Happy Valentines Day!

Some Vday decorating attempts and some spoiled little boys will be getting this ungodly amount of items tomorrow morning at the breakfast table..... Between both sets of grandparents I shouldn't have bought them anything! But I got them some fancy marshmallows to go in their Sesame Street snack holders;) Have a happy Heart day! We will be celebrating at home as we don't even want to fight the ridiculous crowds. Hubby says Vday is the dumbest holiday ever... I kinda agree but it gives me an excuse to decorate for something in between Christmas and spring! Haha.
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the LOVE OF GOD, which is in CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD.
Romans 8:38,39 ( emphasis added)

Valentines tree, winnings and a "steal"

Well It's been nuts here at our house... We've been hosting friends and family and potty training and now suffering through some flu! I'm so wiped out. Ready for spring and some sun shine! But it keeps just getting COLDER! Haha. Oh well... I have something to do in the evenings after the babies go to bed because Valerie from The Wooden Acorn@blogger had a wonderful giveaway on her blog and I won some patterns from her etsy shop! I was ecstatic ... Still am! Haha! I just finished one and have started in on another as you can see below! THANKYOU so much Valerie! ( patterns all by "With thyNeedle & Thread" design by Brenda Gervais.)
I just wanted to show you a glimpse of the butter churn I found for 28$!!! I couldn't turn it down! I Can't even find regular crocks for that price hardly.... So I grabbed it. The lid has a crack.... But I don't really care... Maybe I can keep my eye out for another one to replace it eventually... But for now its glued and works! My youngest boy however likes to play with it so it may soon see another crack;)
Isaiah helped me decorate a small Christmas tree for Vday .... He was all excited. Now that he is older ( will turn 3 on Feb 8th!) holidays are so much more fun as they get so excited for the little things;) However we are having some NOT so fun times trying to get him to put #2 in the potty!!!! This momma is doing LOTS of laundry these days and using LOTS of bleach. Kudos to moms that do cloth diapers.... I could have never handled that!!!!!
keep warm! - Elisha

Need advice prim friends!

Do i buy this?! Its second hand and 100$ .....I see prim potential but keep second guessing myself! It's a dry sink and pine. Should I go for it or hold out? Was thinking could also make nice potters bench on our porch and could decorate up for seasons.

Christmas Decorating!

It sure would be nice to have a decent camera;) these are taken on my iPhone but better than nothin;)
(Wanted to point out my 4$ butter mold at the end... Yes it was in pieces when I bought it... But I can afford that kind! )
Isaiah is 2 1/2 now and really excited for Christmas and that makes it more fun for everyone! He just loves to sit under the Christmas tree and stare up at it with Lucy our cat. Micah has now undecorated the bottom half of the tree... Oh thank heavens for boys right? ;)

Another Pinterest project

Just one more post because I was SOOO excited about how EASY this was! I have seen them all over Pinterest but never really took much interest bc I figured I needed special tools to make one. Just ply open your zinc lid with a needle nose to make a hole big enough for the pump to sit, hot glue it well and trim the tubing as needed, attach jar and DONE. I made 2 of these in 10 minutes and LOVE them... Maybe next time I'll spray paint the pump to match better. Had all my jars and lids already so this project was FREE! Love those kind. I must admit I felt pretty awesome after I made these! ;) But as much as I love to create.... Have I really created something? Nah, The Lord God is the creator of all materials... I just get to play with His stuff;)

A little Christmas craft

Just a fun project I made for a display I did at church.... I got the idea from Pinterest to use a recycled light bulb! I then made my own paper mache using TP and some glue and water and covered the bulb, dried him in oven on LOW, sculpted a nose for him and made him a wool hat!
Let's just say I get excited when a bulb burns out around here now! I think these would be great at each place setting for Christmas or as ornaments.
Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a safe one if you are driving! We are headed out to Lincoln to be with my family today;)

Fall stuff

Some pictures of the boys. Micah is now walking really well and they both love to be outside... Even when it's chilly and windy like today! ( I'm avoiding it however... Yuck!)

The dog keeps getting ahold of our pumpkins and gourds and chewing them up.....they are in pretty bad shape as you can see! Yuck. I feel like I can't have anything nice between the boys and the dog!!!!

Upcycled the chalkboard from a old "cutesy" country sign I almost gave to the GW.... And made the pumpkin board with a old pine shelf my Dad salvaged for me.... I even kept all my fingers in the process;) I love that jigsaw! It scares me but gosh I love being able to make my own things! My father in law doesn't know it , but it's the best "gift" I've had in awhile! And I don't think it's even "ours" I think he just left it here for us to use since they live in GA.

Isaiah is OCD with Thomas the train these days...So I'm painting a cardboard box to resemble Thomas for Halloween. In the pic he just has a primer coat... But Isaiah wants to wear him anyways;) he's even got a train whistle built in!

I'm off to Lincoln for a class for work tomorrow and HOPEFULLY a girls night out! IM desperate for a break! Then Micah's 1 yr bday is approaching and my mom's having surgery... And then it's all down hill from there with the holidays! EEK! Better get going.......