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Work in Progress

November add on kit is what I played with this month...

 

This kit includes two mini books, which I love!  Along with many other things!  

Here is one of the mini's I made

      
And the box I decorated

Friday Fill Ins

 

And...here we go!

1. It was a dark and stormy night, and he still wasn't home from work.

2. Nobody else in my family is a big reader, so I offered to take the books myself.

3. Rushing out, I almost forgot my cell phone.

4. OH no...I think I heard a howl, never mind it was just the dog!

5. Shhhh... we are trying to sleep here.

6. Trick or treat, smell my feet and give me something good to eat!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to football game, tomorrow my plans include crafts and a party and Sunday, I want to go to breakfast with the family!

Thursday Thirteen

 

Thirteen songs on my Ipod

1.  3 by Brittany Spears - from Chels
2.  Hey, soul sister by Train 
3.  The kids aren't alright by The offspring
4.  You're gonna go far kid by The offspring - this one's from Milt!
5.  I gotta feeling by Black eyed Peas
6.  Her diamonds by Rob Thomas
7.  Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus
8.  Say it right by Nelly Furtado
9.  Running down a dream by Tom Petty
10.  Tell me 'bout it by Joss Stone
11.  Someday by Rob Thomas
12.  In the Ayer by Flo rida -  okay so this is one of Chels songs that grew on me
13.  I'm not running anymore by John Mellencamp - no pun intended

Remodeling

Soon there will be an additional office.  Soon we will be moving Joel to this new office and I will have his old one.... soon...

    

I love the archway that connects the offices and look forward to seeing it all come together!

I just finished up working with my November Work in Progress kit too, here's a couple of the projects I was working on:

 

And so today was the day

The cast finally came off...

Actually it was only 3 weeks, so it wasn't so bad, however Zach has been counting down since the day it went on.  Oh I'm sure he enjoyed having his girlfriend and all his friends signing the cast, but after that novelty wore off, he was ready for it to come off!

  

Luckily I was sure to take plenty of pictures, including today while in the doctors office.  I really liked this doctor and he sure did have a good time joking with Zach.  He kept saying Zach your girlfriend called and said she was sorry...  He reminded me of Dana Carvey...

 

and as we got Taco Bell after the cast went on, we needed to get Taco Bell when the cast came off!

For Today...

(inspired by the Simple Woman's Daybook)

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ... the sun is shinning and I am thrilled!
I AM THINKING ... today will be a good day to get a a lot done
WE ARE LEARNING … Patience this week in bible study
I AM THANKFUL FOR ... always having something to look forward to, something to do.
FROM THE KITCHEN ... there's going to be some type of chicken for dinner.
I AM WEARING ... my new Mount Union sweatshirt and jeans
I AM GOING ... to work with my Work in Progress kit and take Zach to get his cast off
I AM READING ... The girl with the dragon tattoo - it's a thick book and I'm just getting going on it.
I AM CREATING ... some Christmas gifts, kit stuff and mini books, of course!
I AM HOPING ... I can get all that's on my to do list done today!
I AM HEARING ... ahhh, nothing - all is quiet in the house, and I'm enjoying it!
AROUND THE HOUSE ... Things are slowly getting organized and cleaned out!
ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ... that first cup of coffee in the morning, none throughout the day are ever quite the same!
A FEW PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK ... Zach gets his cast off, dentist appointment, football game and who knows what else?
A PICTURE TO SHARE ...

Zach at work

Cast off...

Yes literally one more day until Zach's cast is off!  and I know he's excited since he has been counting down since the day he got it on.  I told him to be prepared because I didn't have my camera when he got the cast on, but I will surely have it when he gets the cast off!

 

I made sure to get a few pictures of him in action with his "thumb up"

Ah and don't you just love how endearing siblings can be to one another!

after half time...

Peacemaker or Peacekeeper

There is a difference...

There is peace some where amongst those leaves

That's what our bible study  was about this week and I felt as if it was written for me! Although I'm sure a lot of us are the peace keeper in our families... why does it always seem that it's the middle children that play peace keeper?   

It appears that we put ourselves there because we don't like conflict, in fact we try to avoid conflict at all costs!  Even if it means costing us peace in our own lives because when we play peacekeeper we are not really fixing things.

Opponents of peacemaking

Keepers of false peace Lovers of Contention

    Motivation Motivation

  Fear and distrust  misery, power, lack of discipline

And so I will begin looking for ways to change from being the peacekeeper to the peacemaker and finding the peace in my own life.

Hebrews 12:11 

¹¹No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

  

Abc's of fall

P is for Pumpkins!

Friday Fill Ins

 

And...here we go!

1. The crickets sing, in the summertime?

2. Be happy wherever you are in life.

3. I want to get far away from the negative people in the world.

4. My extended family was all together for the holidays; this was a dream.

5. But as for me I find happiness in the life we've created.

6. A happy childhood is where I come from

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to scrapping fun, tomorrow my plans include cleaning, football game and more scrapping and Sunday, I want to work on bible study!  

Quiet weekend ahead and I love it!

you can find more friday fill ins here