So I participated in a swap a few weeks ago and look what I got in the mail from my swap partner!

I love this pillow and the picture does not do it justice!

The fabric is so thick and the quilting is fantastic. It matches our bedding perfectly as well! Thanks so much, Angela!

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A few weeks ago I submitted a color combination to Kevin as a design idea for a new set of notecards he was creating. He narrowed all the submissions down to his favorite 3 and accepted votes from the public to decide the winning combination. My colors were in the running. Guess what? I won! So I will be recieving a set of his new notecards all the way from the UK soon featuring my color idea. Thanks, Kevin!

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Say hello to my little friend.

Oh, you may catch me flirting with Joel.

Or see me making eyes at Robert.

But Alexander has my heart!

And he's sending me a special gift that should arrive in my mailbox today!

The new spring line recently came out and all of the fabrics are stunning! Go to the website and check out the entire collection. Be sure to take a peak at the new fabrics coming out in June. They are really gorgeous!

A Camping Diary From A Non-Camping Kind Of Girl

4pm~ Walk through the woods with Josh and the boys. Perfect weather!


4:30pm~Stop for wading in the river. Nothing like baby bottoms!


7:00pm~Hobo dinners and smores around the fire. I think every boy loves fire!


9pm~Boys in the tent for bed. I smile as I listen to the boys talking. Zachary tells little brother, " Don't worry. God did not create monsters. Well, maybe He created them, but they are extinct now."


10pm~ Josh and I go to bed.


10:02 pm ~ I'm excited that my hair, which had been up in a clip all day and is now down, still smells like my fruity shampoo. :)


10:21pm~ Now sharing my pillow with Zachary. Wondering why we decided not to bring the boy's pillows.


10:56pm~ Hear the man in the tent across the campground talking about a chupacabra.


10:59pm~ Wonder if the chupacabra is Big Foot's pet.


11:16pm~ Josh swipes my fruity hair out of his face.


12:01pm~ Hear a donkey hee-hawing in the woods. (I'm not kidding!)


12:06pm~ Hear a gun shot in the woods (still not kidding!)

    
1:12am~ Plan on designing a terry cloth robe jumpsuit.



1:17am~ Reconsider the robe jumpsuit idea.


1:25am~ Forgot how cold it gets at night.


1:32am~ Relieved to see that the sun is beginning to come up.


1:57am~ Disappointed to see that the sun is not coming up.

2:33am~ Zachary swipes my fruity hair out of his face.

2:47am~ Wonder if it is just a coincidence that after the gunshot I never heard the donkey again.


3:41am~ Start to worry that Lucas might me hypothermic.


4:00am~ Wonder why no one commented on how good mom's hair smelled.


4:51am~ Hear a creature creeping around outside the tent.


5:07am~ Put Lucas in the sleeping bag with me. Now sharing my pillow with 2 boys.

5:30am~ A little sleep despite the sore hips and sleeping arms.


8:30am~ Breakfast tacos cooked on the fire and one final hike.


10:30am~ Thank goodness we are home. It was fun for a change. Looking forward to the next camping trip when the boys go and I get to stay home and sew all weekend! :)

Zachary has been searching for a 4 leaf clover for several weeks now.

I'm so glad that he found his 1st one yesterday, on St Patricks Day!

6 years ago yesterday Zachary was due. We were planning on a St. Patty's Day baby.

But he came a day late. Which makes TODAY his birthday!

Happy birthday to my big 6 year old.

You are smart, extremely sweet and sensitive, kindhearted, and funny.

Zachary, you make my heart smile!

Better Luck Next Time~

Well, I guess I'm not moving to California.

So I'll try my luck elsewhere....

My new niece would look so cute in this~

I would look cute in this~

The only doctor that makes me giggle

I'm not really afraid of going to the doctor. I think having babies pretty much nixes all fear of shots and doctors as well as any sense of modesty. Still, it's not my favorite thing to do.

EXCEPT...

Going to the eye doctor!

Now, there's an exam that has some humor in it. I guess I could do without the air-puff-to-the-eye. But the rest is not bad. I've never had someone get so close to my face while in a dark room without actually kissing me than an eye doctor. Last week I went in for my eye exam. I am a contact wearer and am in a world of blurry colors without them. I think an eye doctor should understand this. So I was a little surprised when she suggested I visit the eyeglass frame gallery in the shop next door....while my eyes dilated....without my contacts in. She actually seemed a little surprised when I told her that that would be a waste of time since I wouldn't be able to see what the frames looked like. She should have know that. Just minutes before I miserably failed my eye exam. Not only could I not decipher the giant letter E on the wall, I couldn't even see that there was anything on the wall.

So I opted to look at a magazine in the lobby instead. I wonder if anyone in the lobby thought it was odd that the strange-lady-with-the -giant-pupils holds her magazine inches from her face. Probably not. They probably couldn't see either.

$82 dollars later I walked out with drug addict pupils and a fantastic pair of sunglasses. At least my kids have a new toy.

We enjoyed a fun day outdoor in this gorgeous weather!

Zachary had fun fishing (only 2 casts and he was bored) and watching the ducks.

Lucas enjoyed chasing the ducks

until one got tired and stood his ground.

I caught a glimpse of the Sasquatch.

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