Take time to smell the rose

Wordless Wednesday: Christmas!

2011-12-27T22:48:00.000-06:00

Getting a decent photo with 2 boys is just impossible. I love Ethan's face here. Silly boy! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas weekend! Ours was really exciting including someone trying to break in our house while I was home during the middle of the day on Christmas Eve! Long story, but I knew it was the men remodeling the house next door to us that just sold. We're living in a rent house

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T12:13:00.000-06:00

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Sorry I have been MIA for a few weeks. Life has been pretty tough the last few weeks. We moved, had surgeries and other health stuff so it's been pretty stressful. I promise I will get caught up after Christmas. I'm super thankful everyone is well (Ethan had roto virus last Christmas) this year and hope to enjoy it. I hope everyone in your home is well

4th Annual Gingerbread House Decorating Party

2011-11-29T13:19:00.000-06:00

Sorry I have been absent for a few days. We just moved and it has been hectic with all the packing, moving and cleaning both houses. I almost have our rent house put together so I'm now trying to get caught up on some things here on the blog. I just finished the invite for our annual gingerbread party! I bought the whole digi kit, Gingerbread Lane, from A-Manda Creation and created my own

Tutorial: Fast and Easy Baby Bib from a Dish Towel

2011-11-16T18:30:00.000-06:00

Have you noticed that most baby bibs you buy are absolutely useless? They are so tiny they barely cover 1/3 of the baby's chest. This results in food smeared in all over their clothes! Maybe it's just me, but that is really frustrating! I have a couple of bibs that give full coverage over the shoulders and falls into the lap. These bibs are awesome, but they are difficult to find. Then I realized

GO! Baby Giveaway!!!

2011-11-15T11:19:00.003-06:00

Sorry for all the exclamation points.........but I'm just so excited to be giving away a GO! Baby! This is the most awesome machine and a huge time saver. GO! read my review here and then follow the directions below to enter in the GO! Baby giveaway on this post. WIN IT! Accuquilt is giving away a GO! Baby with 3 dies(winner's choice) to a Take Time to Smell the Rose Reader! You have the

Easy Embellished Dish Towel Tutorial

2011-11-15T09:41:00.000-06:00

It seems like we go through lots of dish towels around here. I'm also very picky about my dish towels, they must be very absorbent! Nothing is worse than having a dish towel that won't dry your hands or dishes well. My very favorite dish towel is the flour sack type which is 100% cotton. If you haven't tried these, you must! I also like to use these to embellish for gifts. Since Christmas is

Tutorial: Upcycle Wool Sweater to a Pair of Baby/Toddler Longies or Pants

2011-11-13T20:51:00.000-06:00

If you cloth diaper I'm sure that you have heard about wool. Wool is the most awesome cloth diapering item you can own. I admit, it took me a long time to even try wool, but now I'm hooked! Wool is a natural, breathable nonbacterial material that is perfect for night time diapering. Both of my boys are super soakers at night and PUL pocket diapers do not work. Believe me, I've tried doublers.....

Make Quilting & Crafting a Breeze with a GO! Baby {Review}

2011-11-13T20:48:00.000-06:00

Every quilter and fabric crafter knows that the most time consuming part of a project is prepping and cutting the fabric. This is also the most important step because pieces cut incorrectly can cause some serious issues once you are attempting to put it all together. To the experienced quilter and crafter spending money on a quality item that will save time and provide accurate cutting is

Wordless Wednesday: The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side?

2011-11-09T10:22:00.000-06:00

Our neighbors gave Ethan a bug catcher (they don't have grandkids so he gets spoiled lol) the other day. Andrew found a rolly polly and a cricket to put inside it. Ethan left it on the bathroom counter one day and I noticed a fly was sitting right by it and it looked as though he was watching the other bugs! Is this a "Grass is Always Greener" theme?? Sorry the photo quality stinks. I took it

Wordless Wednesday: Sugar Baby

2011-11-02T09:45:00.002-05:00

I threw together a costume for Cole at the last minute on Monday to enter him in a contest on the Dixie Crystals Facebook page. I photoshopped the brand name off the package since it is a competitors bag and I was putting it on someone else's page.

Need 300 more to 'like' my photo please!

2011-10-27T10:40:00.000-05:00

I posted yesterday about the contest I'm trying to win with my local bakery to VIP tickets to see Cake Boss (including meeting him after the show!) when he comes to Tulsa in November. I've had many of my blog readers 'like' my photo. Thank you so much, you guys are awesome!!! In case you didn't read my post yesterday...if you could please take a second to go 'like' my photo (the person with the

Please Help!

2011-10-26T10:26:00.000-05:00

Ok, first of all I never ask for my readers to vote for me in a contest I find it kind of tacky, but there is one that I really need your help on ;-) Our local bakery has a contest to giveaway 2 tickets to see Cake Boss in November at Tulsa. These are VIP tickets (including meeting him afterwards!) for a sold out show! I would LOVE to win these and would be over the moon with excitement. The

Wordless Wednesday: Brothers

2011-10-26T10:16:00.002-05:00

Matching outfits :-) By the way....it is so difficult to get a good smile out of both of them at the same time!

Wordless Wednesday: Sleeping in the Car

2011-10-18T23:07:00.000-05:00

It is what happens when you spend 20+ hours within 4 days in a car :-D

6 Months

2011-10-14T10:01:00.001-05:00

How is it possible my little baby is already half way to 1 year old? At 6 Months: Has 2 teeth on bottom. Sits up all the time by himself Scoots around the house all the time! pulls up on knees and hands a few times a day...crawling soon I'm sure! still wakes up every 2.5 to 3 hours to nurse at night (sometimes 4 if I'm lucky!) started eating solids right at 6 months. seems to really LOVE

Anytime Costumes Winner!

2011-10-12T22:17:00.000-05:00

Congratulations! Winner has 48 hours to respond to email. (12 hours to respond to ensure delivery by Halloween!)

Winner of the Bummis BeautifulBASIC 2 Piece Cloth Diaper Kit

2011-10-12T22:05:00.000-05:00

Congratulations! Winner has 48 hours to respond to email.

Wordless Wednesday: My new toy!

2011-10-12T10:12:00.000-05:00

I've been stalking Craigslist for weeks for one of these. I finally came across one listed for a garage sale last Saturday. They opened at 7am so I had to get up bright and early to get there first thing! This was a steal for $30! The best part is that at the same garage sale I got a huge box of vintage patterns for $1. I kept the childrens patterns and only a couple of the womens (1950s!). The

Anytime Costumes Giveaway ending tonight!

2011-10-12T09:47:00.001-05:00

The Anytime Costumes Giveaway ends tonight! Winner will receive their choice of costume just in time for Halloween!

September Sewing

2011-10-08T22:15:00.001-05:00

I feel like I made more than I actually did this month! It might be because it would take me days to complete a project. Plus each item had major changes along the way. Matching shirts for the boys out of red gingham. LOVE this material. I purchased it online a few months ago when I was buying knit fabric for some nursing gowns I think for about $2. I meant to sew them up this summer, but that

3rd Annual Halloween Gingerbread Party Invite!

2011-10-07T23:00:00.000-05:00

I'm looking forward to our Halloween Gingerbread House Party this year! In case you are new to my blog you can read about our 2nd Annual Party here. There are also links within it to my article on how to make your own gingerbread houses. The Halloween Gingerbread House Party is just for a few family members and a friend. Then each December we have a Christmas Gingerbread House Party for several

Anytime Costumes Review & Giveaway

2011-10-05T23:24:00.002-05:00

~~~THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED~~~ This year has flown by, I can't believe it's time for Halloween again! We have two little guys to dress up this year. I love picking out kids costumes each year, so much fun! I thought I would take advantage of having a coordinating costume theme one more year since they are too young to be opinionated on what they would like to be. When I saw the Popeye & Swee'

Wordless Wednesday: First Tooth!....and a lip tie

2011-10-05T09:01:00.001-05:00

It's here!!! It's the best picture I could get with a mouth full of slobber. Speaking of his mouth, he has a lip tie! I thought he had one, but it wasn't until a couple weeks ago that I finally saw a good article online showing clear pictures of what they look like. To me it looks like he has a severe one, but we will have to see what the specialist thinks. He sees an ENT in November. If it's a

WonderMill Grain Mill Winner!

2011-10-04T20:45:00.000-05:00

Congratulations! Winner has 48 hours to respond to my email.

Tropical Traditions Certified Organic Soft White Winter Wheat Whole Grain Winner!

2011-10-04T20:18:00.000-05:00

Congratulations! Winner has 48 hours to respond to my email.