crafts and summer 2010

Crafty thing I want to do soon:

This flag garland from Emily at Salt Water Kids is AWESOME!!  Check out her tutorial!

Stuff happening:

     First week of summer for the kids!!  Yea!!

     Friends have already been congregating at my house and sleep overs where there was no sleep had are in full swing!!  We have one leaving for football camp Sunday and one leaving for volleyball camp Wednesday and then I go to a seminar for work on Thursday.  Wow, I just thought school time was busy!! 

     The child going to football camp always gets spiffied up in his team's colors, but the problem is, football camp is at his team's rival school!  Dad didn't want him to get his rear-end beat, so we had to go buy some different colored clothing for camp.  Sister didn't want to be left out and gave me her best puppy-dog eyes and got a few things for her camp too, (which she could never buy another piece of clothing and be well-dressed for 10 years.)

     Needless to say the excitement at our place is growing as the day of departures get closer.  I am excited for them to have the experience at a college campus and let them both know there is a life outside of this little town.  

     Hoping I get a little time to spend outside of class this weekend too to have a little fun.  The hubby is supposed to come down and hang out with me.  My favorite restaurant is just down the road from the hotel, so I'm hoping I get a chance to visit!  (Also hope the seafood is not more expensive than it usually is there!)

     He's been cooking for two days trying to feed his whole crew at work this Saturday at a work party.  It smells like barbeque at our house and I can't wash out the smell because my washer works occassionally and my dryer just makes noises.  ARRGGG!!

blurry mums

     Well, homecoming week is officially over.  It was fun-filled and hectic.  My kids are involved in everything, so I was up until 2:00 a.m. three nights washing clothes/uniforms for them to wear again.  The weather didn't help any in keeping things clean since there was little specks of mud on everything.  The final mum picture is a little blurry, but I took it with my cell phone because I was tired, but wanted to document the results of all the madness.  The zebra and camo was a big hit with the kids.

     The J.V. football team did extremely well and beat the town rivals.  Varsity didn't win, so that's never good, but there's always the next game.  Hoping the district results will be positive for these boys.  I've packed up the mum craft supplies until next year and my blisters have almost healed, so on to the next crafting session!

Fantastic Fridays

Well, Friday is here.  This time of year is crazy hectic for my family.  We have something going every night of the week, sometimes more than one thing.  Football is in the air and the game is the place to be on Friday nights.  So I'll be cheering the team on tonight then travelling to a neighboring town in the morning to watch Gert play volleyball.  I have such a full life with my kids.  They are so eager to be involved and participate in everything.  Sometimes I feel like we're always gone, but I never want them to look back and say, "I wish I would have..."  So off to another event we go with smiles all around.  Homecoming week is next week and will be busier than the normal week around our house.  Many extra activities are squeezed in, but it's so fun to see the community come support the kids and get involved.  I will upload the pictures of the desk I promised soon, along with pics of the zebra baby blanket.  I've got to finish the other one since the twins are born now who I was making them for.  Have a blessed Friday!