First Five Giveaway!

The first 5 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a super-duper handmade surprise from me. What it will be and when it will arrive will be a total surprise! I make no guarantees that you will like it, but of course I'll try my best!

The catch is that you must participate as well. Write up (or copy & paste, I did!) this crafty giving game on your blog to keep the fun going. Remember that only the first FIVE comments will receive a gift from me, so be quick!

Also, if you don't have a blog, feel free to participate anyway!

Father's Day 2009

Jeremy barely made it back in time for his Father's Day celebration. He was out in Pittsburg for a few days on business and that gave us just enough time to finish his gift and buy his ice cream cake. I was not in the mood to make anything when I knew he would jump on a Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream cake. So I spent all my time in the kitchen making a fantastic dinner(way to much work on the sabbath if you ask me!) He was treated to some wonderful gifts and a nice tri-tip with mashed potatoes, gravy(he made it- i admit i can't make gravy to save my life) corn, and home made rolls. After dinner is when he opened up his gifts and ate dessert. Jeremy is the best Husband and Dad in the whole world. We should make a T-Shirt one of these days too! We love you Daddy!

Surrounded by gifts

Sarah made an awesome card at school for daddy

Our home made corkboard w/pocket and handle and pics for work

Grandma had the girls make stepping stones with their hand prints

Our Little Garden

Beautiful poppies

Is now huge! The poppies finally came out along with some other wild flowers and the cosmos finally made an appearance but i never expected them to get so tall! Wow who knew that a box of seeds would grow so beautiful. I have little expectations, but high hopes and Viola! i love to look out at my backyard and see such happy smiling faces looking back at me. Ahhhhh, life is beautiful. Not only did I help my little babies to grow I really trimmed back the bushes(spider heaven) and the random tree that was growing out of control. I did not know I would sweat so much just cutting bushes and trees. My forearms got a great work out along with my back and biceps. I should landscape more often! And I finally put a little fence in around the hedge so the plants would stay off the cement. They were super cheap but they do their job and it really pulls the flowers together nicely. Pat on my back!

June Gloom.......................

little lavender is hiding in the back

make my flower garden bloom! so these pics are 2 weeks from the last shot in the last post. wow! i love it. We are getting little birds, ladybugs, butterflies, hummingbirds, stray cats(probably after the birds) and just wonderful feeling. I call my flowers my little babies and i say good morning to them everyday! Emily goes out to the back with me and we look at the new ones that have popped up or just look for the ones that are growing and will soon open. I am so happy that I dug out all the little nasty palms for this cottage garden look. There are many more flowers to come. We have had some rain and hopefully that will help the cosmos to open up. Enjoy!

Early Spring/Summer Hiatus

(this was the growth 2 weeks ago. it is way huge now)

So I took a break to go to Utah, get sunburned, become a trekkie and a mutant, play with my girls, get stuck in Vegas traffic, sing country songs, have a 31-nst birthday(wow!) and watch my garden grow all the while thinking "oh boy, i have to move this June." I have been trying to sl owly pack, learn how to make my own chicken stock (did it for my birthday dinner!) I feel so self reliant, like I can take on the world without a grocery store, 7-11, or fast food. So you can see I have been really busy. I am looking forward to my sister coming tomorrow from Provo for a much needed visit.
We also only have 3 weeks of school left and I can't wait. We have alot of projects, trips, and just good ole fashioned lazy summer d ays coming our way-just not fast enough! Sorry I neglected y'all!

my birthday gift

Paper Craft Wednesday!

Sweet and simple

So my camera finally started to work(thanks to my hubby) and I took a pic or two of my very simple cards that I made in a jiffy for Janelle. ( these are coming to you soon girl!) I had fun but as you can see I am super simple with the card making process. I hope to improve in time and just from checking out Kelli I have seen some great ideas! Check out Paper Craft Wednesday by clicking on my link on the right side bar! Maybe you will try it out too!

Happy Birthday Day Sarah!

Pool time

Crazy Birthday guests

Hello world I am 6 years old!

The Pink Panther

Daddy and the birthday girl!

Sarah's Good Morning Birthday Flowers

I know i am a bit late with this post but i was having some computer difficulties and it turns out i was using the wrong cord! Such a dork i am. Anyhoo Sarah is my big 6 year old now and she is so different from last year. She is so bubbly and happy and ready to play doggie but now she is actually bigger and wanting to do more things like go to raging waters and now she has glasses and can read all by herself. I don't remember being able to read all by myself at this age. She had a Pink Panther birthday, which, when she requested it we started laughing. What 6 year old really knows the pink panther and wants a pink panther cake?? So luckily, we just happened to have the cake pan and some music and the movies to play while the little darlings were showing up. It was actually a swim party as well. It was very overcast and cool but the girls didn't give a hoot about the weather and wanted to swim. So after cake and presents we took a dip and had a blast. Sarah got a ton of gifts and I won't name them all but I will say that she got what she wanted which included Roller Blades and a mini air hockey table! I couldn't believe that sarah could ride roller blades with no problems! Where did I get this girl? I believe that she is so talented and will far surpass Jeremy and myself in talents and she has the biggest heart as well. I love you Sarah Rose Darling Warren!!