Tattle-Tale Thursday!!! Take Two

OK...So last Thursday I kicked off a Link Party! I told a lot of people about it and I am hoping that this Thursday we can do it again (maybe add a few more..who knows!)

But first I have to show you these adorable bloomers! How freakin cute are they? I mean really!!! Down the street and around the corner from where we live is a gas station/convenience store owned & operated by a couple that has been around forever! Everyone in town knows them and they seem to know everyone in town. Shawn and I feel somewhat loyal to them and for the most part do not fuel up anywhere else (i know that seems weird but oh well). Anyway, the family welcomed a great granddaughter a few weeks back so I put together these bloomers for her! I love the way they turned out and can not wait to do more!!!



OK so on to the technical stuff! Please feel free to join my link party and tell all your bloggie friends! This is about fun and exposure...so whether you blog arts & crafts, home improvements, recipes, photographs, or you just blog because you like to talk and want people to listen...this is the place to join up! The rules are simple and all I ask is that you pay it forward by commenting and following at least one other great blog! (oh and keep it clean, of course I reserve the right to remove any inappropriate material)

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I love the time change!

I don't know what all the fuss is about! Some people just absolutely hate the Spring Forward time change! I LOVE it...repeat...LOVE IT! Yes it is a bit darker when you first get up in the morning, but by the time I am showered and fully awake the lights are on outside! The awesome part is coming home in the evening and there is plenty of daylight left to get outside with the kids and dogs and get some much needed fresh air and sunshine! This is the time of year to get the kids out of the house, away from the goober box, off the video games, and on to the swingset or out with the bat and baseball! This is the time of year for all the folks that blame childhood obesity on soft drinks to open the back door and say "hey you, stop eating that cheeseburger while you are playing video games and go move your butt around outside".

Ahhh...I just love this time of year. I am not so much loving that everytime I go in the store there are aisles of bathing suits staring at me. Don't get me wrong, I love bathing suits..but I have said to myself "Self, you are not buying a bathing suit this year until you reach your fitness goal". Self is working on it, somedays it is easier than others. I also have a very very very hard time finding a swimsuit that I like and that likes me back. I hate anything that ties around my neck (and it seems they all do these days) and I need "full coverage" in the caboose! Very hard to find!

Anyway, enough about me and on to the cute stuff!

Here is a look at some of the latest baby shower gifts I have had the pleasure to work on!





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Sore butts and busy weekends

Good Monday Morning! What a beautiful weekend we had! It was just pretty enough outside to make me think that short sleeves, capris, & flip flops were in order to run some errands on Saturday! I was about half right! Out in the direct sun it was perfect. But under the little tent thing in the garden section of Lowe's.....not so much! However, that did not deter me from pulling out another pair of capris on Sunday! The kids played outside ALL weekend! Which gave me some much needed time to concentrate on sewing ALL weekend! It was fabulous!

Shawn and I have been working out at the Opelika Sportsplex for awhile now. Last Wednesday I decided to take a Cycling class. Oh.my.goodness! It was a great workout but my sitting bones paid the price! Friday night we bought riding shorts with those neat (yet oh so ugly) cushions in them. Saturday morning Shawn took the class with me! The shorts helped...marginally! I am looking forward to giving it another whirl on Wednesday! Yay me!

Here are some of the many projects I have been working on. These are a couple of weeks in the past. But a lot of the items I do are for baby showers or other event gifts so I try to make sure I know the date so I can post after!

Cute Personalized Onesie! Love these and have a ton more to blog soon!

Monogrammed Burps make the best shower gift!


Who doesn't love a cute pair of bloomers!


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