Friday, March 20, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Crafts
Oh boy. I'm not incredibly crafty, but when I saw this on Leslee's blog, I really wanted to try it. I saw something cute and crafty that I'm going to try to make for each person who's brave enough to get involved.
Making handcrafted items is a dying art, but they are so fun to make and get! So here's a little game to encourage the handcrafting to live and thrive! The first {5} people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a super-duper handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well- before you leave your comment here, write up (or copy & paste as I did!) a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. Then come back, let me know you're going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Remember that only the first FIVE comments will receive a gift from me, so be quick!
This offer does have some restrictions and limitations: 1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make! 2. It will be done this year (hopefully sooner than later.) 3. You will have no clue what it is going to be.
Making handcrafted items is a dying art, but they are so fun to make and get! So here's a little game to encourage the handcrafting to live and thrive! The first {5} people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a super-duper handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well- before you leave your comment here, write up (or copy & paste as I did!) a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. Then come back, let me know you're going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Remember that only the first FIVE comments will receive a gift from me, so be quick!
This offer does have some restrictions and limitations: 1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make! 2. It will be done this year (hopefully sooner than later.) 3. You will have no clue what it is going to be.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
splish splash
Yes, this is a typical bath for Cassie. And yes, my right side is usually soaked by the end.
P.S. We've had some good laughs with the caption contest (see previous post). We're choosing a winner on Friday (March 13).
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Create Your Own Caption
This is definitely not Emily's favorite picture of Cassie. I had to work pretty hard to convince her that I could make a decent blog post out of it. Here's the plan:
- Leave a comment in which you submit a caption for the above picture.
- Whoever submits the caption we think is the best wins...something...maybe we'll give you some advertising space on our blog.
- We promise that no caption will hurt our feelings unless it includes profanity.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Bright red for Valentine's Day
Our ward threw an amazing Valentine's party- dinner at Ruby River Steakhouse with dancing and a contest for the most romantic proposal story. Anyone who thought their proposal story fit for the competition submitted it in writing ahead of time. Trevor thought it would be funny to submit a made-up proposal story (an obviously made-up proposal story) and I thought it would be funny to submit the truth (and make it sound pretty pitiful). We were both thoroughly embarrassed when they read both of ours out loud. (No, we didn't win.) I thought I would share the love:
Trevor: Here's my version--if Emily's version is different (more boring), believe mine.
On Valentine's Day, which happened to fall on June 1st (Emily's birthday), I took her to the Cinderella Castle at Disneyland. She was totally unsuspecting, and I swooped her off her feet and up the spiral staircase to the highest spire, where I had hidden her 7 carat diamond ring at the top. I had hired Whitney Houston to be up there, and she was singing "I Will Always Love You" with choreographed fireworks. It was pretty much the best. She said yes.
Emily: Walmart ring in the driveway.
Despite the embarrassment, we had a really good Valentine's Day.
Trevor: Here's my version--if Emily's version is different (more boring), believe mine.
On Valentine's Day, which happened to fall on June 1st (Emily's birthday), I took her to the Cinderella Castle at Disneyland. She was totally unsuspecting, and I swooped her off her feet and up the spiral staircase to the highest spire, where I had hidden her 7 carat diamond ring at the top. I had hired Whitney Houston to be up there, and she was singing "I Will Always Love You" with choreographed fireworks. It was pretty much the best. She said yes.
Emily: Walmart ring in the driveway.
Despite the embarrassment, we had a really good Valentine's Day.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
It's a tough life
...but somebody's got to be the mother of this baby.
{It was one of those click pens. She's very clever.}
Quick update: Cassie now has 5 1/2 teeth (two on bottom, three on top, and one more about to break through) and is sitting up like a champ. She doesn't see the point in crawling, so she just rolls around when she wants to get somewhere. That and she's not coordinated enough to crawl. You can't really tell from these pictures, but she does have more hair. Boy, we love her.
{It was one of those click pens. She's very clever.}
Quick update: Cassie now has 5 1/2 teeth (two on bottom, three on top, and one more about to break through) and is sitting up like a champ. She doesn't see the point in crawling, so she just rolls around when she wants to get somewhere. That and she's not coordinated enough to crawl. You can't really tell from these pictures, but she does have more hair. Boy, we love her.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Feelin' Crafty
My friend Katie inspired me to replace Cassie's old "curtains." (see below) She found great deals on curtains in the clearance section at Bed Bath and Beyond, so I decided to try my luck there. I discovered that the standard length of a curtain is 84", more than double the length of the window I needed to cover. I realized if I bought two curtains, cut them in half, and hemmed them up, I could use both ends for curtains: one set for Cassie's room and one for ours. I found some thick cotton tab-top curtains, just the right color green for Cassie's room. I'm quite pleased with the deal I got. They were originally $20 each, and I bought them for $7 each. It definitely would have cost me more if I had bought the fabric alone and done all the sewing myself...and they would probably have looked horrendous (sewing is not my forte).
I borrowed a sewing machine from a friend in the ward, bought thread (forgot to take the curtains with me...not quite the right color...oops), and had both sets finished in about 2 hours. The thread ended up looking fine and the curtains were easy to hang up on the plain white tension rods I bought.
This picture makes the color look like it clashes with our quilt, but it looks fine in person. My only dilemma now is what to do with the curtains. They look a little squashed behind our headboard, but tying them to the side looks a little silly because they're quite stiff. Any ideas?
I also made a fabric/ribbon bulletin board for Cassie's room. It cost more than I expected and actually took a lot of time to finish. And even though it isn't perfect, I think it will last a long time and will be fun for Cassie to have in her room as she grows up.
I borrowed a sewing machine from a friend in the ward, bought thread (forgot to take the curtains with me...not quite the right color...oops), and had both sets finished in about 2 hours. The thread ended up looking fine and the curtains were easy to hang up on the plain white tension rods I bought.
This picture makes the color look like it clashes with our quilt, but it looks fine in person. My only dilemma now is what to do with the curtains. They look a little squashed behind our headboard, but tying them to the side looks a little silly because they're quite stiff. Any ideas?
I also made a fabric/ribbon bulletin board for Cassie's room. It cost more than I expected and actually took a lot of time to finish. And even though it isn't perfect, I think it will last a long time and will be fun for Cassie to have in her room as she grows up.
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