And We're Back!

Wow!  6 months! 

What can I say?  Things happen, I needed a break, and I really didn't have anything blog worthy to write about for a long time.  You may think that I still don't.  :)

I've made a few changes.  (How do you like the new design?)  This blog will be more about crafting, decorating, etc., with some family stories and pictures.  For my brother and other family members who read and really couldn't care less about the house or my latest garage sale find, I started a family/project 365 blog- http://www.stacydoo.blogspot.com/.

So, the posts to this blog may not be very regular. (Of course they won't be the only irregular thing in my life.  Ha!)  I'm still a single mom on a very limited budget, working full time, and trying to do it all on my own.  (Wow!  That just sounded like a pity party!)

I do have a lot of ideas and projects I'm anxious to get started on around the house, though.  So maybe the new blog with the new design will be all the motivation I need to get the projects finished and become a little more regular!  :)

And with that, I'm off to eat a bowl of bran cereal!

See you soon!

They Do Love Each Other!

For every 100 times I hear...

"Moooooom!! Tell him to get out of my room!"

"Mooooom!!  Tell her to be quiet!"

"Stop looking at me!"

"Stop touching me!"

"Stop breathing by me!"

...I get one of these moments and it makes it all worth it.

                 I walked in from the kitchen and found them lying on the couch like this watching tv together.

It made my heart happy!

Of course, five minutes later it was...."Mom, tell her to turn it back to Spongebob!".   "No!  I get to watch what I want now!"

But for a few minutes I actually did not want to pull my hair out!

Another Ordinary Miracle

I've been a follower of a blog called Another Ordinary Miracle written by a sweet lady named Adrienne for a long time now.   I've never met her in real life and, chances are, I never will, but I feel like I know Adrienne because she's always so open and honest. 

I started reading her blog right around the time she adopted her little boy, Owen, from Russia.  I was happy for her when reading about her excitement at becoming a mommy for the first time. 

I was heartbroken for her when she suffered several miscarriages.

I was happy for her when she and her husband Jim were chosen by a birth mom to adopt her baby girl.  They excitedly planned the nursery and bought little girl clothes.

There was heartbreak again for Adrienne when the birth mom changed her mind and decided to keep her baby.  Adrienne had spent two days in the hospital with the baby and was already extremely attached.

After the disappointment of the failed adoption, I was happy for her yet again when another birth mom chose them to adopt her baby boy.

Unfortunately, that adoption failed too.  Adrienne was in the delivery room when the baby was born and the baby was even given her husband's name as his middle name, and it still didn't work out.  Another heartbreak.

Then another miscarriage.


Adrienne's faith always pulls her through.  Her blog is not a depressing one, even though she's suffered so much in such a short time.  Her sweet spirit just seems to come through the screen. 


So I was happy for her and her husband again when they began the process of adopting a little girl from China.  Their daughter Lily came home last fall.

Then the birth mom of the baby boy contacted Adrienne and Jim and wanted then to go ahead with the adoption. 

Two new family members in just a couple of months.  Wow! God is good!

Then she announced on her blog that she was pregnant and her new doctor had a plan of treatment that would help her be able to carry her baby!   After all these years of wanting to be a mommy, she was going to go from one child to four in 12 months!  I'd followed Adrienne through a lot of  heartache so I was thrilled for her and her husband.

Saturday July 3rd, baby Bennett was born at 26 weeks.  He was 1 lb 4 oz and 12 inches long.  He's teeny tiny, but doing very well. 

You can stop by Adrienne's blog to read all about her journey over the last few years and see all the latest updates on sweet little Bennett. 

She'd appreciate you stopping by and would love for you to pray for her, her family, and Bennett- her extra"ordinary miracle"!

I Won An Award!

Woohoo!!

Kelsey at Tattered and Inked gave me a Versatile Blog Award!  I was tickled to death that she thought enough of my little ol' blog to give it an award. 

Be sure and check out Tattered and Inked.  Kelsey has all kinds of great, inexpensive craft and home decor ideas.  She's a chickie after my own heart, for sure. 

The pressure's on now.  I better step it up and post some good stuff now that dooLITTLE THINGS is an award winning blog!!

Thanks again Kelsey!

I'm determined to win a Silhouette!!

Ok.  Third time's a charm. 

Check out Chris at Just A Girl.  Her blog is another one of my favorite, daily reads.  You'll love her and if you go here you can enter to win a Silhouette.

Jen at Tater Tots and Jello, another of my fav blogs, is having a giveaway too.  Check her out and go here to enter to win one a Silhouette!

Another Silhouette Giveaway!

Ok.  Apparently the company that makes the Silhouette is trying to get the word out about their awesome machine by giving them to popular bloggers to use and giveaway.  Boy, right now I am so wishing I was a popular blogger! :) 

Today, Sarah at Thrifty Decor Chick is giving away a Silhouette.  Sarah's blog is one of my favorites and a daily read.  So check her out and go here to enter to win. 

A Silhouette Giveaway!

I'm a little reluctant to tell about this giveaway because I really, really want to win and I don't need any extra competition.  I'll follow the golden rule, though, and let you know that Rhoda at Southern Hospitality is having an awesome giveaway!  Check out her blog for a chance to win a Silhouette!  If don't know what a Silhouette is, go to their site and you'll see why this is such a great giveaway.  They are amazing machines with limitless creative possibilities.

Good luck!  If I don't win, I hope you win.  And if you win, I hope you live close enough that I can come over and play with your new Silhouette!