Signs of Spring

So glad spring is here! We get to go outdoors (without 5 layers of clothing on), watch flowers bloom, and get the beloved Power Wheels out of storage. :) 

Spring is not here until I can hear these trucks racing around the house. Our kids love these trucks. In fact, we have had to replace the motor on a truck twice!  They get used daily and the batteries get charged every night. Every time we head outside Asher wants in one of the trucks. If the girls are not home he will get in the small truck and drive himself! He has mastered the foot on the pedal, but not the hands on the steering wheel. So I walk beside the truck and steer for him.

Another sign of spring is our magnolia tree. It is so beautiful! All the pink and purple colors and the smell of flowers everywhere, absolutely wonderful.

As soon as the flowers started to open, I got my camera out and took some pictures to share.



It actually bloomed two weeks early this year. These pics were taken last week when it felt like summer outside. Sadly, these flowers don't last long and are now mostly laying on the ground waiting to be raked up. So here are a few more pics of this beautiful tree, just because I won't see it again until next year.





I can't help but think of the Lord when I look at his creation. Just as this tree opens up its flowers in the sun and praises the Lord, so do I. "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name." Psalm 103:1  A beautiful verse and song. :) 



Backsplash on Clearance = Mine!

Yeah, I love clearance stuff. Especially when you can find something that you have been searching for months for. Dustin and I were on a date and we decided to head over to Menards because well, there was nothing else to do. We were just going to look at what they had and we both liked it right when we saw it. It is a natural color and I think it will go with everything else.

We are also going to try this.

It is a tile adhesive that sticks to the wall, eliminating the mess with mortar. You just peel, stick, grout, and enjoy! (I copied that from the box.)  :) We are not finished with this project yet. We only had time to apply the adhesive to the walls. I will give an update when we are finished and let you know how it turned out.

I am so excited to inform everyone that Dustin is officially done with school!!!!!!  He made it!!! We made it!!!! And we are still alive to talk about it!!  Monday was his last school day and he has a review class next Monday.  Then, the big test is on Saturday. It is the last five years of school combined into one test.  Please keep him in your prayers. He has worked so hard and sacrificed alot of time for his training.

Lord bless you and have a great day!

  

Sewing Project and Stuffed Animal Repair

So..... I have been on the look out for kitchen curtains for the longest time. I just can't find a set that I am in love with. They are either way too expensive or they just don't look right. I don't know why I am being so picky, I just want everything to look right. So, I was in Target a few days ago and I headed straight to the clearance sections (because I love that little red clearance sticker!!).  I just so happened to find the most beautiful tablecloth. It was love at first sight!





Target only had these 3 matching tablecloths left.  I found 2 long tablecloths that will fit our sliding glass doors, and 1 round tablecloth that I will trim and sew to fit the kitchen window. Our kitchen and dining room are connected and I need both sets of curtains to match. These will work perfectly. I hope to complete this sewing project this weekend and take some pics to show you.

Lately, we have been having problems with our dog Mello. Not big problems, just weird problems. He has some obsession with taking a stuffed animal and biting off the nose and eyes on it. I don't really understand why. I thought dogs were supposed to tear a stuffed animal to shreds. Not Mello. He prefers only eyes and ears. Case in point;

The poor, defenseless, stuffed dogs didn't have a chance.  Allison came up with the idea of giving them a new nose. We searched my button box and found some cute ones to add to the dogs. But we didn't stop there. Allison wanted to give them fur accessories. And this is what we came up with.

I think they look much happier and cheerful. Allison was so happy! Then she started to look for other injured animals and found a wounded horse. No problem! (Update: small dog in the middle has already lost his yellow nose, and it is nowhere to be found.) 

At the rate Mello is chewing up noses and eyes, every stuffed animal is going to have something hot glued to them! But it was a lot of fun and Allison definitely enjoyed it!