Cricut Crazy

The whole reason I wanted a cricut was to use vinyl. So when I got my cricut for Christmas, that next week I found vinyl at Walmart. I held on to it for a few weeks and last Sunday went a little vinyl crazy.. I swear I want to vinyl everything.

My "cake/dessert stand". The circles are burner covers from the dollar store and the stands are glass candle holders from the dollar store. I have since chunked the round parts and saved the candle holders. I put contact paper on top so I could wipe it off and it was UHGLEE! So I will do over and I might use tart pans next time. Dollar store burners are kinda warped so you can't really find a center or make them glue right.

Evan's money jars-She now gets "chore money" since she is 6 and she has very expensive taste and wants everything. She has to put 1 dollar in tithing, 4 in savings and 5 in spend but she usually puts more in tithing because she said it was ok if she gave more to church. Sweet girl-I was trying to teach her tithing her 10 % but if she wants to give more she can.

Magnet Boards

These are hanging on the girls door, a little high so little brothers can't pull stuff off of them.

I have many more vinyl ideas thanks to pinterest but I am waiting on my vinyl. I hope to be able to stop by and pick some up this week.

100th day project

Tuesday is the 100th day of school celebration. About a week ago, a nice little note arrived in our binder that explained our latest project. We had to decorate an article of clothing with 100 somethings on it and wear it to school Tuesday. We also had to buy 100 pieces of candy so they can share with their friends . I brain stormed, I asked for opinions, I wanted her to have the absolute bestest 100th day something to wear. Well guess what? I had a birthday party planned this weekend and really had no idea when I was going to do it. Once we rescheduled the party, Mike and I went to Jasper and ran in the dollar store (my always favorite and current favorite store) for some craft supplies. The Jasper Dollar Tree is by far the best I have ever been in. They have everything. Things most dollar stores do not have. As I was going down each aisle in an effort to make sure I got the full effect, I found a bag of gems and on the next aisle a t-shirt. Yes a t-shirt at the dollar store. So in that moment, I decided that I would decorate her shirt with 100 gems spelling out the number 100. I am by no means pleased with the outcome. The shirt was at the dollar store for a reason-it is slighlty irregular-somewhere. I chose to believe my 100 is not centered because of that but I know it was really my own error. But for $2.00 for a shirt she will wear once out in public, this will do.

While I am on the subjects of projects-can I just say that I love kindergarten, I love her teacher, I love that everyday/every week there is a celebration but I do not love the projects. Well that is a lie, I do love the projects but I laugh at the instructions "let your child have input". Um, no thank you. Because this particular child knows EVERYTHING-she is in kindergarten after all. I also stress on these things because I want it to be perfect. So far out of the 5 projects we have had, I have done really well on at least 3 of them.

So enjoy or laugh at my attempt at bedazzling a shirt. (this really, really made wish I had a bedazzler).

HELLO 2012

Yes I know that today is the 19th day of the year and I should have actually welcomed the new year some 18 days ago but guess what -I didn't, so there. Just like every year, I do not make resolutions. I find them dumb because you won't keep them and you really should not do anything on the first day of the year, much like starting a diet on the first day of the week-you just don't do it. So this year, I have decided I will have "commitments". These are things that I will make to myself and about myself -they may involved others but since I can not control others, then I will try to "commit" myself to the best of my abilities. So here goes:

Commitment Numero Uno: I will lose those pesky lbs that I can't get rid of this pregnancy. I have started trying to eat better and find that most of my comfort foods, i.e. CHOCOLATE and COKE do not taste as good as they used to once you do get them out of your system. I can't totally give up caffiene because the head aches are just not worth it so I have resorted to Diet Coke and Crystal Lite. I have lost 5 lbs in the 3 or 4 weeks I have been trying to lose weight but I am pretty sure I am gaining it back. I just can't stay focused or something happens and I end up grabbing my trusty lunch partner Little Debbie and well that's that. But I will commit myself to lose 20 lbs by May. I may not ever wear my buckle jeans again due to hips with their own mind but I will at least be able to slide them on -comfortable.

Commitment Numero Dos: I will blog more-because you all know you want to hear more about my oh so fabulous life. =) But with that I will post pics of my projects. Still not any of the kiddos because of my paranoia but projects are ok.

Commitment Numero Tres: My friend CAR has a "commitment" that she will do at least two of her pins. Well I cook at least two of mine a week so I am going to commitment to doing at least two crafty pins or organizing pins a month-and post the pics. I have already met my quota for the month and I will post pictures later. I promise but I just can't narrow down the day.

Commitment Numero Quatro: I will read my BIBLE more and learn to apply it to my everyday life.

Commitment Numero Cinco: I will embrace the devil that resides in my bedroom-no not Mike, the treadmill. =)


Commitment Numero Sies: I will do a craft with the girls once a month. Ya'll have no idea how much this one stresses me out.

Commitment Numero Siete: I will grow an awesomely, huge garden and "grow my own chickens".

Commitment Numero Ocho: I will make Dusty go.

Like any other post I had other things to say but I was called away to rescue a Little People from the Littlest Pet Shop Tree House, cook dinner, etc. You know, everyday life. But I do make these commitments-to myself but the blog will hopefully hold me accountable. So once a month, I plan (really I do) to blog my progress of each of my commitments and maybe add more. Maybe, my 2013 commitments will be bigger than my 2012.

p.s.-please forgive my spanish-HS spanish was mucho long time ago.

-L