thankful tuesday..

cuz sumtimes thursdays ain't enough.. lol

i dug out all of the kids' winter/fall clothing today..

honestly, this is NOT my house.. but i felt like the pile at my house
 was about the same size as this one..  o_O

TONS of jackets.. a ridiculous amount of stuff for just three lil' people..

but as i'm takin' care of such a tedious chore, i'm reminded that there are children without enough clothes..

children without enough FOOD.. children without enough LOVE..

& then i realize how grateful i should be that i can't see the floor.. i'm not even close to being done finding a home for all of their things & did i mention that out of the humongous piles of abundance, i think i could spot maybe THREE things that i purchased??

THREE things.  o_O

crazy, right??  

i'm sOoo grateful.

i had a rough day. lyrics from a Sara Groves song sum it up best, "woke up on the wrong side of the bed, the wrong side of the room, the WRONG side of the world.."

(just in case you wanna hear it yourself..)  

:)

what a funk..  & sOo.. instead of start writing to you about how much my life sucks, i realize i need to put down sum gratitude on my virtual paper. cuz life is full of lemons.. sour, but with sweetener, they make yummy lemonade.. & full of roses.. that have sum very painful thorns, yet they smell pretty sweet..  & full of stank feet.. that if you just wash 'em, they'll smell ok again..

nevermind. i'm delirious.. lol

God certainly does provide..  & i'm grateful.

photo credit here..

toot time!!

this is my FIRST ever tutorial!!
how exciting!!  ^.^

i decided to create a wreath... got pretty inspired the last few days lookin' at all these different ones that are available thru crafty folk...

i think it turned out sOoo adorable.. & so, i thought i'd share a lil' toot with you so you could make one, too..  :)

shall we begin??

FIRST:
grab a WIRE hanger.. (if you don't have one, go get sumthin dry-cleaned again..)
stretch out the wire until you've got a nice roundish sumthin..

THEN:
find a rag or two & cut it into strips.. (i used an old towel..) wrap it around the hanger over & over & over again until you've got the WHOLE thing-a-ma-jigga covered in rags..  lay it flat as you go so the strips don't shift.

NEXT:
you wanna get some fiberfill (the kind that's used for quilting cuz it's a long one piece thingy) cut a strip or two of that about 3 inches wide & wrap that around the strips of rags..

THEN:

wrap with yarn.. (honestly at this point, i didn't know what i was doin', but this seemed *right* lol)

turns out the yarn will kinda tie the other stuff together..

NEXT:
collect *stuff* to prettify your wreath.. i wanted mine to be made of mostly felt, so that's what i used.. as a base, i chose one color (i found this cheap sweatshirt poly-sumthin to use as the base color & wrapped it inside out so that it would have the same fuzzy texture as my felt decorations)

i discovered that my glue gun was my best friend (who knew?) i cut lil' leaves & flowers out & just played with the pieces until it felt *right*. i added embroidery floss to give it a lil' more
definition..

i think it turned out pretty cute.. you? :)

sometimes..

there's really nothin' to say..

sOoo.. i found a cute pic.. cuz i'm good at finding cute pics, i guess.. lol

and that's good enough for me..

it ain't mine either.. i just grabbed it from the good ol' WWW..  go figure..

then, i thought maybe i'd share a lil' doodle with u.. cuz sumtimes that can be a fun thing to do, too..

i hope you're enjoying your weekend.. <3

how do YOU spell relief??

sorry.. yesterday i got home too late to write. but i come to you now bearing GOOD news!!

my cheek is free!!  ^.^ (read thursday's post for details..)

i decided to do a photo blog post to walk you thru my outing.. it was kinda fun...

left me with lots of appreciation for photographers..  heh heh..

if there's one thing i appreciate about the city is that people go out of their way to make every tiny patch of green beautiful..  <3

see what i mean?

you ever seen the movie "stand by me?"  this pic reminds me of that movie sumhow.. "wanna see a dead body?"

as i walked behind these guys lookin' all touristy together, i couldn't help but wonder if they color coordinated on purpose.. 

i think dressin' alike on purpose is nauseating, but these guys made me smile.

.... they both had white hair.. ;) 

cute. 

not to mention, i've blogged about purses like the one she's carrying!! how insane is that!?  check it out here!

people trying to make it seem like spring time.. with a bunch o' fake flowers mixed in with leaves. 

*tsk tsk tsk*

i'm a BIG fan of mums. they welcome autumn sO warmly. 

:)

i felt like such an awesome photographer after taking this shot.. don'tcha LOVE the shadow & sun beamin' thru..?  

(maybe i'm secretly awesome) lol

i came back to this spot a few hours later... PACKED.. 

people EVERYwhere..

 i also enjoy that about the city.. 

:)

wouldn't you be? them shoes is bootleg. O_o

on broadway or 6th ave.. no gas, though.. lol

well.. i don't know if i'll ever do this again.. it was kinda fun takin' the pics, but honestly, i'm NO photographer..  maybe i should make up stories for each one.. 

oh, & btw.. remember what my FIRST question would be when i arrived at the maxillofacial surgeon (ie., people that jack up yO mouf)??  

WHY is my cheek in my pit??

she had the NERVE to tell me that it wasn't my cheek. O_o

then WHAT was it? lol

it "disappeared" when she took the stitches out.. & NOW i can open my mouth. 

whatever. -_-

tee hee.

oh.. btw.. happy October 1st!  

;)

halloween is coming..

i can't help but wonder how you guys feel.. i watched a couple of vids on youtube to help me make sense of the whole "halloween hype."  here's one of 'em..

what are YOUR thoughts??

As a Christian, should Halloween be an "accepted" holiday?

• it depends on *how* Christian you are.
• who cares? do what you feel!
• NO WAY!
• absOLuteLy!

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happy fall y'all!!

a lil' doodle to celebrate this rainy 1st day of autumn..

:)

happy BELATED thanksgiving!!

wow.. i'm late in wishing you a happy thanksgiving! didn't mean to be.. but, i DID spend the entire day cooking, cleaning, hosting, and.. well... cleaning! =)

anyway.. if you recall... a couple weeks ago, i found a neat craft with paper cups used to make turkeys.. i thought i'd try the craft with my kids.. and i'm glad to say that our turkeys were amaZingly adorable!! ^_^

my kids insisted on making non-conventional turkeys.. i think they're wonderful!! .. oh yea, the turkeys are, too! ;-)

i hope your Thanksgiving was awesome! =)

crafting with kids!

i LOVE to craft with my kids! it's fun to see how excited they get about their own creations!

sO.. that being said, i think it ONLY necessary to try these paper cup turkeys.. i think that they're just adorable!

you and i can get "instructions" HERE..