little gi

hello week "off"...

 

 

(above are some of my March kenner road layouts)

school is out for spring break this week so it is going to be "slower" mornings, not as much running around & hanging out together.  looking forward to it :)

i am really hoping to put a dent in that new fabric i got last week & make a few more stuffies this week, maybe even start my first quilt! 

also, i purchased a couple of patterns from bit of whimsy and can't wait to make the little fox & kitten.  sooo cute & her patterns are very easy to follow. 

i am also looking to getting back to crocheting some granny squares.  crocheting is the perfect thing for those movie nights.  it is so enjoyable to sit & stitch while watching something on the telly.  &  after looking at a ton of beautiful granny square blankets over the past few months, i've got a better idea of what color scheme i want for my own.  so it is time to purchase some new yarn :)  can't wait!!

looks like it is going to be a crafty week!

hope you have a great start to your week too!

xoxo

gi

oooh today is a GOOD day for sure...

one of the reasons is because the postman dropped off the most gorgeous fabric i had ordered from sew mama sew.

i've been trying (evidently fruitlessly...lol) to not purchase any NEW fabric until i use up what i already have.  well, that all went out the window when i saw the fat quarter pack combination chosen by rashida coleman-hale.  i've long admired her wonderful pattern & color combinations, they are all so fun but at the same time sophisticated.  just so cool.  anyway, i had to jump at the chance of getting a fabric pack chosen by her.  i just had to :)

can't wait to start working on some new little stuffies, and some tote bags & maybe purse, and sweet little girl tops, and...and...and....

i've got so many fabulous tutorials in my tumbl'r, i'll be busy from now until kingdom come...lol

& thanks so much for your messages the other day in response to my little pity party.  life keeps trying to teach me a lesson i guess i'm slow to learn.  i've been thinking about it for quite a while actually, even did one of my layouts this month for kenner road about it.

i'm terrible at focusing (hmmm...you probably figured that...lol!).  but anyway, a focuser i am not.  but it is something i've got to get better at.  just have to.  but the thing is, my focus needs to be firmly on what is most important:  my Faith, my family and Love.   that passage:  "love is patient, love is kind" needs to be my mantra.  guess someone thinks i need more practice.  so i'll try again :)

i believe if i can keep my focus on those 3 things, the rest will fall, ever so beautifully, in place. :)

& the fact that i'm confronted with all of this right before Palm Sunday isn't lost on me either.

It's, not, where you are, It's where you're going,
Where are you going?
And it's, not, about the things you've done, it's what you're doing, now,
What are you doing, now?

(ali in the jungle lyrics by the hours)

(call me crazy, but i can just hear Christ singing those lyrics right to me.  it is what next week is all about, isn't it.)

so it is indeed a good day & happy Thursday to you too :)

xoxo

gi

oh....hey!

hey there!  it's been a while.  & no, i'm not snowed in anymore, thank goodness!!!

we actually had a gorgeous full week last week when each & every day had beautiful sun & warm temps.  it was amazing.  SUCH a wonderful break from all the weather that has been march here in the northeast. 

i've been in such a weird mood lately.  think it has to do a lot with the fact that mike's hours got changed & now he doesn't get home until much later so he misses dinner every single night.   he's always worked long hours & his commute is a doozy, so he wasn't home for dinner every night, but he was home, maybe, 2 nights a week.  but i guess those 2 nights were more important than i thought.   everything is off kilter now & i'm kind of all blaaaahhhhhh. 

& now reading me whine about it is just annoying me even more.  ha!  geez louise i'm high maintenance today!  lol!!!

i think the other thing that is kind of got me in a tither is the fact i just want to do everything.  stitch, crochet, knit (have to relearn how to do it & maybe graduate past the loooooooonnnnng scarf), sew....i want to do all these lovely crafting hobbies.  i want to do it all but i can't focus for 35 seconds to start a one.  all the "want to do's" get overwhelming.  especially when i'm needed elsewhere for my "have to do's".  kwim?

*sigh*

think i need to "count my blessings".  that always straightens me out & rights my ship.  i AM incredibly blessed with so much.  my glass is sooooo very more than half full of this i am well aware.  :)

see?  better mood already :)

 

happy tuesday to you :)

xoxo

gi

well hello sun :)

today is absolutely gorgeous.  the sun is shining, the birds are singing, that blue blue sky is so bright.   an absolutely gorgeous day & it is so needed around our area. 

this march has been quite the lion around here thus far.  it was ushered in with a HUGE blizzard that dumped 3 feet of snow here & knocked out the power to basically the entire area.  we lost power for 4 1/2 days & let me tell you, i would NOT be good back in the olden days.  i like my electricity...haha! 

 

(where mike is snowblowing in this photo had been plowed by our neighbor @ 8 hours earlier.  another FOOT fell from when mike got home from work till we woke up.  crazy!!!)

it was really beautiful & so quiet.   i've always loved it when the snow sticks to the branches & evergreen boughs.  the only thing is, because the snow was so heavy & there was so much of it, many of the trees crumbled under the weight of it, hence the downed power lines everywhere.  driving around our town these days it is just unbelievable to see the HUGE trees that have just been broken in two like toothpicks from the weight of the snow & the force of the wind. 

another storm hit this weekend & it rained...and rained....and rained.  the rivers & streams are bulging with all the melting snow + the rain, so flooding is everywhere now.  Northern New Jersey is basically underwater.  around here, school was closed yesterday due to flooded roads & many of my neighbors, again, lost power.  luckily our street is still powered up at the moment & looks like a sunny week ahead, so hopefully the worst is truly over.  *sigh*  welcome spring indeed :)

hope you are having a beautiful sunny week wherever you are!

be back tomorrow with some kenner road :)

xoxo

gi