A Little More Me Please....

I have had a moment.  A moment where I don't feel like me on my blog.
A moment that I understand why I have been away for so long.
Why do I try so hard to be something I am not?
I feel like that I am trying to impress someone who isn't here.
My friends like me for who I am so why isn't that enough?

In my wandering through blogland tonight I came across this blog:


 This post right here hit close to home.
It was like she was telling my story about being in high school.
My high school was upper class. 
My family was middle class. 
I didn't wear designer clothes or drive a fancy car like most kids in my class.
I tried SO hard to fit in with the popular girls.
I didn't, no matter how hard I tried.
In blogland I kinda feel the same way.
I try, don't get what my expectation was and go into hiding.
But this blog is for me, for my family, for my friends.
I am still the awkward girl, and I don't care those who love me love me!!!!
I would like to have a bunch of followers but honestly if only one person follows me then I have reached my goal. 

So here it goes all or nothing!!!!

Trying new things {Crockpot style}

We have been in a funk.
You may have been in the same funk as us. 
A dinner funk.
We rotate through the same meals week after week.
Which can be nice since I can buy a little extra and make it stretch into the next week.
But there is only so many hamburgers and hot dogs this lady can HANDLE!!!

Enter crock pot.
I am have to admit I kinda have a crush on it.
(shhhh don't tell the SSG)
Oh boy crock pot is the best.
Through some ingredients into it and then just wait until dinner time and scoop it out!
No rushing around making dinner.
Very few dishes to clean afterwards.
Mr. Crock pot, you are my hero.

Tonight we tried a new recipe.
Which is pretty scary to me.
I don't like spending money on food that I don't know if we will eat.
But orange chicken, that I know my six year old will eat.
I went for it.

I got the recipe from this blog
It turned out okay. I would give it 3 stars out of 5.
I think next time I will take down the ketchup a little.
And not use the cheapest orange juice concentrate I could find.

{Craftiness in the afternoon}

Here is a riddle for you.
What do you get when you cross one six year old in school and a cheap train set keeping two toddlers entertained?

Answer???
One crafty afternoon, that is what!!!
I have been wanting to do something new for my mantle for a while now.
The shutters I had up were kinda getting old for me.
I have been in love with stamped burlap pillows for a while.
However with three boys who like to destroy everything they weren't really an option for me.
So this is something I whipped up this afternoon.
It is simple, it is clean, it is just LOVELY!!!!

Even the SSG loved it.  That is bonus points in my house. 

Bonus question.  Do you think it is too early for Halloween crafts???? 

Linking up to:
Blue Cricket Design
Lil Luna
Night Owl Crafting
Someday Crafts
Boerman Ramblings
Somewhat Simple
A Glimspe Inside
Simply Designing

Pintrest has made me famous?!?!

Wow, let me clear out the cobwebs in here first...

Sorry I have been a little MIA for a while.  Still crafting, however I am trying to start my own semi business so that has taken a HUGE amount of time!
One of my bestest friends Thais started a blog tonight and thought maybe I should check to see if everyone had left my blog since I am terrible at blogging.

I was surprised when I saw that it had for the most part stayed the same.  *HUGE smile*

Then I also looked at where people were coming from (since I haven't posted since the first of June)
I see pinterest as a traffic source...
Whhhhaaaatttt???? Me.... on pinterest???
Isn't that only for incredible people who are UBER crafty.
Not little ole me????
I clicked on the link and who woulda thunk it?!?!?!?
MY CRAFTS!!!!
ON PINTEREST!!!!!
Not just one of them either!
Not just one person!!!
People pinned my crafts!
For all you that are pinned quite a bit, it might not seem that big of a deal.  But go back in time and think of the first time you saw you were pinned and how excited you were!!! 
That's me, right here!
If you could see my face right now, it would make ya smile!!!

My Summer Adventure in Sewing

This past December I bought a sewing machine.
With NO IDEA how to sew.
Now when I say no idea, I mean it.
I didn't even know how to tie a knot in thread.
Let alone sew on a button.

Good thing SSG Army Pants was taught how to sew in basic training.

{Source}

So with this Summer this is what I am going to do.

I am going to learn how to sew.

With a little help from my friends.

I am going to call this 'My Summer Adventure in Sewing'

First I will show you some projects that I did last week.

I took an image off of my Silhouette and made this owl pin cushion.

I made this ruffle pillow too!  I am pretty excited that I actually did this!  But I want to do better!

My goal by the end of the summer is to make another pillow like this and see the before and after difference!

{Oh Summer... How I Have Missed You}

Warm weather has finally hit Utah!!!
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year here at 81 degrees!
It was nice to let the boys out in the back yard and let them play in the water!

My babies getting hit by the sprinkler!

Kids were busy, and SSG Army Pants was busy cleaning up the yard.
So what was a girl to do?
Craft, yes that was how I was going to take advantage of my quiet time.
So I whipped this up.
I would like to introduce my new door hanger.
Just in time for the Fourth of July.... uhhh like a month away.


Maybe one day I will make new curtains for my front door.  Maybe...

Linking to:

Blue Cricket Design
Lil Luna
Someday Crafts

Somewhat Simple

 

Teacher's Gift

I cannot believe that summer is so close!
If only the weather in Utah would agree.
Our Memorial day weekend was full of cold, wet, just plain out icky weather.
My oldest son is about to graduate kindergarten!
His class could not have been better.
For most of the year his class averaged about 17 students.
With TWO teachers!
So their one on one time was pretty much amazing!
I wanted to make them something special that they can use for a while.
They were just plain basic wood when I bought them at the Wood Connection in Salt Lake.
For any Utahns out there if you haven't gone to the wood connection you should go!  They are amazing!

This is my end result! 

I hope they will enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed them as teachers!

Linking to:
Blue Cricket Design
Night Owl Crafting
Someday Crafts
Lil Luna
My Girlish Whims
Somewhat Simple
A Glimpse Inside