Just 3 Reasons Why I Love FELT!

#1 Felt is very manipulable. It understands what I expect of it. It does what I want without hesitation.

Example:

Felt Peacock Feathers

#2 Felt conforms to my time restraints. When I come up with a GREAT costume idea just three days before I would need it complete I don't worry because Felt's got my back!

Example:

Felt Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head

#3 Felt doesn't get jealous. If I decide, on occasion, that the main material of a project needs to be something else, Felt doesn't mind taking a backseat. Felt plays with with others!

Example:

Octopus and Furry Monster with lovely FELT accents

Like Mother, Like Daughters

Apparently the need to be immortalized on YouTube is genetic. So when my girls were asked to be included in my friend, Jessica Frech's new music video they jumped at the chance. (Or perhaps I jumped, even missing a session of General Conference to do so--I know, shame, shame--but those are just details!) Anywho, check out my adorable girls (and as it turns out, ALOT of my felt creations!) in this cute music video:

You will need to click and watch this video right on You Tube in order to view without portions of the shots cut off.

Emmy Turns 6!

For Your Information: I seriously tried to go theme-less for this party. I was going for simple, stress-free. What I found was that it is much MORE stressful for me to go theme-less, to be minimal. So four days before the party I did my normal "thing" and went all out. And I was much happier and calm once I started planning. I realize how this makes me look...Yes, I'm aware that I could have actual mental problems. SO, without further ado, I present:

Emmy's Clown Party

You will need:

A birthday girl and a cake.

Some festive decorations.

Party favor bags that include these cute felt barrettes:

A party hat for Mr. Owl.

Themed food of Corndogs and Popcorn!

Fun Games

Such as Pin the Nose AND the Flower on the Clown

and a high-spirited game of balloon pop!

And of course, a talented friend who provides party guests with clown faces.

And a SUPER cool mom & dad who will dress like a fool for you!


Happy Birthday, Emily!

It's Great To Be Eight!

It's HARD to believe that just a little over a month ago this little girl turned EIGHT!

Seriously! I have an 8-yr-old. I mean I am 30 (gasp) now, so I suppose it's not too surprising. But really, I remember when she was born. I remember leaving work on Friday afternoon still pregnant. Going to church on Sunday (her due date) and being completely miserable and having person after person ask me when I was going to have that baby! It was SO annoying! I had no idea that in the wee hours of the next morning I would go into labor and would be calling my boss to tell her that I wouldn't be coming into work that day. After just 4.5 hours of labor , "all natural"-style, this little cutie was be born.

She has been such a joy and such a challenge in my life! This little girl made me a mother and has endured my many mistakes as a first-time parent and STILL loves me unconditionaly! She is a needed member of our family and she is an amazing big sister. She constently makes me proud to be a mom.

I was never so proud as I was one this most special of days

Direct from my Inbox

Hello, Lisa!

Welcome to the second trimester! This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him -- a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb. In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches -- about the size of a lemon -- and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces.

YES! I'm having a baby and it can now PEE! lol

My Little Artists

The girl's school had an art fair back in May...

My little Emily won 2nd place in the Kindergarten Mixed Media category for her fabulous castle.

This qualified her to go to the Robertson County Art Fair.

My dear Annbelle won 1st place in the 2nd grade Sculpture category for her paper mache Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker.

She went on to place 1st at the County Fair as well!

Way to go girls!

Class of 2023

Seriously, I missed a couple breathes when I walked into the auditorium for Emily's Kindergarten Graduation and saw the sign that said, "Class of 2023." I mean really? 2023? I can't even think that far ahead.

Emily's teacher taught the children a Bob Marley song. It was kinda their class song/motto for the year. Earl found it a little disturbing. I found it absolutely adorable to hear Emily practicing it. Too bad you can't hear her in this video. She is simple precious!

And her name is called...

Our little graduate.

WHOO, WHOO

WHOO turned 3?
(way back in May)

This little cutie!

WHOO thinks I went a little overboard on this cake?

WHOO thinks it was totally worth all the work to see how much she loved it?

My YouTube Debut

I happen to have some seriously talented people in my ward. I guess that's what you get when you live in Nashville. So many people looking for their "big break."

My friends and I got together to reenact our talent show performance of Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time to support this young talented gal in finding her's.

Jessica Frech, you have a wonderful voice. I'm happy to help. (Besides, I think secretly I've always wanted to be immortalized on YouTube.)

It's a BOY!

Something amazing has happened in the Dollhouse.


Something we have waited years for, 10 years in fact.


We weren't sure this day would ever come.


Please welcome our newest addition,


WALTER






Isn't he handsome?




We are FINALLY a two-car household and we are thrilled!

Real Talent

Look at this little girl. She doesn't need to lip sync like her mamma. She somehow managed to get some real talent in a house of musically-deficient parents. I'm so proud.

We're SO Talented!

When you find a good thing you shouldn't let it go to waste. In this case, 80's clothes!

If I had turned 30, which i most certainy didn't

If i had turned 30, i probably would have thrown myself a party. Not a party to celebrate, but a party to distract--to keep the mind from dwelling. It would have to be a party with a solid theme. Perhaps the 80's? Because in the 80's i would have been a child and would most certainly NOT be dwelling on things like old age.

If this party were going to be a success--in being a distraction--it would have to keep me really busy with things like research, decorations, food, party guests.

I would probably start by creating a "party logo" because every themed party needs one, right? That logo could be used in various ways, including treats bags and hanging records.

The research could be turned into posters that highlighted major events of each year and then those posters could be hung and used as decorations.


I might also do research on all the different foods and candy created in the 80's so that i would be sure that the things i served were decade-appropriate.

I would scrounge around the house for anything and everything that i loved as a child and display these items around the party scene.

There would need to be an awesome birthday cake as well. Something from the 80's of course. If i were lucky i would be able to find a vintage cake pan on ebay and have a cool sister who's really good at cake decorating.

(pay NO attention to the name and age on this cake)

If i were really lucky there would be out-of-town party guests to show up.

There would be games and 80's music. And of course, singing!

Above all that, the MOST important thing to have...COSTUMES!

Too bad no one i know recently turned 30, i could have thrown them a totally radical party.

Sunday Curls Make Pretty, Happy Girls

YES, we are still alive! We are all doing well. The girls haven't had a full week of school since before Christmas and that's starting to wear on my temperament slightly. :P We are up to 10 "snow days" this year. Molly is a terrible two if I ever saw one and add to that her O.C.D. issues and she is a real peach!! I jest, she really is just about the cutest thing ever! I made it through the holiday-rush with my EmmyCake sales and have been able to work on some of my own projects this month as well as read a couple books--it's been a looong time. Oh, Annabelle made straight A's on her report card for the 2nd nine weeks and our little Em got a personal note from her teacher that said, "I'm happy to report that although very quietly, Emily raises her hand to talk and ask questions more than any kid is class. BREAKTHROUGH!" Isn't that just Amazing??? I'm so proud of my little girl and so thankful for such a wonderful, loving Kindergarten teacher.

I hope you all are doing well. I wouldn't really know because I haven't checked any of your blogs in weeks. sigh.