Miss Emily is Three!!

My little gardener

Hobby Lobby Haul

Last week Hobby Lobby had a blow out sale on Papercrafting and the Paper Studio lines. Even though I was still recovering from my surgery I had to get and get some supplies I needed. Letter stickers are something I can't love without when I am scrapbooking. They add a special touch. I got mine in black so it could coordinate with just about everything and I found three different styles. I was running out of tape for my embellishments so I added the tape dispenser. At an end cap I saw the refill pages in layouts I didn't have so I grabbed two packages. I was tempted. They won. They are 4 x 6 layouts without journal cards slots. I have found that sometimes I have extra pictures so these will be nice to showcase those pictures. I also found a Studio Calico stamp that I can use to stamp the date or other phrases. I hope it works or I can figure it out. Stamping isn't my expertise. It should be really fun to use. 

I need to get scrapbooking again. I will post my pages soon so you can get an idea of my style. 

Target Haul

I got out of town and snuck a quick trip into Target. I found these gems just seconds into the store. Target has some real neat $1 items so I snagged these up. I got two pages of the cute pattern paper. You get1 sheet of each pattern. It's adorable and perfect for cutting into journaling cards for my Project Life scrapbook. In addition I grabbed two letter stickers, pink and gold circles. These will be used up quick. Finally, I picked up the pink tray and green cup ($3) to put my extra embellishments in. This will make choosing them so much easier. 

I am still working on setting up my craft room, but will share how I store all my supplies soon. :) 

I did not see this coming

On Sunday, March 9th, 2014 I woke up with a dull pain in my abdomen. Well, really all over and it lasted all day. I tried going to church, but ended up laying down in the room for mommies. It was quiet and peaceful. Halfway through I ended up going home and I spent the entire rest of the day in bed. I had hoped if I slept it would go away. Well, Monday came and it was still there so I cancelled going into work and went to see the dr who sent me to the hospital to have my appendix scanned. After the scan I went home to wait for results. Well at approximately 3pm I experienced the worst pain I have ever exeperienced, even worse than child birth. I called my neighbor who drove me to the hospital where I remained for 5 days.

My miracle surgeon explained that my appendix was attached to several other parts of my body and it was slowly leaking into my body which explained the sharp intense pain. He removed it and as much of the leaking fluid that very day. God was watching out for me because it was also attached to my uterus so he had to call in another surgeon to assist him. God is good because she was available that day. Because of the leaking I had to be on antibiotics until I was free of infection. That meant living on a liquid diet. Not my favorite, but I really wasn't hungry. Probably because the anesthesia and antibiotics made me nauseous most of the time. 

I lived off Popsicles, jello, and broth. Yummy, right? 

My spirit was the highest when my family and friends were around. My husband was a true angel and strength for me through the whole process. I couldn't have done it without him. I have an even deeper love for my God and husband now than ever before. I do not know why this happened to me, but if this was the reason I went through it than I am thankful. 

My first full liquid was cream of wheat. The first bit of this was like something from heaven. It satisfied my hunger and taste for food like nothing else could. I asked for it for every meal after that. Makes me think, do I crave God's love and guidance like that everyday? I do now. 

There are several wonderful people I want to thank for the smile you see on this face:

(For security purposes their names will remain nameless)

:: My loving and supportive husband

:: my church family

::my neighbor 

:my pastor and elder

:my friends who sent flowers or anything to help the environment smell wonderful

:my new angel friend who held my hand and talked me through everything I was going to experience

:friends and family who prayed

:my sister-in-Christ and her family who watched Miss Emily 

:the families who brought us yummy food at home when I was too sore to move

:and a huge thank you to my mother-in-law who stayed with me through several nights after I came home from the hospital. She taught me how to love in a whole new way. 

If I have left anyone out I deeply apologize. I know that all the love and support I have received has greatly affected me and I will never forget the kindness I received. 

God is love, and I felt his love this week. 

My New Craft Room - Phase One

I've had this space, but never defined it. The Lord gave us some sunshine and I think it sparked my creativity bug which motivated me to get to work setting up this space up. 

My room is located in the lower part of our house which means it's always cold and a little dark. So that will be my challenge with the square space. 

The materials and furniture I used was a desk given to me by a friend and the desk I cheaply put together using a sheet of old wood, plastic storage container, and storage boxes. I pretty much used what I had and surprisingly it worked. Thankfully, I mean. 

.:: BEFORE ::.

.:: AFTER ::.

I couldn't help but show a few pictures of my "little helper". She was great during the setup and a lot too silly. That's Miss Emily for you. 

Her homemade jump rope/belt and the contents of my closet in the background. Does anyone else keep bags and boxes from previous gifts? I do! :-) 

How do you spend your weekend?

I had a really good time this weekend. On Saturday I helped host a baby shower for a really good friend of mine. I had never done anything like this before so I was super nervous. Despite the cold and snow we had 7 guests. We made a cute banner for baby's room (sorry no picture) and we made a web with strings which we all wrapped around our wrists to create a braclet to remind us to pray for her delivery. My favorite part was drinking the Bath Water Punch - blue fruit punch + sprite + vanilla ice cream + rubber ducky = yum. My friend kept telling us that she was starting contractions during the shower and low and behold at 3am the next morning she was woken up by vey large contractions. At 7am she decided to go to the hospital and at 4:45pm Baby Broderick was born! Not a moment too soon. :-) 

Sunday was a lazy day for us. Emily slept 12 hours after all the fun and excitement at the baby shower so she was filled with all lot of energy. Have you ever pretended to play in the snow on your bed? Emily has now. :-) She learned you can make snow angels inside. Too cute. Doesn't she look really big I these pictures? That's what I thought. 

Silly girls having fun. 

I ended the night working on gifts for upcoming weddings. I'd show a picture, but it don't want to ruin any surprises. If you follow me on twitter you might have seen me tweet my frustrations. It was hard work, but it payed off. If you don't follow me, please do @sarawbear. 

As always thanks for stopping by. Please leave me a comment, I'd love to get to know those who follow my blog. 

~ Farm Girls, Sarah and Emily