The ole’ blog got a little dusty again! It turns out that after that big cup of tea things went down hill a little more as brother broke out with an allergic reaction to some medication. Thankfully he is on the mend and spring decided to pay us a visit so we have been outside a lot these last few days.

Spring always seems a little tricky as it appears enough to get things blooming and growing and then we will have another cold snap and the cycle continues for a few weeks until it finally decides to set in. We are taking advantage of the tricky spring as I mentioned we have been camped out outside for these last few days trying to drink in all the wonderful sunshine and warm temperatures. Every Spring it never fails that I get so excited about the blooms on the tress and the flowers on the ground. Every year I take pictures of the beauty that surrounds our house. Even though it is always pictures of the Bradford Pear Tree blooming and the Daffodils each year the pictures look a little different and I see a little more detail. I am so thankful that God cares about the details! He cares about the details of our lives both big and small and he even cares about the little tiny and delicate details of blooms. I love that!

While I was reading this blog the other day I could not resist heading over to this blog to try out these yummy lemon bars. Isn’t that funny how sometimes you start out on one blog and then end up somewhere else. That amuses me for some reason. At any rate these needed to be made as they seemed pretty irresistible and after all Hubby was craving something sweet. They came together easily and smelled so tasty! They really are worth all the hype! Very tasty!!!

A Little boy is on his way in the latest round of baby showers. I love this little blanket and it is going to be hard to wrap it up and give it away. I found the giraffes (Alexander Henry) at Joann’s many months ago and I knew that they would become a blanket one day. I ended up pairing it with the chenille and a strip of the trees (Robert Kaufman) which I love! Here is hoping that I can actually wrap it up and get it to the shower without keeping it for myself.

I have been tagged by Daisyeyes to share some more random and weird facts about myself so here we go. . .

1.) A favorite snack of mine is Fritos dipped in cottage cheese! Don’t knock it until you have tried! Once you try it you are welcome to knock it, but I am pretty sure that you will like it!

2.) I really really do not like wearing socks or shoes.

3.) I am very particular about my chocolate milk! I have to buy the chocolate to make it myself because I don’t like a lot of chocolate in my milk and if there is not enough chocolate well that is no fun. There is definitely a perfect amount!

4.) I don’t like to wake up! Not in the morning, not after a nap. . .never! I don’t like waking up to an alarm, people or music. My poor husband!!!

5.) I want to have a Princess Birthday Party next year! I want to be able to have it in a garden with dear friends and us all to be dressed up (picture Emma). Sister thinks this is so cool as well because she wants to have a Princess birthday party also! I am okay with the fact that I want the same birthday as a preschooler!

6.) I can’t handle it when things touch my nose! I sleep on very little of my pillow so that it does not touch my nose. Weird!!!

7.) I love to sing along with songs but rarely get the words correct! Our daughter has this same gift!!!

Okay, looking back over that list those are pretty weird and random! I am tagging whoever wants to play along!!!

See, here I am! I did not fall off the planet after all!

I am so thankful that fall is upon us as there is nothing like a season change to bring freshness and a new perspective on things. I feel like that is where I am right now. I just finished up two large projects (that is where I have been) and so it feels as though it is time to start again fresh and new on things that have been waiting their turn and things that have yet to be dreamed.

I had the crazy opportunity to speak on Sabbath a few weeks ago (on our church’s Women’s Retreat) so much of my time went into preparing for that. Speaking in public is not really a favorite pass time of my but I do feel that God gave me wisdom and courage to do what He had called me to.

The second thing that has been going on around here is that I have been making a dress! Not just any dress though, it is a dress for a friend who is renewing her wedding vows this weekend! I was pretty much blown away that she asked me to make it. I have never made a dress for anyone over the age of four, I have never made sleeves, I have never sewn with materials other than cotton (okay a time or two but they were small projects for the kids) but still she strongly felt that I was the one to make it. Wow! It has been an incredible experience to launch into! It has been hard at times but really rewarding as well to see the whole dress come together. God again gave me wisdom and courage to accomplish a task that He had called me to. I am super excited to share pictures with you but you will have to wait until this weekend after the big event occurs.

So, that is where I have been. I hope to pop in a little more regularly now. Sorry for disappearing like that on you who were concerned. Thank you for checking in on me. I just got a bit overwhelmed with my full plate there for a bit!

HAPPY FALL!!!

Adrienne over at Some of a Kind is nearing her 200th post and is having an apron giveaway in celebration of it! You even get to choose the fabric from some of her stash for the apron! How fun!!! Click on over and wish her a happy 200th post for your chance to win!!!

Went to the mail box yesterday, opened it, chuckled a good bit, then closed it and like any good blogger ran back to the house to grab the camera. Just look how happy he looks crammed full of goodies! That was one determined postal worker to pack all those little packages neatly in there! All packages for the hubby but it was still really fun to find that happy happy mailbox all the same!!!

I was really excited about this little project! Last month at book club someone had the wonderful idea of making handkerchiefs out of old flour sacks as we had just read Same Kind of Different As Me which refers to the flour sacks in one of the chapters. Book club has oddly enough become a very real place where hearts are shared even as we discuss books. Being a real place, often tears are shed (happy and sad) so the need for hankies came to be! Each hankie has decorative embroidery stitches around the edges which I think gives it a little bit more of an older feel. I am excited to share these this week!

I forgot to share sister’s birthday outfit with you! It all came together just minutes before the party (thanks to my hubby and a seam ripper) but it was still worth it! Sister wanted a Jay Jay Birthday party so I felt like something needed to be a little girly hence the pink striped airplane on her shirt which she was pretty excited about!

The days have been beautiful lately! Perfect temperature, blue skies and even a little breeze. I find myself trying to savor these days as I know soon and very soon the heat wave will begin! This morning we headed to a sweet friend’s garden to spend the morning with Sister’s best friend and his Mommy who just so happens to be my best friend. We had a wonderful picnic down by the pond with the frogs and then went exploring. Here are a few pictures that I captured during our time but unfortunately I forgot the real camera and only had the good ole’ trusty cell phone camera.