Say it forward week 2

Yay !! I've had many comment this week!! Awesome!! I have to give this say it forward to Caroline this week!! Her blogs make me laugh my toosh off, and her comments are comforting! So Caroline, this is to you sweetie!! You rock sista!!

I just LOVE this photo!!!! **Caroline**

This is for Caroline!!! I keep going back to her blog to see this photo. I know, she might not think it's funny because there is a story behind it, but I thought I'd give her the "I love your blog" award for the week!

First 5 people to respond

Here We Go!!!

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!

2. What I create will be just for you.

3. It'll be done this year. {might be a little while}

4. You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or maybe even some creation I haven't even invented yet. I may draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!

5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch?

Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me!


* * *Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!* * *


UPDATE: These are 5 of 5
Caroline
Casey
Heather
Jennifer
Maria
and I will keep going:
Amy

Grateful or Disappointed? Is it just a phase?

My kids, for some reason have been doing nothing but lying. I know, this is a phase right? But really, should I be grateful that they are other wise great kids, or should I be disappointed that they have been lying.

So here's the deal. It's all about school. Isabel, she was in a class and competing for attention. She ended up getting these progress reports, stating she was a chatter box. No big deal right, what girl doesn't chat in class, but my child, one who has never been disciplined in class, FORGED the report and signed her dad's name. Not once, not twice but FOUR times! I pulled her out of that class and moved her into another and told her she was done with cheer. Is she really done with cheer, only if that behaviors continues, she will be.

Then there's my son, he has received a progress report card for two low grades. One C and one D. Now, I have asked him repeatedly WHY, his answer is "I don't know mom, I do everything I am supposed to do, I turn in my work, get good test scores, turn in all my homework" come to find out, he HAS been missing work! I called his school today and left a message for him to come straight home.

Now, let's back up about 16 years. When I was Isabel's age, I was as straight as a arrow. I never ever talked back to my mom, I never would even think of lying. The consequences were ones that you would never want to repeat such a behavior. When I was Raymond's age, I started street drugs and was ditching school, fighting and lying. What happened that was so huge for such a drastic change, my father took his own life and left us to suffer his consequences.

Granted, my children don't have the HUGE family issues I had to endour, but at what point do I say, "at least they aren't what I used to be like" or is that even something I can say? Since there is a huge difference in up bringing. Am I being to strict with my kids? Should I let them sly or should I be more strict then I already am. Anyone who knows me, knows my children are really good, well behaved kids, who for some reason have started lying. Is this a phase? Where do I go from here?

Tackle it Tuesday

Let's see, I have so many things on my list, today though, I think I will clean my cupboards. They are cluttered and just eww lol

All my sewing and ribbon crap lol (I have TONS)




This is more sewing and tutu stuff, jewelry and baby things too


Here is all the wedding and candle stuff I have collected for a long time!!!




This is all my scrabooking stuff. This is it, all I have.




Books, Books, Books




This here is our party stuff. I keep everything I use to decorate, to use later.




And this stuff here, is what I can't find a home for



... UNTIL today LOL!


So now it's a few hours later and I am done. I mostly straighten things out and threw away a lot of garbage.

Love it LOL!

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WK 1: Say it forward

The life of this crazy mama, yes me =) I am now participating in "Say it Forward at 5MinutesForMom"!

I always reciprocate the comments left on my blog, for some reason the word verification doesn't always seem to work for me. I visit, or read in reader, but I can't always leave a comment as much as I would like. From now on, I will be participating in Say It Forward each week. I love the idea of highlighting everyone who comments! (Thanks a simple walk)


This week, I'm show casing Jerrica, who has been a friend for a while, but we met many years ago, and didn't even know it until we got pregnant with our August babies. I used to be a graphic designer at HG and she used to be our requester. When we crossed paths again, I got her into designing as well, and gave her my baby SiggieTown. We both have now retired from there but she has moved on to HUGE -Bigger then life things!! She is now in photography!! She is very inspirational through her photos and she will be shooting my wedding. Please stop by her site and see her work and leave her comments!

So here's my thanks to Jerrica!

Here's a button just for you!

Next week, I will pick another commenter and I hope Jerrica will start picking too.

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How despressing, 101 LMendo

I took this drive today because my house was loud with screaming and it drove me nuts. So I took the kids down 101 N by my house to go look at the lake we used to camp at, another lake, (Lake Mendocino.

















This is the bridge coming into Hopland. It's a beautiful spot.












This is the lake we used to boat at. You can see it is EMPTY !!! =(








This is where we used to launch our boat.




We used to knee board and tube in here.








See the rocks, that's where the water usually is.




See the stains on the walls, there too
























Driving back on 101 going home




It's 45 minutes from my house


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