Getting organized.

Years ago they told me that it would get worse as they got older.  I couldn't imagine how that would be true.  I had 4 small children that were very close in age and a husband that worked all the time.  How could it get worse.  Fast forward 15 or so years.  It isn't worse at all but I do miss the days when Bear would let me hug him and Pooker asked for my opinion but now a days it is hard to get everyone where they need to be.  I have resorted to this.  If it isn't on the chalk board, it doesn't happen.   .    .  Does it work?   Yes it helps but it isn't magic.  At least I know what I am up against when the day starts and people need to be everywhere at one time.

Baby gift - home made

One of the coolest things that the Bread of Life home school support group does is to honor every new life with a baby shower. The group hosts two showers a year and everyone is honored. Gifts are given only if you want. We sit and talk about the baby, our other children, our husbands and we pray for each other.   I like to make my gifts  . . . they are easy and fun.

I make religious burp clothes.
  I take cloth diapers and paint and image of Holy Mary on one and a Rosary on another.  My thought is that no matter what baby will spit up and it always seams to be worse at Mass.  Maybe it is because I am more nervous about the baby being quiet in a crowded church.   My nerves probably lead to the baby being a little upset and then burping is the natural response.  Because we are in church we need something appropriate to bur baby with, hence the religious looking burp clothes.  Not to even mention that I pray for the baby while making being creative.  I am always ask, "How did you do that?"  Well this is how . . .




I start with am very worn and used image of Holy Mary.  I go over it again and again with a pencil.

Once the image is dark it is flipped onto a clean , new cloth diaper. 

When you rub the back side of the image some of the pencil colored image rubs off onto the diaper.

The image always looks different at this point.  I usually do about 6 at a time and I am always amazed at how different she looks each time the image is transferred.

It is now time to iron the clothes.  This helps with the painting.

I love this part as Mary's image takes form.  I am always amazed at how different each one looks.  Some Marys are happy and some look serious.  It used to upset me but now I just think it is how each one is to look for who that cloth is going to.

The final product is rolled up and attached to a card.

It is then placed in the gift basket to be used by the new baby.  Congrats to my friends and enjoy making your own version with any image you want.

What does the inside of a 15 packer looks like?

We have a Gold colored GMC Savana 15 Passenger Van.Our car is a huge source of interest. I find this so funny but we are always asked about what car we drive and then what it must be like on the inside. Kids are always asking to look inside. Here is a picture of each row from our day headed to and from the Space Center.
Front seat.Row 1Row 2
Row 3 (always known as the boys row)
Row 4.
Not very exciting. The back is bumpy for sure. If you are counting we got 16 people in with one double buckle. Thanks DeeDee for the Pictures.