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Love Me Clean {Lil Washies} in Kleo
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Hello Friends!
I got the craft bug! Maybe it's in the air right now. And so here I am to share a little crafty love with you all!
Labels: crafts, creativity, Home Decorating
Labels: Home Decorating, My Home
Labels: Bible Study, Bo Stern, deep thoughts, Joy
We are headed out of town for the weekend, my husbands family is renting a little cabin and we are celebrating my Sister in Law's 30th birthday! Should be lots of snow, and lots of fun!
I hope you all have a relaxing weekend, and I hope to catch up with everyone next week!
Blessings,
Megan
(P.S.- Does anyone else get GIDDY when the spellcheker finds no errors, or is that just me?)
EDITED TO ADD: Thank you Jen for pointing out that I spelled spellchecker wrong. Apparently I failed to spellcheck again when I added my P.S. ... I kan spel reel good, rite? She should get a prize for discovering that. =)
Labels: apron, Family happenings, onesies, tshirt
I never did mention my New Years resolution, did I?
Labels: cupcake, lala, random ramblings
It has been just crazy around here for the past 24 hours.
Wednesday night, my husband, who had surgery 2 weeks ago, spiked a major fever. It went from 98.8 to 102.4 in a matter of 2.5 hours.
Yikes!
I called his Dr on call, and they wanted him to come in right away once morning arrived. If you recall, he broke his leg at Christmas, and so had surgery was on his ankle. He spent New Years Eve in the operating room. 6 screws and one metal plate later, he took up residency in our big-comfy-chair. And he hijacked the computer. But that's a different tale for anther day.
They put a cast on his leg on Monday. Apparently they have many colors to choose from! My sweet husband looked at me and said "You pick." Two little words. I grinned at him thinking of all my options. Pink. Purple. I wondered if they would mix pink and brown? I held his reputation in my hands. Maybe I could add some glitter? I have much experience with glitter and spray adhesive now. But, out of my great sacrificial love for this man and his pride, I picked camouflage. It was really cool! He looked all manly and trendy with that on. And oh my! We were the talk of the lobby as we left! It was super funny. Imagine a lobby full of people who apparently all have broken ankles and legs too, admiring my husbands pick of cast. My Dear Husband is quite the comedian, so there was much jovial joking all the way out between him and the other injured souls. He was very popular. Imagine if I had picked pink?
Back to the fever. We were able to control it with Tylenol, finally. And so Dear Husband went from a boiling lobster to more of a hamster in a hot tub. (Do hamsters use hot tubs?) After a long night of waking up to take his temperature, and Baby LaLa waking up repeatedly, morning finally arrived. We headed into the Doctors.
They needed to take the cast off to look at his incision, and they have this amazing little tool for that. It is a power tool/vacuum. It looks like a little handheld dust buster, with a circular saw blade on the end of a hose. They stuck a long plastic stick down the cast to cut along, and protect his leg from getting cut. (Much appreciated.) And then they sawed that sucker right off!
Everything looked good for where he is post-op, but they had concerns that there could be a blood clot because of some of his symptoms. And so we made our way to the hospital for the ultrasound. All of this required waiting, waiting, and more waiting. We had the baby with us and she did well all day. She was especially charming, and got compliments wherever we went. I like babies, they are like puppies, but you can take them into stores, coffee shops, and restaurants with you! A definite plus.
The ultrasound also turned out positive. What a relief! We were so thankful after the worry and concern that had been hanging over us. The camo cast is a thing of the past now, which is a little sad in that it had such style. They gave him a walking boot (which he can't walk on) so that they can monitor his incision to make sure nothing develops. He is so much more comfortable now, and is allowed to take it off to shower, and when he is resting on the couch. Although I am making sure he only has it off when the kids are NOT around. Can you imagine? Kids can't help but climb on, or knock into, anyone in the room with them. That just would not be pretty.
This walking boot does have a drawback. It looks like a giant moon boot! I guess that is only a drawback for me.
Maybe the moon boot wants some glitter...
And so here we are, 24 hours after this all began, and I should be in bed! The baby now has a low fever, and these next few days could be a continuation of the CrAzY. So we have one positive and one negative to look at.
Positive- we now can see this is a virus, which chases away fears of oddly contracted post-op evil bacteria that could ambush his leg and do evil little post-op bacteria things.
Negative- we now can see this is a virus, we get to wait and see if the rest of us get it, how badly we get it, and ride that one out. But it is the lesser of two evils.
And so, with a sigh, I sign off. Leaving you with a photo of Crouching-Tiger-Hidden-Dragon-Camo-Cast-Man.
Falling into a coma,
Megan
Labels: Family happenings
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-Megan
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Labels: award, Creations, dear son, Family happenings, lala, random ramblings, special order, tutu
Inspired by Marci over at Everything Beautiful, I wanted to join in with Laurie from Tip Junkie's"Word of the Year" movement.
{To Hold Dear} my children who are growing up right before my eyes.
{To Hold Dear} my husband whom I fell in love with when our lives were simpler and less busy- and remember the love that drew us together when those crazy days seem so unavoidable.
{To Hold Dear} my parents, in-laws, brother, and brother and sister's in law, and all the nieces and nephews that grace our extended family. life is so busy that we can forget what and WHO we are deeply blessed with.
{To Hold Dear} the sacrificial gift of my Savior, and the blessing of a daily relationship with Him.
{To Care For Tenderly} these little souls who's hands I hold for so short a time. giving them the best that I have, letting tenderness infuse my every moment of interaction with them, whether it be folding their laundry, making their food, or kissing their owies.
{Nurture} their souls with my love and God's Love. fill their hearts, minds, and souls with Scripture and the Great Story of our Salvation.
{To Cling Fondly To} my memories of those who have passed, sweet memories of childhood, each moment with my husband and children, my Salvation, and the gift of Life that I have the privilege to live.
Cherish.
What will you Cherish this year?
Thoughtfully,
Megan
Labels: deep thoughts
Why didn't you tell me spray adhesive was dangerous??
I decided yesterday I needed to embellish some fake flowers. I had dyed them the night before and they didn't look quite right, so this was attempt to embellish #2. I had spray adhesive, and I had glitter. Sounded good to me. I figured a little spritz, a little sprinkle, and ta-da!
I was just about giddy at the thought of using the spray adhesive. I had just picked it up the other day. It was new to me. (Don't ask why, I am not new to crafting, just different glues.)
I pulled all the flowers off their stems, and held them over the sink to spritz them with spray adhesive. Spritz, ha. Douse is more like it. That was OK though, it was the look I was going for, right? Mistake #1. DO NOT USE SPRAY ADHESIVE OVER THE SINK AND DISHES. (I know what you are thinking- "Duh Megan." Right.) As I discovered later, the dishes and the sink ended up with a healthy coating of glue. Nice. Like I didn't have enough to clean in the kitchen.
I then dipped them into glitter. I had dumped it onto a paper plate. This was working for me. The edges were getting all glitter-fied, and looked all happy and sparkly. And so were my fingers. No big deal I thought, I will wash it off later. Mistake #2. SPRAY ADHESIVE IS DIFFICULT TO GET OFF HANDS ONCE DRIED AND SEALED WITH GLITTER. Another little tidbit I would discover later. I also, in the tradition of "Making-the-biggest-mess-possible", managed to spread the glitter love all over my kitchen during this adventure.
Good thing the baby was in bed, she would have been coated in glitter and spray glue too.
I continued in this fashion, spraying flowers over the sink, twirling them in glitter, la-de-da. I gave them a second coat of adhesive hoping to seal the glitter on. Hmmm...that didn't work so well. Glitter still came off though...Maybe I would try something else later.
I felt generally pleased with myself though. My hands may be coated in adhesive and glitter, but the flowers looked oh-so-sparkly and nice. The dishes and hands would come clean with a little soap and water. No worries. I laid all the flowers out to dry.
It was time to clean up.
First my hands. I washed them with soap and water. Hmmm. Nothing was coming off. Maybe a little scrubbing would help.
This stuff was a little stronger than I had anticipated. I scrubbed more- still stuck. What was the deal?
I picked at it, and that didn't help.
Now please don't ask me what I was thinking next. It was something along the lines of a recollection that you could get tree sap off with oil or something. I had the vegetable oil on the counter- why not try that on my hands? I poured the oil on my hands and started rubbing. At first I thought I had made a difference, only to realize that all I had managed to do was moisturize the glittery-glue sealant that covered my skin. Like the glue needed to be moisturized.
I paused my pursuit of glitter removal to use the bathroom. That little trip left me with hands coated in glue, glitter, and toilet paper fuzz. Another household chore and I had hands coated with glue, glitter, toilet paper fuzz, and dog hair. Life doesn't stop and wait for you to get gunk off your hands. This was getting annoying.
My husband suggested rubbing alcohol when he learned of my predicament. I scrubbed that on, and managed to get my palms clean, but now the tops of my thumbs burned. I picked at the glue with a little success. At this point I decided to forget about it and wait for it to all eventually wear off. I also decided I didn't even want to think about the result of the glue and the sink and dishes.
Thankfully this morning I awoke to find the glitter and glue had come off my hands. I decided to venture into the kitchen and see what havoc I had wrecked there. After much scrubbing the dishes started to come clean. Some I just stuck in the washer hoping it would work some magic. I got the majority clean. And learned my lesson.
Hopefully that lesson will stick when I decide to pull out the spray paint.
Feeling a bit sticky,
Megan
Labels: crafts, misadventures
I can make any of the items in my etsy shop on a T-Shirt for all sizes from 0-3 Month to 5T. If you purchase something, leave a message to me about what size you want, and if you want a onesie (all sizes up to 12 months) or a T-Shirt. Also if you all ever have a special request of any sort of item and are wondering if I make it, just ask me! I very likely can! I am going to think up some Women's T's with simaler designs, so if you see a design on an infants onesie and want it on your own T, give me a shout! I have a hankerin to make up some baby cotton jogging suit combos, but am wondering if they will be popular. They are a little pricey to make, being that I order the jacket and pants and then embellish it.
Just a little FYI! =) Again, contact me if you want to order up any unique items that you don't see in my shop!
Working on a Tutu order (fluff and frills are fun!),
Megan
Labels: LBB Update
at least for one shirt...
I pulled a storage bin out from under my bed a couple of days ago, and found some winter clothes I had failed to get out yet! This was exciting because I had really wanted to go shopping, but that wasn't going to happen. And so, in some warm fuzzy way, I still felt like I had. Because these hidden clothes were new to this year.
But some of them were VERY bOrInG.
An idea sparked...
And the spark lit a little flame...
And the flame grew...
And my hands were fueled with creative energy!
Yes, I think I'm in love...
Dreaming of new clothes,
Megan