Praise and Worship

Looks like we might have a worship leader on our hands...



When we grow up...

maybe we will be doctors...

or acrobats...

or singers...
(LOUD singers)

 

It's that time again...

 Yea!!!

Hopefully we will be able to pass over the keys to someone else this time!!

Want a tour?

Front Door

Living Room

Kitchen

Bedroom 1

(bedroom 1 and  bedroom 2 are the same size)

Secondary Bathroom

Master Bedroom

Master Bathroom

Backyard

Sorry, these two cuties are coming with us......well......maybe if the offer is right they could stay :) hahaha

I'm hoping and praying it will be a quick sell this time, because I can just see myself cleaning up after these two for a showing..... I keep telling myself, "more space, more space" as my motivation:)

Here is what our living room looks like on any given day at any time

Do you know anyone who would make a good owner for this house? Do you see anything in the pictures that is off-putting, anything that needs to come off of the walls or go back onto the walls? We would appreciate any feedback!!

Wish us luck!



I'm a big girl

I can...

take a bubble bath

brush my teeth

talk on the phone

play with my friends

wipe my own face

ride the carousel all by myself

do a little painting with my sister

and even read the paper

I'm SOOOOO BIG!!

Christmas Cookies

Yea, yea, I know, Christmas is long over :) Some how we didn't get around to baking cookies before Santa came this year.... better late than never :)

We baked these the day before New Year's Eve and Gracie is wearing a Halloween shirt. Just goes to show the craziness around here :)

Allie's mad face

Allie's pouty face

My not-so-favorite part :(

The little princesses....

Gracie has figured out how to dress-up Allie...so cute :)



Welcome 2011!!

What, it's 2011?????? I remember when writing checks was still the norm and it would take me FOREVER to get into the habit of writing the new year on my checks, now that we hardly ever write checks it seems like the years keep moving at an unbelievably rapid rate!! The end of 2010 was such a blur, I never realized how crazy the holidays are until I had two kids, and one with a birthday in between, AHHHHH!!!! I'm so glad things have settled back down now and we can get into our "routine" again (however boring that may sound, its actually VERY exciting to me!!)

I love the promise of a new year. A new beginning, a fresh start, the chance to do something positive and different in your life. This past year has been so wonderful for our family, and God has really shown his faithfulness through it all. I feel so blessed to have had a year like 2010, but I am also excited for what 2011 holds for us. One of the pastors in our church preached a sermon on Sunday about the "new year" and one thing he pointed out is that with a new year comes new difficulties, heartaches, disappointments, and struggles. Well..... that doesn't sound very promising :( But also with a new year comes new opportunities, possibilities, experiences, and a promise from God that he will be faithful through it all. His mercies are new every morning, and no matter what has happened in the past day, week, month, year, or even ten years, we have a promise from him that his mercies are new EVERY day. What a wonderful thing to know when you are looking at a whole new year in front of you!!!

I have a couple of things that I would like to get accomplished this year. You know the usual: eat healthier, exercise more, be more patient with my kids and husband, call my parents more (I know you guys think that I forget about you, but I really don't), etc., etc., etc. One thing that I really want to do, and feel like I need to do is find something that is "mine". When I was working I had a lot of "stuff" that was mine... MY classroom, MY students, MY lessons, MY committee, you know, stuff that made you "feel" important (even though it wasn't really important at all). I LOVE being at home with my children, but I sometimes feel lost in all that comes with taking care of them, my husband, and our home. I have discovered my passion for creating and it gives me that sense of making "stuff" that is mine and that I can be proud of. I have also found an Internet community who shares that passion, so I am going to take a leap of faith and join that group of "crafting bloggers". Sooooooooo........ drum-roll please.......... welcome to In My Spare Time......

*I will still use this blog as my "family" blog, the new blog will be for my crafting projects only.