Meatloaf and headaches

Well Blake was cleared by the doctor today to start practicing. They removed his stitches and said he was good to go. Kinda scary to me. I figured he would be exhausted since he hasn't practiced in over a week. So I decided to make one of his favorite meals. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans. I know you are probably amazed but truly he loves meatloaf! He was so excited and said that mashed potatoes were exactly what he needed tonight. A rare treat around here since I have been cooking a much lower carb diet lately. Please continue to pray for him, he did have quite the headache when he got home.
I had planned on photographing the meatloaf and including the recipe; however, it turned out quite crumbly. About  halfway through dinner I realized I forgot to put in any eggs! But I guess it didn't affect the taste since it is long gone now.

Blogging once again...

It has been a really long time since I have blogged anything. Life has been full and busy, and I have just had other things going on. But I have missed this site and am excited to get back to connecting with my online friends. Hopefully I will be able to keep it going this time.

Baby, Baby, Baby!
That's the comment my 7 year old niece made the other day! she went on to tell me that I never think of anything but 'the baby'. Now don't get me wrong, she is almost as excited as I am, but I guess my endless chatter was more than she could bear that day!
Anyway, I am sitting in the hospital waiting room as I type (love the blackberry). It seems Bre has developed toxemia, so the inducing has begun! Check back tomorrow to see our beautiful baby.

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It seems like forever since I have blogged. I guess I just haven't been in the 'mood' lately. But I do have some sute pictures to post soon. We had Breanna's baby shower last weekend and she got such cute items. Also took some good pictures of her and Myles.
This weekend starts the first round of high school football playoffs and we are actually going! So good luck to the Warriors and congrats. I have some great pictures of Blake to post also. Maybe this weekend sometime.

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The Glad Game

Have you ever watched the movie Pollyanna? It is wonderful, kind of a warm fuzzy of a movie. Well, Kimmie, from Over the Moon with Joy is sponsoring a Glad Game right now. It is based on the movie because the young Pollyanna never has a bad word to say. She has suffered serious setbacks in her life but refuses to dwell on negativity.
When I taught 2nd grade there would always come a time when the arguing and complaining would begin. That's when I would show 'Pollyanna'. It always worked wonders on their attitudes.
So, this is how you play the glad game. You find something to be glad about in every situation even if it is the most minute detail. Then you focus on it instead of the "bad".
For instance: My son Blake has recently begun driving. It is not something I really have looked forward to. He doesn't get to drive everyday yet, but on the occasions when he does I am a basketcase. I think of all sorts of mishaps. However, my silver lining is that this time in our lives has boosted my prayer life greatly. I spend much of my time praying for that hedge to be around him and my faith is growing daily. I often wonder if my mother worried this much when I started driving!

Weekend

This weekend flew by. I found a great bargain in a changing table/cabinet for Mylee. I changed the hardware and made a slipcover for the mat.
Douglas, Myles and Blake spent Saturday evening in the woodshop. Blake made a birdfeeder and Myles made cutouts of hearts and butterflies. Breanna has been busy painting the cutouts to hang in the nursery.
Sunday after church, Breanna and I went to my mother-in-laws to make curtains for the nursery. She picked out a chestnut brown and a pink and white polka. They looked fabulous together. I will post some pictures soon.
All in all it was a great weekend, busy but fruitful.

Garage Sale Finds

Last Saturday, I decided to go garage-sale shopping while Blake was at football practice. The weather was a little chilly but I was hoping for some good finds anyway. And what a great day it turned out to be. I have been wanting dh to make a wall-mounted quilt rack for ages, and at my very first stop there it was. For only $4 no less.  The Indian Maiden quilt top was handmade by my granny years ago. The arrowhead quilt was made by my mother-in-law, for my dh who loves to collect arrowheads. Aren't they both gorgeous!

I love this Harold Laughlin platter. It is in the Virginia Rose scroll pattern. I have a "thing" for platters. I inherited that quirk from my mother, so when I came across this bargain I couldn't pass it up. They had two for 3 bucks. One for me and one for mom!

Now I know that the pattern is a snowflake, but really I don't care. I love a true red, and so these were just the update my kitchen needed. I think they are adorable. They were purchased with an old high back baby high-chair, but I couldn't get a good pic of it. However, the lovely lady I purchased it from said her children used it 30 years ago. So there is another project for dh as it didn't come with a tray. He is sure that he can build one though; me too.