have a nice day & look who won some chicken poop

hello! sharing a quick card. that sun just makes me smile =)been busy getting things ready for my sister's baby shower. made the invites and sent those out. now, i'm working on the decorations. here is a sneek peek at the fabrics i'm using for a flag banner. plan to hang this at the shower and perhaps, my sister will want to hang this in the baby's room after.

wednesday, we got together with one of brandon's classmates and went to the farm. they were having free wagon rides and pick-your-own-corn day (79 cents each). farmer kenny telling us how to pick corn and how they grow their corn. he told us that they can chop off the tops for us IF we didn't want to see the worm on the top. WORM???? apparently, when they grow corn there, they place a worm egg on the top, the stalks grow over it and as it grows, it secretes some sticky liquid to seal off the corn to prevent pests, bugs, ants and other things from getting into the corn. i am sure i am not explaining it completely correct but it's something like that! it's an organic method. kenny's grandfather owned the farm who passed it on to his father (kenny's). here are the boys picking their corn. best part was that we could eat anything there---as many corns as we could while at our stop. raw corn is especially sweet & yummy! we had 1 [or 2]!

brybry said, 'farming is hard work'! yes it is and we thank all the farmers who work so hard to grow us food that we don't even think twice about before we eat!

the tractor wheel pulling our wagon. (BTW, brybry dressed himself---black socks and all!)

we also got to stop off to pick tomatoes. has anyone ever tried a yellow watermelon? they grow those there too and we got to sample some at the end of our trip. SO SWEET!! try it if you haven't! you will be pleased!

finally, from my post here, the winner of chicken poop is........................donna. sorry this took so long to post. i actually used random.org but cannot figure out how to post the box where the random generator picked #1. so the #1 commenter from 13 comments was donna! go figure---how many people win who were the 1st commenter? i have your info donna =)

simple sketch & blog candy winner

back with another simple paper pieced card using some scraps from the previous card. again, i paper pieced the wings, blinged the body. also, i've been trying to use up more of my neglected supplies. for instance, this embossed scalloped border. i don't think i've touched it in a year or 2! i used a simple sketch from here. simple is my thing and that's all i really have time for with my 2 boys!

back to the grind of my 2 day work week..............happy monday!

BTW, the winner of my blog candy post from 3/23 is.......................................Toothy (heather)! i will contact you soon or contact me with your addy. will get your goodies in the mail ASAP! again, my scientific method of picking is writing down the names (23 from that post---1 person commented 2x), cutting the names out and dumping them into a bowl for brandon to pick. i think i will have blog candy once a month so keep an eye out for it!

round 2 blog candy

i haven't been doing anything lately....no motivation and waaaay too tired. sleep is becoming increasingly more important. go figure! these are all cards i made a week or 2 ago. cannot even remember. just too lazy to post too!

looking at the above card now, i think i will add something to it on the vintage dictionary page. maybe a handmade lacy flower on the corner? i'll get to it one day.......

just had to scrap brandon's 1st t-ball game.

i made this PURPLE card for a friend that i found out recently isn't that fond of purple. hmpff---i think i will send it anyways. apparently, there are lots of peeps who don't likey purple! it will just be a surprise as to who will get this eventually.

ok---actually, i know what i have been doing with all my time lately. i finished brandon's tooth fairy pillow. it really only took 1.5 hours to finish but days for me thinking about getting it done! procrastinator....that's me! when he told me his tooth was getting REALLY loose, i had to get moving! he may be going on vaca with 1 less tooth! picture coming soon. yep---too lazy to take a pic of it!

we are going on vaca during his spring break. i am kinda sad we'll be missing the easter egg hunt by our house. we've been going every year since brandon could "hunt" for eggs! this trip is sort of my b-day present too.....excited to just get away. been 2 yrs (?) since out last vaca).

so, as promised, i am having another blog candy giveaway in honor of my birthday (3/28)! i will leave this open til april 10th. i'm guessing we'll be settled back at home by then. just leave a comment on this post to be entered. thanks to you all that visit here, let me share pics of my boys, my crafty things and leave sweet comments! candy will include crafty things and a surprise or 2! if you are new to my blog and not a regular, please LMK where you are from and how you found me!

BTW, my card was showcased here. =) the little things that make my day! (it's the 2nd card shown)