decisions

Lately we have been faced with a few issues that needed resolving. Neither of which we have fully come to a conclusion on. Raising a family and making such important decisions such as when to have another child, what are we going to choose for schooling options, and where we should be living are not only important decisions for the present but they will shape the future as well. They will change us as a family. This is why I have been putting so much thought into these decisions.

As for having another child, originally we talked about getting pregnant September 09. well that's next month and we have do a lot of talking and thinking about it. We go back and forth back and forth and when one of us is up for the idea the other is not. So finally I decided I am not ready. I want one more year to prepare and maybe next September we will be announcing a pregnancy, and maybe not.

School has also been a huge topic of discussion over the past 2 years but mainly the past 3 months as our kids near school age. Gavin is now about to start his second year of preschool which I never intended for him to start in the first place and Lily is about to begin her first year. I cant begin to explain all of my reasoning's for why I wish to home school as well all all the reason why I don't wish to. But may have been wondering what our decision is going to be. Finally we have come to the conclusion that full time homeschooling is just not something I am prepared and we are not financially able to do.

And the latest topic in our home latley is moving possibly out of state and while this is a far fetched idea right now, it seems like the only way we are really got to get what we want in life is to do that. So mom and dad dont freak out but it has been on our mind...

Just because I feel like this post needs a picture heres a cute one from yesterday..

Crafting like crazy (but posting like umm none)

I have just been so busy I forget about blogging, boy I really need to get in gear. Anyway last night I made a bath mat because our 4 year old mat finally bit the dust. We have been folding towels and placing them on the floor daily and its annoying to wash so many towels. So I finally Decided by accident to make a bath mat. It started with me making myself a funky mix up patchwork skirt then when i looked at what i was producing more I thought it would make a better rug so in the end this was born ... I am so in love with it.Not only is it 100% scraps its also 100% recycled materials. As is my other new project that I plan on adding some first aid supplies to and piutting in my purse ill make SOMEDAY Here are a fewmore things Ive made latley

So a month later and I finally have up the pictures of my skirt, but the way I look at it is, at least they are up.

The back is my favorite part especially the freaky fish. Its made of 100% recycled materials from sheets to shirts which makes it even cooler. No pattern needed for a skirt like this.

Just measure the widest part of your hips and make sure its bigger then that then just pull it in with elastic! Ill be making more of these!

so im still slacking

I'm not even sure what happened to my time, i feel like there's never any time to do anything, maybe its time to write down what i do and figure out where its all going... seriously.

Anyway once again im going to promise to post more.I have just been sewing like crazy and have way too much to show off i just cant show it all. maybe ill try to get that to motivate me to post it all1 a day or something, it would fill a month at least :)

well back to post tomorrow PROMISE with a photo of my new skirt!

So im delayed

But I'm still here, Ive been having some intense tooth pains and my daughter has the chicken pox! So you can say Ive been busy.

I'm excited to be able to show off what Ive been working on, because there is a ton. All summer stuff for the kids and myself! However its going to have to wait. I'm going to be getting my tooth pulled today and I'm not sure what condition Ill be in after. I know right now, I'm freaking out. I'm very nervous and am not sure what to expect. I really hope its not going to be too bad.

so look forward to a post Saturday or Sunday with lost of pictures and links!

im back to bloggiing

well, its been a few months since my last blog and so much has happened. the fact that I stopped blogging kind of went with the fact that I closed my etsy shop for a bit after the holidays. I had this huge holiday rush over at etsy which i know is an awesome thing but I got stressed and needed a break. But im back, to blogging at least.

So my etsy shop does have a few things in it for now, just in case you were wondering. Ive been focusing a lot more on sewing for my kids and myself latley. I want to get a little better at it and be able to offer more to etsy. for now I have a few items and will still be listing but I don't think ill be advertising much until i get a good stock and a better flow at home.

Basically ive been focusing more on the family and our needs and trying to keep up with the daily demands of motherhood. When i was doing so much for etsy I was definitely doing less for us and we all noticed. The tv was on too much, the house was often a disaster, and i was exhausted because i never slept and stayed up too late.

Now that Im more focused I have been crafting again for our family, I learned how to make some really cool things including a circle skirt which I plan on reproducing many times. Lily loves wearing them as much as I love watching her twirl :)

Anyway, the point is Ill be posting more and showing off some great crafts and tutorials as soon as i get my butt back in gear! Hope you enjoy my blog again!

So here is a really crappy picture of a really wonderful pillow. Its actually an orange pillow with this sage green poppy that was created to go with wall decals I got from DaliDecals which I haven't even put up yet because I have to paint my withe walls green first but I'm slowly designing my living room based on the colors green orange brown and white and these wonderful poppies!