First Day of School

Myriah is in 10th grade! Can you believe it? I can't. I am so proud of who she is growing up to be. My baby, Emily, is starting her first day of 4th grade. Look how beautiful my little chickie is! ugggh - They are growing up so fast.

I wanted to accomplish a few new routines starting today as well. I tend to wear myself out thinking of all the stuff I want to do and how I want to live. As a matter of fact, I think about it so much that I tend to let myself down but not accomplishing my goals. Though this blog I am sure I have already approached this discussion. So let's try this again.

1. I need to do some sort of exercise everyday. Everyday. I need the energy, the strength and 15 pounds to go away. I have clothes that have been waiting patiently to rejoin my current wardrobe.

2. More art, less internet. Plain and simple. I love looking at everyones blogs, reading their inspirational stories, and enjoying their tutorials. The problem is that there are just so many fabulous blogs that I spend too much time looking and not enough time doing.

3. Yep, I am a terrible housekeeper. Do I want to improve on this? hahaha I guess so!

Enough for now. The first day of the new routine is half a pass and half a fail. I did get on the treadmill, make school lunches, but I have been on the computer too long! (I am making a post - so that should count for something!)

Emily's art box turned out cute. Thank goodness she still lets me make stuff for her. Myriah is even letting me work on some of her folders! Woo!

I love this cupcake! I made it for a friends birthday and I think I will be making many more! What do you think?

Aren't these little people cute! I have so much fun painting them. I am working on several projects and will post pictures of them soon. Should have more time for the craft room since I had the Dish Network shut off. The kids aren't happy about it but I am enjoying it. We spend so much more time together and I am getting a lot more done around the house! They still have movies to watch just not access to 24hours of Spongebob and iCarly.

Wow! What's with the orange tinted pics? Emily wanted her nails and toe nails painted last night. She says it's time to bring on the flip flops! Not that you can tell from this picture but they are neon orange with turquoise swirls. Except for her big toes that have a flower on each one. She's so cute! She is growing up so fast and
I wish she would slow down. I will get an updated photo of Myriah on here soon. She has kept really busy with Drama and being on the JROTC Drill Team.

Poor Sophie needs a haircut. Tomorrow she will be brushed and bathed. I can't help it- I love this scruffy look better than the "just home from the groomer" look. If her hair is not pulled up, she can't barely see!

Bye for now!

Just a few photos to catch up a bit. Some from my trip to Guatemala, some crafts, and Christmas.
This was a wonderful group of people, I feel fortunate to have met them all.

Look at the view!

I adore this little one!

Paper Clay is too much fun!

Christmas Morning with the family. Does it get any better than this?

I love working with paper!

My trip to Guatemala was inspiring to say the least. I met so many people with kind words and big hearts. The children I had the privilege of meeting taught me that one person can make a difference. Thanks.

Also- yes, I took the leap and have my own etsy shop! Woo Hoo! That's good for now. You can see all my pictures from Guatemala on my Facebook page.

Audios!

Break over!

(Emily and her best friend Sydney.)

It's been a long month. I have started some crafts but haven't finished most of them. I could have sworn that I took a picture of the teacher gifts we made but I guess not.

The good news is that today starts a whole new era! I have quit my full time job and will be starting a new job at the city Library on Monday- part time! That means more time for creating, more time with my family, and more time to work on donations for Write Around the World!! We are going to have to tighten our belts to make up for the loss in income but I will have more time to plan meals and grocery shopping. I would love to find others in blog land that stick to a budget and have tips.

My brothers organization, WATW, is raising money and supplies for our first project. We are calling it Project Guatemala. More info to come, it's very exciting.

My camera is out of commission right now but I will add pictures soon.

Time flies...

Where do I begin. The last few weeks have been odd. I have managed to do a little crafting but not as much as I would like.
We lost our Copper a week ago last Wednesday and have really had a rough time dealing with it. Seems so odd not to have him with us. We miss you Copper. (I don't have a good picture of him on this computer but I will put one on here soon.)

Last night we had Em's Birthday sleepover and it was a fun time. I made the marshmallow lollipops that I have seen on so many blogs lately. I believe I got the recipe from Bakerella's blog. Anywhoo- they were so easy to make and were a hit. A favorite of the evening was the cake! It was Yummy! OME!

Mini Easter Swap

These are some pictures of the items I made for the Mini Easter Swap. Myriah took the pictures for me. (Along with a picture of herself- love you!) There is also a picture posted at http://www.smithfamilyx6.blogspot.com/

Sophie looks pretty comfy!

What a Wonderful Nothing Day!

I took the day off today. Woo Hoo! Much needed. My plans were to get some very necessary housework and organization done. So far, it's been a very lazy wonderful day. I am so behind at posting pictures on here. I am going to try and catch up.

Myriah and her friend each had Baby Think it Over last weekend. They both did a great job.

Isn't the apron so cute! I am having so much fun with the swaps.

Mike seems to be having a great trip so far. We enjoy reading his blog but miss him. He is so brave, I wish I had some of his adventure and bravery.

Last weekend I did get some crafting in but only completed my crafts for the Easter Swap. I will post the pictures as soon as my partner receives them. I did receive my swap from http://www.smithfamilyx6.blogspot.com/

Thank you! I love it all! The egg is especially adorable!

I have been playing around with polymer clay. Fun Fun. My question is, how do you know when its cooked enough? My goal is to get a metal clay start up kit this year. So- I figure I need to practice all I can. Fortunately, I have found that I love it. Polymer clay, and especially Paper Clay.

It doesn't look like much but the joy it gives me is truly odd! It's like therapy, only cheaper and it works.haha I hoping to get a lot of therapy accomplished this weekend. (and housework!)

What a great day!!

Well, it was a great day starting at 4:31pm. When I got home, I was surprised by two packages in the mail. The first package was the beautiful elf coat from http://www.sillycondesigns.blogspot.com/. Perfect timing because the doll I ordered from bamboletta.com arrived just a few days ago. She is beautiful, Emily named her Isabella. Also, my eggs arrived from Viv's Egg Hunt Swap! I am soooo thrilled! I can't wait to show you these beauties! How wonderful these swap's are. I apologize for not posting a picture of the apron I recieved from the St. Patty's swap from http://busybee-laura.blogspot.com/ Love the froggies! (This post is not letting me add a picture -dangit. I will this weekend.)I need to get so I can get busy with some projects that I would like to get done this weekend.

My Twilight girls!

We braved the crowd Friday night at the local Hastings to attend the Twilight Prom. The girls looked great and had a lot of fun. Myriah was Bella and Emily went as Rosalie. I thought my girls would be much older when I took their prom pictures! Myriah won the Bella look alike contest and Emily got quite the applause when her name was called. We got home around 1am and got up the next morning to go to Kentucky for Myriah's Soccer Tournament.

I am not going to lie... I was quite excited to see the movie again! Oh, I am going to be reading the series again.

Week in Review

This week was nuts. My brother Mike flew in last Tuesday, trouble at work, Bob(Bro #2) came to town on Thursday, Em had an illness, and did I mention that work was stressful? I don't feel like I spent near enough time with my bothers, the house is a mess, and the weekend is over and I am exhausted. Whah, whah, whah. Let's start that again.
This week was crazy! I am so glad I have had a few days to spend with my whole family. We have had a lot of QT time and I was even able to make it to a Mardi-Gras party with some great food.
Today, Mike, Emily and I made a fairy house. We have been wanting to make one for awhile and today was the day. Here is a few pictures:

Weekend Projects

I can't believe Valentines Day is this Saturday already. I started on this little owl a couple weeks ago but finished tonight by sewing the banner. Now what? Should it be a magnet? Or perhaps a pin?

This weekend I made these two little softies. This one is my favorite of the two but I do think they both need some feet.

Tonight Emily and I started on her Valentines for her class and I started on gifts for the girls. Hopefully I can get them done in time!

Catch Up!

Well, it's a new year and I am going to try and catch up with crafts I have accomplished and events since my last post. On January 15, 2008 I am scheduled to have a fusion surgery on my back and will have some time off in between jobs. Hopefully, I will be able to be somewhat creative during this time and post regularly. Please post replys so I know you have visited.