The future Soulemama?

Ok ok, so I'm no Soulemama, but I do love this ladies blog. She makes me want to be crafty and make things from scratch. I'm serious, her blog is by FAR my favorite...as of right now :)

She homemakes things and takes incredible photos all with a vintage flare. Sometimes, she even writes posts that make me want to knit. ALMOST, I said...jeez, hold your horses already! knitting is rough...

Infact, it's almost as if she would prefer to have everything in her house to be homemade than not, even socks...YES SOCKS!

Ok, so now I'm looking around for things that I can homemake...I started off small hoping I can start working my way up! (perhaps you will see homemade socks on MY blog in a mere months. perhaps not )

But, I did do a few projects based on some haushold needs.

Need #1: For my cats to STOP scratching the couch! Enough all ready!
Solution: So, for my cowboy birthday party, we had purchased a heavy duty rope to circumference the dance floor. As I don't need rope often in my daily activities, I decided to wrap and nail it around my cat tree, and VOILA!! It's homemade, functional, and free--just welcoming the curved daggers growing out of my innocent fluff balls.


Not bad, eh? But then it was time to see if my couches were saved from the wretched kitten talons: would the cats like my rope creation?

Exhibit A: mission accomplished!



Need #2: A baby gift for a little girl who's parents like to dirtbike:
Solution: Check out this pink and skull quilt I totally made! YES!! I am so STOKED! Make me an offer and I'll sell it to you before the shower-no shame! ;)





Need #3: Some durable shorts for Andrew that "aren't lame" he says! Well, those are not easily found in stores, so I took some super shears to some Levis (That "feel kinda lame") and solved the problem! (Soulemama would be oh so proud of how well I have been homemaking things!)



These babies held up perfectly on our 10 miles bike ride on the fourth of July! Bellisimo! This is Andrew watching the fireworks in his new britches.

This LAST bit of craftiness was an accidental blooper. Oh well, you can't win em all. This paint job that I did, which I was SO certain would enhance my picture frame to a lovely shabby-chic quality, instead now resembles the best teal blue home in Mexico...


So now, hopefully bigger and better things are on the horizon, we'll see. Either way, check out Soulemama for some REAL inspiration!

swim day

Carrying the cargo to the pool...



We were well prepared



some had double duty


Can't have a pool day without kisses


Our pool is great, come join us when you can!!

Thank you, Mr. Piper

John Piper writes,
"I'll show you what tragedy is. I will show you how to waste your life. Consider this story from the 1998 Reader's Digest: A couple 'took early retirement from their jobs in the Northeast five years ago when he was 59 and she was 51. Now they live in Punta Gorda, Florida, where they travel on their 30-foot trawler, play softball and collect shells...." Picture them before Christ at the great day of judgment: "Look, Lord. See my shells.' This is a tragedy.

God created us to live with a single passion: to joyfully display his supreme excellence in all spheres of life. The wasted life is the life without this passion. God called us to pray and think and dream and plan and work not to be made much of, but to make much of him in every part of our lives."

Most people slip by in life without a passion for God, spending their lives on trivial diversions, living for comfort and pleasure, and perhaps trying to avoid sin. This book will warn you not to get caught up in a life that counts for nothing. It will challenge you to live and die boasting of the cross of Christ and making the glory of God your singular passion. If you believe that to live is Christ and to die is gain, read this book, learn to live your life for Christ, and don't waste your life."

I wondered why I was pink slipped untill....

Then I saw these...






This is when things got crazy....


Don't worry, I'm keeping my options open :)

p.s. please look at the boy, front and center in picture two, HAH!