Grateful

picture taken September of 2008

I wonder how many blog posts I have titled grateful. Well, I guess I am grateful ALOT :)

Today I am extremely grateful for my Heavenly Father. He watches over our family alot.

I was woken up around 12:45 this morning to the sound of Casey using his glucose meter. (He's Diabetic) I immediately knew that something was up. When it beeped to let him know what his blood sugar was, he told me it was 56. A normal person's blood sugar is 100, so 56 is super super low, and it is the lowest Casey has ever been, Like low enough that I was surprised that Casey even knew that he needed to check it, he was in a state of diabetic hypoglycemia. Basically, he was really confused, really weak, sweaty, and needed some food super fast. Here is what I think is amazing; Casey occasionally gets phone calls in the middle of the night for work, he is in charge, and sometimes has to deal with issues that come up, no matter what time it is. Anyways, what even woke him up was one of these phone calls. If he wouldn't have been woken up by this phone call, I most likely would have been the one to wake up to a husband having a seizure, or in a diabetic coma. That is definitely some divine intervention right there. There was definitely prayers of thanks being said in our home this morning.
I am so grateful that Casey was woken up at the exact time his blood sugar was so low so that we could treat it instead of having to call an ambulance. He had a nice little snack of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, an orange, some milk, and some chocolate to raise his blood sugar.
He felt so much better this morning. I won't lie, I was a bit scared and after the whole thing was over, I was crying tears of gratefulness for my Heavenly Father who was watching over us.
I know in my heart that Heavenly Father is real and he is here for each and every one of us, and I am so grateful for that knowledge.

I love what President Dieter F. Uchtdorf said that I found in this article:

"Our Father in Heaven has given us, His children, much more than any mortal mind can comprehend. Under His direction the Great Jehovah created this wondrous world we live in. God the Father watches over us, fills our hearts with breathtaking joy, brightens our darkest hours with blessed peace, distills upon our minds precious truths, shepherds us through times of distress, rejoices when we rejoice, and answers our righteous petitions."

My heart is so full today. I am so happy that Casey is okay, he is my best friend, he is the father of my children, he is my life, and I owe all these blessings to my Heavenly Father.

Blessings

This morning I had the blessing of being able to take someone from my church to the Bishop's Storehouse. You can click on the link to learn a bit more about the Bishop's storehouse, it basically is a place set up like a little grocery store. It is payed for by fast offerings from the members of the LDS church. When I got the call yesterday to see if I would be able to take this sister to the storehouse I said sure, but I was also thinking, what am I going to say to this sister on the drive to and from the storehouse ( I am shy, not as bad as I use to be, but still shy). Before I left this morning I had a little prayer so that everything would go well, I would know what to say to her and I wouldn't make her feel uncomfortable. I picked her up from her home and we drove to the Bishop's storehouse, I didn't have a hard time talking to her, she was very sweet. I walked into the storehouse with her, I was a bit excited to see what it was like, I have never been to one before. It was set up like a tiny grocery store and they also have a section where there is clothing and some fabric and yarn (there was some cute fabrics too) :) I asked the lady at the front if there was anything I could do to help while I was waiting, she thought for a minute, but couldn't think of anything, so I went out and brought my crochet bag in and sat and crocheted while I waited for the sweet lady I brought to get her things. I wasn't expecting some of the feelings I had while I was there, I had to hold back tears part of the time. It was kindof a busy place, filled with people from all walks of life, probably out of jobs because of this economy, or just needing some extra help. I've been on the receiving end of service before, and it isn't easy to admit when you need help. There has been times, especially when it was just Kinsley and I and my meager earnings that my Mom would take me to the grocery store and buy a cart of groceries for me. My parents even bought a place for Kinsley and I to live after I got divorced and charged me next to nothing for rent. There have even been times while Casey and I have been married that we have needed help, and it has always been there even though I didn't like to admit we needed it.

Little did I know that this simple service of driving someone to get some things they needed would make such an impact on me. My heart is full today, and I am in amazement of the service work my church does and I am so happy to be able to contribute to it.

Just wanted to share :)

What spring break looks like in 2010

This week is spring break for my kids, this is what we woke up to this morning, Ugh!

Also look what is out the window.

Really close to the window actually.

Outside I went for a closer inspection. See that tree that is leaning towards our home? It looks like it is leaning even worse if you look at it from our backyard. Every time it gets super windy I pray that our home will be safe from our tree. We really don't want to cut it down because in the summer it is a tree sent from heaven and it shades our whole backyard and our home.

Today my prayers for the tree were answered, see how easily this thing could have broken our window? I am feeling grateful that nothing was harmed.
I am getting impatient for spring to arrive and stay though :)

I did get a happy package of fabric yesterday. All on sale yay!

Can I just tell you?

So, this is my living room. Right now, as we speak. I did nothing to it before I took this lovely picture :) I could have scared you with a picture of my kitchen, but I'll spare you.

This is what happens when I am preparing for Holiday Shows my friends. My poor poor home gets neglected. I did make my bed this morning though, and picked up the various items of clothing that my husband likes to leave about :) Doesn't it just feel better when you make your bed? Even if your fabric is in piles all over the place, and you have a box of crafty inventory waiting to be taken to the next show hanging out in your living room? And the Nintendo just hangs out on the floor in front of your TV because you and your husband play Doctor Mario almost every single night ( which by the way, I kick his trash at) Not to mention the other various things hanging about, Oh, and do you see the sewing machine? It pretty much just lives there, the only time it doesn't, is if we are having a party usually. Do sewing machines count as home decor? I think in my home they do :) I have a dream of having a lovely sewing room one day, (insert sigh here).

Earlier this week, as I have been preparing for shows, and feeling really stressed out, I put in a CD that always calms me and I felt very blessed to have that CD and wanted to share my experience with you. I have no pictures to tell this story, only memories. About 4 1/2 years ago, Casey and I bought our home, we worked our tails off for about 2 months cleaning and painting and such before we actually moved in. We were living with my parents at the time, so when we got home from work, ( I worked full time then) we would eat dinner, hang out for a bit with the kids and then head to our house to fix it up and sometimes we would be doing that until the wee hours of the morning and then get a few hours of sleep and start all over again. It exhausted us to say the least.

Well, at work, I would be listening to the radio, and my co-workers and I would call in every time they did some sort of giveaway, I swear those phones were lucky, cause we won alot of stuff on the radio. Anyways, one time, I won a pack of CDs , The Dave Matthews Band, and Jason Mraz, but then I was also, entered into a drawing to go see the Dave Matthews Band concert in California. One morning, I was getting in my car to go to work, and I get a phone call, I didn't recognize the number, I thought it was a bit weird, cause it was early in the morning. I answered, and it was the radio station informing me that I had won the trip! I WAS SO EXCITED! I mean seriously who wins trips?

It came at the perfect time, we had moved into our house, but were still working our tails off to fix it up, and it was close to our anniversary. I think Heavenly Father knew we needed a break.

We went on the trip, rented a convertible, got to stay in what will probably be the nicest hotel we

will ever stay at, had a blast at the concert, and was even able to go to IKEA for the first time. (that was before there was IKEA in Utah) and the whole trip, I was worried about NOTHING. It was awesome.

So, back to the CD that always calms me: Dave Matthews Band: Stand Up

Every time I am really stressed I put in this CD and it is like magic, it calms me like no other

music does, I think because I associate it with that trip that I needed so much.

I think Heavenly Father knew this, he knows how easily stressed out I can get and he knew that I needed that trip and this CD. He knew that years later I would still be able to use that music to help calm me and I am so very grateful for that gift.

Now enough of my rambling because would you like to see what I HAVE to get done today because I need them for a show tommorrow?

~4 aprons

~ 10 burpcloths

~ 12 dish towels

~ 9 onesies

And I should probably do some laundry and some dishes, and maybe clean up the pile of crap that has taken over the kitchen island. Wish me luck!

Looks like I should plug in Dave Matthews today huh?

8 years and a bit

Casey and I celebrated our 8th anniversary almost a month ago. I just never got around to posting about it.

Casey, Thank you for being my best friend. You make me so happy and I am glad we get to be together forever.

And I love you so much it's retarded :)

Weekend Adventure

Over the weekend, we stayed in Park City, which is about a 40 minute or so drive from our home. We went up later Friday night, played all day Saturday, took the kids to Beverly Hills Chihuahua (I'm glad our kids liked that movie, because talking dog movies are not my husband and I's favorite thing). We did some shopping, and just hung out. On the way back to the condo, waiting at the light, the nice lady in the car next to us got my attention, she informed us that we had some fluid leaking out of our van. We stop and realize that it is antifreeze leaking out of a hole in a pipe just under the driver's side door. We found an auto parts store (apparently the only one in Park City), but of course they were already closed, and they were not open the next day (Sunday). Next to the auto part store was a convenience store where we were able to get antifreeze and some patching tape, so we were hoping that would at least get us home because Casey had to work today (Monday). We were able to make it back to the condo right before our van overheated. I called my Dad to see if he had any ideas, my Mom and Dad ended up coming up Sunday morning with some things to see if we could just fix our van up enough to be able to get it home. After about 3 hours, a trip to Wal-mart to buy a hacksaw and some bolts, our van was able to make it home without any leaking fluids or overheating, which I was really grateful for. What I was even more grateful for, was that my parents let us take their car so that we could finish out our plans we had for Sunday before we came home, and they braved the drive home with our van that could possibly leak fluids out and overheat.

What I think is even cooler about this story: the whole reason we even went to Park City was that my parents had timeshare time that was going to expire soon so they offered it to us. We had tried to book places that were further away like Denver, Colorado or St. George, Utah. Which are more like 10 hours and 6 hours away instead of 40 minutes. But everything was booked already, so Park City is was. Can you imagine the time we would have had if our van had broke down on the way to Colorado? I know our family was being watched over and I know it is because we pay our tithing . Our family has felt so many blessings because of tithing, I am very grateful for it. I am also very grateful to have family nearby that will always help us out.

Besides our vehicle problems we had a wonderful, relaxing time this weekend, it is always fun to get away, I am happy to be able to sleep in my own, nice comfy bed again though.

Now, I get to go take my van to be fixed, always my favorite thing to do! ha ha:)

I hope you had a nice weekend! and here is today's daily photo:

Once upon a time

Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl.

They were very much in Love.They had three daughters.

Each with their own beautiful, fun, unique personality. They were the cutest girls.They were all loved very much indeed.They have tons of fun together as a Family.They all love each other very much and are grateful to have each other.
They are especially grateful for the knowledge that they will be a Family forever.
And they all lived happily ever after.
THE END.

I must thank my friend Amy for taking our Family pictures and doing such a great job!

Current Project

I am currently working on a batch of purses, the first picture is the ones I cut out last night and the second gives you an idea of what they will look like. I am excited because I haven't made a batch of purses in awhile and I have some new applique ideas. I think I am starting to get out of my sewing slump, finally it feels like it's been forever. It's a good thing cause I have to be ready for 4 that's right 4 craft shows! Am I crazy? This sewing habit has been a good thing for our family, doing our taxes made me realize that we actually had less $ last year than the year before, I thought we had made more, maybe I'm just doing better with what we have. Maybe we're just blessed, maybe both! But me selling my things is great for many reasons, one because it keeps me busy, which I need and it brings in a bit of extra $ which is great, and I love just hanging out at the farmers markets, people watching, chatting with friends, meeting new people. I can't tell you how excited I am that the farmers market season is around the corner! Anyways enough rambling, I have to learn not to spend so much time on the internet! Have a great day!

Guess what tommorrow is? My 50th post giveaway!