The Love Shack

Oops! How'd THAT sweater get in the wash?

What do you do with a shrunken wool sweater? Repurpose it into mittens & ear warming headbands!

We cut Sydney's mittens out of the body, & Madi's fingerless gloves out of the sleeves. This sweater had a big cowl neck, so we used that to make two headbands. Then I used the rest of the body to make a purse for Sydney. She insisted... and it turned out pretty cute.

Sydney is very proud of her super soft & warm mittens.

Madi is excited about those fabulous buttons.

She finished the edges herself with a blanket stitch.
(You can see them in the next pic.)

This was a fun little project that only took about an hour.

After our mitten making.... I gave haircuts. :)

Sydney is holding her new pink purse to match the mittens & headband.

❤

The Very Blustery Day

Wow! What a crazy weather day it was on Thursday!

I was glad to hear that most of my people were barely affected. Most just experienced power outage. Some had a tree or two downed, missing bbq grill & a missing bike?!?

We were amazed at the speed of which things were flying by our windows. Not just skidding along the ground, but actually FLYING!

Much to Sydney's dismay, we had no "powers to anything" all day. She played fairly well for most of the day but by late afternoon, she was a bit discouraged, and cold.

We had some car windows blown out.

That's a bummer.

And part of the fence blew down.

It's an old fence.

Thankfully the trampoline stayed in our yard. Although it did hover about 5 feet or so from it's original position.

The 500 pound metal butterfly yard chair got flipped. Again, we are thankful it didn't fly away.

It got dark around 5pm, so we had to light the candles.

Hats on for warmth.

The flash was a bit bright since we'd been in the dark all day.

Sydney called it a party in the dark when we lit the candles. She did a song & dance show for us. Eventually she decided the party was over and it was time for bed.

We used hand warmers placed in socks to warm up our beds. (This is not recommended by the manufacturer.)

Thankfully by 8:30 the little girls were sleeping, cozy in their beds, and the power came back on. Then we had a visit by a hero that helped us tape up the windows on the van, and we finished off the day with a nice warm cup of coffee and some good company. :)

Brit's Grad Festivities

Brittany's Grad Pic

Oh Yeah!

Miss Britt decided she wanted to have a dinner party with her most favorite people. But, not just your average old gathering at the house.

She wanted it to be special!

I suggested we use the garage.
Thankfully Britt either shared my vision or trusted me because this required a months worth of cleaning out the garage.

After selling stuff on KSL, taking Several trips to Savers with donations, two days worth of paper shredding, a big trip to the dump, some major organization of the sheds and house...

Finally the garage was clean and ready for it's transformation into....

The Love House

East Dining Hall

As you can see, we had a full house! Once you were in your seat, you had to stay there until you were done. The dining hall was beautiful though. With twinkle lights & candles creating a fabulous glow, it was warm, beautiful, and very cozy.

Madi enjoyed the pleasure of taking care of the kids at the kids table. (one of the kids told me that their party was better because they got to play games.)

On the menu...

Snacks: Goldfish Crackers (why not? they're delicious!)

Starter: Dinner Salad w/ assorted dressings

Main Dish: White Lightening Chicken Chili w/ Mom's Delicious Corn Bread

Beverages: Coke in glass bottles (a major hit!), Water, Sparkling Cider, Hansen's Sodas

Dessert: A fabulous Sheet Cake. Mmmm... Cake!