A Little Furry Hero

This post was first featured on the now defunct blog, M&J Hooray!


It's no secret that Lucas is the most 'fraidy-cat dog in existence. We've only heard him bark a handful of times and he shakes with fear if we slightly raise our voices to him.

What a poor thing, I know.

Apparently Lucas knows his mommy and daddy well enough that he would defend us if need be. Jarred and I were being funny a few nights ago, making growling noises at one another. Lucas didn't seem to like that and kept jumping up trying to nip Jarred's arm. It seems that Lucas thought I was in trouble. Now if someone ever tries to break into our home, I'll have to remember to make a squealing noise and Lou will be right by my side.

We got a video of the action:

What a ham.

Amid

 This post was first featured on the now defunct blog, M&J Hooray!


Amid the mess in our home and the chaos that is our lives, I'm glad we chose to slow dance at midnight.
Amid financial and personal struggles, I'm glad we still choose to be happy with what we have, or at least try to be.
Amid the bags of forgotten craft supplies, I'm glad you still applaud my DIY decorating efforts.
Amid our scarce collection of photographs, I'm glad we decide we'd rather experience life than hide behind a camera. We have our sweet memories which are better anyway.
Amid test papers and binders full of notes and stressful homework, I'm glad to be getting this degree not for me, but for us.
Amid all the rantings and ravings of parents of the world, I'm glad we know it really only takes two people who love each other to make a family. 'Us' is all we need for now.
Amid arguments, disagreements and spats, I'm glad all it takes is a silly face or gesture to get us laughing.
Amid heating pads, medicine bottles, and boxes of tissues; matted hair, unbrushed teeth, and runny noses, I'm glad we realize that yes, we really did agree to "in sickness and in health".
Amid everything else, I'm glad you will always be the constant factor in my life.

T-Shirt Skirt

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I've decided I don't care to write out a full tutorial for this when I used someone else's easy peasy directions in the first place. I got this tutorial from Jessica at Craftiness Is Not Optional. She did the hard work, so I'll let her explain.

Yes, I realize this tutorial is actually for a toddler, but since I'm rocking my 4-year old haircut and my body seems to be reverting back to a time when I was young and had terrible intestinal problems, I think it's only appropriate that I make a skirt meant for a 2-year old. And besides for that, I think most children's clothes are a helluva lot cuter than adult clothes. As long as I can make it work without looking like a freak, it's all good.


I made both a pink and a navy skirt. I went to my local craft store and bought the shirt for $4.99 and elastic for $1.29. I already have a sewing machine and thread. And voila. Skirt for under $10.

No, I'm not really wearing that outfit in the above photo. I'm not that weird. But some of my family members said the ensemble was cute. Yeah. Whatever.

Anyways... the snow is finally melting and I'm ready to bust out these skirts with some flip-flops. Or at least some sparkly TOMS.

Lucas, however, enjoys the snow a lot more than we. I still can't get a good picture of him, barring I pin him to the floor. I did, however, get this photo:

I guess when Lucas is long gone, I can look back on the photos I've taken and at least remember what his profile looked like...

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Jarred's Birthday and What I've Been Up To

This post was first featured on the now defunct blog, M&J Hooray!

Terrible blogger I am.

But can you blame me? Who wants to hear about school work all the time. Which is going swimmingly. I have a test coming up on Valentine's Night. Yes. I'm bummed.

Because I love Valentine's Day. Love. Always have, always will. I love all the pink and red and candy and hearts. And no, I didn't always have a little boyfriend on V-Day. I just loved the day. In elementary school, I remember bringing in a shoe box to decorate for valentines cards and candy. We'd eat cupcakes and chips and the teacher would give each of us a box of candy hearts.

When I had my first boyfriend, I'm sure I got the normal Valentine's Day gifts: candy and flowers and maybe a stuffed animal. I'd also look forward to getting a little gift and card from my parents.

But my first Valentine's with Jarred was special. You know what that boy got me? He bought me a Crayola Glow Board. Yes. And a box of Hershey's Pot of Gold. He told me that's what his dad would always get his mom. So sweet. I'm glad to have a boy that humors me with whatever it is I want to make/do next.

Speaking of that boy, he had a birthday earlier this week!

I am a terrible picture taker and generally like to be in on the action rather than taking photos. But I managed to get some pictures of his cake that I lovingly made.

Jarred wanted Coconut Cake and I found Ina Garten's recipe. She is one fab-oosh lady. Anyway. I wanted to make a sweet little bunting to stick on his cake, so I used Mom's Cricut and wooden skewers. But then Jarred showed me a cake with Angry Birds on it. I couldn't begin to make that. So we settled for a little banner with the angry birds and the pigs on it.

Ah. Sports nut, beer brewer, cigar connoisseur, and Angry Birds lover. That is my husband.

I don't have any pictures of the projects I've been working on, but I think in a few weeks I will make a tutorial over the cuh-yoot tablecloth I made. My Aunt Peaches-inspired flowers are sitting pretty on top of it right now on the kitchen table.

I've also been making myself hair bands and skirts and fabric flowers. No pictures yet and I am sorry. I'll be gathering supplies to make another skirt and I will feature that tutorial soon.

Until then, adios friends!