Saturday, March 31, 2012
Find The Eggs
This afternoon we are taking the kids for an Easter egg hunt at a grocery store near my mother-in-laws house. I'm sure the kids are going to have a blast! I just hope we don't bake TOO much in the sun as I think it is suppose to be HOT and sunny later today. Guess I better find some sunblock!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Stolen
Several days ago as I left a meeting at our church, I desperately gave myself a personal TSA pat down. I was looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets. A quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing.
Suddenly I realized, I must have left them in the truck. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot. My wife has scolded me many times for leaving the keys in the vehicle. My theory is the truck is the best place not to lose them, since I ALWAYS have the remote; but, the remote was in the truck too! Her theory is that the truck might be stolen. As I burst through the doors of the church, I came to a terrifying conclusion. Her theory was right. The parking lot was empty.
I immediately call the police. I gave them my location, confessed that I had left my keys in the truck, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most difficult call of all, "Honey, I stammered, (I always call her honey in times like this) I left my keys in the truck, and it has been stolen."
There was a period of silence. I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Carol's voice. "Ed, (she barked) I dropped you off!" Now it was my time to be silent. Embarrassed, I said, "Well, come and get me". Carol retorted, "I will, as soon as I convince this policeman I have not stolen your truck!"
Suddenly I realized, I must have left them in the truck. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot. My wife has scolded me many times for leaving the keys in the vehicle. My theory is the truck is the best place not to lose them, since I ALWAYS have the remote; but, the remote was in the truck too! Her theory is that the truck might be stolen. As I burst through the doors of the church, I came to a terrifying conclusion. Her theory was right. The parking lot was empty.
I immediately call the police. I gave them my location, confessed that I had left my keys in the truck, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most difficult call of all, "Honey, I stammered, (I always call her honey in times like this) I left my keys in the truck, and it has been stolen."
There was a period of silence. I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Carol's voice. "Ed, (she barked) I dropped you off!" Now it was my time to be silent. Embarrassed, I said, "Well, come and get me". Carol retorted, "I will, as soon as I convince this policeman I have not stolen your truck!"
Thursday, March 29, 2012
My Latest Project
During the night last night a new project idea came to me. I have no clue what made me think of this but I decided to make it today!
My kids LOVE it when we buy Trix yogurt and I actually do too. Hubby calls them shots of yogurt because they are a smaller serving but for the kids and I, they are just the right amount and they taste so yummy! They don't really leave that yogurt after taste in your mouth like regular yogurt can sometimes do. If you have never tried it, you really should.
Alrighty, now that I'm done with the try it before you buy it review of Trix yogurt, let's get back to the original topic of this blog post, shall we?
The Trix yogurt containers are made from plastic and we usually recycle them but the idea that came to me during the night was to crochet a basket around them and put an Easter egg in it that contained either a miniature face scrubbie or a couple of itty bitty make-up removers. I haven't quite decided for sure yet which I'm going to put inside the egg. I may even put a bunny shaped face scrubbie or make-up remover in there. Hmmmmm.....
Soooooo.......supplies needed to create this project were:
an empty, washed Trix yogurt container, some pink and white cotton yarn, a plastic Easter egg, some pink Easter grass, a crochet hook, and a pair of scissors
After just a short period of crochet time, ta da! All of the supplies pictured above turned into the finished project below! Whatcha think?
I'm pleased with the end result and can't wait to make some other color combinations! The basket actually looks pretty cute without the Trix yogurt container too. I tried to get a picture of the basket without the container on this post too but posting pictures doesn't always work the way I want it to. Grrrr.....
Maybe I'll have to find another use for the containers because I think I almost like the basket better without it anyway then I'll have another NEW project idea to blog about featuring the empty Trix yogurt containers.
My kids LOVE it when we buy Trix yogurt and I actually do too. Hubby calls them shots of yogurt because they are a smaller serving but for the kids and I, they are just the right amount and they taste so yummy! They don't really leave that yogurt after taste in your mouth like regular yogurt can sometimes do. If you have never tried it, you really should.
Alrighty, now that I'm done with the try it before you buy it review of Trix yogurt, let's get back to the original topic of this blog post, shall we?
The Trix yogurt containers are made from plastic and we usually recycle them but the idea that came to me during the night was to crochet a basket around them and put an Easter egg in it that contained either a miniature face scrubbie or a couple of itty bitty make-up removers. I haven't quite decided for sure yet which I'm going to put inside the egg. I may even put a bunny shaped face scrubbie or make-up remover in there. Hmmmmm.....
Soooooo.......supplies needed to create this project were:
an empty, washed Trix yogurt container, some pink and white cotton yarn, a plastic Easter egg, some pink Easter grass, a crochet hook, and a pair of scissors
After just a short period of crochet time, ta da! All of the supplies pictured above turned into the finished project below! Whatcha think?
I'm pleased with the end result and can't wait to make some other color combinations! The basket actually looks pretty cute without the Trix yogurt container too. I tried to get a picture of the basket without the container on this post too but posting pictures doesn't always work the way I want it to. Grrrr.....Maybe I'll have to find another use for the containers because I think I almost like the basket better without it anyway then I'll have another NEW project idea to blog about featuring the empty Trix yogurt containers.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Rules from God for 2012
Rules from God for 2012
1. Wake Up! Decide to have a good day. "Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" Psalms 118:24
2. Dress Up! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. "The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart." I Samuel 16:7
3. Shut Up! Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking. "He who guards his lips guards his soul." Proverbs 13:3
4. Stand Up! For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything. "Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good." Galatians 6:9-10
5. Look Up! To the Lord. "I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
6. Reach Up! For something higher. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, And He will direct your path." Proverbs 3:5-6
7. Lift Up! Your Prayers. "Do not worry about anything; Instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING." Philippians 4:6
1. Wake Up! Decide to have a good day. "Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" Psalms 118:24
2. Dress Up! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. "The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart." I Samuel 16:7
3. Shut Up! Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking. "He who guards his lips guards his soul." Proverbs 13:3
4. Stand Up! For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything. "Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good." Galatians 6:9-10
5. Look Up! To the Lord. "I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
6. Reach Up! For something higher. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, And He will direct your path." Proverbs 3:5-6
7. Lift Up! Your Prayers. "Do not worry about anything; Instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING." Philippians 4:6
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Replacing Items
Ever have something that needs replacing but when you purchase a new item to replace it, the new item just doesn't work as well as the old one?
Awhile ago, I purchased a new crochet hook because my old one was so used that the color was coming off of it. I've obviously crocheted A LOT with it! After I bought the new crochet hook, I tried it out and it just was not the same so I set it aside and continued to use my old one. I don't know what it was. It just seemed like the yarn didn't flow across the new one as easily.
I've since decided that I'm going to give my new pretty blue crochet hook, (my FAVORITE color I might add), a try. I'm sure that once I start using it more and more it will eventually become my new favorite crochet hook and will look just as worn as the old red one does now.
Awhile ago, I purchased a new crochet hook because my old one was so used that the color was coming off of it. I've obviously crocheted A LOT with it! After I bought the new crochet hook, I tried it out and it just was not the same so I set it aside and continued to use my old one. I don't know what it was. It just seemed like the yarn didn't flow across the new one as easily.
I've since decided that I'm going to give my new pretty blue crochet hook, (my FAVORITE color I might add), a try. I'm sure that once I start using it more and more it will eventually become my new favorite crochet hook and will look just as worn as the old red one does now.
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