Projects

I am a to do list kind of girl. I like being able to cross items off my list as they are completed. It's a sense of satisfaction. The problem is when I put too many items on my list. I'm not talking about the everyday items that need to get done, although some days those things can be overwhelming and long it's the extra things I'm talking about.
I like to make and do things. Those are the projects I'm talking about. It seems that I typically have many of them going on at one time. That thought came to a realization just a couple of days ago through two different events.
The first... I had my girls downstairs in the basement playing. We have recently been working down there rearranging and organizing. I have my craft area down there and was working on that. I have this wooden storage cart that we got at a school auction a few years ago. When I got it it didn't look so pretty, so I covered it with khaki colored contact paper with hopes and plans of making designs or something on it. That didn't happen. I have owned this piece for several years now and the contact paper was starting to peel and just frankly getting on my nerves. It wasn't pretty to look at and I was getting tired of it. So while Madelyn was playing with her little people and Lorena was napping I peeled all of that ugly contact paper off. It came of surprisingly easy. I decided I was going to paint it, but it has a couple of sticky spots that need attention and a light sanding done. After I was done with the peeling  I sent a picture to my husband with a comment about how I can't seem to only have one project going at a time. He responded with a smile and a comment like that seems like a personal  problem.  But that got me thinking of all the projects I have going on right now or want to get started right away, the list is quiet long.
The other thing that got me thinking was a conversation I had with Russ the other night (funny how God uses our husbands to shape us and make us think). He asked me if we had our fireplace last Christmas or not and did we hang up the stockings on it. I responded that we did, but we didn't hang the stockings up because we didn't want Madelyn to pull them down. So I then commented that I needed to get started on making our stockings soon. Russell just smiled and shook his head no. He kindly said that I wasn't going to be able to get those done this year since I am busy trying to make felt food for the girls. I half heartedly agreed with him, all the while thinking I can do it, I'll show him.
But all of these things have got me thinking about my list of projects. Here's the list of current on going started projects... a cross stitch baby crib blanket for Lorena, the felt food, the craft table down stairs (no further work has been done) and some pumpkin turkeys that Madelyn and I are going to make together.  Things to be added to the list... stockings, painted Christmas present for a couple of people, scrapbooks that are long overdue and the many cuteams ideas I've seen on pinterest.
I am realizing I am only one person, I can only accomplish so much on a given day, and more importantly there are two beautiful girls and a handsome guy who need and want my attention. I need to not have so many projects going on at a time or stress myself out about getting them all done.
So maybe tonight I can work on the felt food after the girls are asleep and since we are suppose to get a big winter storm tomorrow Madelyn and I will work on her project of turkeys.

You should write more....

I've been reading a lot of blogs lately, one in particular. I have been reading my beautiful cousin's blog, http://theefarmlife.blogspot.com, where she wrote for write31days. It was every encouraging and challenging. Take the time to go and read it!
So in the process of reading I have been thinking about writing in my blog again, wondering if I really have that much to share or would anyone even want to read it? I don't create new recipes, but I love to try the ones I find on Pinterest. I enjoy making crafts, not always original ideas. I have 2 beautiful girls but I'm not sure how much of them I really want to plaster all over the internet. Do I have anything worth saying.....
I am the director of our Wednesday children's program at church. Once a month we make a craft, this month since it is November we were going to make turkey with little small pumpkins. I was able to get most of the supplies from our craft room at church, but I needed smaller googly eyes (because everything is better with googly eyes). So my plan, what I wanted to do was go to Hobby Lobby by myself on Tuesday evening. Because frankly it is quiet a challenge taking a 2 and half year old and a 7 month baby there, only one fits in the cart and the other wants to touch EVERYTHING. That and I don't get out by myself very much these days, so to Hobby Lobby by myself. That's not what happened though, By the time the girls were in bed and I could go it was 7:30 and they close at 8:00. I didn't feel like rushing like crazy to get there and then have no time to look. So I decided to just go on Wednesday morning after Bible Study, not the ideal but it would do.
We managed through Hobby Lobby and as I was getting into the car and turning it on I saw Carolyn getting out of hers with her 2 year old in tow. I hopped out of the car fast and commented about taking 2 year olds to Hobby Lobby was so much fun :)
I told her that I had been reading her blog and was meaning to be an encouragement to her. She told me she had read through mine and I should write more. So I am. I am not sure what I am going to share. Hopefully God will lay things on my heart and I can be an encouragement to someone. I am not expecting to have a huge following, but maybe God can use me to touch one person. I pray that as I titled my blog so many many years ago spoonfuls of grace maybe God will use me to be a spoonful of grace in someones life. We all need it, every moment of everyday. So please stay tuned, I promise to try to be faithful in writing.
So this one is to you, by beautiful cousin Carolyn, keep writing! I love you!