Blizznado

The weather here has been the worst. Monday night around 11pm we had the tornado sirens sounding and some serious hail. I read on a facebook post they were calling it a Blizznado. Tuesday the kids got out of school early and today we have a snow day. The weather has just been plain crazy in these parts.  Just last weekend we were experiencing 80 degree weather....can someone please send it back? I am so sick of snow and ice! I really wanted to take my kids out to do a photo shoot for Mother's Day gifts, but I guess that is going to have to wait. My little monkey let me get a few pics of her on Easter break and they turned out pretty good. I got all excited about getting all my kids in one picture...it has been a while. I am always missing a teenager. 

This Saturday is my first spring show and so, I feel sorta like a basketcase around here. I have 3 more pieces I am trying to finish up before Friday and then I am taking a few days off next week for my kids' track meets. I hope the weather gets nicer by then. I really need to get back to work just wanted to post a few more pieces I finished this week. 

Be back soon! 

Rhonda

Clothespin Dolls

So, I have seen the most adorable clothespin dolls on Pinterest and thought I had to make one for myself. I couldn't stop myself at just one. They are quite time consuming, but oh so fun to make. The ideas and designs are endless. Of course my girls love them and now want to design some of their own. 

My smallest is home from preschool today and keeping me busy. I thought I would spend the day getting some work done, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen. She did help me a little with the laundry and now wants me to sit with her and watch Gnomeo and Juliet. I do love that movie! Every time I watch it I am inspired or see something I missed before. I always get a kick out of Christyn when the gnome shows his bum she always covers her eyes. 

We are looking forward to the Easter holiday this weekend. My mom is coming to visit on Saturday and the kids want to take her to look at deer. I think they are mostly excited about the 4 day weekend. I am still in shock that March is almost over and we only have like 7 weeks of school left. Last night I took some time to check out hotels and attractions around Kansas City. My husband and I thought it would be fun to get away for a few days this summer if everything goes smoothly with farm stuff. We haven't had a real family vacation in 3 years, so I think it is time to get out of this little town and do something fun.

Honestly, I would just be happy with some warmer weather. Today when we left for school it was 7 degrees outside. I am so ready for spring weather.

Hope you all have a very Happy Easter!

Rhonda

Random Paper Mache

Just dropping in to post a few pics of some more pieces I finished this week. Me and my girls are sick again with strep throat this time. It has been a long winter season and we are expecting snow/ice mix for the next few days. I am patiently waiting for glorious spring to arrive. At least I can dream of spring through some of my art. I have been creating these panoramic eggs and just love how they have turned out. It will be hard to part with some of them. The photos this time do not do any justice to these pieces. I have been having trouble with my 1.4 lens and I miss it greatly. 

Farm work is in full gear...we have new baby calves arriving daily and there is much fencing to be fixed. I hope to get out there and take a few pics of all the new little moo's. My kids have been spending tons of time with dad out in the pastures. They love this time of year. 

I better get back to some work. 

Rhonda

Cindy Lou Who and some finished pieces

My sweet little preschooler had a silly Dr. Seuss day yesterday and so, of course, we had to dress her up as Cindy Lou Who from the Grinch. She was a big hit at school. I forgot it was silly day and woke up late, so I had to throw this look together in like 5 min. I wish I would have been better prepared, because I'm pretty sure we could have done a better job. Never the less, she loved it. At one point last night I had to bribe her to take her hair down. Apparently, she was under the impression she was going to wear her hair like this forever. I had to take my older daughter to the doctor yesterday and Christyn had to come with us dressed like this. You can imagine all the attention she received around town. Let's just say it's no wonder she didn't want to take her hair down at the end of the day. Every girl dreams of that kind of attention. It must have been nice to hear "Oh my Gosh you are so CUTE" all day long. I might be getting a few phone calls from the preschool next week, because she is now referring to herself as Christyn Cindy Lou Who and I did promise her we could wear her hair like that again if she would just take a bath and go to bed. Luckily my kids go through phases pretty fast, so we will see how long this one last.

In other news I am still working away getting ready for a local craft show in April. The weeks are going by quickly and I am now pulling all nighters trying to get inventory ready. I'm still not very organized at these things and I would like to give my booth an over haul as far as display ideas go, so I have quite a bit of work ahead of me. I have only done 2 of these things, but this year I decided to book up the year with shows just to see how things go. This year is also the first time I will be doing far away show...not quite ready for the out of state thing, but maybe next year. Here are a few pieces I finished up last week. I just wanted to pop in and share a few highlights from my week. Back to work I go!

Rhonda

Happy Valentines

Things have been busy as usual. 2 months and counting until my first show of 2013. I have been trying to get work done in between the day to day and church responsibilities, but today I decided to take a break when my little one came home from preschool. We played outside for a bit. It looks beautiful outside, but it was just to cold to stay out. We decided to come inside and build a tent. I use to love playing in these with my brothers when I was a kid. She has now officially eaten way to much Valentine candy and is a little wound up. The rest of the kids came home from school and now there is much laughter coming from under these blankets. They are now camped out for the night. I am excited that they have a four day weekend and I will get much time to play games and snuggle this weekend.
Saturday, we are headed to our friends house and while the kids have play time Melane and I will get scrapping time. I am looking forward to spending time with them and getting some much needed scrapping done.
Husband came home and told me not to cook or do the dishes, because tonight that is his gift to me. I WILL TAKE IT!  Just wanted to pop in and say Happy Valentines to all of you!
I'm off to have a glorious weekend with the kiddos.
Rhonda

I just can't get enough snuggle time with this sweetie. She has never been my cuddly one. She is always on the move, so I sure do soak it up when she offers.

Playing with Polymer clay

I can't believe how fast this year is already going. January was a rough month for me. My husband has worked a third shift job all the years we have been married and then he does the Ranch work during the day. This year he started working dayshift and it has been quite the adjustment. I didn't realize how much I relied on him during the day to take care of our youngest. She has preschool until 11:30am and he would pick her up and fix her lunch while I would run errands or get work done. In the last few weeks I have had to rearrange my schedule a number of times, because he would not be home to help with Christyn. I hope I will soon get a schedule down that will make both her and I happy. Also, this month my family was hit hard with the Influenza bug and that was no fun. My son injured his shoulder during wrestling and had to take the rest of the season off. It has been pretty hard on him. He is a super active kid and doesn't like not being able to participate in sports. Right now all he can do is run or weight lift his legs. He is not able to use his arm for 3 months. Okay enough about that...  Here are a few wonderful things going on. My workout schedule is officially back on track. Yipee! I am locked in for a few shows this year which I am excited about. I took last year off and really missed it, so I am going to give this a go one more time. I have been feeling super creative lately, which of course is always good news for me. I am just one of those people who is happiest when they are creating something. Speaking of creating....here are a few pieces I made last month. I haven't worked with Polymer clay for a while and just felt like trying some things out. I'm still not sure I will have these things available at the shows, but I might list them in my Etsy store. I would love comments about what you think. These would make great little gifts or even use them as cake toppers. Anyways, hope to have more projects posted soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Rhonda

A few pictures of Lester 2012

 December has been crazy with basketball games, wrestling, school programs, and church activities. I just barely downloaded my camera cards and decided to post all the happenings with Lester lately. I tried posting a few on facebook, but ended up skipping quite a few days. I can't wait for my kids to get out of school....we are all in dire need of a vacation. I am just looking forward to hanging around the house and doing nothing. My husband even took next week off, which is a miracle. He never gets to take vacation around the holidays. Thank goodness for Christmas falling in the middle of the week this year. So on with the show.....These are listed backwards from most recent....

Day 12

Playing with blocks....a great way to send the kids to school this morning

Day 11

Taking some down time and playing Angry Birds

Day 9

elf sized chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast

Day 8

Doing a little wrapping....not so easy with out thumbs

Day 7

Caught red handed in the cookie jar

Day 6

Taking time to remember the true meaning of Christmas

Day 5

Keeping a close eye on everyone from on top of the piano

Day 4

Having a chat with Rudolph

Day 3

Light bright art work

Oh' Christmas Tree

Day 2

Painting some nut crackers

Day 1

Husker game day! We didn't do so well.

Now I am off to get my Young Womens activity ready. I will try and post Lester as the action occurs, but no promises. Happy Wednesday, Everyone!

Rhonda