Spunky Lily

Last week after nagging Lily to put her cute white sandals on for church, she finally obeyed. When we got to church I noticed that she had changed her shoes to a ballet dance shoe & another random shoe. To avoid the same thing this week, Tyler and I both checked to make sure she was wearing her cute white sandals before heading out the door. She was.
When we picked her up from her church class when church was over, I was so confused because she was wearing too big for her miss-matched shoes again. I could have sworn that she was wearing her white sandals when we walked into church. I couldn't figure out what had happened, until I peaked into her backpack and saw her white sandals. She had brought a change of shoes with her and changed them out after we dropped her off for sharing time.
I have to admit that this makes me nervous for Lily and High School.

House for Sale

Yep, we are selling our house. We will miss this house a ton! But I could easily list a hundred good reasons why we need to move. So, that's what we are doing. We are moving. If you know anyone who wants a house with lots of windows & fantastic views in South Jordan send them our way!

The past few weeks

Two weekends ago, Trisha took us all to Planet Play for dinner. She wanted to do something fun with everyone before she got really sick. It seems like we should have been the one taking her out, instead of her taking all of us out... but she is Trisha-Claus.

We had a fun time. We played for 5 hours. Ryan was reluctant to be there at first. By the end of the night he was having a blast. Ella & Lily were tired and ready to go home. It was difficult for me to convince Tyler & Ryan that it was time to go. They were having a great time & wanted to stay longer.

This past weekend Ella and her cousins Katie & Brielle were in a play. Usually I don't like plays. I shouldn't even be allowed to go to plays, because I just end up making fun of them. The play was based on the following combined stories; Alice in Wonderland, Toy Story 3, Star Wars, Cinderella, and more. It included songs like the Safety Dance, Imagine (all the people), Lean on Me, Sesame Street, Star Wars, & Edward Scissor hands. Despite finding the story and music combination strange, I actually enjoyed watching the play. Ella did a great job on all her parts. She had the opportunity to say a few parts into the microphone, sing, & dance. All the kids actually did a really great job. Ella played a toy doll, a flower, a hedgehog, & a droid. I might consider putting Ella in it again next year. She enjoyed it so much, and I think her teacher did a nice job helping the students learn their parts.

Ella was so excited to get a trophy.

Ella: Mom, I've always... ALWAYS wanted one of these. (Holds up her trophy).
Me: You've always wanted a little gold naked man?
Ella (embarrassed): uhhhh. Yes. I did.

Boutique for Cancer

My friend is hosting a boutique at her house tomorrow. All the earnings from the boutique will be donated to the Huntsman Cancer Institute. If you are in South Jordan, you should check it out. Visit her website for more information.
http://queenofdivadelights.blogspot.com/

Featured

I have some exciting news. My creative space has been featured in Creating Keepsakes special Issue magazine called Creative Spaces. You can pick up your copy tomorrow, May 10th. It's also available online. U.S. customers can use this coupon code for free shipping: SPACESBB (expires 5/27/11). or you can visit my other blog for more information on how to win a copy.

Below is a sneak peak of the magazine.

Open publication - Free publishing - More craftroom

Here's a sneak peak of my space. Found on page 72-73.

I have to confess that when Megan, the editor of Creating Keepsakes Magazine called me, and told me I had less than a week to send in pictures of my creative space to be considered for this magazine... my office was filled with boxes & we didn't have any furniture but a desk.

Knowing that this exposure would be good for my company, I told her I'd be happy to send her some pictures of my space.

Luckily my mom had some cute furniture just sitting around wanting to be used while her house is being built. We borrowed her furniture, and with our $5 budget whipped up some decorations out of plain white card stock. I spray painted some old items from around my house to make them "new". I picked up some artwork that my father-in-law was planning to throw in the garbage. I brought in my vases Trisha had given me as a Housewarming gift and a few other items from my kids rooms. In less then a week, my office was complete. It turned out better than I thought it would on a weeks notice and a $5 budget.

Feel free to visit my Creating Cupcakes blog for a chance to win a copy of this fun magazine.