Do Cowboys Use Table Cloth?

During my cleaning and sewing in the basement the boys were busy playing the old west.

Sam made playing card for his cowboys and then he started snooping around my fabric piles and asked if he could use some. He got all exited with what he found and was very proud with his tablecloths.

Then he ask me with the most serious face:

"Mom, do cowboys use tablecloths?"

I have no idea. Anyway the ones in our basement do.

Spring Cleaning - Fabric closet

I wish I had a fabric closet. However, I do have a craft corner down in the basement with a closet that is full of .... well stuff. A big part of it is fabric. Once in a while it hits me and I want to organize that corner of mine. It works for a while and then the kids ask for something and it looks like Fil would say 'organized chaos'.

Anyway I got spring fever the other day (which is funny since it was snowing outside AGAIN and we have not seen the grass in our yard since December). As I was looking what kind of fabric I have down there I started a few projects. I made this fun spring quilt. It is not done yet I need the batting and to put it all together. I had so much fun. It has been a while since I made a quilt. I believe my last one was for Emma few years back. I did not follow any patterns It was just using scraps of fabric in my closet. I also made a few bugs that are a big hit with the kids. Well the girls love them and the boys requested ones with 'boys' fabric.

I got a book by Amy Butler with sewing patterns for Christmas from the kids and I am finally getting around to trying some of them out.

As you can see the girls had to turn the butterflies into accessories.

I sure hope the spring will come SOON up here!

One Last Visit From the Social Worker

About two years ago we had our first visit from a social worker. Our first visit was originally planned for another day but we had a big snowstorm and our plans changed so we called the social worker if she had a free afternoon and she did. It was the last minute visit and the house was not as spotless as I wanted it to be. When she pulled into our driveway every single child from our neighborhood was in our front yard sledding. This is not anything unusual but somehow I imagined our first visit differently. I told the boys earlier what was going on and I asked them not to bring their friends over (which happens often) and guess what. Halfway through our interview I hear tons of voices in the basement and sure enough all the kids came in to warm up. The kids went upstairs into the boys room and decided to play 'hungry hungry hippos' game of all games. (for those who do not know this game it can get loud) Not at all the picture perfect visit I was expecting.

However, the visit went well and we were more then happy with our first visit. We had two more visits in the following weeks (much quieter).



We saw our social worker again three months after Jordan came home with us. And then again about three months later.

Last Thursday was our last meeting with her. It has almost been a year since we came home with Jordan. Can you believe that? The time sure flies by. Emma was the same age Jordan is now when we first met our social worker.

Jordan changed so much since we came home. Mainly it is part of her growing up but it is also her attachment to us.

We feel very blessed that Jordan was able to fit into our family without any major problems. She is a smart 20 months old and she loves her sister and her brothers.

She loves mommy and daddy.

It seems lately we are getting more emails asking about adoption and

I wanted to let you all of you out there to ask us any questions you have. We will try our best to answer them all.

Sunday Reflections

We came into this world wretched, miserable, and undone creatures, in cruel bondage to sin and Satan, under guilt and under wrath, hostile toward God--the fountain of blessedness--and in a state of condemnation leading to everlasting destruction. But when a man is converted, he is brought out of that state of woe and misery into a sure title to glory, honor, and peace forever. When once a man is converted, all this blessedness that we have heard of is his; he has an absolute right to it. God's work is accomplished for it; His faithful promise is given. --Jonathan Edwards Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name,

he gave the right to become children of God--children born not of natural descent,

nor of human decision or a husband's will,

but born of God.
(John 1:12-13)

Happy Birthday Fil

Cornrows

I finally found the courage to try cornrows on my little girl. I have to admit this hair style had to grow on me. If you would have asked me last year I would tell you that I didn't like it at all. Now I cannot wait for next week to try a new style. I looked around on 'how to' do cornrows and I was scared to try. I found a great web site where they sell beads and snaps called Snapaholics and they have videos on 'how to; and it helped me a lot. I bought a ton of snaps and I cannot wait to get some beads as well.

Many people ask if Jo likes it when I do her hair and have to tell them that she is less then thrilled (she hates it). If Fil is around and talks to her when I do her hair she does much better then when I do it on my own. She will just have to learn to love the hair God blessed her with. I do her hair once a week and I am sure when I get better at cornrows it will stay even longer.

I still use Carol's Daughter products and I love it. Jo's hair looks and feels great. I have so many people ask me what I use that at this point I carry an index card with all the products we use and give it to people when they ask.

Sunday Reflections

Something happens when we come to God for His grace and mercy -- something that is so radical and so amazing that it can only be described as death to our old selves. It is the overwhelming desire to please the One who has loved us with such amazing and unconditional love ...I may not get better overnight; I may not be the fine, upstanding, and wonderful Christian I thought I was, but I now have a desire to please the One who loved me (and gave Himself for me). That desire is the soil in which goodness grows--not perfectly, by any means, but i does grow.

--Steve Brown For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:9