Lord Jehovah Reigns!!!!

On Tuesday night, while on our way to Cade's Spring Musical, we were involved in a car accident. A car rear-ended us, pushing us into the car in front of us, which in turn pushed him into the car in the very front.

No one was injured {although I'm a little stiff now} and everyone's car was still driveable {except the car who rear-ended me}. Police were called, reports filed, stories told, information given. But Cade missed his concert. I thought giving him a chance to sing and make a little "movie" might capture some of those moments missed Tuesday night! He was excited for me to turn on the camera and continued to click replay once it was uploaded on the blog! He watched himself proudly

SIX times!!!

Lord Jehovah does reign!!

What a great song choice for the upcoming weekend,

good singing little man, Mommy is so proud.

A Tisket, A Tasket, Ideas About What to Put in a Basket

When it comes to treats for Cade and Gracyn's Easter Baskets each year,

I try to be creative!

I'm sure the kids would be satisfied with 4 lbs. of chocolate,

but truthfully they're not BIG chocolate eaters,

it's not ALL that good for their little bodies,

and I am left to deal with the 4 day post Easter chocolate high!

So instead of filling their baskets entirely with chocolate,

I came up with a few fun ideas to mix it up!

- a book

- a new Bible

- a little lotion

{Bath 'n Body Works sells their travel size for only a buck}

- shower gel

- bubble bath

- chap stick or chip chap as Gracyn says!

- sunglasses

- nail polish

- something handmade

{I got this done today}

- something for them to grow

{Lowe's sells little Sesame Street sets

which include seeds, a pot and soil for only $4}

- gardening gloves

- watering can

- flashlight

- bubbles

- a coin purse or wallet

- scented markers

- stickers

- coloring book

- spring cookie cutters and sprinkles,

for the little cook

- gum

- flip flops or crocs

I hope this gives you some new fresh ideas to choose from for

the Easter baskets you are going to fill this year!

I finished up my handmade gift for Gracyn's basket today!

A

SwEEt,

SpRiNgY

posie clippy

shhhhhh....it's a secret :)

I hope this motivates you to think outside the box this Easter!

Hoppy Handmade Sweet Friends!

Way Back Wednesday

The Biltmore Estate

Asheville, North Carolina

February 2006

Cade

(14 months)

Tuesday TRUEism

What a SwEEt pair!

This couple recently made the national news with their story.

Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher.

Married 85 years…to be 86 on May 13, 2010.

What is the secret to a long & beautiful marriage?

“No secrets,” she says.

“There isn’t any secret. It was only God that kept us together.”

Menu Monday...a recipe for gettin' messy

3 Moms Chatting & Drinking Coffee

+

2 Spunky Little Girls on the Back Porch

=

D-O-U-B-L-E T-R-O-U-B-L-E

EVERYONE had a fun time at coffee

this morning, especially these

2 parteners in crime!

We love you Callie Girl :)

My sweet friend Jennifer recently started a new blog,

http://www.janedeereblog.blogspot.com/


Jennifer knows more about cooking delicious food, baking delectable treats,

herbs, gardening, livestock, organics, tools,

friendship, honesty, loyalty and laughter than anyone I know!

Which makes her blog a pure

DELIGHT

to read...

Go visit her, stay a spell, drool over her cinnamon roll recipe

{which I can personally attest to is divine}

and leave her a little note!

All bloggers need your feedback

via comments!

And we all LoVe hearing from new people :)

Gettin' Springy With It

If you have read this blog for any length of time,

you'll know how much I love a good crafting session.

Now I can hot glue gun, snazzy up, create, and glaze all the live long day,

BUT...

In my book, crafting and sewing are in two totally different arenas.

I mean like they live on two different planets...Venus vs. Mars!

Both my Mom and MeeMaw can sew like

nobody's business, pattern or not, but somehow or another

I did not inherit that gene. BLAST IT.

Figuring out the pattern pieces, laying them correctly onto the material,

cutting on the right size line, translating the pattern LINGO

into layman's English...

UGH, it makes me fidgety just thinking about it!

~ SHOCKER ALERT PEEPS ~

I, Becky Alaniz, being of sound mind and good humor

completed my first official sewing project!!!!

Don't laugh, this is for REAL :)

Y-E-S,

I...ACTUALLY...SEWED....SOMETHING.

And oh.my.stars. did it ever turn out cute!

{yes i just said that about my own project &

please do not look at the seam stitching ever so closely}

With {much} guidance from my sweet,

wonderful, patient, all knowing seamstress friend,

Amanda
I actually made an adorable spring frock

for Gracyn.

I found a shop on ETSY that sells little dress packages

where all the pieces are pre-cut, numbered, and ready to simply just sew together.

It even included the pre-cut elastic & little bow!

The seller sends detailed instructions WITH pictures which is also helpful.

What a perfect starter project for a novice!

It cut out all the NOT FUN stuff and just left you to do the actual sewing!

And do you want to know what

the most satisfying part of this sewing project was?

When Gracie tried it on for the first time, she got this gigantic smile on her face, twirled around three times and said,

" Mommy, I pweddy!"