Sew Sampler & Dead Weight Lifted!

You guys, I have to share my latest Sew Sampler that I received!

I couldn't resist late last year subscribing to a monthly goody box from Fat Quarter Shop (my favorite on-line fabric store). Since then, I've received one box that I wasn't wild about, however, that's not the case for the March box of goodies!!!

How adorable are these cute notebooks!

 A new fabric line which I've been excited to see!

They generally send a form of fabric with a pattern~ which has given me a ton of fun ideas!

A few days back, our garage door literally came crashing down from the tracks (no joke). We had the company that installed it in the 80's come out as we were hoping they would be able to repair it. Well, to no avail, we had to have a new door placed. So when I say dead weight lifted, it was truly being lifted by the grace of God and many bungee cords!

Hello Spring!

Good morning all!

Happy first day of Spring!

Boy, this past month and a half have been extremely difficult to say the least! Adam's best friend from elementary school who passed away last year, would have celebrated his 35th birthday on 8/9/17. Adam truly never dealt with grieving, and happens to push his emotions away. Adam finally succumbed to the grieving process and the best of his depression got to him. I've never truly worked with the mental health side of nursing, but have learned a lot in the past month and a half and hope that I can help others with the lessons I've learned.

Adam is on the mend, and I'm hoping that we're on the up side of this journey! Adam will begin to see a counselor who specifically works with fire and police and working through PTSD, which I can say Adam has due to some of the scenes he's been on. He's taking an antidepressant and begins working light duty today. Light duty means that Adam will be working Monday through Friday, 8-5, and he'll be teaching the new fire recruit class that begins today! Adam has always said that he's wanted a boot to teach, well now he has 20 or so.

Throughout this time, I've not only been working 40 hours per week, but in school full time, maintaining the house (cleaning, cooking, etc.), in addition to taking care of Adam & Mikey. It's been tough, but I've learned how strong I am!

I'd better go get dressed for work!

Hope you all have a blessed first day of Spring!

I can't get over how adorable this quilting cover is! It was just released, and I'm going to have to add it to my shelves!

This little boy has kept me going strong throughout this tough road!

A dear friend of mine from middle school recently posted photos of her kids in church. This is the church that my Grandma use to attend religiously (pun intended) every Sunday. I asked her if she would take a photo of the cross as I remember it fondly from my childhood. Keep in mind, this is in Tigard, Oregon! :)

Mikey dresses himself just like his cousin Lincoln!

Good Idea VS. Bad Idea

Since realizing that my BSN graduation date is around the corner (8/6/17), I've been dreaming of the time that I'll be able to spend sewing and quilting! With my dreaming, I have been pondering the idea of obtaining my wholesale license (which is inexpensive) to buy and sell fabric on-line (Etsy, Facebook, Instagram, & my blog). With this decision come pros and cons. Some of the pros consist of purchasing fabric at a discount, purchasing fabric before it's released to the public, making money (again, I'm dreaming here), and doing something that I love to do. On the other hand, cons consist of purchasing fabric bolts that have 30 yards of fabric (this amount scares me), and the possibility of failing (no one buying from me).

What are some of your thoughts? Please be brutally honest with me! Please comment below~

Little Man~

Life can be so overwhelming at times, however I'm ever so grateful to have such an adorable little man to keep a smile on my face! Adam has been dealing with a great amount of grief after loosing his bestfriend in mid 2016. Prior to loosing Angelo, Adam had been called to a handful of deaths at work, whether they were elderly who passed peacefully in their sleep, or college kids overdosing on heroin. Adam has reached a point where he's struggling to cope with emotion at the moment, so please say prayers for him. If ever there's a time, it's now! We're working through it, slowly, yet surely!

 That's not a real lizard in bed with us (on Mikey's tummy). My kid sleeps like a jerk, hence the H shape as seen here.

Playing with my childhood Lego's at Grandma's house.

 I can't imagine how this was comfortable.

Worlds worst back seat driver! He tells me to go when we're stopped at a red light!