Tellin' it Like It Is

This afternoon I heard Paul prompt Joel to wake me up nicely from a nap.

"Mommy. Wake uh-up." Then he hugged me around the neck. "You're sweee-eet."
I rolled over toward him for a hug and kiss.

"But your breath stinks!" he added, pulling away.

OGW Club

Here are the members who came November 13th to make Thanksgiving and Christmas cards. (See next post for their batch of beautiful sentiments.) We had Emily and Evelyn , Emily and Danielle, Abby, Micah, and Joel this time. It was too cold and rainy to take a picture outside. I remind them of flag etiquette: You don't fly it in the rain. So they were fine to smile for the camera inside. Notice our dress code: red,white, and blue!

Dear Soldier

At our most recent Operation Gummi Worms club meeting, each child made a Thanksgiving card for Trip. We are also sending little pocket sized toys that the soldiers can hand out to the kids there. These are not new; they are given up by kids in the club who went through their toyboxes to find little things to share with kids who have little to eat, let alone to play with.

They also each made about five Christmas cards addressed "Dear Soldier" so that Trip can pass them out to his buddies in the unit. I'll send the Christmas cards in December.

Micah's message to Trip: "I hohp God prtes you." (I hope God protects you.)
Notice all the animals have long eyelashes. Even the dolphin. Isnt' that adorable?

TLC for the Bathroom with FLC

 
Fresh Linen & Cinnamon wreath I made for our recently-redecorated powder room.
Every time Sarah walks past, she says, "Oh,it smells so good!" Kind of like the prayers of saints, the Bible says. They are a pleasant aroma to our Heavenly Father. 

Smells so Good

 
 
 

Need a great way to counteract the "usual aromas" generated by the most-often used room in the house? We sure did. As a finishing touch to our powder room makeover (easy not extreme makeover!) I made this wreath. Fresh Linen & Cinnamon. Want one? 

Art without Rules

Six girls came over today for Operation Gummi Worms. They and Joel were creating Thanksgiving and Christmas cards for Joel's "Uncle Frip" (aka Mr. Sergeant Trip) and all the guys in his unit in Iraq.

While 8 -year-old Abby was gluing a flag border to one of her cards, she said "I really like this club. There's no rules. Rules just make it hard to do art."

Hairdid

 

This picture was taken the afternoon I came
home from my hair appointment. It hasn't looked
like this since. I had hoped, for spending 30 bucks,
someone would notice. Nope. Waa.

When I told Joel my new hairdo didn't last long,
he said, "Did you said your hairdid?"


Yeh, I think I'll start calling this my hairdid.