Fun and Fancy Children's Items on Etsy!

Well, now that I am going to have a new Grand Baby, I started doing a little sewing. Then I got excited and stuff just started building up. So, I decided I would try to sell some of the things I have created while I wait...ever so patiently...for this new baby.

I started to list some things on www.Etsy.com . Here is a link to my shop - LollyRagz:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6818988

Go Take a look...remember my little shop when you need a baby shower gift or if you are ever lucky enough to be a grandma, just like me!

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words....

Congratulations Nick and Jenny!

Nothing But Catching Up

It's been way too long since I've updated my blog, so this is Nothing But Catch Up!

We've moved into the new house. It's been almost 2 years and we are finally feeling like things are back to normal. Wow, 2 years of our lives that has been out of control. Although it seems like we've lost alot in that time.....Mitchell was the one to point out how many good things come from one bad experience:

We love the Ward we live in.

We have met new friends, neighbors and people we never would have met.

We have a new house....with a pool!

Aubrey has new best friends.

We are closer to Christ.

We have Cha Cha and Diega (only a few of us see that as a good thing, though)

We have brought Mom back home to share our home with.

Christmas was quiet this year. We missed Diane and Cito, we thought they would be here and they had last minute changes...but it's all good. Hopefully we'll see them very soon. We missed Cameron, Jenny, and Nick. They had their very first Christmas in their first home at their first duty station. But this time it was Cameron who brought reality and promise to the family...he said "You really need these kinds of Christmases to appreciate the times when all of the family does come together". You gotta love these kids!

Right after Christmas, we moved in to the new house. We love it! Simple, but oh so very comfortable. We are ALL happy to be here. Mom seems happy...as long as I keep her trekking to the grocery store. It's usually 3-4 times a week, multiple stores per outing catching the best sales, the best coupon deals, and of course...the best foods.

Mitch loves his bedroom. He says it over and over again! He loves his new bright red Ipod he got for Christmas. Aubrey loves her bedroom. She doesn't tell me so much, but she loves to have her friends over and she loves to hang out in her room. She loves her new green chocolate phone she got for Christmas.

I am ecstatic! I set my sewing machines up. And, although I lost my hoops and software for the embroidery machine in our crazy move, I've recycled some things on Ebay so I could re-purchase the things I lost. My machines are up and running and I've already been able to make a few gifts! Whoo Hoo!

There is so much to be thankful for....

First of all, I am thankful for my family. I love all of you very much.

I am thankful for my family's health...

I am thankful for the job that I sometimes hate to go to...

I am thankful for the dirty house I have to clean...

I am thankful for the freedoms we have...to go to the church of our choice, to speak freely and to be active participants in our government...

I am thankful for the beauty around me, the warm sun, the purple skies, and the tall mountains...

I am thankful to know so many wonderful people...

I am thankful for the relationship I have with my Father in Heaven...

Thanks to everyone who has touched my life.

It's Beginning to Look Alot Like a Disco Christmas!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

I Will Stand Steadfast and Immovable - Girls Camp 2008

Aubrey had the chance to go to girls camp this summer with two of her best friends, Amber and Sarah. The theme this year was "I will stand steadfast and immovable". Based on the pictures and stories they brought home, they must have had the time of their life! Here are just a few of the 433 pictures they took....

It's time for the ward skits...they had to find the best dancers at camp. Of course, they found Aubrey and Sarah.

All the girls in the wings getting ready for their stage performance.

Looks like lunch!
Best Friends, Sarah, Aubrey, and Amber!

Sunny Days, Sweeping the Clouds Away....

Whew...Finally! We are moving into our new home. After almost two years in our "temporary" apartment, we found a home. Big enough for each one of us and Grandma too. We are staying in the same ward boundaries and the same school boundaries for the kids. Although we are moving in the middle of Thanksgiving, we'll be settled in by Christmas, just in time to enjoy a visit from Diane and Cito. This house has a diving pool in the backyard, so Aubrey can get as much practice as she needs for the Chandler High Dive team next year.