first big sleep over

chloe had her first big sleep over this past week-end. she could hardly contain herself. it was a disco party and by her attitude the next morning at pick-up i think she danced well into the next day. nothing a nap under the christmas tree cant fix.

it is beginning to look a lot like christmas

once again my goal was to have all decorating done by thanksgiving. it is always so nice to leave for the holiday and not have to worry about coming home to all that. basically it was all done but a few minor touches. as of today i it is complete except for making my front door wreath. now i have tons of shopping and crafting to do for gifts.. wish me luck. a

friends since 3

it is hard to bellive that they have been frends since 3. i have got to find a photo of them when they first met. i am pretty sure i wasnt digital back then.

a day at the park

it is hard to believe the weather the past couple of week-ends. so warm and in the mid to upper 60's. we have had some great fun playing outside and at the park. the christmas lights and decorations have now been up for 2 weeks. dont worry we havent turned them on yet. we would never live it down from the neighbors. cough-cough-the greenings. we think we may get one more good week-end this week-end. so we are hoping to get our christmas photo taken. should be a good one.

chloes 1st big project

chloe was given her first big project this year. she was to create a habitat in a diorama. she really had a great time doing it. she thought she was so big! when it was done we have an ocean complete with swedish fish, gummy worms, volcano and some painted Clay creatures topped off with lots of hair spray glitter.

h1n1 shots

i did something that i was almost positive i was not going to do- i got the kids their h1n1 shots. after much research and debate i decided that would be the best for the girlies. chloe this summer was diagnosed with mild to moderate asthma and the flu bug seems to cause havoc on kids with this diagnosis. all went well. thank god they are older now and no longer need someone to hold them down. the line at first looked very scary but moved extremely fast. we were in and out with in an hour.

crafty mommas

please visit the new site of the crafty mommas. www.craftymommas5.blogspot.com

lots of new post and a redone laundry room

this is my laundry room that i redid months ago but forgot to post. excuse the laundry. it is an actual working laundry room. i always forget to take the before picutre. but it was still in the builder white(dirt) paint. i love the the ikea cabinets and the zebra print curtains. but my favorite is the adorable lamp and tray. i have posted a ton today. i think that there is a total of 10 post. you may have to go to another page. good luck and hope you enjoy.

happy halloween 2009

this was so great this year that halloween was actually held on the 31st. madelyn and lacie decided that they wanted to be goth. most likely because this would be the only time they would ever be allowed to look this way. chloe had been dying to be dorothy this year. the sidwells came back to this side of the tracks for trick or treat and a bonfire in the driveway at the greenings. the night could not have been anymore perfect.

been getting my craft on

lately i have been in the crafting mood. here are some of my projects. you never know you maybe getting one for christmas. lisa s. and i will hopefully have news in a couple days about some happenings. stay tuned!

pumpkin stand

dont you just love my new pumpkin stand. jill went with lisa, tara and myself this past fall to the extravaganza in springfield. this is the mother of all flea markets. if you have never been you must go. anyways, jill had her 1st vision for something. it was these adorable pumpkin stands. you can do so much with them. i cant wait for all of the holidays to decorate with.

lawn concert

the girls gave the neighborhood a concert of mary had a little lamb and we will rock you. there is nothing quite like the sound of 2 first year band students.

allys army

for those of you that dont know, one of chloes friends was diagnosed with leukemia this past spring. we are member of her army and also took part in the leukemia light the night walk this past fall. allys army alone raised $40,000. we hope and pray everyday for ally and her family to make it through this unfair hurdle in their life.

before and after

my altered window. i dont know why i have been so taken with these lately. i think i have a total of 4 in my house and stack in the garage that still needs something done with them. maybe they will make good christmas gifts. dont you just love a little burlap and zebra print. OhLala!

back to school

i am always sad to see summer come to a close, but my children are usally begging to get back to some sort of routine. the three of us had a great time this summer. they always enjoy doing the summer camps through the parks dept. and just hanging with friends. it is hard to believe chloe is in 2nd grade and madelyn is entering the middle school in the 6th grade.

cutie pie

ryan is just so adorable.

eucher with the greenings

jims amazing loner in eucher. dont you just get giddy when you are delt a hand like this and you can acutally play it?

annie at lacomedia

lisa invited me and the girls to go see annie with them. we all had a great time. the show was FAB. going to something like this always makes me feel like i am on vacation.

disney 2009

dinner at the rain forest cafe in downtown disney

the girls made dinner and set up a picnic inside for us

madelyn and chloe waiting in line for its a small world

chloe and medelyn at the worlds largest mcdonalds

getting ready to get on the plane.
it is hard to believe that we are back and have finished our first week of school. we had a great time in disney. only a couple of mishaps. for starters as we arrive to the airport to take off chloe starts crying that her ear is killing her. she hasn't had an ear infection in a year and of all days she picked today. oh well-problem solved-med check. as soon as we arrive we all get our suits on head to the pool. jim not thinking dives right in with has blackberry in his pocket. problem solved-down one cell phone. one night we head to downtown disney for dinner and some shopping that the girls and i love. jim was hoping to stay home but we talked him into it. as the girls were up dancing with the crowd madelyn sets her cell phone down beside me. when she returns it has been stolen. she becomes hysterical. you would have thought that we were taking her a way to become a gypsy or something. problem solved-turn off cell phone. we did have a great time. we were able to make it to magic kingdom, epcot and blizzard beach. it is hard to believe that i did not take many pictures but i didn't. this being our third trip i thought there was no reason for another picture with mickey or a princess. i must say it was nice to be free from to many photographs. i am hoping to get back to school up tomorrow. a

summer video 2009

it is hard to believe that summer is almost over. i have created a video of the last couple of weeks. we will be leaving tomorrow for disney. wish us luck. we should be a pro at this being our third time there. hopefully we dont have to stand in line this time to see all of the characters. that is a great way to waste a day. we will tell mickey hello. hope everyone has a great last 2 weeks of summer before school starts. take time to do something fun and out of the ordinary. a

happy 4th

some of my favorites

just some of my favorite photos so far this summer.