Halfpint

My next love post is about my baby.  Weighing in to the world at 9lbs, 9oz, who would have know she would be a lean, mean second grader.  Halfpint is an energetic, creative, and full of pee and vinegar.  I love that she keeps us on our toes, is up for any new challenge, and has an imagination as big as the moon.  Her twinkling eyes and bright smile says it all.  She speaks her mind... good or bad, nothing is left in the dark.  Halfpint has the softest cheeks one could ever kiss.  She gives the most amazing foot rubs every.  She even designed and created her own Massage Salon in the basement.  I think she even hired a secretary.  Halfpint is one of a kind!

Penelope

I will start my month of "loving" posts with my first born... Penelope.  I just started calling her that because most Penelopes are sweet little girls with blue eyes and golden hair, and they are nice to all creatures, large and small.  Plus, I haven't ever had a Penelope in school, so no one has spoiled that name.  When I was a little girl, my aunt would tell me stories of Penelope and her puppy.  I guess the name is embedded in my memory.  In these stories, Penelope would find trouble but always make the right choice.  So our Penelope, I adore her, she's sweet, stubborn, shy, pleasing, helpful, and very laid back.  I love when she helps unload the dishwasher, when I sing to her every night she looks at me like I am the best thing in the world, and when she is in trouble, she crumbles.  When she was 5 months old, she would sit on the floor content with the world... she is still content with watching the world around her. I love that she thinks before she talks, and she processes everything with deep thought.  At every parent/teacher conference, she makes us proud.  Penelope is the apple from my tree.

Project #5

My fifth and final project for awhile is a laptop case.  Janome and I created this a few weeks ago.  This is my last project to share and it is the end of Janurary.  For the month of Feburary, Valentine's Day month, I will share things I love. 

For the record, something killed a chicken today... I don't love things that kill chickens! 

Project #4

Our latest project was a replica of the Mutchler Center.  Halfpint had to turn a Capri Sun box into the Mutchler Center for a school project.  With a little tan paint, some green fleece, aluminium foil, cardboard, and yellow puff paint, we created the Mutchler Center.  She also had to interview a staff member and type a paragraph report.  She informed me that she would be graded on a 1,2,3 scale.  As our finishing touch, we added a Hot Wheel car to the parking lot and she thinks that might move her from a 2 to a 3. 

Repurpose #3

For Christmas, my brother gave us an old, rustic, saved from an old farmstead, single trees.  Well, it just happened that my repurpose book had a picture of a single tree attached to the ceiling above a bed.  So guess what, we did it!  BL is still a little skeptical about the heavy, solid, object falling on him while catching his beauty sleep.  But I reassure him that more people die in car wrecks everyday, then falling single trees.

I think we need a brown cowhide pillow... sounds like a project for the wonder machine, JANOME!

Project #2

Janome (my new amazing sewing machine) and I are becoming ONE!  I recycled some old jeans into these cute little bags that hold my knitting and crocheting supplies.  I love the big ric-rac, it covers uneven seams... not that Janome would ever let that happen.  She is awesome!

Repurpose Project #1

I received a book for Christmas that has repurpose project and ideas. I love it! It is full of amazing ideas. I also have an addiction with the Pinterest website. The combination of the two inspire me to find and repurpose junk! So, feast your eyes on project #1!

One old window, a little chicken wire, 7 old wooden spools, and TA DA, a new jewelery organizer. Eat your heart our Picka Sistas!