What I've been up to!

Ah, the joys of being at home mommy/ student. School takes one half and being a mommy takes the other! Needless to say I've been kind of busy. But I've always made room for project time...It helps me to not go crazy.... O.o

So here are some pictures! ( i wanted to do tutorials for the heck of it but i didn't...sorry)

DIY: Dry Erase Board for the fridge.

I got tired of all the stupid, ugly, and bulky dry erase boards. Soooo I thought to myself and....presto!

I'm gunna give a shout out to Hancock for the fabric (matches my pillows). The other stuff,Wal-mart.

DIY: Yarn Letters

THANK YOU Hobby Lobby! I love this store and all the things it allows me to do!

$1.99 for each letter...They were also 30% off when i bought them. Yarn: my mommy gave it to me. The yarn ties in all the colors in the living room/kitchen. And tacks...to hang them up

DIY: Pillow Cases

New pillow cases! Fabric at Hancock. I also have black one but didn't take a picture of it because the hubby is

using it as a foot rest. Good thing they are washable and can be taken off!

DIY: Embroidery Hoop Wall Art (Gotta love Pintrest!)

Again Hobby Lobby with the material and hoops. It's our "head board" for now. But i think it's a great simple idea to bring in the color or tie it together! Still want to add some more.

Last one...DIY: Painted Lamp Shade

Cheap-O lamp shade from Target. It was just a plain white....and it was kind of bugging me. So I put the craft paint to use! And I think its spunky! The pattern reminds me of when I was young. My mom had us 6 siblings lay brick for the garden pathways. Yes, lots of work and I got away with not doing a lot of it cause i was like 6 at the time. But i did have to weed the stupid things.

LOVE em', And that's all folks!

Yummm

Ah the JOYS of homemade bread! We pretty much

inhaled to loaves of bread in two days. Yup, never

buying store bread food again. I love that!

2o12... Happy New Year!

We'll better late than never! HAPPY NEW YEAR! I have to say it doesn't feel much different than last year. But that will change.

Like every good person does around this time a year is make a list of things we hope to do, to lose, and sometimes gain in this new year. So why should I be any different?

New Year's Resolutions:

*Be more healthy. I really don't need those extra cookies...even if they are saying" eat me, i dare ya." And that includes 3 day's a week of 2o min exercise...minmum.

*Read my scriptures everyday. Even if it just 1 lil verse. They are such a powerful and comforting tool.

*Be more Christlike.

*Don't be so pessimistic...I'm really not that bad. But when I am it's VERY pessimistic!

*Be more patient, better example, more involved, most loving mother and wife i can be. Sometimes this is hard. Everyone knows how hard it can be. Even if your not a mother yourself you have one. Or and aunt or a grandmother, sister, or friend that is a mother and how tiring it can be. Tiring but worth it!

* Except the unexpected...cause we all know life goes according to a strict plan! HA!

*Have at least 1 crafty/arty project due by the end of the month. And update on here. :}

* Sticking to our budget!! And when we do we will have this goal done!!! ( Pay our car off by the end of the year)

I'm sure there was more. But, I think that is a good place to start. Oh and I totally didn't stay up to welcome in the new year. Sleep is to important! :D