• 30 Sucks…

      Very rarely in my life have people done something for me expecting absolutely nothing in return.   Generally I get the short end of this lead-weighted stick and do all the work in my relationships.  In third grade I used all my hard earned “Cherry Cash” (frugally saved by yours truly) to buy all of my friends the pencils, watercolor…

  • Baby Buckets!

    My dear friend from church, Sam, is expecting her first child (as I finally post this on my blog, little Olivia Marie has arrived!!!) and I wanted to do something cute for her baby shower… Problem #1 Sam and her hubby Yanick chose not to know the sex of the baby.  Good for them! – bad for me and my…

  • DIY Lion Costume

    It is a very good thing the only people reading this blog are my darling friends… Seriously, I have been neglecting the crafting/picture taking/writing.  Ugh. The ladies retreat at church was a “safari” theme this year: “Faithful, Abundant, True On the hunt for life’s greatest adventure!”  I about nearly fell out of my seat when Pricilla Shirer started speaking on…

  • DIY Valentine's Day Lollipops

    Valentine’s Day Lollipops

    I LOVE Pinterest!!! Like, I luh-ove it!  I think I can safely say I am completely addicted – exactly what I knew would happen, which is why I resisted ever even looking at the site for the last six months or so. Anyway… I wanted to make something sweet for Valentine’s Day at work, but I didn’t want to spend…

  • Christmas Cookies

    The holidays are always a crummy time to have to go to work… and I always feel sorry for the guys at the fire station near my house on Christmas – they are busy putting out all of the Christmas tree fires!  So, it has become a bit of a tradition for me to take them Christmas goodies and wish…