good with everything!  Logan is in pain Kamden is chillin'. Kamden deci...

I saw this tapestry and knew that I had just the right place for it.  A bit of auction fever bidding and I own it.    Not my normal style, but it looks nice in that bedroom. These planters were picked up at Goodwill with my  senior citizen discount.  Hey, I am embracing the age!  Candlesticks that will go to the booth.  The candles may head to the dumpster but I have to do that when JWS is not looking.  For some reason he likes them.  A couple of small crocks for Shawnee. And a couple of finished orders to pay for it all! 

Ok,  so in my search for another dishcloth pattern this morning, I ran across this potholder pattern.  http://www.crochetkari.com/2012/09/potholder-pattern-and-tutorial.html And, I am really tired of making dishcloths. And truthfully,  I don't even like them or use them.  But some of my family does... so I persevere.  If you go to read the pattern and want to jump right  into making one, here are the changes that I made to the directions.  I did not go into the back of each stitch,  but went into the whole stitch.  I think that they are heavier that way, but you do lose that ridged look.  Also, I used an H crochet hook with  Sugar and Cream cotton yarn and  Lustre Sheen together  And honestly, I made this in the time that it took my  Grape Nuts  to  soften in my yogurt! And....to my sister,  if you are reading thi...

Three Prayers for Three very young patients today.  Leonie will be at Children's Hospital today for blood testing  for jaundice.  Safe travels and  healing. Laken in the words of his brother.  Well tomorrow morning at around 10:00 my 6 year old brother Laken will be having surgery to remove a lesion from his brain. The surgery should take about six hours to complete. We would greatly appreciate your prayers during this time and ... over the next few days. God is the only one that can truly heal someone, and we are asking him to do just that. Psalms 30:2 says, "O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me." James 5:15 says, "And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the LORD will raise him up." These are two promises from God that I am claiming for Laken over the next few days. Again, we covet your prayers, and we thank everyone that has supported us this far and  Zeb Zeb is ...

Ok, sometimes I just get carried away.  The beadboard was bought last September. A Thanksgiving project in mind.  It was set in front of my car in the garage.  I looked at it every day. All winter.  It was time. A different project.  In my healthy fear of saws,  I finally managed to get  JWS to cut it for me. I might have just got a little carried away.  I mean after all,  I just wanted one set!  Of Five Forty four or so signs later,  I was done.  The really funny part?  I am not really fond of birds!  And this... Is the one I used to have.    Primitive?   No... Firewood now!  I mean after all, it is fifteen years old!  I sure hope it doesn't take JWS another six months to make the stakes!