I have been craving my old ways of journaling and scrapbooking. I have decided to take up the reins again and start blogging. Our family has changed in so many ways and I'd like to talk about those changes and who we are and what is going on for us. Facebook has become a difficult place for me to go. Often times I don't get to share my thoughts and feelings. Just a quick comment here and there. So here we go (again)! :)
This is Elizabeth making oreo truffles!
Heaven!!!!
I am trying to encourage the kids to learn and master things in their lives. We have always been such an electronic oriented family, which is a lot of fun; but I think it's time to teach them some skills and have them become self-taught.
I am a firm believer that in this day and age, we have SO many opportunities to teach ourselves new things. And by stepping out of ourselves then we can meet amazing people who are willing to share their knowledge as well.
Elizabeth is our little baker! She makes such yummy treats!!! She talks about wanting to open a bakery some day. Heaven help my already large waistline.
Elijah - we are working on finding some of his interests. We all know that he loves video games, but it's fun to watch other talents emerge. He is a fun comic strip maker. I would love to have him delve into that more.
Jake is into things with wheels. He would love to open a skateboard/bike shop when he gets older. And I could really see him doing it! He is our "cool kid", but we are working on teaching him to be a different kind of "cool" than the rest of the world.
Livvy is still (and probably always will be) our animal child. She wants to learn to sew and we contacted a veterinary friend of ours to start making pet blankets. So she is excited about that! :) Hopefully we can get her in and helping in the vet shop when she gets a little older too.
Bret is currently working on his Masters program. I am sure that he will agree when I say that it has been a crazy ride!! One that I'm not sure I'd like to try again. Lol!
Me - I am what I like to call a "dabbler". I stumble across something that interests me and do what I can to learn it. Then something else comes along. It's a lazy way of learning things, and I really hope that some day something sticks. I get down on myself for not having a "thing". But I plug on with life trying the best I can.
Right now I am dabbling in resale and handmade, recycled children clothing. Wow, that's a jumbled concept. Basically, it is getting clothing for little to no cost and using it to either make something else. For example, I was able to get these CUTE little girl shirts in excellent condition. I went through all my material and matched up shirts to material that I will then make skirts or capri's out of. Another example is using cute adult tshirts to make "quick skirts".
I have found out that I have a bit of a quirky side! I've always considered myself a plain, Jane, stick in the mud. But I love thinking outside of the box! Today I found a fish print, men's button up shirt. I'm going to make little boy shorts out of it. It might be quirky, it might be ugly! But it is fun!
It's amazing what you learn about yourself when you try new things. That's what I want for my children - to see something new in themselves and unearth a different way of thinking!
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