New Toy

One of my Christmas presents this year was a sewing machine. I really, really wanted one. We had one growing up and I remember my mom using it once or twice but never really used it myself. So I decided in 2012 I wanted to learn something new and SEWING was what I wanted to learn to do.

Matt was encouraging of this new endeavor by buying me my first sewing machine! He asked his mom for advice since she is an expert in this area since she has been a quilter for years.

So here is new baby!



I have already taken a basic sewing class at the local Joann's Fabric store with a friend who also got a sewing machine for Christmas.

Here is the project from that class.



Since the pillow cover were so easy to make I have since had several more as seen in this picture!



My next project I want to try is sewing curtains for our living room! Now to find the perfect fabric on sale!

Thanks for stopping by!

Create

The word I picked to live by for 2012 is CREATE.

I am going to CREATE:

A relaxing home environment

Organized living space

Loving home from my family

Beautiful things with my hands

Time for me and just me

Time for me and hubs to connect

I am going to work on creating the life I want to live!

Recap of 2011

January

Tyler turned 5 and we had a big bowling Birthday party! He had a blast and said it was the best Birthday ever!

February

Hung around the house and Tyler enjoyed making Valentine's for his classmates.

March

Matt and I celebrated 7 yrs of material bliss!

April

Dad turned 69 and Matt turn 33. We celebrated with their favorite cakes and foods on their big days!

Dad head to Ireland for to spend the summer with his brothers.

May

Started prepping for the summer ahead!

June

Spent a wonderful week in Topsail, NC with great friends! Ty loved it some much he keeps asking when are going back.

Ty played tball and had great fun!

July

Lots of pool days!

Ty went to a great day camp called Safety Town where they teach the kids about safety from crossing the street to stranger danger. He had a great time with his friends at the camp.

August

Ty went to his second camp of the summer and he had a great time!

Spent a week in Rehoboth Beach!

Pool Days!

Matt spend 2 weeks in VA with the Wildland Firefighting crew.

I turn 31!

I painted the dinning room all by myself.

Crazy weather!

Ty started Kindergarten!!!!

Busy month!

September

Dad came home from Ireland!

Started Christmas shopping!

Started a part-time job!

Visited the local orchard a few time for their yummy apples!

October

Fun day out at a local orchard with a few of my cousins!

Went to a fab wedding for you great people!

Halloween trick or treat with great friends!

November

Finally Ty started to adjust to all the changes that went along with Kindergarten!

More Christmas shopping!

Got Kenny Chesney tickets for June!

Thanksgiving!

December

The month of family parties! So great to see everyone and celebrate!

Matt and I got to go out one night kid free and sleep in the next day!

Christmas!!!

Tonight we are going to say go bye to 2011 and moving into 2012!

I hope everyone had a great 2012 and it is full of great things for all of us!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving!

We hosted Matt's parents for the day and I did the cooking.

We had turkey and all the trimmings and a great time hanging out and going over the Black Friday ads not that any of us were going to do any shopping Black Friday. Too many crazy people for me.


Here is a picture of our feast(as Ty calls it).



It was all very yummy and we will be eating the leftovers for days!

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!

November is here.......

and I have so much to be thankful this month!

I have posted something I am thankful everyday for the past 13days on Facebook. I am proud I have stuck to posting and hope to continue to remember to post what I am thankful for each day.

Here are a few of the things I have been thankful so far.

My dad.....I am thankful I have him after he almost died 5.5yrs ago. Some days it is a lot of work having to take care of him but I wouldn't change it. He smiles everyday when he sees Tyler.

The Internet....It has given he the ability to connect with so many be people from my past and stay in touch with people all over the country.

My family....I love that I have family close by and I have family in fun places I get to visit!

Matt's parents.....They are always willing to take Tyler for a few days when need some Matt and Trish time!

My son....I love him so much! He amazes me everyday and I love watching him grow!

My husband....I love him so much! He is always there for me weather it be a hug, encouragement or a laugh.


I am leaving you with this years Christmas card photo. Its not perfect but it is who we are!

Stuck in the MIDDLE

So this week I was every much stuck in the middle. Meaning my membership to the sandwich generation was in full force.

Dad wake me up at about 4:15am on Tuesday morning with serve stomach cramping, chest pains and I will spare you the other deals...think stomach flu times 10. He ASKED to go to the hospital, which he never does or will ask unless he really needs thinks he needs to go. So with the request and his history of heart attack and stroke off the ER we go. After being there for about 2 hours the ER doc decide dad needed to stay but because they weren't sure what was going on with the GI thing he need a isolation room...meaning longer wait for a room.

This also happened to fall on the day of Tyler's first field trip(to the local Apple Orchard). Tyler was all about me going with him on this field trip. Thank goodness Matt was able to take off and go on the field trip and Tyler understood I had to be with grandpa because he was sick. But it was so upsetting to me that I had to miss the field trip. I felt like I was letting my son down.

Sometimes it sucks being put in the middle!

First Day of Kindergarten

Tyler started Kindergarten at the end of August. I am still in shock he is even old enough to be in . It feels like yesterday he was a baby or a toddler running around discovering things for the first time.

He is pretty excited and scared all at the same time, even now 6 weeks into the school year he still gets weepy in the morning and tells me he is going to miss me while he is at school. But he knows I am going to be at the bus stop at the end of the day and he is armed with a few pictures of mommy and daddy.

Tomorrow is Tyler's first school field trip and I am going to chaperon! Ty and I are very excited!

Here are a few picture's from the first day of school!