Stacy Sews and Schools

February 22, 2013

Inspiring Blog Award

Very Inspiring Blogger Award

OMGOSH!! An AWARD!! You like me, you realllllly like me! (Sorry, but I love Sally Field. LOL)

I great big, GINORMOUS THANK YOU to The Menopausal Mother for bestowing this award upon me! I am very honored!

As with any blog award, there comes a set of rules:
1. Display award image on your blog page.
2. Link back to the person who nominated you.
3. State 7 facts about yourself.
4. Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award.
5. Notify the bloggers that they have been nominated and link to their posts.

7 Facts About Me -

1 - I am a bit of a goofball. Bet you didn't guess THAT! ;)

2 - I am an EXTREMELY picky eater. I was never made to eat anything I didn't like. I HATE it when The Hubby tries to get me to taste stuff he KNOWS I won't like! If it smells bad I won't go near it! LOL

3 - The only bone I have ever broken was my nose.

4 - I have had surgery 3 times.

5 - I reallllly want a tattoo, I just can't make up my mind about exactly what I want and where. I guess you could say I want several tattoos but I'm not sure I could go through with it several times! LOL I don't exactly like needles. BLECK!!!!

6 - I am a major chocoholic. Everything is better with chocolate. ;)

7 - I have blue eyes but they turn green when I am really tired or very sick, basically when they are very bloodshot! LOL

Now, to pass this on to 15 deserving bloggers! This is always a tough one for me. You see, there are actually bloggers who aren't that crazy about receiving these awards!! CRAZZZZZZZY to the extreme!!! Not want an award?? They MUST be cracked in the head. ;)

Anyway, I'm sure all these lovely ladies are as happy to receive this award as I was!!!

1- Rivas & Co.

2- Eileen’s Perpetually Busy

3- Patti’s Reading Corner

4- Sew Blessed Maw

5- Sewspicious Minds

6- Cindy’s Books & Bits

7- Little Kids Grow

8- Hopeful Threads

9- SquigglyTwigs Designs

10- Sewville

11 - WTF Am I Thinking

12 - Dear Ms Migraine

13 - Stringtown Home

14 - Dresses and Me

15 - Oso Victoria Love Fashion Love Vintage

I really hope that you will visit all of these wonderful blogs and show them some LOVE!!!!

Sew Quiet Lately

I am so sorry for not posting the last few days. I have been having a little quiet time. Well, as quiet as can be with 4 kids in the house... LOL I have a few projects in the works that I will be sharing in the next few days. My cousin Sandra over at Rivas & Co. has hired me to refashion a t-shirt into a short-all (plus a couple of other things) and I will be sharing that tutorial with you shortly. It's going to be SOOOO cute!! :)

I stopped at the tiny local fabric shop yesterday to pick up same navy thread (for the short-all) and while I was there I grabbed a
~~couple~~ more than a couple of things.... LOL

They have a couple of baskets on the counter and everything in them is 50 cents!! I grabbed a bottle of Fray Check and a few appliques. YAY!

I bought 2 fat quarters of Paris Ville by Michael Miller. Very cute but when I got home I noticed that the grain line runs so that the print would be sideways instead of the way it is pictured now. WEIRD!!

I bought 1 1/2 yards of this Robert Kaufman print. It was just SO cute!!!!! I'm thinking a spring outfit for Cailey!

This is a remnant piece, maybe 1/2 a yard. It's nice and thick, perfect for a purse or maybe a tote.

This is just a tiny piece, about 12" x 43", but I think it will make a perfect book cover for my Dad.

Speaking of my Dad, yesterday was his 60th Birthday!! YAY!! There were many times that we didn't think he would make it to 60. He has so many health problems. He was supposed to be on his way to visit us but has been delayed by a massive migraine that has lasted 3 days so far. Keep him in your prayers, please.

IF he can make it down here he can look forward to the cake we got for him. (If I can keep the kids out of it long enough. LOL) I asked for a western theme and this is what they gave me. :/ Not bad but not what I was expecting, either. That's what happens when you only have 2 grocery stores to choose from and no real bakeries!!! LOL

Like I said, I have some project in the works and some study units I need to get together. The posts will be coming, I promise!! I guess I just needed a little down time after Jacob left. I miss him so much and the time just seems to fly by when he is here.

February 19, 2013

A Day at the Beach

As most of you know, Jacob (our oldest son) is visiting from Virginia for a few days and brought his best friend, Charles, with him. We decided to take the morning and head to the beach! Our older 3 kids hadn't been to the beach since they were VERY little and our youngest 2 had never been at all!! I LOVE the beach but, unfortunately, The Hubby does NOT, so while he was at work we took off and went! We are much closer to the beach here than when we lived in Virginia so now I can take the kids any time! YAY!!!!

Left to right : Joshua, Jacob and Charles.

It was in the 60's yesterday, so while not exactly ideal beach weather it was still warm enough to dip our toes. ;)

Shhh!! I actually got a picture of Deanna!!!

We saw A LOT of sand dollars!! SOOOOOO COOL!!!!

We also saw a jelly fish that had washed up on shore.

Jacob found a dead horseshoe crab. He thought it was pretty awesome. LOL

Colin's sandcastle.

Cailey's sandcastle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Ub3tziK8c84

We had a FANTASTIC day at the beach and the kids can't wait to go back! YAY!!!

On a sad note, Jacob and Charles leave this evening to head back to Virginia. I hate to see them go but at least they are heading back with new experiences. I hope the train ride back is more comfortable for them!

February 16, 2013

Rocks and Minerals Unit Study

Another science unit!!! I love putting these units together! It's so much fun! And I really love putting them on here ahead of when I need them. When we are ready to study the unit I have everything I need right here a click away! ;)

BOOKS

DK Eyewitness Rocks & Minerals

DK Eyewitness Crystal & Gem

Rocks and Mining

Magic School Bus Inside the Earth

Magic School Bus Rocky Road Trip

Janice VanCleave's Earth Science for Every Kid

Everything Rocks and Minerals

Geology Rocks! 50 Hands-on Activities to Explore the Earth

Kindle Books

DK Pocket Genius Rocks and Minerals

National Geographic Kids Rocks and Minerals Level 2 Reader

Rocks and Minerals Unit Study (Was free, keep checking back.)

Rocktionary

Explore Rocks and Minerals 25 Great Projects, Activities and Experiments

Rocks and Minerals book cover

DK Eye Wonder Rocks and Minerals - read for free on We Give Books

February 15, 2013

Fly on the Wall February!

Have you ever thought about what people might think if they saw what goes on behind-the-scenes at your house? Do you ever wonder what it would be like to catch a glimpse of someone else’s daily life? Here’s your chance. Today 16 bloggers are inviting you into their homes to be a fly on the wall.

Buzz around, see what you think, then click on these links for a peek into some other homes:

www.BakingInATornado.com

http://www.bigaandlittlea.com/

http://hypnoticbard.blogspot.com/

http://www.justalittlenutty.com/

http://sadderbutwiser.wordpress.com

http://followmehome.shellybean.com

http://stacysewsandschools.wordpress.com/

http://menopausalmother.blogspot.com/

http://www.dontchewonthedinnertable.blogspot.com

http://mybrainonkids.net/

http://www.findingfelicity.com

www.therowdybaker.com

http://smn0409.blogspot.com/

www.theblacksheepmom.blogspot.com

http://raising-reagan.com/

http://mooreorganizedmayhem.blogspot.com/

Sooo.... I...... Ummmmm...... Lost my list, again...... And here I am at the last second trying to pull something out of my ear. YILES!!!!!!!

Here is some of what I can remember.

FIRST I have BIG BIG BIG NEWS!!!! For my Valentine's Day present, The Hubby bought Jacob train tickets to come visit this weekend!! YAY!!!! We are paying for him AND his best friend to come down! They will get in bright and early Sunday morning and will be here until late Tuesday evening! YAY!! I am SOOOOOO excited! THE BEST Valentine's Day present EVER!!!! I can't wait to squeeze him!

OH! For those of you that may not know, Jacob is our oldest son. He is 19 and when we moved from VA to GA he decided to stay in VA. Broke my poor heart all to pieces. This will be his second visit since we moved here at the beginning of November.

Colin lost his first tooth!!! YAY!! He was sooooo anxious about it! He has a 2nd loose one that I imagine will be gone any day now. I can wait to see him missing his 2 bottom front teeth!!! LOL SO stinkin' cute!

I am in the process of rereading the Harry Potter books for the I don't know WHAT time. LOL I almost had The Hubby persuaded into buying me the entire series in the British versions but then he remembered that Jacob coming to visit was my present... Drat. Foiled again! ;)

The Hubby told me a couple of weeks ago that I had too many books. HA!! No such thing exists!! Then I pointed out to him that he has quite a large library of DVDs. That got him quiet. ;)

I am still trying to adjust to living this far south. (We are almost in Florida.) It just isn't normal to have pollen and flowers in February. SIGH..... I want some SNOW, people!!!!!!

In Bags of Hope and Love news, I sent in ANOTHER email to the foster care system a couple of counties over (our county is TINY and has 6 kids total in the system) and I STILL haven't heard back!! I am so upset. I am not quite sure what to do.... I think that I will sew up some bags and send them to my old church and do some sewing with Hopeful Threads.

This month I nearly burnt myself out. I just had too many balls in the air and nearly dropped them all. Sewing, blogging, homeschooling, homemaking and taking college courses...... My goodness!! I have only one week left in my Business Growth class, though! YAY!!! Oh, and the final.... YILES!! Wish me luck!!!! At the end of April I will be starting a design class but a couple of my other classes should be done by then, I think....

I can't seem to remember any of the crazy or funny stuff!!! Figures. So to make up for that........