it is super cute so come check it out and get the deal!
http://signsandwondershomedecor.blogspot.com/
December 5th
8 years ago
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Weekly Vinyl Deals
it is super cute so come check it out and get the deal!
http://signsandwondershomedecor.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Carr Family Pictures
Thanksgiving Day 2012
Its been almost 5 years since my parents have had the entire gang for family pictures. With some of starting to spread out different directions (Nick & Nicole) & because we have a lot of new additions since the last picture, mom talked us into pictures Thanksgiving morning before the feast. My cousin Ashlee is a great photographer and we were excited that she agreed to capture our craziness!
Our Little Family
Although they aren't so little anymore. Zookie is 3 1/2, Canoe 7 1/2 Blue 10 and Red 11. These boys are growing like weeds and eating like horses.
November 22, 2012
This shot has Grammy and Paw holding the two youngest babies and then the grandkids standing, oldest to youngest. Yes you counted that right 19 grandkids and counting... We should have our reality tv show. We are way more interesting than most of those people!
The whole gang...sitting in family groupings. We are adorable, aren't we!?!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
What's the point?
We all go through life working hard, trying harder and sometimes failing. But are we really failing? Or are we succeeding at learning and growing and becoming better.
Oft times I am too hard on myself. I look at my life and say what's the point? I know I am not perfect nor do I want to be. I want to try really hard and know that I am doing MY best. But there are days that I tell myself that MY best isn't good enough. BUT IT IS! The Lord knows what my best is. He knows that some days I just don't want to try. I want to leave the mess, the work load and just lay on the couch with my babies and watch a movie. And for this HE is proud of me. He doesn't really care if my house is messy for a day- or week- while I do what I need to re-coup. He wants me to be lazy sometimes! And I am sure He would encourage a movie with the kiddos if that's what we really want to do. And He too knows that most of the time I run around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to keep up with the daily grind. And He also knows that some of the time I have myself together, it all is running smoothly and there aren't any hiccups...until there is one.
Years ago I discovered something magnificent in me. A pot that had been on the back burner all along but I had to be the one to turn on the heat. When I finally took off the lid and discovered what was inside I knew that my life was forever changed. And I knew that I wouldn't, couldn't go a day without savoring what was inside. I had to be the one to share this pot of food with my family and friends. And even strangers. Yes, strangers too needed some of my meal. Because the food in that pot was the most incredible food they could ever have. It was a meal that fed my soul and would also feed theirs. I found my Savior. He is true and good and kind and pure. He Loves Me. He was there even when I wasn't willing to see Him. Even when I tucked him to the back burner, left the pot untouched with the lid on. And will always be there. No matter what. After I found Him. When I knew who He really was and what he could do to bless me, better still- what HE HAD ALREADY DONE- to bless ME I couldn't go another minute without sharing.
Why do we have trials. TO BECOME BETTER. Why fears and tears, hardships and personal despair? Why physical limitations? Because if we didn't have all of these discouragements we would be too self sustaining and too selfish to turn to Him. We would try to always do it on our own. He is our sole (soul) supporter. "I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it"
So I share with you what I know. That Jesus is the Christ. Our Redeeming Lord. Our Savior. His desire is for us to be happy. He lived and died and lives again. I know that He did this for US. I rejoice in knowing that I have a loving Father in Heaven who designed all of this for us to enjoy, trip over, get up and enjoy again!
The point is.... I am doing MY best. And MY best is good enough. I matter to Him. He matters to me. All the rest just falls into place. (and sometimes it really falls!)
Oft times I am too hard on myself. I look at my life and say what's the point? I know I am not perfect nor do I want to be. I want to try really hard and know that I am doing MY best. But there are days that I tell myself that MY best isn't good enough. BUT IT IS! The Lord knows what my best is. He knows that some days I just don't want to try. I want to leave the mess, the work load and just lay on the couch with my babies and watch a movie. And for this HE is proud of me. He doesn't really care if my house is messy for a day- or week- while I do what I need to re-coup. He wants me to be lazy sometimes! And I am sure He would encourage a movie with the kiddos if that's what we really want to do. And He too knows that most of the time I run around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to keep up with the daily grind. And He also knows that some of the time I have myself together, it all is running smoothly and there aren't any hiccups...until there is one.
Years ago I discovered something magnificent in me. A pot that had been on the back burner all along but I had to be the one to turn on the heat. When I finally took off the lid and discovered what was inside I knew that my life was forever changed. And I knew that I wouldn't, couldn't go a day without savoring what was inside. I had to be the one to share this pot of food with my family and friends. And even strangers. Yes, strangers too needed some of my meal. Because the food in that pot was the most incredible food they could ever have. It was a meal that fed my soul and would also feed theirs. I found my Savior. He is true and good and kind and pure. He Loves Me. He was there even when I wasn't willing to see Him. Even when I tucked him to the back burner, left the pot untouched with the lid on. And will always be there. No matter what. After I found Him. When I knew who He really was and what he could do to bless me, better still- what HE HAD ALREADY DONE- to bless ME I couldn't go another minute without sharing.
Why do we have trials. TO BECOME BETTER. Why fears and tears, hardships and personal despair? Why physical limitations? Because if we didn't have all of these discouragements we would be too self sustaining and too selfish to turn to Him. We would try to always do it on our own. He is our sole (soul) supporter. "I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it"
So I share with you what I know. That Jesus is the Christ. Our Redeeming Lord. Our Savior. His desire is for us to be happy. He lived and died and lives again. I know that He did this for US. I rejoice in knowing that I have a loving Father in Heaven who designed all of this for us to enjoy, trip over, get up and enjoy again!
The point is.... I am doing MY best. And MY best is good enough. I matter to Him. He matters to me. All the rest just falls into place. (and sometimes it really falls!)
Sunday, July 3, 2011
The Army Continues to Grow
Sweet Little Mason joined his brother with our Father in Heaven yesterday. I am so grateful for my knowledge of eternal life. It makes times like these easier to understand. These amazing boys needed just one thing from this life, to receive a body. How blessed to have children that are so incredibly special. Maija-Liisa, this speaks leaps and bounds to what an amazing Daugher of God you are. I am blessed to know you.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Army of Angels, One Returns
Throughout my life, I have been blessed to meet and know some incredible people. And the Lord has given me BIG ears. That being said I love gossip. Its my downfall. I want to know everything. My hubby will tell you... if you want to know anything about Spanish Fork, the News or what's up....ask my wife, she's always the first to know. Now, I admit there are stories that I share time and time again because of the humor, the craziness or the sweet spirit that it brings into the lives of all those that hear it. I can remember and retell a story like its nobody's business. I get this from my dad, although I tend to embellish it a lot less :) But I also carry a lot of incredible stories, messages, and private thoughts and moments that have been shared with me in trust, faith and confidence. This is such a blessing to me. There is something about me (and if it's written on my forehead I'd like to know) that attracts people to tell me amazing things about life. I'm very grateful for this. Many times my testimony has been strengthened, my faith in human kind renewed.
Most recently I have been blessed to meet and know some incredible women. I know the Lord put them in my path for a reason. These people have changed me for the good. But these women all have something in common which is the reason for my post today. All of these women have lost a child. Not only a child, but little angels. And they are all boys. All of them. Did you know that nearly 6 out of 7 infant deaths or miscarriages are boys? What is this? One of these incredible women told me. "Its an army of Angels." And I believe she is right. Our Father is assembling an Army of Angels. And its a big army. There are a lot of tiny little guys, that will be fighting for us, Our God and our Faith. They are stronger than any other, because they were the chosen ones. The ones that didn't have to live on this earth. They didn't have to stay here until age of accountability. And of these incredible women. They are just that, incredible. It's not coincidence that God sent one of these Angels to them. They were hand picked because of their strength and testimony. He knew that they were strong enough to handle it. He knew their faith would increase. He knew, that they know, that He will watch over their children until we meet again.
I am so grateful that I was given this "gift" from my Father. I have been blessed throughout my life to share in the joy, sorrow and spiritual experiences of many. I know that God is real. I know that he loves us, each of us, individually. And I love Him. He knows me. My strengths, my weaknesses. My talents come from Him. My heart is so full to Him that I have the opportunity to meet and know these incredible women. I know that through Christ, we can and will return to our Father in Heaven. But we must trust in Him. We must turn to Him. We must draw on Him in good and bad. We must share our testimonies of our Savior. Christ died for me. And through His atonement I am blessed daily. And truly hour by hour. I know that my family is Eternal. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the true and everlasting church. I know that Our Father and Mother greet and take care of all of these little angels. I know that we are led today by His Prophet, Thomas S. Monson. I know that my Father loves me. In the name of my Savior, even Jesus Christ, Amen.
So why this post today? One of these incredible women, a dear friend of mine, had her Angel return to our father yesterday, less than 24 hours after he arrived. Born at 23 weeks, a twin, his brother continues to fight. They each weighed only 1 pound and were just a mere 11 inches long, yet carried a spirit of love stronger than any other. So close to the veil and from Gods arms, here, and back again. Carter has joined the army of Angels.
Carter had some friends to join him, sons of incredible women. A few of those friends (I apologize because I can't come up with all of their names right now) Carson (Jamie), Aiden (Tara), James (Katy), Matthew (Nan) Love you all.
Most recently I have been blessed to meet and know some incredible women. I know the Lord put them in my path for a reason. These people have changed me for the good. But these women all have something in common which is the reason for my post today. All of these women have lost a child. Not only a child, but little angels. And they are all boys. All of them. Did you know that nearly 6 out of 7 infant deaths or miscarriages are boys? What is this? One of these incredible women told me. "Its an army of Angels." And I believe she is right. Our Father is assembling an Army of Angels. And its a big army. There are a lot of tiny little guys, that will be fighting for us, Our God and our Faith. They are stronger than any other, because they were the chosen ones. The ones that didn't have to live on this earth. They didn't have to stay here until age of accountability. And of these incredible women. They are just that, incredible. It's not coincidence that God sent one of these Angels to them. They were hand picked because of their strength and testimony. He knew that they were strong enough to handle it. He knew their faith would increase. He knew, that they know, that He will watch over their children until we meet again.
I am so grateful that I was given this "gift" from my Father. I have been blessed throughout my life to share in the joy, sorrow and spiritual experiences of many. I know that God is real. I know that he loves us, each of us, individually. And I love Him. He knows me. My strengths, my weaknesses. My talents come from Him. My heart is so full to Him that I have the opportunity to meet and know these incredible women. I know that through Christ, we can and will return to our Father in Heaven. But we must trust in Him. We must turn to Him. We must draw on Him in good and bad. We must share our testimonies of our Savior. Christ died for me. And through His atonement I am blessed daily. And truly hour by hour. I know that my family is Eternal. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the true and everlasting church. I know that Our Father and Mother greet and take care of all of these little angels. I know that we are led today by His Prophet, Thomas S. Monson. I know that my Father loves me. In the name of my Savior, even Jesus Christ, Amen.
So why this post today? One of these incredible women, a dear friend of mine, had her Angel return to our father yesterday, less than 24 hours after he arrived. Born at 23 weeks, a twin, his brother continues to fight. They each weighed only 1 pound and were just a mere 11 inches long, yet carried a spirit of love stronger than any other. So close to the veil and from Gods arms, here, and back again. Carter has joined the army of Angels.
Carter had some friends to join him, sons of incredible women. A few of those friends (I apologize because I can't come up with all of their names right now) Carson (Jamie), Aiden (Tara), James (Katy), Matthew (Nan) Love you all.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
I believe there are angels among us....
So I haven't dropped off the planet.... I am alive and doing very well!
We have had a few extremely busy months. The store (Signs & Wonders Home Decor) is doing amazing, the kids are growing and changing and funnier than ever, the farm and garden are hanging in there, Ryan's job is awesome and we are crazy but happy! Some days I feel that only my nose is left above water, the legs and arms are moving frantically to keep me going and so far no water in the lungs!
With that being said, I feel more blessed than I ever have in my life. The Lord guides and directs me every day and somehow it always works out. There are days that we run from one thing to the next and I feel like I just don't have enough time...then an angel comes to rescue me. I am surrounded by them. All of these amazing angels that love me and my children and are constantly there to help us along.
I have four little employees that are definately some of my angels. They have been a great asset and help in making the store successful and grow. Sheryl (also my visiting teacher- Awesome- brought me butterfingers the other day just cause she knew I needed it) is there everyday handling the till and weeding vinyl so I can DO. I have always thought it was crazy how often I hear "mom", but with the store I am shocked at how many times a day I hear " Dakota". Getting anything done is nearly impossible with all the vendors, customers and advertisers! So glad that I have helpers. I can't tell you how wonderful Steph is with the customer. She lights that place up! She's an incredible hard worker and gets the job done. Nick appears from nowhere quite often and puts in the 1 hour of work that I am behind on and gets those shipments to the post office by 5:30 even though some days its 5:29. Even when he's not scheduled he shows up between classes or whatever to help me out...love it! And Nicole is my calming presence that ALWAYS relaxes and helps me know that no matter what the chaos, its gonna be okay. She listens like nobody else can, she treats people with such respect and kindness, and she cleans like the place is a temple! You can't help but absolutely adore her, and I might say that with as much as we look alike I think she was meant to be one of my sisters all along! Lucky for all of us we nabbed her to join us later in life (thanks Nick). So to my four worker angels...thanks!
Quickly a shoutout to the over 150 (including nursery) primary angels I get to enjoy each week at church. These children just are amazing. Their simple testimonies of their Savior Jesus Christ and their faith in the gospel is astounding. I love the answers they give to questions. Specifically, we asked them what they needed to do to return to live with their Father in Heaven? We got a myriad of answers, pray, read scriptures, etc. Then one girl pipes up with "It's simple, just choose the right. That covers everything" Profound! I am so glad I can serve amongst them and feel of their sweet little spirits!
Now, to my four angels. This will probably be the shortest paragraph because its hard to type through the tears. I will say that just like every mother I am not always happy with the choices they make. But I am so pleased with the young men that they are. I love to kiss those little faces, to wipe away their tears, to hold them tight when they need it (or I do), to laugh, to chase, to play, to work, and just to watch and listen. These boys are what make life worth all of its ups and downs. Our little Bubbers cracks me up with all that he says now. He LOVES to tease the boys and will do anything he can to make them laugh or pay attention to him. His newest thing is to run himself directly into something and then fall to the ground in pretend pain or run the other direction screaming just to get the boys to laugh. Or he will force out a burp, or the sound of one. Kid cracks me up. Boys taught him to say "Bob" anytime you ask him his name and he already says that he's 2 when you ask how old he is. He is my busy one. Canoe is just graduated Kindergarten (where did that go?) and is FULL of it. On his 6th birthday last week he was lying on the floor with a bloody nose(quite common around here. they get it from their mother...sorry boys) and was saying "I'm so Saxy. I am soooo SAXY. I am the only one who is SAXY today" When asked what saxy meant he said "its when something changes from one thing to something else. Today I changed from 5 to 6. So I am Saxy" What!?! Hahahaha! Then when I said to the boys they needed to wear suncreen so they don't get fried, he said "like fried chicken, bgock!" Really!?! what a nut! Blue, or BDawg as he is better known these days is so incredibly sweet and although he can hold is own in a spat with his brothers, he completely melts when his feelings get hurt or when he thinks momma is mad at him. I mean full on sobs. He wants so badly to please me and to be friends with his brothers. NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE, can give a hug like BDawg! I almost want to tell him its bedtime when its not just so I can get one of those great hugs and kisses. I just ask for one and I always get it. And this kid is smart as a whip! Constantly suprising me with new stuff.
Red is a redhead and can be a pill, but also can be my very best helper. He likes to tease the boys, and wants to always get his way (I wonder where he gets that). And he thinks he is in charge of everything everyone (must get that from his Dad). I love when I can put him in charge because I know that its gonna get done. I just have to remind him before hand that he is to do it kindly :) . He has learned how to ring people up at the store. And between him and BDawg they take great care of the little guys (except for diapers). Four great brothers and four great sons! I am delighted and honored to be their mommy.
And my eternal companion is an angel that I will never know how I was blessed with and I am so grateful that I was. I don't have to tell any of you how amazing he is because anyone that knows us, already knows. AMAZING. Kind, gentle, loving, hard worker, great daddy, honors his priesthood, cooks a mean dinner (anything really) and patient as all get out. He puts up with me and my shananigans every day for crying out loud. He is a saint! I love him incredibly and I am so grateful that we walk hand and hand, together side by side throughout this life and eternity. Love you Petie.
Quite literally this week an angel watched over my children to remind me that God is still in the miracle business. While at the store, the boys were in the "big room" (ballroom upstairs) and there was a crash so loud I knew there was something quite wrong..I then realized they were all terrified and right there to tell me about it. They had just gone upstairs...maybe 1 minute earlier. When they got there they saw one of the large dance studio mirrors coming away from the wall. They went closer to inspect it and Red reached his hand out to touch it. It came crashing down off the wall and shattered on the floor sending pieces of glass in all directions and directly at the boys and their babysitter. Gratefully both Red and Canoe, who were both in the crash zone were able to move out of the way before the 4' by 6' mirror shattered on top of their little bodies and were only hit by the smaller pieces bouncing off the floor. There was no luck about it. An angel blessed and watched over my children when I couldn't. I know that God loves me and my children. I know is aware of my love for Him and He knows that I love my boys. I know that He has a plan for each of us and that through our life's choices we can return to live with Him again. I know that my continual faith and prayer blesses me on a daily basis. I am so grateful to my Father in Heaven for his infinite wisdom and love. I look forward to the day when I will be tenderly embraced by Him. When all is crazy and I feel lost, He keeps me grounded, He keeps me going, He keeps me smiling, and I love Him. Thank you Father for your protection and the angels you have sent to watch over me and my dear boys!
I believe there are angels among us. Sent down to us from somewhere up above. They come to you and me in our darkest hour. To show us how to live. To teach us how to give. To guide us with the light of love.......
We have had a few extremely busy months. The store (Signs & Wonders Home Decor) is doing amazing, the kids are growing and changing and funnier than ever, the farm and garden are hanging in there, Ryan's job is awesome and we are crazy but happy! Some days I feel that only my nose is left above water, the legs and arms are moving frantically to keep me going and so far no water in the lungs!
With that being said, I feel more blessed than I ever have in my life. The Lord guides and directs me every day and somehow it always works out. There are days that we run from one thing to the next and I feel like I just don't have enough time...then an angel comes to rescue me. I am surrounded by them. All of these amazing angels that love me and my children and are constantly there to help us along.
I have four little employees that are definately some of my angels. They have been a great asset and help in making the store successful and grow. Sheryl (also my visiting teacher- Awesome- brought me butterfingers the other day just cause she knew I needed it) is there everyday handling the till and weeding vinyl so I can DO. I have always thought it was crazy how often I hear "mom", but with the store I am shocked at how many times a day I hear " Dakota". Getting anything done is nearly impossible with all the vendors, customers and advertisers! So glad that I have helpers. I can't tell you how wonderful Steph is with the customer. She lights that place up! She's an incredible hard worker and gets the job done. Nick appears from nowhere quite often and puts in the 1 hour of work that I am behind on and gets those shipments to the post office by 5:30 even though some days its 5:29. Even when he's not scheduled he shows up between classes or whatever to help me out...love it! And Nicole is my calming presence that ALWAYS relaxes and helps me know that no matter what the chaos, its gonna be okay. She listens like nobody else can, she treats people with such respect and kindness, and she cleans like the place is a temple! You can't help but absolutely adore her, and I might say that with as much as we look alike I think she was meant to be one of my sisters all along! Lucky for all of us we nabbed her to join us later in life (thanks Nick). So to my four worker angels...thanks!
Quickly a shoutout to the over 150 (including nursery) primary angels I get to enjoy each week at church. These children just are amazing. Their simple testimonies of their Savior Jesus Christ and their faith in the gospel is astounding. I love the answers they give to questions. Specifically, we asked them what they needed to do to return to live with their Father in Heaven? We got a myriad of answers, pray, read scriptures, etc. Then one girl pipes up with "It's simple, just choose the right. That covers everything" Profound! I am so glad I can serve amongst them and feel of their sweet little spirits!
Now, to my four angels. This will probably be the shortest paragraph because its hard to type through the tears. I will say that just like every mother I am not always happy with the choices they make. But I am so pleased with the young men that they are. I love to kiss those little faces, to wipe away their tears, to hold them tight when they need it (or I do), to laugh, to chase, to play, to work, and just to watch and listen. These boys are what make life worth all of its ups and downs. Our little Bubbers cracks me up with all that he says now. He LOVES to tease the boys and will do anything he can to make them laugh or pay attention to him. His newest thing is to run himself directly into something and then fall to the ground in pretend pain or run the other direction screaming just to get the boys to laugh. Or he will force out a burp, or the sound of one. Kid cracks me up. Boys taught him to say "Bob" anytime you ask him his name and he already says that he's 2 when you ask how old he is. He is my busy one. Canoe is just graduated Kindergarten (where did that go?) and is FULL of it. On his 6th birthday last week he was lying on the floor with a bloody nose(quite common around here. they get it from their mother...sorry boys) and was saying "I'm so Saxy. I am soooo SAXY. I am the only one who is SAXY today" When asked what saxy meant he said "its when something changes from one thing to something else. Today I changed from 5 to 6. So I am Saxy" What!?! Hahahaha! Then when I said to the boys they needed to wear suncreen so they don't get fried, he said "like fried chicken, bgock!" Really!?! what a nut! Blue, or BDawg as he is better known these days is so incredibly sweet and although he can hold is own in a spat with his brothers, he completely melts when his feelings get hurt or when he thinks momma is mad at him. I mean full on sobs. He wants so badly to please me and to be friends with his brothers. NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE, can give a hug like BDawg! I almost want to tell him its bedtime when its not just so I can get one of those great hugs and kisses. I just ask for one and I always get it. And this kid is smart as a whip! Constantly suprising me with new stuff.
Red is a redhead and can be a pill, but also can be my very best helper. He likes to tease the boys, and wants to always get his way (I wonder where he gets that). And he thinks he is in charge of everything everyone (must get that from his Dad). I love when I can put him in charge because I know that its gonna get done. I just have to remind him before hand that he is to do it kindly :) . He has learned how to ring people up at the store. And between him and BDawg they take great care of the little guys (except for diapers). Four great brothers and four great sons! I am delighted and honored to be their mommy.
And my eternal companion is an angel that I will never know how I was blessed with and I am so grateful that I was. I don't have to tell any of you how amazing he is because anyone that knows us, already knows. AMAZING. Kind, gentle, loving, hard worker, great daddy, honors his priesthood, cooks a mean dinner (anything really) and patient as all get out. He puts up with me and my shananigans every day for crying out loud. He is a saint! I love him incredibly and I am so grateful that we walk hand and hand, together side by side throughout this life and eternity. Love you Petie.
Quite literally this week an angel watched over my children to remind me that God is still in the miracle business. While at the store, the boys were in the "big room" (ballroom upstairs) and there was a crash so loud I knew there was something quite wrong..I then realized they were all terrified and right there to tell me about it. They had just gone upstairs...maybe 1 minute earlier. When they got there they saw one of the large dance studio mirrors coming away from the wall. They went closer to inspect it and Red reached his hand out to touch it. It came crashing down off the wall and shattered on the floor sending pieces of glass in all directions and directly at the boys and their babysitter. Gratefully both Red and Canoe, who were both in the crash zone were able to move out of the way before the 4' by 6' mirror shattered on top of their little bodies and were only hit by the smaller pieces bouncing off the floor. There was no luck about it. An angel blessed and watched over my children when I couldn't. I know that God loves me and my children. I know is aware of my love for Him and He knows that I love my boys. I know that He has a plan for each of us and that through our life's choices we can return to live with Him again. I know that my continual faith and prayer blesses me on a daily basis. I am so grateful to my Father in Heaven for his infinite wisdom and love. I look forward to the day when I will be tenderly embraced by Him. When all is crazy and I feel lost, He keeps me grounded, He keeps me going, He keeps me smiling, and I love Him. Thank you Father for your protection and the angels you have sent to watch over me and my dear boys!
I believe there are angels among us. Sent down to us from somewhere up above. They come to you and me in our darkest hour. To show us how to live. To teach us how to give. To guide us with the light of love.......
Friday, January 14, 2011
Outdoor Vinyl Lettering
So I have lived in this house for more than two years now, and although its taken a while I am ready to erase EVERYTHING from the previous owners! Yes that's right as of about four weeks ago you can no longer view the blue floral curtains from 1978 in my living room. Ha ha! I know you are thinking I am nuts for keeping those up for two years and you are so RIGHT! In the middle of the Christmas ordering rush and chaos I got an itch to take down the hideous curtains and replace them with curtains that I love and had hanging in the last house and have been sitting in a box since. I can't believe its taken me this long. Anyway, the itch continued to the mailbox as well. I didn't want their name on the mailbox anymore cuz its my house!!! So I cut our name and address in outdoor vinyl lettering . It has a 10 year guarantee outdoors and can withstand all types of weather and wind. It felt so good to own that mailbox! Now as for where the old owners wrote their name on the inside of the mailbox door with a sharpie, yeah not so inclined to paint over it yet. They can keep that for now..... maybe someday. Now, to tackle all these walls they built in this place...where's my sledgehammer?Signs and Wonders Vinyl Lettering
Well I know I need to get back in the saddle with the blog. I have a lot to catch up on but here is a little bit of what has been occupying all my time.
My favorite story was a sign that was ordered saying "Family Live Forever". I thought that was unusual because the typical phrase my clients order is "Families are Forever". So I questioned the customer on the wording of the sign. She then told me the sign was for a family that she loved dearly who just lost their 3 year old little boy after a long struggle with cancer. The boy had fought for nearly 2 years of his short life. But right after he began to speak he would tell his mom and dad every day "Family Live Forever". What a sweet spirit that knows of our Heavenly Fathers infinite love for us and that HE will allow for families to be together forever.
Vinyl Wall Lettering is a way to speak volumes, to touch hearts, to remind us of blessings and to look to the future with smiles and a happy heart. These stories helped me usher in Christ's birthday and I am grateful to have been a part of each one.
I just enjoyed an incredible Christmas season and although I only had 3 days off during the holidays we had a great time with our customers! My favorite part has been having customers share their stories with me. This Christmas we made signs for a proposal, one to welcome a soldier home from war, one to welcome a new baby to the family and one to announce that a baby was on the way! We also made some sentimental and sweet signs and some very humorous signs!
One that made me laugh was really not supposed to. However a doctors office ordered a sign and they mis-spelled one of the words in the same sentence that stated it was a place of learned doctors. When I asked them about it they were absolutely embarassed but thanked me for catching the error because as the doctor put it "can you imagine what people would think of me as their doctor if I can't even spell the word "ye". Ha ha ha. That tickled my tummy!My favorite story was a sign that was ordered saying "Family Live Forever". I thought that was unusual because the typical phrase my clients order is "Families are Forever". So I questioned the customer on the wording of the sign. She then told me the sign was for a family that she loved dearly who just lost their 3 year old little boy after a long struggle with cancer. The boy had fought for nearly 2 years of his short life. But right after he began to speak he would tell his mom and dad every day "Family Live Forever". What a sweet spirit that knows of our Heavenly Fathers infinite love for us and that HE will allow for families to be together forever.
Vinyl Wall Lettering is a way to speak volumes, to touch hearts, to remind us of blessings and to look to the future with smiles and a happy heart. These stories helped me usher in Christ's birthday and I am grateful to have been a part of each one.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Red turned 9!
Happy Birthday Red!
Yes thats right! Our oldest boy is 9. Yes I said 9. Everybody says "it seems like yesterday..." and although I can't quite say that, it doesn't seem to have been nine years!
Red is an amazing kid. He is very kind and considerate of others. He is polite and caring. He really enjoys school and is very good at it! He excels in everything he tries. As a matter of fact just a month ago he decided one day he would ride his bike without training wheels and he did it just like that! He can do anything he puts his mind to, once he determines that he can do it- he does! He has an incredible imagination and his Lego building skills could make most people turn green. I am constantly amazed at his memory. He is very thoughtful and fun to be around. He has an incredible knowledge and testimony of the gospel. I marvel at his love for the scriptures and the Savior. He is constantly teaching me new things! I am truly blessed each day by the time we share.
What a good kid! I LOVE YOU RED!
Walking Baby
Okay how lame am I? Its been a long time and someone actually messaged me the other day and said I was in big trouble because they keep checking my blog and there are no updates! So I am going to put forth an effort and I hope to keep better tabs on this thing.
So my baby turned one! I can't believe he is that big already. He will be 14 months this week. He just started walking about three weeks ago. And now he is running everywhere. So our handsome little man is growing up. He is a little guy but can really pack a punch! His strawberry blonde hair is adorable and our favorite thing with him right now is that he nods his head yes to every question you ask. He gets asked some pretty outlandish stuff!
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