New Paint

I have officially jumped on the bandwagon. I broke down and bought some chalk paint. It came in the mail yesterday, and I am so ready to open it up and start painting, but I have a little one who isn't feeling well right now. I have 2 tables that I am ready to tackle with it, that are screaming, "PAINT ME!" From everything I have read, this stuff is the bomb...we'll see:o)

I have a knock-off I am working on right now. It's coming together nicely, so I can't wait to share that with you all:o)

I hope that you all have a fantastic weekend!!

Happy Mother's Day to you all:o)

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We Are Okay!!

Just wanted to let everyone know that we are okay. There are a few of you who know that we live in North Alabama where all of the recent tornados hit.  There has been so much devastation. Thankfully we were not near the tornados. My husband's sisters were right in the thick of it, though. They had tonados hit a mile from their house and it is sickening to see the damge. We are so grateful that they were okay. They only had a few limbs down in their yard.

We are still without power and I am borrowing a computer right now. I will be back soon, but I thought I would give you guys a heads up, especially since I can't update anyone on Facebook.

Thanks for your concern!!

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Show Some Bloggy Love

The other day I ran across a 'new-to-me' blog called

I was immediately drawn in. You guys know my stance on God and Christianity, so I was so happy to find this blog. I am even happier to share it with you all.The first post I read was, How Do I Explain Modesty to my Young Child?Um, hello! This is something that I am definitely interested in, especially having a little girl. It's already hard enough to find appropriate clothing for my 3 year old. A lot of the dresses and shirts are made just like adult clothing..i.e. halter tops and spaghetti straps.That's one of the reasons I make S.R.'s clothes. I have truly been uplifted reading Rebecca's posts, and I think you will too.So when you get the chance, take the time to visitMom Seriouslyand show her some love by becoming a follower:o)

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E's Easter Party

Yesterday was E's Easter party, and I was one of the helpers. I'd like to say that it went off without a hitch, but that's not true. It was slightly underwhelming, and of all things, we forgot to bring drinks...DUH!

BUT, I got to witness E's very first program at school, and it was so exciting for me...it wasn't spectacular by any means, but it was a "First" for him, and I got to witness it. I even got a little misty-eyed at the beginning. I am really proud of him..he's a good boy:o)

I spent Wednesday getting ready for said festivities. After I got home from church, I whipped up this shirt for E.

 The inspiration came from THIS post. I just made it a little more masculine:o)

For teachers' gifts, I found some jars (50% off at Hobby Lobby this week) and filled them with candy. I found the printable from THIS post.

 These are the CAKE POPS that I made for the party. They are supposed to be Easter Eggs:o) Most everyone seemed to really like them. Just a little side note, the actual cake part needs to be frozen for 2 HOURS or the melted chocolate will not harden fast, and it becomes a drippy mess. 

They are delicious though:o)

Aren't these little bunnies the sweetest thing? E's teacher made them for all of her students. 

  And here are the

FREE 'PEEPS' PRINTABLES

put to use.

One of the other mothers helping with the party put 3 Peeps in a sammy bag and tied it off with curling ribbon. Then we attached the little Peeps tag. Turned out cute:o)

So obviously with all of this sugar, I had some WILD children when I got home. 

There were delayed naps, an incident involving mud on my floors AND a wall, a "come-apart" performed by yours truly, and a poopy "event" with the puppy which involved scrubbing the dickens out of his little hind parts(that had to be one of the grosser things I have ever had to do).

Needless to say, yesterday wasn't what I had planned, but I survived....and isn't that what it's all about anyway?

SURVIVAL???

:O)

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New Free Easter Printable

Two posts today...weird I know. I am in the middle of helping with E's Easter party, and I had a free printable I wanted to share with you. This is sort of a last minute thing. The other day I ran across THIS post over at Joy Ever After. She had this really cute idea using peeps, and tags. I thought, PERFECT! We can use these printables as party favors for all of the little ones. But then I realized it was for the cards and not the tags that were available for printing:o(

So I just spent the last little bit making these. 

They are similar, and they will definitely do the trick.

To download this printable, go

HERE

 I'll share the little baggies that we are attaching these tags to tomorrow.

Update...
You can find a picture of how we used these tags
HERE

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House Cleaning

Yesterday I spent the better part of  nap time doing a little house cleaning...not my actual house, which desperately needs it, but on my blog.

I made a new header and created a new button...

It was frustrating to say the least because my computer skills are less than mediocre, but I got it done. Now whether the button is right....who knows??? Let me know if it works....if it doesn't, I am going to go crawl in a whole and lay in the fetal position and suck my thumb...:o)
My button does not work...waaaaah:o( Gotta figure out what is going on..stay tuned:o{
Major house cleaning today since I have a few clients coming this afternoon and tomorrow. I am desperately wanting to repaint the dining room...shhhh! Don't tell the hubs;o)
And I have to help with E's Easter party tomorrow, so I will be making cake pops today. So much to do, so little time.Have a fantastic Wednesday!!

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PBK Inspired Bed Skirt

A very dear friend of my mine is expecting her second baby, and Baby Girl should be here in about a month. So momma bird is nesting:o) She found this beautiful bed skirt at Pottery Barn Kids and fell in love with it, but they don't offer it in the crib size. Plus the twin size is $149.00...YIKES!

So I told her I would make it for her:o)

 (picture credit to Pottery Barn Kids)

And this is what hers looks like:

(please excuse the flash photography...the room was dark)

It was actually pretty easy to make, and a lot cheaper than trying to get it from Pottery Barn Kids. Momma Bird was thrilled with the results, and so am I:o)

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