Almost done!

We have been working on finishing our backyard. We had our cement patio-slab extended yesterday and we were so excited to walk on it today - you'd have thought we had a new toy or something. We are one weekend away from having the backyard completely done! I am also working on getting the little things in my house put together and finished so it doesn't look like we moved in last week anymore. I put some finishing touches on our loft and have picture frames on the walls waiting for the pictures (which I'm picking up Tuesday at Costco), added some new towels and a rug to the bathroom, and am finishing up some other wall projects that have been sitting around for a long time. I'll post pictures when they are all done. I'm really excited about having a completed house!

Towels and blankets

I have been making cute hooded towels and baby blankets for the craft fair I am doing in November, but wanted to offer them to everyone as well.

The hooded towels are made of good quality adult-sized towels and are perfect for children from infancy through childhood. All my boys received one of these hooded towels when they were born and I have used them for every bath sincw and still use them. In fact, I need to keep some at the grandparents' house so we can use them when we visit! The towels are great for babies because the hood covers their head and is big enough to lay on the counter or where ever and you can wrap the baby up warmly. Plus, they are thick, so they don't soak through like the little ones you can get from the stores. The towels are big enough to wrap a bigger child, also - and my kids love to use them as capes or to be Ja-Was (from Star Wars). They make great baby shower gifts, birthday gifts, or are nice to have to use after baths, showers, or even after the pool. They are available in four colors, green, blue, yellow, or pink. However, they can be done in a towel of any color that has a matching wash cloth.

I am offering them for $15 each plus shipping. If you are interested, post a comment or you can email me.

P.S. Please excuse Zach's expression in the picture - he wasn't too thrilled about being my model!!

I also have two kind of baby blankets. They are all sized 34 inches square and are done in all sorts of cute designs. The first kind are made of the softest flannel and are perfect for babies or small chilren. The second kind are the same design, but are made of star soft-and-fluffy fabric with a satin border and back. They are my favorite! These ones are available in pink, blue, or white. The flannel ones are available for $18 plus shipping, and the S&F/satin ones are available for $22 plus shipping. The flannel ones are done in many different fabics, so let me know if you would like to see any others.

P.S. Sorry to make my blog an advertising campaign; I just love these and wanted to offer them to everyone!

New Mexico State Fair

Yesterday we went to the State Fair with some friends and had a blast! We saw the animals, did a farm activity, rode the Merry-Go-Round, ate a HUGE bag of cotten candy, and the boys got their faces painted. New Mexico has one of the best state fairs and they had a ton of other things going on - shows, carnival rides, food galore, art galleries, and much, much more. It was great!

It's Off!!

Zach got his cast off this morning! YIPEE!! He's very hesitant to walk on his leg and still asks to be carried, but he's getting used to it. The doctor says he'll limp for a few weeks and it will take him a while for him to get used to not having the cast on, but it's off!! Hopefully we won't have any broken bones for a long time!!

Zach's Cast

For those of you who have asked, Zach did indeed break his leg and has been in a cast for the past four weeks. He did it jumping off the bunkbed ladder. He broke the bone in his right shin and his cast runs from his thigh to his toes. It's a nice crimson red with a glow-in-the-dark stripe on it. We call it his candy-cane leg. But the kicker is that he hasn't been able to walk, so we've had to carry him around everywhere. He's quite a heavy kid - but my biceps look great!

He will get the cast off Thursday and I'm so excited for him to be able to take himself to

the bathroom...

What if...

I sold our treadmill last night. It was taking up precious space in our computer/craft room and we haven't used it in quite a while. I would get up the motivation every so often to exercise and would use it for about a week. Then I would get so bored that I couldn't take it anymore and stop. I've tried watching TV, movies, listening to music, nothing stops the boredom. So the treadmill would get folded up and put in the corner again - to wait for the next week out of the year for me to try and exercise.

The only problem with getting rid of things like that is the 'what ifs' start up. What if I decide that I want to exercise again? What if Rhett does? The same thing happened as I was cleaning out the pantry a couple weeks ago and came across our toaster oven (do they even make those anymore?) and the breadmaker. Again, they were just taking up space and I thought about getting rid of them. But then the what ifs came in; what if I want to make bread without all the work? What if I need the toaster oven to cook or toast something? And it's only those what ifs that make me keep things around. I just need to sever the ties - I haven't used the things in years...what makes me think I'm going to use them again? Ever?

I am glad to finally be rid of the treadmill - it was giving me a guilt trip...

For your enjoyment...

Here's a few pictures of the boys...