Bible Trivia

Proof that our family can fall asleep anywhere and anytime of the day! While they sleep....

Let's play a game!
I love trivia because I love to learn. And my favorite kind of trivia is Bible trivia. So who of you couldn't use more knowledge about the word of God? hummmm?
I'll start easy......

Q: What is the last word of the Bible? No fair peeking!

Q: What was the reason for King Nebuchandnezzar's sleepless nights?

Q: How many gates were in the wall around the city of Jerusalem?

Q: From above what part of the human body did the wall of Jerusalem take the shape of?

Q: According to Solomon's Proverb, what is more desirable than great riches?

Have fun and learn much! I have to go to bed or tomorrow at work I will look like Jake in the picture at top. Night, night =)

Answers will be posted on May 1st.....let's see who get's the most correct!

Mother may I ?

Remember that game? Take two baby steps backwards....Mother may I?

Now tell me something....if you tell your 12 year old son to take out the trash, do you really think your going to hear those three little words? hummm?

Noooooo!

Or, you asked your sweet 15 year old daughter to empty the dishwasher....Mother may I? Yeah right!!!! LOL!

I do hear a lot of these famous sayings:
"Mother can you?", "Mom will you?" or "Momma, when you go....can you take....?" or this classic, "Moooooom! where's my....?"

So here's what I'm thinking, everytime they ask and I answer with words of kindness like: "yes, I can", "yes, I will", "of course, jump in".... this moves them a little bit "closer" to me. Then the clincher....the uncanny way of how mom's always know just where those important things are (it's because we picked them up for the 1000th time and placed the object in it's proper place) they breath that huge sigh of relief and say "thank you!"

Now there they are, standing right in front of you full of gratitude and they give you a hug....they're so unknowing and vulnerable, it's your chance to reach out and grab them, hug them tight and smother with tickles and kisses.

They scream "MOM...stop!" giggles and snorts....fall on the floor laughing....make them say it...."Mother may I?" "Uncle?" "Mercy?"

Remember to leave your comment about your MOM to be entered for the giveaway. I will be posting the winner of the featured item shown above on May 5th. It's not to late to take advantage of the 20% off all keyrings until 5/01/08. Also, if you buy two or more shipping is free!

Get hooked in 3 days!

Hurry! before you miss it...only three days left before the sale ends!

Are you wondering where on earth you would use one of these?

Let me help you.....

• Bathroom
• Laundry Room
• Kitchen
• Mudroom
• Entry
• Patio
• Closet
• Guest Room
• Kids Rooms

I'm sure there are a couple of rooms that I missed! But really who would want to hide these in a closet? One of my clients bought three and attached them to an old shutter.....viola! Instant charm! and functionality!

Do I really need to tell you what you can use them for?

• Keys
• Towels
• Clothing
• Coats
• Hats
• Umbrellas
• Leash & Collar
• Backpacks
• and more!

Each hook comes complete with an anchor and screw. Of course the screw is finished to match your Cross Wall Hook. Four versitale colors to choose from to blend with any decor in any home.

Visit my Etsy shop for these and other awesome Christian gifts.

Back in Black!

Very simple and completely elegant....I love this design!

Cross pendant measures 1.75" approx. shaped out of non-tarnishing silver wire into the divine shape of the cross. Black faceted crystals in a flower component complete the classic look of basic black.

Pendant is a perfect weight so that it lays very nicely right below the hollow of the neck. However, this necklace has sterling silver extension chain to give additional length if needed. A little silver heart attached for a finished look from behind.

A wide organza ribbon gives this design the look of a "feminine" black tie attire.

This necklace is now available in my Etsy shop!

Eating out.....

I have to share with you this super easy recipe for the upcoming
"eat outside every night" season!

We have a pool and we love to play in it as much as we can. That means we like to grill while we're out there and why not eat outside as much as possible!
Our family loves to be outside in the spring and summer months so we find a lot of excuses to be out in the backyard.

Here's a run down of our weekends during the summer.....

Wake up......have coffee outside!

Get swim suit on with shorts and t-shirt for those quick trips to Home Depot or Lowes for....something! You know how it works! Get outside and you always need something from the home and garden center....right!

Get veggies and fruit cut up and ready to grab when needed! Make ice tea or lemonade for later.

Play with kids! Have one more cup of coffee and now we switch to water!

Think about dinner long enough to grab something out of freezer so that it will be thawed by the time we remember to make dinner.

Play, work, weed, mow, swim, play more....kids are hungry? Go grab the veggies and fruit along with some cheese and pretzels. Throw it all out on the table "outside".....yell, "come and get it!" Sit, eat and talk about that flower bed that needs to be spruced up.....nothing is ever left to clean up because my kids eat like termites....throw away trash and play some more, weed, rake, relax!

Okay, now you remember dinner!

We go to church on Saturday night....so about 3:00 we start to clean up. Baths, clean clothes and what about dinner....church is at 6:00 we get home about 7:30.
The first thing out of Jake's (dear son) mouth is "what's for dinner?" Is that all they think about? at 12 years of age, I think so!
Well remember I laid out something about three paragraphs ago!

So here's the secret to the easy summer meal....
One bag of shredded coleslaw mix or bag of salad
Three "cutie" oranges, you know the little sweet oranges...love them!
Sunflower seeds...I use the Naturally Preferred Organic...they are raw and unsalted.
1/2 cup of Craisins (dried cranberries)
Toss in large bowl and add Newman's Own Low Fat Sesame Ginger dressing...toss and serve! Yummo!

You do this while hubby is grilling of course so it all gets done at the same time.
We are usually grilling chicken and this is perfect with grilled chicken. Add a couple of slices of Cantaloupe on the side grab the iced tea and you have a wonderful meal....outside of course!

Light some candles and turn on the pool lights.....a lovely meal with your family!

And we get to do it all again the next day!!!!!

PieDay!

Not much to say today....picture says it all! Today was "my day" with my babies. We had the best time making pies....and then my camera died...but not before I snagged this shot. We just finished rolling the dough and getting ready to put it in the oven.
Vanilla pudding and fresh fruit waiting to be placed into the crust, a mountian of whipped cream and the fun began!
As usual, Haley was eating more dough than her weight, Park was all in it, Will was very precise and Haven was just happy to be there!
It is so true when they say the Grandchildren are the sweetest blessings that God gives us.

Bling'n in the Spring!

Fresh as a daisy!

These are as fresh as you can get, just jumping off of the workbench and ready for my Etsy shop and the Rustique Art site! A great gift for Mother's Day...which by the way is 5 weeks from today! In fact they are so fresh that I havn't even put them in the shops yet. Your the first to see.
I'll be busy putting these little cuties on the site in the next couple of days....so get ready to click, click, click.....

"Mother's Day" special price until May 1st all keyrings are 10% off....wow! Now you can get two for under $20! And, when you buy two....I'll pay shipping!

AND.....How about a giveaway! Easy to do, just post a comment telling me something special about your Mom. It could be anything or more than one thing.
While your at it go ahead and subscribe to my blog, that way you won't ever miss out on the latest and greatest.
Get busy posting those comments....i'll be annoucing the winner on May 4th....spread the love!

One more thing....take time in your day everyday to stop...thank God for His blessings, hug your babies and tell them more than once that you love them, tell your husband or wife that they make your heart skip a beat when they look at you, call one friend or more each day and catch up on their life, do at least one random act of kindness, find a kind word to say about the person driving slow in front of you and treat yourself to at least 15 minutes of sunshine.