LIFES LITTLE GARDEN: Gifts

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Gifts

Sweet Teen

& Angel
gave me 2 gifts made just for me by them.

Look at this cute apron! I LOVE it! Look at that flower on the bottom!

Look at this cute pillow. I gave them this fabric. A blogger sent it to me for Granny. I know she would love that they made me a pillow out of it! I am so impressed. Sweet Teen is teaching Angel. I am so proud!

Gifts from my garden!

Angel had a birthday last week so I whipped up these little pajama pants for her! My Mom
bought the fabric a while back and I am just now getting around to making these. The fabric is so cute. It says "I love you" all over it. My grands are just like me. They love p.j.'s!

This is a gift from 2 precious friends. It is actually from our "hunting buddies" son's. They just graduated from high school! Congrats! Isn't this so sweet that they thought of me when they saw this sewing machine? I love it! It is a brother! It is in really good condition. Thank you so much!

*Just a note to let you all know that I am working on the RAK gifts! I promise that I haven't forgot. LIFE has just been busy!

16 comments:

Allie said...: It must be in the genes, is all I can say, lol! What lovely gifts they made for you, Val! I'm sure Granny would be very proud! Love the pj's too.
That sewing machine is gorgeous - love the color!; June 29, 2010 at 9:29 PM
Alice Grace said...: I love your gifts from Sweet Teen and Angel! How beautiful, and how talented they are! I know you will keep these always! The garden veggies are gorgeous, and the sewing machine looks pristine! You did a good job on the pj's for Angel. Happy anniversary to the happy couple!; June 29, 2010 at 9:35 PM
Amelia said...: The grand girls are adorable...they sew just wonderful from the looks of the apron and pillow.

Gardening produce...don't they taste so good!; June 29, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Parsley said...: Precious girls and gifts.; June 29, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Osage Bluff Quilter said...: Oh I see you grew Patty Pan squash. ours aren't ready yet. I can hardly wait.
We slice and fry ours. My MIL use to cream them. How do you fix them?; June 29, 2010 at 10:44 PM
Pat said...: Love seeing the photos of your granddaughters and what they made for you. They are such sweet girls. You are right....Granny is SO happy with their sewing skills!; June 30, 2010 at 12:30 AM
Granny said...: Love the old sewing machine. You seldom see them that are in good condition. The girls did a great job on the apron and pillow. They're following right along in Granny's footsteps aren't they?; June 30, 2010 at 7:23 AM
Darla said...: sweet; June 30, 2010 at 7:58 AM
Patty said...: Love to see your young ones sewing. You garden is producing delicious treats and what a neat sewing machine!; June 30, 2010 at 10:17 AM
Needled Mom said...: What fun gifts, Val. Isn't is special to have them creating things on their own?

Your veggies look wonderful. Summer is in full swing there.

Love your little machine. Does it work? It would be fun to take to classes.; June 30, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Carole Burant said...: Awwww look at the apron and pillow they made for you, absolutely wonderful! I have no doubt you were thrilled:-) Granny must be smiling up in heaven that her love of sewing just continues to flow through the generations!! Love the pj's you made for Angel...would you believe I've never worn pyjamas, only nightgowns? I get too warm in pyjamas! lol xoxo; June 30, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Anonymous said...: All lovely gifts!
Mama Bear; June 30, 2010 at 5:56 PM
Shauna said...: You sure have some crafty grandkids who are following in your footsteps!; June 30, 2010 at 10:18 PM
caknitter said...: You have the most loving and sweetest grandkids ever. :-); July 1, 2010 at 2:10 AM
Anonymous said...: Such sweet gifts from your Sweet-Hearts! :); July 2, 2010 at 10:11 PM
Brenda said...: What beautiful girls! What sweet and amazing gifts! You are blessed!! Love, Sis; July 5, 2010 at 9:51 PM

Our Prayer

Lord, help us to PLAN, PREPARE, & PLANT what you would have us to. Help us to WEED out of our lives what should not be there. Lord, help us to GROW through you in our relationships, our attitudes, and our lives, always being in your will. Help us to always walk with you. Help us to get our priorities straight and choose joy. Let us always be thankful and content even in the storms because we all know it’s going to rain. Help us to be ready. We also know that sunshine follows rain and joy comes in the mornings. Thank you Lord.

In Jesus name,

Amen.

I Work For A King

I Work For a King

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

Flylady Routines

Morning Routine

Have you made your bed?

What's for supper?

Get dressed.

Unload dishwasher/Wash dishes

Laundry

Swish & Swipe

Afternoon Routine

Declutter 15 minutes

Do something fun just for you!

Bedtime Routine

Pick up house before going to bed.

Plan for tomorrow today so we will wake up and smile.

Focus on Me.

Daily Schedule

Monday:

Home Blessing Hour/Catch up Day

Zone: Laundry room

Tuesday:

Free Day

Zone: Bathrooms

Wednesday:

Desk Day

Zone: Living areas.

Thursday:

Gofer Day

Zone: Bedrooms

Friday:

Baking Day

Date Night

Zone: Craft room/office/Kitchen

Saturday: Play Day

Sunday:

Church/Rest

Some Of My Favorite Movies

*The Bridges of Madison County

(My all time#1 favorite movie)

~Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep~

*An Affair To Remember (My #2!)

~Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr~

*The Notebook (Top 3)

~Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams~

*It's A Wonderful Life (#4)

(Excellent-Never gets old)

~James Stewart & Donna Reed~

*Something's Gotta Give (Top 10)

~Jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton

*Love Story (1970)

Ali MacGraw & Ryan O'neal

*A Walk To Remember

(Romantic, Heartbreaking, Emotional)

~Mandy Moore & Shane West~

*The Bridge over the River Kwai

~War Movie~ (Excellent)

*Brief Encounter

(Oldie but goodie Love Story 1945)

*To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

~Gregory Peck ~

*Sorry Wrong Number (Horror 1948)

Barbara Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster

*One Flew Over the cuckoos Nest

WARNING Rated R but very good!

~Jack Nicholson~

*Gone With The Wind (Wonderful)

~Clark Gable, Vivian Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland~

*Cool Hand Luke (We both love this one!)

~Rated PG Paul Newman~

My New Years Resolutions

To be content
To give thanks in all things
To take joy
To give grace
To receive peace

For from Him
And through Him
And to Him
Are all things.
To Him be the glory
Forever.
Amen.
~Romans 11:36

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Study to be quiet.
Mind my own business.
And work with my hands.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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To be a better Wife, Mom, Gran, Granddaughter, Sister, Daughter, Aunt, & Friend
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To take every opportunity to be quiet.
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To slow down and smell the roses
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Me Time
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To Show Myself Friendly
Proverb 18:24

Granny's PERFECT Quilt

It is PERFECT. Perfectly PERFECT. Oh I don't mean perfect stitches, or perfect seams, or perfectly square. It is PERFECT for snuggling under on a rainy, dreary day. It is PERFECT for wrapping up a grandchild who is spending the night. It is PERFECT for making a house when draped over a chair & an end table. It is PERFECT for winding around and around a doll. It is PERFECT for covering up in the car when the air conditioning is on full blast. It is PERFECT for laying on the carpet and putting a baby down for his nap. God has touched Granny's heart and her hands, and her life. He has made her an artist. He has given her the gift of PERFECT quilts.

Written by Marlene B. about the quilt she bought from Granny. (Excerpt from Oct. 7, 2009 post on her blog)

www.stitchinbythelake.blogspot.com

Thank you Marlene for blessing Granny!

Stay At Home

Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest;
Home-keeping hearts are happiest,
For those that wander they know not where
Are full of trouble and full of care;
To stay at home is best.

Weary and homesick and distressed,
They wander east, they wander west,
And are baffled and beaten and blown about
By the winds of the wilderness of doubt;
To stay at home is best.

Then stay at home, my heart, and rest;
The bird is safest in its nest;
O'er all that flutter their wings and fly
A hawk is hovering in the sky;
To stay at home is best.

Longfellow (song)

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into it's soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller