In like a lion

and huh, out like a lion. What does THAT mean? So another month has flown by.


I know I didn't post much in March, just didn't have the oomph to do so. So here is my March Challenge pattern;

Favorite Things Hip Skirts

Guess what?! I even made it and finished it BEFORE the end of March!!! I even took a picture of it! But you know the drill, can't post the picture until hubby takes it off of the camera for me. He has gone to bed. So there is something to look forward to.

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Prayers - for the two different people that are coming to look at our house in the near future. Praying that it would be THE place for one of them.

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Praise - college girl had a nice spring break here at home and has returned to school and is in her 3rd and final quarter of this school year. My son is on his spring break now and is thankful that it is still snowing so that he can go snowboarding every day!

Just sayin'

THIS IS NOT A DIET FOOD!

You know, in case you couldn't figure that out for yourself. It is however very good. Satisfies the desire for a chocolate chip cookie in a more elegant way. It is a Toll House Pie. You probably have all the ingredients in your kitchen right now. It is the easiest pie to throw together and takes an hour to bake. It is even suggested that you eat it warm - so very little waiting. I got the image online and you can get the recipe here. The ancient recipe I had in my file was a little bit different - 1 cup of MELTED butter. It looked just like this though when it was cut. If you are on a diet you may want to avoid this at all costs.

I wanted to show you that I am not the only crafty one in this house. My son has been making things out of duct tape for quite a few years now. I recently came across directions online here for a duct tape rose that I passed along to him. He was pretty excited to get started on it but had to go to WM to get some red duct tape first. About 15 minutes after he got home this is what he had accomplished.

It was kind of difficult to photograph (well for me anyways). He presented it to his girlfriend last night, part of her birthday present.

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If you go over to Lissa's blog you can enter for a SELVAGE giveaway! Do you love selvages? I sure do and I always have. I remember admiring them when I was a girl and my mother was sewing.

Praise - although some of you think it should be spring the calendar says it is still winter and I am so grateful for the snowstorms we have gotten the last few days. It is just so beautiful! Today the sun is shining and the snow just sparkles!

Prayer - continued prayers that we would be patient while God brings the buyer for our house.

The GREEN Month is upon us

February is too short. Can you believe it is March already? Almost a week into it too. March always makes me think GREEN (and I am not talking Al Gore's 'save the planet' green either). I don't really get into celebrating St.Patrick's Day like my parents did. My kids really enjoy it for some reason though. I think as homeshooled kids they just needed a fun day to celebrate and be silly. I have made them shamrock cookies and dyed some of their food green and sometimes I even wear green. I have never made Corned Beef and Cabbage (shudder), you gotta draw the line somewhere, after all.
I did want to share with you something that I recently made that was a glorious green, it was good for me AND it tasted good.

This is what I started with;

Add to that a couple cups of very cold water, peel the apple, take the grapes off the vine, peel the kiwi and give it all a whirl and this is what the outcome was;

It was so refreshing! My son did not appreciate it. He couldn't get past the color. I have made one just about every afternoon this week. A nice little pick-me-up. I have changed the ingredients a little bit each time and have included oranges and kale in some of the mixes. Both my hubby and my son liked the green smoothie that I made yesterday.

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I finally got around to finishing my February challenge. I used the Grand Revival Pattern for the Flea Market Bag. I sewed it up using some Amy Butler fabric for the outside and some Michael Miller Garden Pindot for the inside. I used a magnetic snap closure. The bag is supposed to be reversible but using the snap closure would void that option.

I am glad that I made it finally and I think I would make it again, maybe the shorter bag with the petal tie ends on the strap. I was confused by the directions from the get go. There was not an illustration to go along with the first set of directions and I was just not getting it. I read and re-read and it finally dawned on me what I was to do. The corners are also a little tricky and the pattern just says turn the corner and continue to sew but I had all this FABRIC there. It ended up okay but a little more explanation might be helpful for a novice bag maker. I had not done straps in this way before. They turned out fine. It amazes me how many ways there are to make a bag. I don't always see where the directions are taking me but I keep plugging along. I'm glad someone else figures this stuff out, writes it down, drafts a pattern and sells it to me!

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I will post my March Challenge pattern choice sometime this weekend. I was having computer problems earlier and don't feel like messing with it anymore tonight.

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Praise - I've had a great week with my prayer and food and exercise commitments. College girl got over her cold and her friends are there with her for the weekend. My son had a great time snowboarding today (and a safe trip driving up and back down the mtn.). It was absolutely gorgeous on top of the ski mountain. That winter isn't quite over yet, at least here. We have had snow quite a few days this week and we are expecting more!!
Prayers - For my two friends and myself as we commit ourselves to the Lord every day before we attempt anything in our own power. For hubby and son as they participate in a volleyball tournament tomorrow - for their safety and for the entire team to be a shining example of His love.