Shopping and Saving

 This morning I made my list and headed off to the market. I found two deals that served me well. Nabisco snacks 3.99 buy two get Capri Sun free with a dollar off coupon on the box. The second was laundry detergent 2.99. When this happens I stock up- like hoarder style stock up. I refuse to pay full price for laundry soap. just refuse. So I take a page from Grandpa Holmes and stock up on sales.

Recoverying from a crazy week

My baby girl took this picture. It is amazing. It describes this past week perfectly for me. Stormy, bright, intense, and a little scary. The kiddos are back at school, work has a new computer system that is not completely working, Boxes of fruit that need attention and three drivers in out house with two cars- Yes Avery got her license.

Busy Weekend Here

 This was a fabric pull I did earlier in the week. I was thinking about starting a quilt this weekend, but that will have to wait for a bit.

 I hope you are not sick of seeing these sunset pictures. They make my heart happy.

 So my sweet friend Susan has a few fruit trees in her yard and invited me over to pick some peaches and apples. Riley and I processed a quarter box of apples and got three apple pie fillings out of it. I got up this morning early and processed the box of peaches. Two peach cobblers, three peach pies and 12 pints of peach chutney

 I have this box of apples left and I think apple butter and maybe applesauce. The nice thing about apples are they have a longer shelf life.

Red Riding Hood meets Psalm 23

 I was doing a fabric pull for a new quilt- more on that later-when I came across this stitching I had done a while back and never really did anything with. So a wall hanging it became. Fear has been an obstacle for me. It is used to hold me back, to give me the excuses I use to not go forward and grow. This part of Psalm 23 is something I say over and over again. I think Little Red Riding Hood mush have been afraid as she went through that forest. What can be better than to know God is with you?

I put the two pieces together and used a brown poke a dot border that I stippled and bond in a soft pink. Another project done and one that spoke to me.

Meal Planning time

Sunday- Hamburgers
Monday- Tacos
Tuesday- Breakfast for dinner
Wednesday- Pasta
Thursday- Going out for dinner It's registration day at the school and I will be wiped out
Friday- Salad/ Soup and bread
Saturday- Grilling steak and veggies

Project complete

 I got the table runner done. So excited. One more project done and now I can start another one. Hmmmmm

 Embroidery done and I decided to quilt with a decorative stitch and a loopty loop stitch all in the black and white gingham. Then I thought a scrappy border would top it off and help with the scrap situation going on in the craft room

It turned out pretty good. What do you think? You should be able to comment now.

Watching the Clouds go by

 It was a challenging week this week. Between work, house and teenagerism I was beat. Or beat up. I'm not sure.

 We are the choices we make right? I had many occasions when I had to make a choice to take the right road, even when I wanted to yell at my girls or behave the way I shouldn't. Well at one point I was upstairs and looking at this sky and thinking " wow there is a God out there and the skies are annoucing his glory"

 And the tears starting to pour down my cheeks and I just gave it up to God.

 Even Nana got in on the action and was cloud watching

 Thank you God for forgiving all my mistakes, for taking all my crap in my life and giving me peace and for showing me your presence in the skies

 It was magic and I sure appreciated it.