Basketball and the "Runza Wrap" (222:365)

Today I went to my first UNL Women's Basketball game with the young women from our church for our weekly activity. It was really fun to go and see some basketball! I haven't been to anything like that for a long time.

Lame part, for half time they had people do a "Runza Wrap" challenge where they had to wrap and box the local favorite snack, the "runza". Boo. They are gross. But everyone here LOVES them.

I've been told that the Cheese Runza dipped in Aus Jus is amazing. We'll see...

Mod Podge is Neato (194:365)

I made 16 of these this afternoon.

 

This afternoon, because I am a procrastinator and work best under stress and aggravation. 

Even still, it was fun! Dee was at preschool while Goose and I went out shopping for supplies. I went to a hardware store and bought my first piece of lumber. It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. Then the man cut it up into 6x6" blocks for me. 


Once we came home I whipped out one of my cool power tool toys that my step-dad John gave me. Look at this bad boy.

I used this sweetie pie to sand down the edges of the blocks.

Then I spray painted them all a couple of times. 


I'd found the cute little saying here, that I used for the project. I printed them out on regular paper and Mod Podged them to the blocks. 


I think they turned out pretty cute! 


I made them for the Young Women at church,so they could have something in their rooms that would remind them of the Theme for the year, the admonition of Paul from Phillipians 4:8 and The 13th Article of Faith.


See more about the theme here.

Cool Free Vintage Church Prints (165:365)

Our church is doing a cleaning of all old library supplies. Anything they didn't want anymore was free game, so I snagged a couple of sweet vintage prints that I'm excited to frame and hang around the house. One is of a family in the fifties, praying around a dinner table, another is from the fifties showing kids playing in a playground. They are really cute and retro and I'm really excited because they were free!

Now I need some free frames...

Sleepover and Thai Soup (156:365)

Tonight I got to party at a YW sleepover at my friend Heather's house. 

Sleeping over, it was me, my friend Heather, another friend Lorena, 

and 8 teenage girls. It wasn't too bad! I had fun playing games,

watching movies, and freezing bras...just kidding.

It was fun though, can't wait for girls camp!

I brought my own dinner to the slumber party and I snagged

a yummy frozen thai soup from Trader Joe's (my grocery bff). 

It was sooo good! Can't wait to buy it again.

Goose Meets Santa (149:365)

We had a church Christmas party tonight, 

and Santa made an appearance. 

Dee actually sat on his lap and hugged him tight! Last year she was terrified, so I'm excited with her progress.

Goose sat on his lap for about 10 second before she lost it.

My friend Anna was taking pictures so I let her cry for a minute because it was so cute. Is that bad? She'll thank me later for the cute pictures.

Roller Skating like it was 1989 (112:365)

Now, I'm not positive, because I have a TERRIBLE memory, but I don't think I've roller skated at a roller rink since the 80's. Tonight our church youth group went skating for our weekly activity. As a leader, I felt a little goofy and afraid that I would break my arm or something in front of everyone.

I was a bit shaky the first couple of times around the rink, but then I got my "skate legs" back and rocked it grown up style. I dodged kids that were dropping like flies in front of me, stared at the weirdo's that probably live at the rink, and felt bad for the people who worked there.

Yeah, I think skating is just as nerdy as it was the last time I went, but it was also just as fun. 

And, they didn't do a snowball, so there was no awkward hugging of the carpeted wall.

My First Balloon Arch (101:365)

Today the youth at our church are doing what we call a "Roadshow" and I got to get up at 6:30am to practice. My favorite. I LOOOVE the mornings, when they are dark and cold, and my eyes feel like sandpaper.

To help out after the practice, I learned how to make a balloon arch.

A skill that will help me in all my future party planning years.

I'm feeling a bit jumpy after all those

balloons popping in my ears.

Goose's First Night Camping (86:365)

We are doing a ward camp out tonight and it's Goose's first night to sleep out or even be out in the woods. 

Daddy is not a camper, but the last 2 times he didn't want to go we did it anyway and did it well. 

This time though we are 4, not 3.

And we are going to be stuffed into a 

tiny

tent. I'm not even sure Scott will 

be able to stretch his legs out...

Wish us luck!

Flower Barrettes and Handmade Gift Boxes (52:365)

A little girl from our church was baptized today and her mom is getting married tonight, so they are moving right away to another state. That's a lot of changes for little girls! So I made her and her little sister some cute flower clips (one is that vintage-looking flower I made the other day with a homemade button in the center) and handmade the gift bags that I put them in. The gift bag tutorial and printable template is here. 

I think they turned out cute!