10 Little Secrets

I was tagged by my Cousin, so here goes...10 little secrets/possibly unknown facts about me.

1. I love reading other people's little secrets. There is something I find intreging about how truthful and genuine people are with these posts. I actually miss all of the "Getting to know you" posts people would put on Myspace.

2. I fell off a 40 ft cliff when I was 19, landed on sand a couple feet from a rock that could have killed me. I was put on a back brace, floated into the water, put on a boat, taken to harbor patrol, put on an ambulance and then taken to the hospital. I fractured my 5th lumbar, hairline fractured my breastbone and popped my pelvis like I had given birth to a large baby. I spent 3 days in the hospital, had to relearn how to walk, and used a walker for about 1 month.

3. I have been to every state except Alaska, the one I have wanted to go to the most since I was a little girl.

4. My nieces, Izabella and Abigail, hold a special place in my heart like no one else ever has.

5. The busier I am, the more often my keys get lost.

6. I love my job at Music Saves Lives and can't imagine working anywhere else.

7. I would rather read than watch TV, but never seem to have much time for either.

8. Playing card/boardgames with my friends is one of my favorite things to do.

9. I love being outside Bike rides and hiking are among my favorite activities

10. My friends often tell me I follow direction like a man. I'd rather try to figure something out myself than read directions.

If you read this and feel like playing along, please do so and leave a link in the comments so I can read yours.

A Little Delayed

With all of the other fun things going on I've kind of become behind on posts. I meant to post this one a few weeks ago (when I took the pictures) but never did. So here goes...

I knew that when our seeds started to grow in their egg crates, Izabella and I would need to put them in something else before the ground. While eating my breakfast the idea hit me...Yoplait yogurt cups! They were just the right size and since I eat yogurt for breakfast every morning they would be pretty easy to get a hold of. So, I starting saving them, and saving them, and saving them...until I had about 20. I was even eating the desert flavored one's at night (not that I really mind with light flavors like Key Lime Pie and Red Velvet Cake). I also thought I would turn them in to an art project for Izabella and have her paint/decorate them.

After Izabella painted them, I poked 3 holes into the bottom of each for draining.

The reason we used newspaper under our paint area :)

After they were dry we filled them with dirt

 We used dirt from our backyard and found some fun bugs along the way

 We also put sticky backed felt stars on each one. On the stars I put the first letter of each veggie so we would know which was which.

Since this picture our plants have become HUGE and we will be transplanting them into the ground tomorrow. I will post about that soon...

Monsters for Friends

While flipping through the JoAnn's mailer that came in a few weeks I ago I spotted ADORABLE monsters made out of fleece. I asked Izabella if we should make them, of course she said yes. We decided we would also make one for our friend, Hannah, and my Niece, Abigail, so we headed to the store. We weren't able to find the pattern at the store so I decided to do draw them.

Izabella picked out the fabric (Popsicle for her friends and princess for hers), face parts and what each monster would look like. She also helped me stuff each of the monsters with "snow".

 Monsters in a Tree

Monsters in a bush

 Hannah with her monster

Abigail with her monster

Izabella with all the monsters (her's is in the front)