Nuestras aventuras en Texas

Even If You Didn't Give Birth

2013-05-13T00:12:00.002-05:00

It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I'm on the phone and ask to be taken to the store. Inside I'm thinking, 'Can't you see I'm on the phone?' Obviously not; no one can see if I'm on the phone, or cooking, or sweeping the floor, or even standing on my head in the corner, because no one can see me at all.

Do It Yourself {DIY Subway Dresser}

2013-05-07T23:47:00.003-05:00

I've been putting this project off for a looooong time. I've had the stencils cut out, the paint all mixed up and the dresser ready to go. I just didn't feel like doing it. You ever have one of those....years? A little background on this dresser. This was a Goodwill find. 10 years ago. It started out as a little girl's dresser. The type one would find at Sears. It had a laminate top and

Get Your Jog On!

2013-04-28T23:12:00.002-05:00

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Graco. Hello, hello! My sweet peeps, it's the end of another weekend. And are you just as sad as I am that we're almost at the end of April? I'm sad because of the hot weather that's upon us in the South. Granted, it's been preettty cool here the last few days, thank goodness! But you know with nicer weather comes the chance to go out

May Giveaway-Hello Cupcake! Book

2013-04-26T19:04:00.000-05:00

Who loves cupcakes? I do! It seems that cupcakes are de rigeur right now. Weddings.Baby Showers.Kid Birthdays. They are. Everywhere! I love to bake cupcakes. I'm always looking for some new ideas in flavors and presentation. If you love cupcakes too, then here's the giveaway for you! I am giving away one fabulous copy of "Hello, Cupcake!" Here's a short description: ~

Home School Update and A Few Science Experiment Ideas

2013-04-24T10:00:00.000-05:00

The school year is winding down (thank goodness) and we have learned quite a bit this year of home schooling. First of all, we are using the Texas Connections Academy curriculum which is based on the State of Texas curriculum that they use in all the state's schools. We are NOT using this again. It is extremely rigorous for a fourth grader and I feel that it just prepares him for taking the

Spring Table Runner (No Sew)

2013-04-21T18:43:00.001-05:00

So a while back I went to the mall and wandered into Pottery Barn. Where I saw this: image credit: PB.com And I was inspired. I thought I wanted to make a no-sew table runner. I bought 6 yards of white muslin because my dining room table is huge! I folded it in half and used fusible bonding web to press it together. It was a long process. In retrospect, I would put down my fabric

The Beginning of Spring

2013-04-01T19:00:00.000-05:00

The trees and flowers are in full bloom today. People walking their dogs and families riding their bikes on a crisp, spring evening, bring a smile to my face. A new beginning. {image credit Patricia Martinez} Everyone is looking forward to the freshness of a new day. And so we join the revelers by taking our little guy for a bike ride to the park. He rides in front of us, as we

Easter Day

2013-04-01T00:17:00.003-05:00

Today is Easter. He is Risen indeed. We watch movies depicting HIS life. We cringe at the suffering that we see and read. I cannot imagine enduring such pain. It humbles me to think and remember. That HE loves me so much, HE died for me. But today, today HE IS RISEN. {image credit: lds.org} We've never pushed the Easter bunny on our children. I always thought them too smart to

Time for Changes

2013-03-23T22:23:00.003-05:00

It's been an interesting couple of weeks. If you want to call it that. I have been feeling like I've been going downhill since the last post where I discussed my "issue". If you are a regular reader of this blog you will know what I am talking about. I thought I could "make myself better." I thought that I could will it to go away. The clouds would disappear and the sun would shine once again.

Free Home Organization Binder

2013-02-27T23:45:00.003-06:00

I find that just about this time of the year, I get an itch to organize everything. Call it Spring cleaning, I just know that I start to get antsy being cooped up most of the time in the house with many things in disarray. For the longest time I've been telling myself that I am going to come up with a better system of organizing our grocery purchases, kid's activities, etc. Now, I have a home

Big Giveaway Winners!

2013-02-24T19:59:00.000-06:00

A big howdy to y'all my sweet peeps on this gorgeous Sunday evening here in the Big D :) The days have been absolutely crazy here all week. One day it's cold and windy the next is pure sunshine. And that's what I want to spread to each of you tonight. I have the 6 count them 6 winners of my Sweetheart of a Giveaway for February. The prizes are fabulous and I am ever so thankful for your

A Sweetheart of a Giveaway!

2013-02-10T20:21:00.000-06:00

Well I guess the groundhog was wrong! My heart goes out to all the people of the Northeast and this terrible winter storm. My goodness they've been hit hard the past few months. I pray that everything will get back to "normal" soon and those without power/electricity will be back in business soon. I am here today to let you know that my Sweetheart of a Giveaway starts today. There will be 6

Pretty {cheap} Three Tier Server

2013-02-10T18:53:00.002-06:00

A couple of weeks ago, as I was going around cleaning out all the stuff left over from Christmas (!) I noticed we had quite a few of those holiday cookie tins and popcorn buckets. I hate to waste stuff especially when a light bulb goes off and I can re-use them. So, ahem, on Pinterest, I saw some pretty swanky 3 tier servers and I thought, "Why Not?" So I got two popcorn tin covers and

Easy Peasy Felt Valentine's Garland

2013-02-06T07:17:00.002-06:00

If there is anything that chases away the blues for me is crafting. Granted, lately I've not had the creative juices flowing like I used to. This is why I have to practically force myself to do something crafty. And tonight I was on a roll. I had bought a few pieces of red felt the other day hoping to do something Valentiney. And after I sat down with it and my pinking shears this is what I

Tis the Season of Love

2013-02-04T20:15:00.002-06:00

Well, well, what have we here? February you say? Well it's the month of love and friendship. Seriously, I really, love Valentine's Day. I kinda like it more than Christmas. Now, don't hate me because I just said that, but I love to give little cards and gifts to friends and loved ones when they least expect it. Oh, and one more thing: My sweetheart told me he loved me for the VERY

When It Rains It Pours

2013-01-30T22:57:00.001-06:00

First of all, let me say thank you to those of you who have commented, sent me e-mails and private messages regarding my last post. I really appreciate your kind words and advice. I am still dealing with "it" as best as I can without resorting to medication. However, if it comes to that, my doctor and I will try different meds to see what works best. But with me at a newish job, I am leery

About Depression

2013-01-23T21:40:00.000-06:00

This is something I've been dealing with for about a year but was reluctant to talk about. Ever since my SAH (you can read about it here.) things just haven't been right. My doctors warned me that my brain would likely remain "damaged" from the trauma forever. I refused to accept it and jumped right back into my life as if nothing had happened. Big. Mistake. It took months of

Valentine's Day Ideas and Home School Progress

2013-01-13T22:40:00.000-06:00

Good start to the week everyone! I had a great week, busy, busy and as I mentioned before still trying to get my energy back after all that sickness in December. The little guy and I are busy with his home schooling and I can't believe we are halfway through the year. It has been a great experience for all of our family. He is doing MUCH better being home schooled. He is better able to

Slowing Down and Chinese Lantern Festival

2013-01-12T17:18:00.001-06:00

Hello, hello, my sweet peeps! Are you all ready for Valentine's Day? I mean, good golly, we're barely taking down Christmas and already the stores are jamming Valentine's down our throat! Do you feel the same way? I feel like the world is generally in a rush. I have decided this year to dance to the beat of my own drum :) Take it easy and enjoy every moment of your life. With that said, my

PICK YOUR PLUM WINNER AND CHRISTMAS WRAP UP

2012-12-30T00:15:00.000-06:00

WELL HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! How was your Christmas? Mine was o.k. I got the flu for Christmas. Nice, huh? But hey, I got to see it snow from my bedroom window so that was NICE. :) I'd say we got about 5 inches and more is expected next week ((fingers crossed)) XXXXXXX It seems this past month I just couldn't catch a break in regards to my health. So you bet

Tis the Season to Be Thankful

2012-12-17T20:09:00.002-06:00

This has been a long and painful week. I was saddened to wake up last Friday to the horrifying news in Connecticut. My heart goes out to all affected. I've been moving a bit slow lately. You see a week ago Saturday we had a scare (again) here at our house at my expense. I suffered a mild stroke, (no bleeding this time thank the good LORD) but I did spend 4 days hospitalized. I got to have a

Another Giveaway!! My Memories Digital Scrapbooking

2012-12-03T23:21:00.002-06:00

It has been a crazy month! Seems like everyone wants their picture taken during these days and I am having so much fun doing that. Trouble is, I haven't had much time to do my craftin' and bloggin' :) So in order to compensate for that, I am giving you lovelies another chance at a super, duper prize! One free My Memories Digital Scrapbooking software! Their new version 4 is packed with new

Happy Thanksgiving and a Super Swanky Giveaway

2012-11-19T21:55:00.002-06:00

***CLOSED*** The start of a new week and time off for lots of us :) Big.Happy.Face. I wanted to start off by announcing the winner of the $25 Kohl's gift card giveaway-Sally Puckett. You're prize is on its way. I also wanted to share in on a great new giveaway here at ye ole blog. I just recently found this really awesome one-day-a-deal site. But it's not just ANY site-it's for crafters

Trash to Treasure - Chalk Paint-1940s Dresser

2012-11-16T18:52:00.001-06:00

It seems like I haven't been on here in foreva! But I have a good excuse :) You see I've been feverishly planning (and then executing) our 25th Wedding Anniversary! Yep. Celebrated the big 2-5 I'll post pics and deets on my next blog post. But for today I want to show you some thing that I refinished especially for the event: A 1940s dresser As you can see the finish

EZ Chocolate Brittle Dessert and Kohl's Winner

2012-11-03T20:52:00.001-05:00

I know I keep saying this but time sure is flying fast! Here we are in November already and we are still having temps in the 80s here in North Texas. I realllllyy want it to be cooler. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that we had our annual Super Saturday crafting day at my church. Amongst the awesome crafty classes was this yummy class on making desserts. This was one of the recipes that