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no-school friday

i don't like change in my routine....

so no-school days throw me off.

but i was happy to get one extra hour of sleep this morning...to the minute.

waffle came into my room exactly one hour later than i usually get up.

annie still had preschool and the two new creation preschool graduates 

came along for the drop off.

they noticed right away that ms. kristin was wearing the hoodie we made her for rainbow week.

talby whispered "MOM! she's wearing it!!" with a big smile to me.

sean wanted her to zip it up...so he did it for her!  

for sean to feel that comfortable, it makes my heart happy.  (thank you kristin)

i told talby before we left the house "if you come with me...we'll get D, O, N, U, T, S."

she looked confused....ran and got a piece of paper and a pen and said "spell it again."

i did and when she wrote the S she gasped out loud!  

it was the cutest.

i got the peanut butter donut.

sean brought his crazy straw from home.  he's been saving it for a special occasion.  :)

after donuts, sewing and preschool pick up....

we hit the pool.

with friends...for mommy and for the kids.

boys love splashing.

why?

i hate being splashed...freaks me out...always has.

annie had so much fun.

it was the first time she swam without me IN the water with her.

it's a tiny pool so she just floated around the big kids...going from group to group...in her floaty.

pruney.

seriously shana and pam....this time at the pool made my whole day good.

we all had such a good time.

and now they are getting ready for bed and i am packing up more etsy stuff.

i should have it all mailed out soon.

thanks for your patience...that part of the shop is so new to me...and overwhelming.

then i will get right back to the fun part...CREATING!!

i am messy.

it's true.

as crazy as messes can make you feel (after awhile) they can also be so pretty too.

the craft room is a major huge mess.

and it feels good and happy.

pillows stacked over my head.

fabric piled everywhere.

scraps all over the place.

i am sure these pictures will make some of you cringe from all the mess...but it's just me.

my friend susan dropped off these boxes of ribbon just to be nice.

she thought i could use them on a cora project.

they are so happy just to look at and i can't wait for the perfect project.

i have stacks of shirts and hoodies to keep me busy yet.

i have been through many big boxes of stuffing.

my scrapbook supplies are buried back there somewhere...i will get back to that someday.

as i sew and cut i just let it fall on the floor.

i have only slipped on it once....

we've have been able to have the windows open even....so refreshing and sunny.

just after the funerals....i decided to paint the craft room.

it was something i could control.

nothing sad would come of me painting a wall.

i did the whole wall in chalkboard paint.

IT IS SO COOL!

the little girls have been busy while i sew so it's win/win.

and are you wondering where the craft room is?

remember the new bathroom?

you have to go through my bedroom, through the new bathroom to get to it....

like a secret room just for me.

if i had a computer up there....i may never come out!

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ok.....time for some shop talk.

i have lots more items to list.

my neighbor made a bunch of things for me to list.

i made many more pillows and shirts.

my PLAN is to list it all today.

then ship everything that sold last week tomorrow and friday.

and then start making things again.

but that was my plan yesterday too.  

i screwed up my pictures...i was very crabby...so were my kids....and i had a headache.

in effort to be proactive, today i MADE myself go for a walk for sunshine and exercise and health.

and i feel much better.

check tonight for the new stuff in the shop.

just so you know...i am LOVING the shop.

LOVING that you like it.

LOVING that the playground project is going so well.

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you can see Cora's slide show here.

it is beautiful.

she's beautiful....oh those cheeks and blue blue eyes!

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forty.

on saturday we were invited to a surprise 40th birthday party for my friend kerry.

she was.

very surprised.

it was so fun to see her shock 

and then scanning the room at all the people there....lots of family and friends.

then she saw her mom was there!

so much fun.

she started to cry happy tears as she made the rounds and gave hugs.

her husband dan threw her a great party...really good BBQ and comfort food...yummy cake.

those coconut cupcakes were divine and the chocolate cake had coffee frosting!

i wanted seconds but i had seconds on the pasta and potato salad already.

her family is good at cookin'!

we watched a slideshow of her life in photos.

she was a teenager in the 80's.....need i say more?  

she was given lovely gifts....

this her youngest daughter...sweetie poo-pie as kerry would say.

kerry has sweet nick names for everyone.

they had a time of sharing your favorite memories of kerry.

and i wanted share....but i didn't...for two reasons.

1.  i have been extra emotional lately and knew if i stood in front of everyone i would cry.

2.  everyone was telling wild crazy stories and mine didn't fit.

so kerry....i'd like give my speech now...where i won't cry in front of all your family and friends.

here goes...

pretend i have a microphone...clear my throat..check that it's on...testing tesing....

"i am a fairly new friend of kerry's.  we go to tuesday morning bible study together.

i think that she is one of the kindest women i know.  she is compassionate of others.

she cares about her friends deeply.  she calls and checks on me when i miss our study.

she calls to go for coffee.

she offered to help (offered dan to help) insulate our attic when they had a rain day on the farm.

she loves her family so dearly...her kids are respectful and kind.  they always give me big hugs.

bottom line kerry....i really like you.  

you are fun and funny and crack me up.

and all these crazy stories of you make me want to know you more.

i am excited for our friendship that is to come....we could get in some real trouble.  

i feel blessed to be your friend.

and i promise never to give you a snake or make you look at a snake or talk about snakes.

happy birthday."

good job dan.