I Was Here - Lady Antebellum (Brice Williams)

Bubbles & Bows...

So I have a little online gift shop called "Bee-A-Blessing". Well, I say online, but basically it is just a fan page on Facebook. I've tried my hand at a couple of things but what I feel pretty good at are hair bows and laundry detergent. Yup, you heard me right, homemade laundry detergent.

We are in Texas this week and I had a chance to go to Hobby Lobby with my mother-in-law. It was a great trip even without the deals I found. It was nice to be able to have a girls-only-kid-free stroll through the store. It was also nice that Mimi (what the grand kids call Craig's mom) had the energy for the stroll (thanks to all for the prayers).



Mimi actually spotted the essential oils in the soap aisle. I picked out a fragrance for the homemade laundry detergent that is sure to be a must-have for shoppers. I am not sure what I'll call it yet, but it'll have to be something in the relaxation category.

Oh, the fun didn't end in the soap aisle. We also scored 90 yards of quality ribbon of all colors for about 9 bucks. I'm going to start making 'Big Girl Bows' with school colors and special request combinations (birthdays, made-to-match, etc.).





Comment here or email me at dooderstat@yahoo.com if you'd like to request anything or ask questions about the products. Until then, that's about it regarding bubbles and bows...

Bee-A-Blessing

oh my gosh... July 2008?

So, I've decided to pick blogging back up since I'll be officially 'deactivating' the Facebook account soon. I just realized that I haven't 'blogged' since July of 2008. Sham-wow.

I said I'd blog about my church in the last blog, I'll do that soon, I'm sure. Until then I just wanted to make sure I could do this accurately. I want to focus on my crafty bidniz (Bee-A-Blessing Gift Shop). I'll try to find a way to link a new page to this one.

Alrighty, that's it for now... just testing my skills.

Do you know what today is?

Today is a special day- not like anyday. It's our anniversary... do you remember that song? If you know me well, you know that I have a song for EVERY occassion. Today marks the 4th Anniversary our marriage.... and that was all I got out of that blog on July 12th in 2008.

Let's Get It Started

I've often blogged in my head... thinking that I should catlaog the thoughts I'd never like to forget. So let's get it started. I want to start, right off the bat, by recalling all of the precious things that my children do. This is for my memory's sake, not to prove that my kids are cuter than yours. :)

Brayden (not yet 3 yrs. old): talks like he's from Hiawassee now (whud's thhhaaaaaaaa-AT?). He looked at me after we spent the evening at Home Depot the other night, just the two of us, and said with no reservation and tons of enthusiasm, "I love my mommy!" Yes, as a matter of fact, I did weep.

Oh! And 2 days ago in the car he clasped his hands together and said, "Pray (words I couldn't understand, and thank you, and more words I couldn't understand) and AAA-MEN!". He followed with, "Now, let's listen to God". He paused again momentarily and lifted his hands high to scream "Praise Uh Loooorrd!" Again, I wept. He likes to be a "tough boy", and will "Kung Fu Panda" you if you let him, but he is also an extremely well-mannered young man. He has learned to listen the first time, say excuse me, and ask Addy Grace if she's okay when she's upset.

Addy (will be 17 months old soon): Still looks like a 9-month old in stature but carries herself and communicates like 2-yr. old. She's as sweet as she looks, especially when she wakes up in the morning to say "Morning, Dad-Dee" . She's got a sassy side too. She's learned to hold her own with her brother and she instigates quite a bit (knowing we usually assume her brother is being a bully, which isn't always the case). She and her brother both have excellent manners. When you give her something she says, "Cank Cue" and when she gives you something she'll say "Here you go, Momma". I'm not exaggerating the way she articulates either. She's got an expansive vocabulary to be so tiny. Her walk is more like a pageant glide, laid back and confident. If NO ONE else can make her happy, her brother can. He's already her hero. Oh, and she'll melt your heart when she blows you a kiss.

All this bragging on my kids wouldn't be possible without my husband, Craig. We are working on Building A Strong, Successful Family with some training from our church http://www.eastgatechurch.net/ I'll dedicate an entire blog to that as soon as possible. It's very exciting to get to the heart of. I feel good now that the bloggin' ball is rolling.