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Today we are this close...

Close enough to not be able to sleep tonight...

Close enough that I must pack some of this cuteness in my bag...

Close enough to let my mind run away into the future for a minute...

Close enough to know we might be picked...

Tomorrow...

Or close enough to know...that our hearts could be broken tomorrow.

Summer Bows...

Michaels had a ribbon sale a few weeks ago...so I started making a few more bows at mom's...we are home now by the way!...we came home a week ago today. Mom is healing nicely. Mother-in-law is healing nicely! Seriously you two...stay out of the hospitals!!!

Ready-Set-Bow...

Just in case we get a call that a baby girl has been born and they need us to come pick her up...I've replenished my stash...while making bows for upcoming baby showers...

so lets see...I still need red, orange, yellow, kelly green, sage green, light blue...

Bows out the WaZoo...

Can't believe I made 95% of these bows!!!

Last Week in Pictures

Let's see...last week...was about Adoption teleconference...then make some bows...

Financing an adoption ministry at your church webinar...then make some bows...

Another webinar on financing adoption ministry at your church...then make a Halloween tassel with left over bow ribbon...

Then remember and make a newborn hair bow headband out of a knee high for Baby Allie who was to arrive on Friday morning...

Spending the night with the twins...while friends went for c-section...and wait for a text saying "She's Here!!!"

And how sweet are these bows going to be on Pretty Little Allie!!! The newest little GA peach.

and yes I made her purple hat...while sitting on the couch with hubs...cause I can't just sit still and watch tv...

Britt's Baby Shower

I have been MIA on the blog for quite a while...and it probably looked like I'd been less than crafty...but that's just how it looked. There was much preparation for my dear friend Brittany's baby shower...and I mean down to learning my way around Photoshop so that I could make the invitations...and after a few good attempts I found the look we were going for...

Considered putting the 3-D pic of Baby Allie on it...cause she already is so cute and smily...


Then I found "brushes" started downloading them and wanted go to matchy matchy with her bedding...


But it wasn't just right or hot pink enough and Britt wanted a hot pink baby shower...which I thought was super cute...and we made it happen


Matching scroll plates...and all her favs to eat...sausage balls, buffalo chicken dip, french onion dip, Audra's pink cookies...


And I'd been making hair bows for her since mid summer...once I started...I just could not stop!!!


And the corsage...ok...this was my favorite thing...it turned out just right.


The Hostess Cupcakes...


And thank goodness she loved the ROYGBIV quilt I made way back in time like winter of 2008?...and I saved it for her since she kept telling me she would have another baby if she knew it would be "just one girl"...no more twins or boys or twin girls...

Need a close up of that quilt: The RoyGBVQuilt

And now Baby Allie will be here any day...so I may be MIA again...kissing baby cheeks or sewing her and her baby doll some matching outfits.

My Life In Pictures Sept 2010

Last Thursday, we drove to AL. Friday, we rode with Mom to TN for a family reunion. Familiar with Hallmark? I spotted Maxine walking into Walmart...perhaps she was out of cards?

Meme bought CJ a pillow pet...he's been wanting one for his birthday...which isn't until December...she told him if he could wear jockeys instead of pullups all the way to TN he could have it...he did it and is now wearing jockeys pretty much full time!!! This is where I found a pair at mom's when we were packing up to come home...HA! Seriously!

Tuesday...I started making Halloween bows...a dear friend...is having a baby girl soon...and well I can't stop making bows.

Thank goodness I have friends with girls...so Avery, Saige, Sarah Beth, Chloe, Baby Sister Rearden...you all have bows coming your way.

Today I dropped CJ off on set...I mean at preschool...yes...they really are filming FOOTLOOSE here...and next door and across the street and a few houses down.

Then I went to Walmart, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's and Michaels looking for 2 inch grosgrain...scant. I did find 1 roll of "Halloween Purple" 1.5 inch...at Hobby Lobby...who bought allllll of the purple ribbon? I have been trying to find some for weeeeeks now. And found a cute candy corn necklace at JoAnn for $1 that I cut apart to get 10 candy corns to glue on!!! Score!

Or if you don't like candy corn...

I go back to pick up son on set...I mean at preschool...and it is CRAZY!!!

Paramount Pictures bring their own catering people...they were cooking a ton of food...cause I saw it...they ask us not to take pictures...so I only snuck a few. Is there a part in FOOTLOOSE where the girl is dancing in the rain in front of the church? I saw them filming it...with the fake rain...or setting up a shot...cause they were making it fake rain. Pretty cool. I'll try to get more pics next week.

PS...where do you get the best deals on ribbon? Hobby Lobby was 50% off today...which is pretty good. Do you ever buy it online? If so please tell me where!!!

New Looms

My Neenaw taught me how to knit hats on a loom a few weeks ago...I finally went out and bought the set of looms yesterday....4 looms in a pack at Michaels (hook and needle are included)...$14.99 and use a readily available coupon...for 40% off...is a bang up deal! ! ! Making these while watching tv...is a new MUST...I'll make them for friends...sell a few on Etsy and donate some to the local Childrens Hospital...that's what my Neenaw does..minus the Etsy part. Want to jump in with me...Heather, Denita, Britt, Paula, Sharon, Joi???...Let me know...this is easy and I can't break the looms so...I think we can give this a fair shake.