One More Gray Hair on Mama's Head

The day started off like any other. Some schoolwork, tidying of house, lunch and afternoon playtime. The girls asked if they could go next door to play in the sandbox with their little five year old friend, Michael. I thought, why not? While the girls were next door, I was putzying around my room; cleaning up here and there, reading a few e-mails, you know, basically relaxing.
Next thing you know, I heard blood-shivering screams, and they were coming from my daughters! I took off outside along with Casey and Kaleigh. Poor Kierra was running down the hill, her head, face and shirt covered in blood. She was screaming that she had been shot with a BB gun! The five year old neighbor boy had picked up his 12 year old brother's BB gun, (which was an older model) and shot it. He didn't aim it at her, so it really wasn't intentional. His brother had been looking to shoot chipmunks and had the gun pumped, and then left it while he went in the house. The little kids were in the garage and were just a few feet from each other.
Anyway, my son scooped Kierra up in his arms, while I ran in the house and called my husband, frantically telling him to GET HOME! My neighbor ran in too, and the two of us were saying "What do we do?" We were scared to death! We got a cloth and put it on the side of her head to try to stop the bleeding, while I called 911. I cannot express how upset I was. Two ambulances came, one a basic unit, the other a paramedic unit. At the same time, my husband pulled in. We live in the country, and although our town has an ambulance, it's volunteer, and most of the people that run the ambulance are at work. It took quite a bit of time for them to pull a crew together. At the same time, the paramedic unit from the next town over was called as it was a trauma to the head.
Without going into too much detail, they took my daugther and husband to the hospital where they made an incision to remove the BB that was lodged in the side of Kierra's head. My older boys, both that are in the emergency "business" could have helped had they been home, but of course, they weren't!
Yes, one more gray hair... thank goodness for hair color.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Here I am, blowing out all my candles... in one shot, too! Had a great time celebrating my special day. Enjoying my kiddoes, out to dinner with my hubby, and a wonderful, home-made birthday cake. It just doesn't get any better than that! Thank you, God... I feel completely blessed...

Embroidered Pillowcases

I haven't embroidered for a really long time. I've done other types of needlework, but not embroidery. This was a fun way to get back into it. These two cases are for my parent's anniversary this month. I hope they have sweet dreams on them.



A close-up of the embroidery.

I Need Blogging Help!

I did want to post pictures and did, then deleted them... Gosh, I'm a mess today! Here's some pictures to go with the below word post about Crayon Caddies. I really wish I knew what I was doing here...!

Crayon Caddie

Well, I haven't blogged lately due to not finding my camera. I just love it when one of the kids breaks or loses theirs and then take mine and DON'T EVEN TELL ME! All's forgiven though... I'm pretty easy... it only took a Venti coffee from Starbucks and a little chocolate. Yep, I'm cheap and easy. Oh, gosh that didn't come out right ;)

Anyway, I've been working on a few projects and here is one of them. I made a few of these crayon caddies for my kids' Easter baskets. So far I've made four and have two more cut out. I gave one to the little girl down the street with a Claire's gift card tucked in, exchange for some outgrown clothes she gave to my girls. I haven't heard if she liked it or not. And I suppose I shouldn't go on about this but I will anyway. Why do people not say 'thank-you' anymore? I just don't get it. I live in New England and people from around the country tell me how rude we are. Gee wiz... I think they're right!
Oh, well, enough of that... I got this pattern from: "http://www.skiptomylou.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/on-a-roll/">www.skiptomylou.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/on-a-roll/ It's a great tutorial and so clear that I made the first one with NO mistakes! How 'bout that! That doesn't happen too often with me.

Our New Etsy Shop!

Oh, what an exciting adventure! I just opened an Etsy shop and couldn't be happier. I've wanted to do this for some time, and I finally had a few items to list, so today was the big day to set up shop! Please, go take a peek and see what I have. Even if you have no need to buy anything, leave me a comment! The place to go is: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5391630
I'll be busy this evening sewing a few crayon holders. I'd like to make three for my little ones, one for the little girl down the street that so graciously shares her out-grown clothing with my girls, and two for the Etsy shop. I better get busy, huh?

St. Patrick's Day Craft

This morning I decided we'd do a St. Patrick's Day craft, but didn't have anything particular in mind. After searching for a couple minutes on the computer I found this easy, kid-friendly craft at www.enchangedlearning.com/crafts/stpatrick/Rainbow.shtml The supply list was short and I had everything required, so we pushed everything to the other side of the table and had a little fun. As you can see, Kaleigh helped Caressa do hers, but Caressa pretty much felt she made her own.

Really, excuse the mess! I had a one-track mind this morning, and that was to do something fun with the girls... so yup, the kitchen is still messy from breakfast. Cassidy and Kierra are busy making their rainbows.

And here is one of the finished products. Now we have three St. Patrick's Day mobiles hanging in the windows! Oh, and you probably already know this, but just in case... the clover is a great way to explain the trinity! The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit... three persons, One God!