'Fess Up Friday

Hey, Y'all!  Time for confession y'all!  So needed this!  What are y'all needin' to confess?  Head on over to Mamarazzi for confession time and let's hear it!  Woot!  Woot!

I confess that this sickness in my house is driving me crazy!  AAAgggghhh!  I only got 2 days but everyone else has gotten weeks!  So done!

I confess that shopping for my swap partner has been so much fun!  I can't wait to ship it to her!  I love this game!

I confess that people who can't tip on Valentine's Day suck!  How romantic that you take your special someone out and then leave 10% or less for the tip!  She would be so proud!

I confess that I love my Valentine!  He is amazing even if he is sick!

I confess that I am not happy about the idea that my baby might have to have surgery on his adenoids.  He is so little and so sweet!  Please, no, Lord!

Anyway, short and sweet but alas, that is what it is!   Too tired to care!  Love y'all!  My birthday is next week and I expect lots of presents!

Happy Valentines Day

Valentine's Day...a truly made up, commercial holiday.  But it is a day we can take and reflect on those people who love us and care for us and vice versa.  This day should not be the only day out of the year that we show that love but it is a great day to make someone feel special.  That being said, I think 1 person always gets over looked....yourself, myself.
Most women dislike themselves for a myriad of different reasons.  Many women lack self-confidence and love for themselves.  This Valentine's day, I want you to focus on you.  I am gonna give you a home work assignment.  I want you to go into the bathroom and lock the door.  I want you to get undressed(yes, even the underpants and bra).  Then, I want you to stand in front of the mirror.  Now, if you have made it this far, you are ahead of the game.  Most women don't want to see themselves naked in the daylight.  But, do it!  Trust me!
What do you see?  Wrinkles? Cellulite?  Fat?  Scars?  Blotchy skin?  Limp hair? Hair that is too curly?  Gray hair?  Eyes that are the wrong color?  What do YOU see?

Now, look again but change the filter through which you look.  Those wrinkles mark the smiles and laughter you have shared with others over the years.  For most people, age brings wisdom.  Wear them with a badge of honor.   The fat and cellulite show how blessed you have been to have good food and for many that fat came when we were blessed to have a child growing inside of us.  Rub your hand over your belly and thank God that you could carry a child when so many cannot.  You are so blessed!  Those scars are life's reminders that we don't always succeed at first but we keep getting back out there and trying until we get it right.  Run you finger over the bumpy scar and remember what you learned from that particular incident.  How were you changed?  Did you mature?  If you have a C-section scar or like me a scar from the belly-button to the pubis bone, thank God that doctors have the wisdom and knowledge to do what they must to save ours and our children's lives.
Do you have freckles or skin that doesn't look like the model on the cover of the magazine?  Well, she looks like you in the mirror.  We don't have someone to air brush us in real life.  I got the freckles and discoloration from the sun.  I can feel its warmth on my skin and the sand between my toes.  I am thankful for the Vitamin D that it gave me.  Every freckle/mole has a story.  Hair....there is not a woman out there who wouldn't change their hair.  Too curly?  Too straight?  Too thick?  Too thin?  Gray?  Do a search on women who are battling cancer and they have none.  I think that they learn to appreciate it over the years.  Your hair keeps your head warm and protected from the sun.  Gray hairs?  Well, that marks the passage of time kind of like a time line.  Mine are there but they are covered up by Miss Clairol.  I use to complain about the thickness(or lack thereof) of my hair.  Until I had a child born with hair just like mine.  It is beautiful and if it is on her, then so it must be on me.  Do you like your eyes?  Maybe they are the wrong color or don't have enough eyelashes.  The depth of love that can be viewed by looking into your eyes is immeasurable.  They are the windows to our hearts.  We have a hard time hiding how we feel because of our eyes.  Why do you think poker players wear sunglasses?  Think of the tears that have flowed down from your eyes.  Know that God has seen everyone and has kept a record of it in a book!
Let's change the way we love ourselves.  Be thankful for those things about which you are so critical.  Try to look at the flaws through a different lens so that you can truly see how beautiful you are and you can love yourself.  When we love ourselves, then we are able to love others more completely!
Now, that is a great Valentine's present!

'Fess Up Friday(picture edition)

Time once again to confess and I confess that this one will be different than any you have seen.  I will confess based on a picture.  This confession is based on my sweet little guy who just turned 4 on Tuesday.  He is amazing!

I confess that I thought that this would be my last night on earth!

This is my little guy just minutes after being born!

This is 5-10 minutes before I flat line on the OR table.

CPAP mavchine to inflate the lungs

The 1st time I saw him after 36 hours of ICU.

Blowing out his 4 candles!  Every day is a miracle!

Superman cake, as requested!






Mamarazzi is confessing so head over and see what she is laying out there!

I Wanna Swap......

I am so excited to be chosen(as a rookie, I might add) to participate in Mamarazzi's  Favorite Things Swap.  I have started my list of things and can't wait to mail it out to my person.  So let's swap!  I can't wait to get my swap partner!  Woo hoo!

'Fess Up Friday

I confess that I played Words with Friends in totally inappropriate places...while homeschooling, while grocery shopping, in bed, at work...Is there a support group for this?

I confess that I used a cheat program on a random guy who I know was cheating. What is a soja? I won't play him again! I did not use it on anyone I know!

I confess that I have been sick and haven't worked out for nearly 10 days! I feel like a slug but last week I was depressed and this week I couldn't speak or swallow. I guess I will get skinny in February!

I confess that I hope to be picked for Mamarazzi's Favorite Things Swap! I am a newbie so I guess I will have to hope for the best!

I confess that I got my knickers all in a bunch this week! Someone I know called everyone who is pro life close-minded, primitive zealots. When I looked up the definition of close-minded, well she fit that description: someone who is intolerant of views other than his/her own. AGGGGHHHHH! At least argue the facts and don't name call or belittle someone. We live in a big enough country to have different beliefs.

I confess that I was excited about Susan G Komen Foundation's decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood. Then I was disappointed that they decided to pull the plug on pulling the plug. There is a link between abortion and breast cancer. Why would SGK want to sponsor and organization that wants to increase abortions world wide by 82%(read here). What? How is that healthy for anyone? I think most people agree that abortion should not be used as birth control but what is that about?

I confess that my head is exploding with all the mud throwing going on in the political world. Obama is increasing jobs....Obama is decreasing jobs. Gingrich is a womanizer....Gingrich is like any other politician he just got caught. Romney is a liberal....Romney is a conservative. Paul is crazy....Paul is crazy. Facts...unemployment is over 10% if you look at actual numbers. The only real jobs were created by the government. Check out the chart put for by the Congressional Budget outlook. Can any one person just tell us the truth? Why do all these things have to be clouded in smoke and spun by the media? We, the people, know the truth! We are the ones struggling day to day and week to week! We are the ones cutting back on our spending, losing our jobs, losing our homes, etc while the govt keeps spending and taxing and spending and taxing! How about the congressmen and women and senators get real jobs with real budgets and accountability and shut up with all the BS they are throwing at us?

I confessed weeks ago that I was gonna be confessing some things about the politics and elections going on! Well, you were warned! And my knickers are in a bunch. I better go iron them out! Hope you enjoyed these confessions! If not, well........maybe next week's will be better. Head on over to Mamarazzi and link up! Tell her I sent you!

My Pinterest Project

I saw this on Pinterest!

Source: lilmoptop.blogspot.com via Sarita on Pinterest

I immediately fell in love with it and I became determined to do it for my hubby for Valentine's Day. When I was doing yesterday's project, I decided to go ahead and do one. I didn't have a board exactly like the one in the above picture so I decided to antique 2 boards. 1 was a piece of wood that was used to remodel my stairs in my foyer. The other was just a random piece of plywood. I came up with 2 projects. One is for my friend Kara and her husband Steve. And the other is for me, of course. I am stapling a ribbon to the back so that it can hang on the wall but it could just as easily sit on a mantle or dresser or something! I hope that he likes it. I would love to hear your thoughts on today and yesterday's projects. Follow me on Pinterest. Feel free pin it with a link back to my site!

Pinterest Wednesday

How to antique something with very little effort!  Yep!  I thought I would try a technique that I heard about on Trading Spaces years ago.  I bought these pictures for my hubby at a thrift store here in town for $7(for both).  The frames are great as you can see! The pictures are of old WWII planes and bombers.

1st I took the pictures glass panels from their frames. Then, I painted lightly over the frame with flat white paint. Just before it got completely dry, I wiped it off with a paper towel. Then, I used stain that we had from a home project. I got a rag and dipped it into the stain and wiped it on the frame. I didn't cover it completely but just at random.

When it was almost dry, I took another rag and wiped it off. Then, I took sandpaper and roughed it up a little.

This is what the final product looks like!

Feel free to pin this with a link back to my site! This cost me $7. That was for the picture set. The white paint and the stain I had around the house. This took approximately 1 hour to complete and my hubby was so happy with them. I bet I could sell them for much more! Stay tuned for tomorrow's copy of a Pinterest project I saw! Follow me on Pinterest if you so choose....Sarita Edgerton