Now This is More Like it!

(My inspiration from Pinterest.)
 icandyhandmade came up with a super easy tutorial for a dress for her daughter!  
I just adapted it for my size.
and.....

...this is what I came up!  
It's not as flouncy as the one above.  I am still a newbie at this whole sewing thing.  I can cut a straight line, but if it calls for an angle...forget about it!


I am quite happy about it to be honest.  
It's really comfortable!
OH, and
please forgive the non-makeup, pasty white skin, crazy hair girl in the picture.  It's another rainy-ish day and that's just how I roll to make it through the day! 



It's Spring Break in this household!  Woohoo...sleeping in, staying up late and hangin with my boys = happiness!


Off to sew some more...have a great weekend!  

The Beauty Omission

I have been asked to speak to some youth in our Stake regarding 'Modesty'.  Big Task, but it has been so fun putting this lesson together for them!  I have also learned so much more while doing some research.  Just wanted to share with you a DVD that I will be showing near the end of the lesson as well as some fun handouts!

Don't you just LOVE President Uchtdorf?!  Every talk he has ever given in Conference I gain some new profound knowledge from him!  And he's not hard on the eyes either (did I just say that?) ;-)

Handout #1  'Modest Girls Rock'...because we do!  Totally!

Handout #2 a picture of Christ for the youth to hang on their mirror.

It reads, "Would I feel comfortable with my appearance today if I were in the Lord's presence?"

I have been so blessed by my calling, serving in the YW's program for so many years!

(The handout ideas came from Pinterest of course and can be found on my 'LDS' board)

Oh those pesky Leprechauns!

Those Cheeky little leprechauns turned my house upside down, leaving 3-leaf clovers everywhere!!

Clues were left all over the house, and the boys were hoping it would lead to a TREASURE!

 and they did!!!

Even our 14 yr old got into the FUN and helped his brothers find the hidden treasures!

Happy St. Patty's everyone!

Type A + Sewing = ggggrrrrrhhhhhh!!

Another "attempt" at sewing a skirt for myself...WHY is it so difficult for me though?!  I had a free afternoon and thought it'd be "fun" to try it again.  I want to scream and pull my hair out by the end of it!  BUT I will keep on trying!  I refuse to give up!  That's JUST NOT in my DNA! haha

Stay tuned for some more attempts in the future...next up, a super duper cute (more tapered/pencil skirt) skirt I spyed on 'Pinterest'!

I've been asked by some readers to post my tutorial for these skirts...dare I admit that there is NO tutorial!  It's all by eye.  hhhhmmmm perhaps THAT's why they never turn out quite right. ;-)

Utah Getaway

My husband and I got the opportunity to travel to Utah together leaving the kiddos behind with grandma & grandpa!!  (BIG Thanks to them!!)  We had a great time staying with my sister's family in their gorgeous home! Boy do I miss these cute kids!!

I ALSO got to have lunch with some of the best girls around!  It was so wonderful to catch up with wonderful friends while we were there!  Miss you girls SOOO much!

A Month Full of Birthdays

March is a VERY busy month full of birthday celebrations.

We had 1 son turn 11, another one turn 14 (yikes, Stake Dances!!) and my hubby turned 3?!  ALL in the same week!

Needless to say, by the end of it all...this mum is T-I-R-E-D!!

Pinterest Love

 Pinterest motivates me to try new recipes.  My family LOVES Pinterest for that very reason.

Unlike Facebook, I don't feel like my time is wasted, esp. when my family can benefit!

These were little apple pies that were a cinch to make and were so yummy!

This sorta sums it up...

Every time we head back to the beach my husband will say to me, "There she is."  Something about looking out at the ocean as I sit on the sand, calms me and makes me feel whole again!