Humble Heart Swap

Lynn was my partner in the Humble Heart Swap that Amy at Bumble Bee Lane hosted.  She sent me six hearts, the cute Be My Valentine and Winter Blessings wooden signs and the 1776 pillow. Thanks Lynn!

Happy Valentine's Day

My husband makes me a latte or a mocha everyday, even if we're not seeing eye to eye. Jim made chicken stir-fry and Trader Joe's dumplings/pot stickers for dinner. We didn't get around to the chocolate fondue but will be having that this weekend.

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Today we had parent/teacher conferences, and then Amy, Jaime and I met some friends at the KC  Zoo. Amy was pretty excited since she hasn't seen her friend Valerie for months. It was a cool day at the zoo, no crowds. Some of the animals that are always out weren't but we were able to see the gorillas who are never in sight in the summer.       

I hope you had a Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Pre-Valentine's Day

I felt this Valentine was appropriate for what happened last week. Jaime has a Rose hair tarantula, she's on her second one. Our sweet cats batted the first one around after removing the screen. This one is in a different container then what the picture below shows. It has a very small opening at the top and we always had something over it just in case. We also have it in our bedroom to keep it safe from cats. Last Wednesday we noticed it was missing, once it was on top and Jaime was able to get it back in. We started looking and it was no where to be found. Jaime was feeling pretty sad ---fast forward to Saturday. Melissa went into the bedroom looking for the remote and was walking on the beds to avoid the floor. Her dad came in and said what are you doing, get off the bed. He turned around and said "STOP" she was inches away from stepping on the spider.  It was on our bed and it's legs were peeking out of the blanket. Glad we found it! Jaime will buying a new container soon.      

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Amy's classroom party was Tuesday, since they were out on Valentine's Day for Parent/Teacher's conferences. We made her valentines--- butterflies with smarties for the body. We played two games one was to run down read the heart and do what it says. It could be "Hop like a bunny", "Walk like a chicken", "Walk backwards", etc. The other one was two hearts that they had to stand on and each step could only be touching a heart. They were suppose to be racing against the other team but with how the classroom is set up, it didn't work out that way. They had a fun time!

Chats

Chats on the farmhouse porch with Patrice.


Questions
1. Are you doing anything special for Valentine's Day?
 We are having Stir-fry and Chicken Dumplings/Pot Stickers for dinner and chocolate fondue with strawberries.

2. When you attend something that isn't totally casual, are you likely to wear dress pants or a dress?
Dress pants

3. Do you use a regular toothbrush or a battery run kind?
A regular toothbrush

4.Did you have valentines in school when you were a child?
Yes--We made our boxes either at home or in class depended on the teacher. I remember making a maypole one year.

5. If you could learn a new craft tomorrow, what would it be?
Rug hooking is high on my list of crafts I want to learn. I love all the primitive hooked pieces I've seen.

Pinned It, Made It! Monday!

The stump prairie doll is like the Christmas ornies I made a couple years ago and a bigger version of some I've made for other swaps. I usually free hand a pattern but I had this one from a past project when I made a pumpkin man. The thought was to cut out two and it would be easier to make myself one later. Sometimes it works out and other times I find pieces neglected in a pile. So I just stuffed  and added the clothes and bonnet. As many of these as I've made I've never ended up with my own. This one was made for a recent swap. I googled  primitive prairie dolls since I couldn't find the one I thought I pinned.  This is a link to one I liked but it doesn't link up. I also found this one and my doll is similar except with no arms. This is a link to a Pinterest search. So if you sew there are a ton of ideas and if you don't there are a lot of shops selling prarie dolls.

There are so many Prim heart ornies on Pinterest to look at here is a link to one of the searches I did. I see so many more hearts I want to make. Another link with just heart ornies in the search. When I cut out the hearts I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with them. I grunged them up (in the picture they don't look as grungy), I ripped tea stained muslin and used a marker to write the words.  They are pretty simple, I meant to add rusty pins and bells.


Don't forget to check out Tammy at Country Girl at Home.

Chats

I'm linking up with Patrice at Everyday Ruralty.
Questions

1. What is your favorite time of day to read? If you don't enjoy reading, then what is your favorite time to watch TV/movies?
2. Did you watch the Super Bowl? If so, what was your favorite commercial? If you didn't watch it, what did you do Sunday night?
3. Have you been watching Downton Abbey?Who's your favorite character? If not, have you seen any interesting TV or movies series lately?
4. Do you enjoy home parties for selling items? (like Pampered Chef, Southern Living, Mary Kay)
5. Please finish this sentence. If I work very hard, I can_________

Answers

1. Anytime! I love to read and when I find a few minutes I'll be reading.

2. I did not watch the Super Bowl but I've seen some of the commercials.  I love the Budweiser one with the horse, I cry every time I watch it. We were playing cards with my in-laws. 

3. I love Downton Abbey, three of my girls like it too, so I always have someone to watch it with. My favorite character that's a hard one-- I love the Dowager, and Mrs. Pattimore cracks me up. Sybil was my favorite sister.  

4. I love home parties--I love them more when I have money. :-) I haven't had one lately but I do miss having my friends from all the different areas in my life together. My favorite parties are Pampered Chef. I also like Party Lite and I don't know what it's called now but I had so many Home Interior parties back in the day.    

 5. I can finish some projects. 

Pinned It, Made It! Monday

I have a pretty exciting Pinned It, Made It!~~ Laundry Soap, not very exciting! :-). I've used this recipe that is not pinned by the blogger. I've been making it for a few years, this time I had a bar of Mrs. Meyer's Basil soap, it smells so good. My liquid soap is in an old kitty litter container when I double the recipe it will fit in here and if I tripled it I use an old detergent container for the third one. 

I had a free coupon and used it on this soap. I had a little leftover soap so I adjusted Soule Mama's recipe to fit what I had on hand. I made two of the first recipe and one of the dry. My clothes smell wonderful! 

Don't forget to check out Tammy at Country Girl At Home.