Playing catch up....

Last night was the last night of VBS with the teaching and crafts. Tonight is for fun. We are going to have bouncy houses and food. There will be hotdogs which makes me very happy. I love hotdogs.

We've had some great moments but I have over 400 pictures to post so I have to go through them before I can figure out if I even got any good ones. Today I am heading to Target and Walmart to do some shopping for a baby shower. While I'm there, I am going to look for a few things to price that I want to get sometime in the next few months. I have done any "wishful" shopping in awhile. I'm always so much on the go that when I have been to a store, I just look for things I need right then. Time to look at other stuff just to get ideas. 

I know the #1 item on my list right now is a griddle. Mine was too big and so old that it had so many scrapes and scratches it wasn't cooking as non-stick as it should.

I am also needing a toaster oven. I want something small because I don't have much space. However, if I moved my toaster one could fit there. So I think I have found a compromise and get rid of my old toaster. Plus this has the wide slots and my toaster doesn't.

I also need a new camera. I want this before I go to the beach. I really want a red camera. I have always wanted a red one.

And I want to get rid of the TV in my bedroom and get an LED one for in there. I like this 24" one.

As you can see, I have quite a few things to check out today to start a comparison list for pricing. But for now, a little house cleaning. I'm afraid to walk in my living room because the two youngest have just came in and grabbed the Little Pet Shop hospital and houses and are now playing in the living room. Alexis said I may not want to see my living room. You just got love children that still entertain themselves using their imaginations.

Stress

A positive attitude...

There is a lot to be said about a positive attitude. And I'm positive I'm not in the mood to adult today. Sometimes life just stinks and I get moody no matter how much I try to stay positive. But I do love this bible verse and it does help when I get this way.

....for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. -Philippians 4:11

I am getting older. My bones creak and my body aches. My mind wanders and my hands and feet hurt at night. But I don't give up and I don't give in. I trust in God to get me through whatever comes my way. I need all the positive thoughts I can get today because I'm tired and aggravated.

M.I.A.

I have so much to update you on and so little time. My days are so full with work and VBS. But I wanted to stop by so you didn't think I would be M.I.A. all week. We have 2 of the 5 days of VBS under our belts and I am already exhausted. We normally have about 30 kids out of 3 classes that comes through our Pre-K craft. We allow for 48 just in case. 

Imagine my dismay Sunday night when I find out after the 3rd class that we have 25 more kids coming through. We were scrambling to get some things ready for their craft. Fortunately what we made was door knockers with star stickers. I had lots of stars and left over card stock and ribbon so we were able to cut out some more door knockers. So 55 on night one. What a blessing to have 55 kids ages 3 thru 5. 

Last night we had 60. But I went out yesterday morning and bought more craft supplies so now we have more than enough just in case we have more each night. I'm not sure of the whole total for Sunday, but we had 338 I believe it was last night, including the teachers and helpers in all ages.

I'm sure I'll have some pics to share later. But I'm too exhausted to go through them right now. And I have three more nights and Family Night to go. I really love VBS but I need the beach.

Sunday Songs

VBS STARTS TODAY!! And I am so excited. We have a fun theme this year. Every night we work on the songs so we can perform them on family night. This is the theme song. 

But I know the kids at church well enough to know this is the one they are going to fall in love with. It will be fun watching them do this one.

Just some thoughts....

I made myself this bag a few years back. But a friend saw it and begged me to sell it to her. She offered me a good price so I did. I planned to make another one but never got around to it. Well, a few weeks ago I found some fabric I loved so I bought it. I just have to go to Hobby Lobby this weekend and get the bag to make it. 

I am putting some turquoise and red in my office/craft room. I posted this a couple of years ago. I did find some turquoise pens and the stapler. Just gathering the rest of the stuff so I can do this.

Saw this on Pinterest one time and didn't know this milk glass piece existed. I keep looking for this in my shopping travels but haven't found it yet.

I had a Swedish Ivy plant a few years back but it got so big that I couldn't move it in the house during the winter so it died. I am going to see if I can find another smaller one for the house.

I am also looking for a plastic table cloth like I used to have. It looked lace but it was really soft plastic type material. It wiped clean so easy. But after a couple of years the "lace" part kept developing holes so I had to get rid of it.

I hate when something pops up in my Facebook memories now I am wanting a big skillet of hash browns. These were so good the last time I made them.

I had them with bacon sandwiches and it was too die for because the bacon that day turned out perfect!

I am on the search for the black snowflake Pyrex casserole bowl. A friend will make me the coaster once I find the bowl. If I can't get the black, but I get the blue snowflake, I will have her do blue and red instead of black and red.

Well, that's it for today. Have a happy Saturday.

Regrets..

At one point, I had way more Pyrex then I have now. I sold a lot, I traded some. I got rid of things I didn't really want to get rid of all because people would sweet talk me into trading or selling. Then the moved happened and I downsized. So I parted with things I wish I had kept that I thought I wouldn't have room for and it turns out I would have. This was the top shelf of my Baker's rack and I didn't think I would have room for the rack so I sold a some stuff. Among it was every single thing on this shelf. Now I want it all back. Probably will never find it all at good prices, but a girl can dream. 

These little 401 mixing bowls also went bye-bye, but they are easy to find at good prices so I will just rebuild my collection of these. I already have several of them.

But the one thing I regret the most was my snowflake casserole. I missed it at Christmas when I decorated the kitchen in snowflake.

Well, I found it all once and I'll find it again. On a good note, everything I sold I was able to sell for three to four times the amount I paid for it because I got everything either in trade or at a bargain and sold for what it goes for in antique stores. So it wasn't too bad.