Thursday, March 12, 2009
Some Little Known Facts about Me!
Let's see...
* I LOVE the color gray. LOVE it!!!
* I can not STAND Reeces Peanut Butter Cups.
* I never season my food when I'm cooking it, I believe it's better to season-to-taste at the table.
* Okra makes me gag.
* Tomatoes are even worse. Mega gross!
* My very favorite insect is the roach. The lovable, adorable roach. Especially the flying ones!!
* I am by nature an 'early to bed, early to rise' kinda person.
* I recently discovered that I'm not actually a "Southerner" after all.
* I never, ever, absolutely NEVER leave myself signed in to my blog when I'm at someone else's house. Never do that. Never. Ever.
* I LOVE the color gray. LOVE it!!!
* I can not STAND Reeces Peanut Butter Cups.
* I never season my food when I'm cooking it, I believe it's better to season-to-taste at the table.
* Okra makes me gag.
* Tomatoes are even worse. Mega gross!
* My very favorite insect is the roach. The lovable, adorable roach. Especially the flying ones!!
* I am by nature an 'early to bed, early to rise' kinda person.
* I recently discovered that I'm not actually a "Southerner" after all.
* I never, ever, absolutely NEVER leave myself signed in to my blog when I'm at someone else's house. Never do that. Never. Ever.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Wow! Has it been awhile since I have posted!
Life has been quite busy!!
Between being a midwife to our dog and dealing with broke down vans, we have had quite a bit of adventures around here.
Let's see, what have we got going on? I have sewing lots of dipes. Soon after that, I will be making 5 dresses for each one of my girls...a total of 25 dresses, pantalets (hopefully) for them, and a couple of skirts for me. I am going to *try* to have this all done before our trip in March.
Speaking of our trip. Ashley is turning 13 this month. This is a very special time in our family, so we have decided to create a lasting memory for her 13th birthday and take a mini family vacation. The children are really looking forward to being able to just be together as a family, and enjoying Danny not having to work for a week!!
Today makes the first day of my 15th week of pregnancy as well. Man, has time flown!! My first trimester was pretty rough, so I spent alot of time resting and just sitting around. I am glad that seems to be behind me for the most part! I still have moments, but I think it is because my body is telling me to go eat something~so I am working on that. Tomorrow we are going to get the first sonogram I have had since I was pregnant with Ashley!! There is a local pregnancy center that just recently received a new machine and wanted volunteers to be willing to be "guinnea pigs" while they are being trained. Danny said it would be a neat experience for the children to see our little bundle. It will help to make it even more concrete for them.
As I mentioned earlier, we have been having van issues. We are at the point where it will cost a lot to get them repaired, so we are debating whether we should get a new to us van instead. We want to hear the Lord's will in this and don't want to jump ahead of Him, so we would love your help in praying for that very thing.
Well, that is what's been going on around here lately.
Life has been quite busy!!
Between being a midwife to our dog and dealing with broke down vans, we have had quite a bit of adventures around here.
Let's see, what have we got going on? I have sewing lots of dipes. Soon after that, I will be making 5 dresses for each one of my girls...a total of 25 dresses, pantalets (hopefully) for them, and a couple of skirts for me. I am going to *try* to have this all done before our trip in March.
Speaking of our trip. Ashley is turning 13 this month. This is a very special time in our family, so we have decided to create a lasting memory for her 13th birthday and take a mini family vacation. The children are really looking forward to being able to just be together as a family, and enjoying Danny not having to work for a week!!
Today makes the first day of my 15th week of pregnancy as well. Man, has time flown!! My first trimester was pretty rough, so I spent alot of time resting and just sitting around. I am glad that seems to be behind me for the most part! I still have moments, but I think it is because my body is telling me to go eat something~so I am working on that. Tomorrow we are going to get the first sonogram I have had since I was pregnant with Ashley!! There is a local pregnancy center that just recently received a new machine and wanted volunteers to be willing to be "guinnea pigs" while they are being trained. Danny said it would be a neat experience for the children to see our little bundle. It will help to make it even more concrete for them.
As I mentioned earlier, we have been having van issues. We are at the point where it will cost a lot to get them repaired, so we are debating whether we should get a new to us van instead. We want to hear the Lord's will in this and don't want to jump ahead of Him, so we would love your help in praying for that very thing.
Well, that is what's been going on around here lately.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Shauna's Birthday Tea Party
Shauna's request for her birthday was to have a tea party. It was so fun to plan! We live in a small space and wanted it special, so we cleared off the front porch the best we could and put up curtains along one side to "hide" all the things we could not clear off. We had to set the stage by making sure we had plenty of candlelight...
...and in action. :D
This is the one treat she specifically asked for. I think they are called pirouettes.
Lastly, it was time to open her presents. She recieved lots of wonderful gifts, and was completely delighted, but here are just a few samples...
...
playfood from Lisa of Winsome Whatnots
......and a doll Ashley "handed her down". We didn't get a new dress done in time, but she will be getting a lovely purple floral dress to match the hairbows.
These tealights were all along the railings of the porch
And of course, you HAVE to have a teapot. I didn't have one before this event. Wouldn't you know I waited until the last minute to try and find one? Well, surprisingly, I found one!!
Isn't it beautiful? it is smaller than I would have liked, but it did the trick. I will be on the look out for a bigger one. I am SURE the other girls will want one soon as well. ;D
Here is the table in all it's splendor! Shauna and all her guests are patiently awaiting to be served their tea.
The Birthday Girl getting ready to blow out candles...
...and in action. :D
This is the one treat she specifically asked for. I think they are called pirouettes.
Lastly, it was time to open her presents. She recieved lots of wonderful gifts, and was completely delighted, but here are just a few samples...
...playfood from Lisa of Winsome Whatnots
......and a doll Ashley "handed her down". We didn't get a new dress done in time, but she will be getting a lovely purple floral dress to match the hairbows.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thanksgiving gifts
We are being particularly blessed this Thanksgiving! Yet another blessing to be thankful for!!
Our mushroom journey
Evan found this the other day...
I forget what the scientific term of it is, but it's common name is the Parasol Mushroom. I was talking via email with a mushroom expert, and come to find out it is edible (we weren't brave enough to eat it then, but if we come across another, we may)
Here is the bottom showing the gills
...and the top
There is a poisonous mushroom that tries to mirror image this one. Here are the things we learned to compare...
1. the poisonous one will turn dark yellow when the stem is rubbed or when the meat of the mushroom is exposed to air. The edible kind will not turn.
2. In the edible kind, the ring (see in the pic of the gills) slides freely and is not a part of the stem.
3. The gills are open and fully formed
4. The location is important as well. With the edible, you typically would find it along the edge of woods, and slight composted material. They do not grow on logs, but from the ground directly.
5. This is the most crucial part...
They call this the spore print. You turn the mushroom onto a glass or saran wrap and let it set for a couple of hours...the longer the better. I put a black piece of paper under it on one of the pics to get a good contrast. If it were of the poisonous type, then the spores would be a green color. With ours, it is quite clear that the spores are white.
The specialist I talked with and showed pictures of my progress confirmed that we had the go ahead to consume. :D He said it was a valuable find and that it would be awesome if they came back year after year.
Here are links...
poisonous
http://cms.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/fungicommon/JCUDEV_017203
non-poisonous
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/macrolepiota_procera.html
I forget what the scientific term of it is, but it's common name is the Parasol Mushroom. I was talking via email with a mushroom expert, and come to find out it is edible (we weren't brave enough to eat it then, but if we come across another, we may)
Here is the bottom showing the gills
...and the top
There is a poisonous mushroom that tries to mirror image this one. Here are the things we learned to compare...
1. the poisonous one will turn dark yellow when the stem is rubbed or when the meat of the mushroom is exposed to air. The edible kind will not turn.
2. In the edible kind, the ring (see in the pic of the gills) slides freely and is not a part of the stem.
3. The gills are open and fully formed
4. The location is important as well. With the edible, you typically would find it along the edge of woods, and slight composted material. They do not grow on logs, but from the ground directly.
5. This is the most crucial part...
They call this the spore print. You turn the mushroom onto a glass or saran wrap and let it set for a couple of hours...the longer the better. I put a black piece of paper under it on one of the pics to get a good contrast. If it were of the poisonous type, then the spores would be a green color. With ours, it is quite clear that the spores are white.
The specialist I talked with and showed pictures of my progress confirmed that we had the go ahead to consume. :D He said it was a valuable find and that it would be awesome if they came back year after year.
Here are links...
poisonous
http://cms.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/fungicommon/JCUDEV_017203
non-poisonous
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/macrolepiota_procera.html
Florida Snow
Isn't this beautiful? I think this is the prettiest cotton field I have seen.
I dub it "Florida Snow" :D. I just wish you could have seen it in person. When we drove by the next week, they had the cotton piled into 21 truckload bundles! That's ALOT of cotton!
When the cotton reaches maturity, I believe they spray it with a defoliant to remove all the leaves. It sits for a couple of weeks until the get these big combine looking creatures/machines and sucks up(I think) all the cotton. It gets bailed into HUGE retangle shaped cubes...3/4 the length of a semi trailer, but just as wide.
Here's a close up of it. If you don't know what you're doing when you pick it, you will have bleeding fingers in no time. The part of the plant (would you call it the hips?) that holds the cotton on the plant has sharp burs on it.To learn more about cotton, go here...
http://www.cottonsjourney.com/Storyofcotton/default.asp
and this one...
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/clothing/cotton.htm
Friday, October 31, 2008
See any similarities?
When we are in town, quite frequently I will get the comment~ "They all look alike. Any of them twins?" Well, tell me what you think :D
First off, these are around the age of 2.
*ME* :D
Ashley
Shauna
Kyla
AnnaRuth
I don't have one of Ruby seeings how she is not quite 2 yet.
Now, here are the girls all about a year old. Any resemblences?
Ruby
AnnaRuth
Kyla
Shauna
Ashley
First off, these are around the age of 2.
Ashley
Shauna
Kyla
AnnaRuth
I don't have one of Ruby seeings how she is not quite 2 yet.
Now, here are the girls all about a year old. Any resemblences?
AnnaRuth
Kyla
Shauna
Ashley
My new hobby :o)
I have found something to do with all of my fabric scraps that I can't seem to throw away. Anyone else like that? :0)
What do you think?
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