A few of my projects

Here are a few of the projects I'm doing. I have some more that aren't done enough for pics yet.

Ladybug modeling her hair bow

Another one just cuz she's so dang adorable!

Rachie wearing her matching flower

Singed flowers (I keep burning my fingers!)

Binky clips. I'm not so sure about these. They are a lot of hand sewing/embroidery, and I think I could only sell them for a nominal amount. They are a posy flower, cupcake, baseball and basketball. I want to try a daisy, ladybug, princess crown, car, boat, sunshine and smiley face. We shall see if I end up doing these or not.

I'm also working on some cute denim bibs, burp cloths, flower clips and taggie blankies. I'll post pics soon!

To prove a point

Two gross posts in a row! You guys are never gonna want to visit me here again! One of Becka's jobs is to do the dishes. She puts it off and only does one load a day, etc until it ends up like this. A huge, icky mess. I can't cook anything, because I can't get to the sink, we have no bowls or utensils. The counter is half covered with dirty dishes because the sink is full. My question is: how far do I let the mess get in order to prove to her that she needs to do the dishes until the sink is clear every day? She thinks she should just unload and load once a day. Even then, she is sloppy about it. Only loading a few utensils, not filling the dishwasher up completely, etc. I am tempted to start making her do them all by hand so that she will (hopefully) begin to appreciate the dishwasher. I can't stand the way it is in there right now and it has taken all my willpower not to just do the dishes myself. Part of me wants to just tell her that she can't do ANYTHING (eat, homework, TV, YW, sleep, etc) until all the dishes are done. I know exactly how that will go. She'll yell and fight and stomp and bang dishes and slosh water everywhere and treat everyone around her badly until they are finally finished. Anyone have any ideas for me? I've given her extra chores, taken away privileges, begged, threatened, pleaded ignored. Help!!

Not again!

GROSS! I have been trying to use up the size 1-2 Costco diapers. They say they are good for up to 15 pounds, and Hannah is only 13.5 pounds, but these are a bit shorter than a regular size 2 diaper so when she has a blowout, it really blows out. Her poor outfits only get worn for a few hours at a time! At least I realized this was happening before it got on me this time!

Whoopsie!

I thought I had posted a pic of the singed flowers here, but it was on my P365 blog. Here is one of them. I love how they turn out, but they are time consuming and I keep burning my fingers, lol!

Flowers, flowers everywhere!

In addition to the singed flowers I am also making these cute fabric flowers. Thanks to Katie and Jessica for sharing the blog link with me! I am having so much fun working on them! Cutting and gluing are some of my favorite activities, lol! Plus, I LOVE my glue gun, so anytime I get to use it, I am one happy lady! I have about 20 of these made so far. There are lots of different colors to choose from and two sizes. This is the bigger size. I'm thinking of letting people choose if they want to have it attached to a clip or a headband, or just a safety pin. They are fairly quick and super easy, so it feels good to be getting them done. Rachie wore one to church on Sunday and I got a few compliments on it. :) Let's hope they sell, or I will be giving lots of bows to my nieces for Christmas!!

Uplifting

Going to RS conference last night was so nice. I got to go with Afton, so that made it even better. It's nice to have someone you are comfortable with to sit by and chat with. I especially enjoyed Pres. Monson's talk. He was right on with everything he said, plus he was so funny! You could feel the love he has for the sisters of the church and it made me want to be a better person.
As usual, the music touched me. Especially when the choir and congregation sang "More Holiness Give Me." I've always found that song to be inspiring, but the words of the 2nd verse were especially meaningful to me yesterday.

"More gratitude give me, More trust in the Lord, More pride in his glory, More hope in his word, More tears for his sorrows, More pain at his grief, More meekness in trial, More praise for relief."

It made me think about myself in relation to my gratitude and thankfulness for the Savior. Do I have all those things? Do I trust in Him? Do I show my pride in His glory? Do I have hope in His word? Do I remember the pain and sorrow he went through for me? Am I patient in my trials and do I praise Him when those trials are lifted?
Today's lesson in YW was appropriately about gratitude. It seems like lately this is a theme for me. Between my new P365 blog, where I am trying to focus on being grateful for the wonderful things/people, etc in my life and now last night's and today's lessons. Apparently Heavenly Father wants me to be mindful of all that I have and be careful not to deal on the negative. I am trying to do that and I hope that someday I can get to a place where I can truly become a more grateful person.

P365!

I started another Project 365 blog. The address is: http://heidisparadise.blogspot.com. I put a little explanation about it there and have my first picture up. I've missed doing it every day and am excited to start it up again.