Fishing

My mister has been off the past few days and it has been beautiful outside so we took the opportunity to take the boys fishing.

On Sunday we bought them each their own rods and then practiced casting them in the backyard (with the little weight thing they came with... no hooks).

After they were all practiced up we took them to the water Monday morning and let them cast and reel in 'till their hearts were content!

Yesterday was a bit of bummer and we didn't even have nibbles so we decided to take them out again this morning.

Although Eli didn't catch anything Zac caught a little one and it has made the little guy's life a brighter place.

I've never seen him so proud!

Musical Monday: The Pass - Treatment of The Sun

The dancing in this video is fantastically fun.
It makes me giggle.

Week in Review

This week has been what I would call, insane!

My mister is back on shift work (which always results in me never knowing what day it is), Zac had a cavity filled (talk about making me feel like the worst parent ever), which involved happy juice medicine and a gas mask, Eli was taken to the emergency room because his eye swelled completely shut (turned out to be an allergic reaction to a bug bite). We had house showings, one complete with a bunch of what I would consider bizaro questions, I got packages in the mail that I have been anxiously waiting for, the boys played on a bouncy castle and loved their friends and I had a few hormonally driven melt downs.

A crazy week, but a good week none the less.

My mister is playing in a ball tournament this weekend and we have a good friend coming for the night on Sunday which leads me to believe the crazy times are currently on going at the moment.

I am so craftily inspired these days that I am also hoping to hunker down and create like crazy over the next few days! 

I have to say keeping this house clean while I'm this inspired is proving to be impossible. I can't create and stay clean at the same time... it's just not in my make up!

I hope you have a fantastic weekend, I know ours is going to be awesome!

Here We Go Again

Last week I stated working on Eli's superhero quilt for his new big boy bed (in our new house). 

I have to say I was mighty impressed with myself and how quickly I sewed it together. 

Alas, I am at the dreaded binding now...

I'm hoping to have it finished tonight, running through the binding before I talk myself into taking a few weeks break from it. 

As I am a self taught sewer, crafter, knitter, crocheter and quilter I thought I'd share some of the videos I've relied on pretty heavily to try and teach myself how to do the binding on quilts. 

This video shows how I attach the binding and do my corners and this video taught me how to attach the ends together.

Hopefully I'll have a happy update for you next week with more pictures of the "finished product"!

Laughter

These two boys make me laugh everyday...

It's a gloomy, rainy day today so we are going to keep ourselves busy with crafts and giggles.

Happy Tuesday!

Musical Monday: Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young - Whip My Hair

You should know by now that I have a bit of a love affair with Neil Young's music.
 A few months back my mister was wasting some time on YouTube when he thought to show me Jimmy Fallon's Neil Young impression.
Oh.My.Goodness.
The impression is dead on and the fact that he sings modern songs in Neil Young "style" had me practically mesmerized.
If you have never heard the original "Whip My Hair" By Willow Smith it is worth popping over to YouTube to hear it (here), or at least some of it ... then come back here and listen to "Neil Young's" version... seriously... it's awesome!!

HA! It always puts a smile on my face no matter what my day has looked like.
Another one of my favourites can be found here.
What a great way to start the week!

Life Right Now

I am...

Feeling content.
Wishing I could get to bed before midnight. Nothing is stopping me... I am my only obstacle in accomplishing this and yet it seems soooo impossible.
Struggling to get into the habit of using the treadmill (or going out for a walk) every day.
Reading my Bible and focusing on it alone this month in an effort to reintroduce it into my daily routine.
Anxious to move to our new home.
Thankful for good friends.
Excited to start working on some photo journal projects.
Praying that our house sells soon.
Accepting that I can not plan every detail of the next few months.
Surrendering myself to God and trusting in His timing.
Leaning on the verse "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of it's own." Matt 6:33 It's becoming my life's mantra.
Nesting, is over planning and making things for the new addition considered nesting? I'm calling it nesting because it makes me feel less crazy.
Entertaining the idea of opening a new shop and playing around with names.
Considering a blog facelift... again... I'm just so indecisive these days.
Crafting and crafting and crafting...
Preparing for my mister to go back to shift work. This last year of him working 8am-4pm has been wonderful! Alas, it couldn't last forever.
Tired of keeping our house spotless for viewings and constantly "show" ready.