Makin Blankets Tutorial

I shared on Yesterday's JOY post that I have been making blankets! Alot of you asked for pictures and instructions! They are sooooo SUPER EASY! Trust me, If I can do these.... ANYONE can do them!! & YES Mom, your daughter is giving a Tutorial!! Can you even believe it ;)


For my new grandbaby that is coming in January I chose this adorable doggy pattern fleece for one side and just plain brown fleece for the other. I got 1 yd. of each for this one.


This is the FABULOUS and oh so yummy Fleece!(it's a deluxe fleece and a bit more costly than the regular fleece but boy can u FEEL the difference!!) I bought two 3 yd. sections for this one. It is HUGE.



Choose your fleece. You can choose the same pattern for both sides or 2 different ones. My Snowflake above has the same on both sides but this is the ONLY time I have ever done this.

Depending on the size you would like:
for a personal size "Throw" blanket you will need 2 yds to 2 1/2 yds. x2 (one for top and one for the bottom)
This is the soccer blanket that Jen is making and it's not complete so it's perfect to show you all the How-to :)

Lay your fleece flat on the ground 1 on top of the other making sure the edges are even with one another



Begin cutting. Cut the edges of the fabric about 3 1/2 to 4 in. into the blanket. Now go 1 in. over and do this again.



Tie those two pieces together, repeat cutting and tying all around the blanket


to tie it is as if you are tying your shoes without making the loop but you tie it twice without the bow...hope that makes sense!





Viola!!! A Warm and Cozy Blanket made by YOU ♥


Thanks guys :) If you have any questions please let me know!

Joy ♥

Each and Every Wednesday Angel hosts Why We Count it ALL JOY If you look at my header it reads: Let us Spur One Another towards L♥VE and Good Deeds Heb. 10:24. Spreading JOY to me is just that! Spurring one another on with one of the fruits of the Spirit..... ♥ JOY ♥

This week I count it all Joy because:

Our Highschool Football team WON the first Play-off Game after 5 (yes FIVE) OVERTIMES!!

This time next week everyone will be off of work and out of school! We will ALL be together preparing for Thanksgiving!! WOOHOO

My dear friend Amy who works @ my Physical Therapy has started herself a blog!! You should go say hello and share some JOY with her!

This will HOPEFULLY be my last week to sleep in my recliner! I can't even BEGIN to express the JOY this brings me!!

While my Stepmom was here I made some Fleece blankets ~ One for my new grandbaby :) One for my Nana for Christmas, and one for home too :) They are soo much fun to make and it gives me such JOY! My daughter made a HUGE one for all the Soccer games she will be working. This will be such a blessing because it gets soooo unbelievably cold at those games! They don't cancel for hardly anything!

May your hearts be filled with JOY and may you be Blessed in ALL you do!


But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness Gal5:22

Memories ♥

4 years ago when my daughter was a Freshman in High School one of her teachers approached her and recommended that she become a trainer for the athletic department. She came home and shared with us all the he had told her and we thought it sounded perfect for her! She was the first one to turn in her application and shared with the Trainer Coach that she was serious about this and that wasn't in it just to be around a bunch of boys! LOL As it turns out she has done a fabulous job and she has enjoyed every bit of it! She does every sport with the exception of baseball. It goes without saying that Football has been her favorite by far! As the Season comes to an end and the Playoffs begin, she and the other Senior girls are quickly realizing that all to soon they will be taping ankles for the last time. Just once more they will listen to the crowd cheer while the band plays our fight song. One of the teachers put together a video!! What a gift this is for all of these kids and what wonderful memories they have captured and to have them all put together in a video!! As the proud Momma of the Queen I am so very thankful! I just had to share it with you guys

Daddy

This weekend was spent remembering my Daddy. My Stepmom flew into town last Thursday. This was the weekend they set my Dads Headstone. Since my Daddy's funeral was in Florida (last December) there were alot of his family that didn't attend~ so we had a ceremony of our own. It was tearful and beautiful all at the same time.

I really want to thank all of you for your prayers. We all felt them. One miracle I would love to share with all of you was that my Nana, (Dads mom) who hasn't been to the cemetery in 20 years, went! It BROKE MY HEART seeing her stand there looking upon her son's headstone. I truly cannot imagine her pain. She is 90 years old and has continually said...You're not suppose to say goodbye to your kids first. She needs our prayers so I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for them!

Looking @ Daddy's headstone


Nana



Right Beside Daddy's Headstone was this BEAUTIFUL Persimmon Tree ~ it just took our Breath away!!





I am so thankful we had this weekend to share with just our family. It was so very special and I know Daddy was with us. In each of our hearts. I miss Him soo very much everyday.

This is a picture of the last time he came to visit me. A picture I cherish to say the least!

Spiritual Sundays

From Jesus Calling November 13, 2010
I AM CHRIST IN YOU, the Hope of Glory. The ONE who walks beside you, holding you by your hand, is the same One who lives within you. This is a deep, unfathomable mystery. You and I are intertwined in an intimacy involving every fiber of your being. The Light of MY Presence shines within you, as well as upon you. I am in you, and you are in ME; therefore, nothing in Heaven or on earth can separate you from ME!

As you sit quietly in MY Presence, your awareness of MY Life within you is heightened. This produces the Joy of the Lord, which is your Strength. I, the God of Hope, fill you with all JOY and PEACE as you trust in ME, so that you may bubble over with Hope by the Power of the Holy Spirit.

If you would like to read other Spiritual Sundays posts you can go here


May you all find yourselves Bubbled over with Hope this weekend :) I love you all ♥

I WANT SCHLOTZKY'S!!

It's Friday !!! WOOHOO! Time for Friday Funnies! The Queen of Funny AKA Kim @ Homesteaders Heart hosts this each week. Head on over to her blog and get your Weekend started with some laughter! You know..... it's such good medicine!!

This week's Friday Funny comes from a text message I received from my daughter..... One of her favorite restaraunts is Schlotzky's and we used to have one in our town but for some reason they closed the doors and shut it down. So now, if we want a Schlotzky's sandwich we have to drive at least 30 min. to get one. Well, last week when my Son and I worked inventory @ my Husbands work which is half of block from Schlotzky's so of course we ate there! Suffice to say my daughter was quite upset with all of us and then of course her craving became on obsession! LOL It was all should would say..."MOM, I want Schlotzky's!!" or "Can we go get a Schlotzky's??" So out of the clear blue one day last week while she was in school I might add ....THIS ..... is the text I received from her.....(her conversation is in the WHITE and my reply is the yellow-green color)









So...guess what she got for dinner!! Yes....She finally got her Sandwich! What a kid!!!

Veterans Day Thanks

Thank you for all of those who have fought for our Freedom and to those who still are! May God Bless you! Thank you to my Stepdad Michael and to Angels son Shane! Both are amazing men and loving Fathers who have fought for you and for me!
From the bottom of my heart....THANK YOU!


As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
by John Fitzgerald Kennedy Quotes

Joy is ~

Angel hosts Wednesday's meme: Why I count it all JOY and while I was @ the Baby shower last night I saw such JOY on her face as she held her grandbaby and as she talked to all of those who came to bless her Son and Courtney! JOY is just all over her! Isn't it awesome when you see someone do what they say they do!!


Joy is:

the love of my grand-daughter ♥
the fresh cool air blowing in through the open windows
spending time with my daughter Jenna just talking to one another after school
the hugs from my sweet Son and hearing I love you MOM
receiving a text from friends asking "HOW are you doing?"
my Daughter Krista coming over for dinner
my husband loving and caring for me in such precious ways
my brother calling just to chat :)
Holding Baby Slaid again !!!!
finding an adorable outfit for my new grandson that will be here in January 11'
laughing on the phone with my mom til we snort!!! ;)

above all these ~ JOY is the peace I have in knowing the Lord loves me and is with me in ALL I do leading me each and every moment!

A twinkle in the eye means joy in the heart,
and good news makes you feel fit as a fiddle . Proverbs 15:30

What brings you JOY today? Why don't you join in and share your JOY

This and That Tuesday

Well, I am soo happy to report that I did NOT cry @ Physical Therapy yesterday WOOHOO! Because I am going to Physical Therapy 3 weeks earlier than I did last time I will spend the next 4 week doing very gentle stretching and then at the end of the 4 weeks they will begin the VERY AGGRESSIVE stuff! So, I was worried for nothing!! I tell ya....the Lord has just shown HIMSELF soo wonderfully and it is a wonder that I am not just on my face praising HIM all the time!!

Tonite I will be going to Angels grandbaby's baby shower! He wasn't suppose to be here until the end of Nov. but God had other plans :) Baby Showers are way more fun when the babies are there aren't they!! I CANNOT wait to snuggle little Slaid ♥

A friend of mine just got back from Hawaii and she got me some KONA Coffee which is my ALL TIME FAVORITE COFFEE!! I will be seeing her today and retrieve my heavenly bag of beans!! I can just taste it now!! YUM!!!
What about you? What is your all time favorite coffee? Do you grind your beans?

Happy Tuesday everyone! ♥

Looking Ahead and Winner Announced :)

What an exciting weekend this has been! I just LOVE when we get that extra hour of sleep don't you :)

Last week I was able to go and work @ my husbands company doing inventory and earning some Christmas money!! Woohoo! I have done this in the past but this year Jenna and Jantzen were able to go earn some money of their own PLUS we got to work together! We had a really good time and I loved watching them as they worked!

On Friday afternoon I got a text from Angel letting me know that her new grandson would be making his debut anytime :) I was soo excited and knew she was beside herself excited!! Here are some pics ....Isn't he sooo Precious!!








My stepmom will be coming to spend some time here this weekend. She will be staying with me so we spent some time this weekend preparing for her visit here. We are going to be placing my Dads Headstone on Sunday. It will no doubt be an emotional time!

I begin Physical Therapy this afternoon! I am praying I won't be in tears like I was last time! My Physical Therapy team is just such a wonderful group of girls!!! I got soooo close to them last time, so I am truly looking forward to being with them even if they do cause me pain LOL

I got the Pioneer Woman's cookbook and my husband made her cinnamon rolls! OH MY GOODNESS!!! You cannot even imagine how DIVINE they are! Seriously, the BEST cinnamon rolls I have ever eaten! If you haven't ever read her blog, you need to! She is an amazing woman, mom, homeschool mom, photographer, and chef! She lives here in OK too :) Most of her recipes are on her blog!

Well the winner of my Chocolate giveaway according to Random Generator is KIM with Homesteaders Heart!!
I am sooo excited because if anyone loves Chocolate...IT IS KIM!!! Send my via email your address Kim oK! I will contact My Blogspark and they will get it out ASAP!!

How about you? How was your weekend? I pray everyone has a blessed week :) I love you all!