Hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
something to share
I was given this by a friend and thought I would share.
Hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend.
Hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
thoughts, thoughts thoughts!
As a parent, I'm finding that there are always a lot of things to think about. Did I pay that bill? When is unpack your back pack night? Did I turn the stove off, Oh my gosh, the gas bill is due Today!
There always seems to be so many things running through my mind, that sometimes, I wonder how I keep it all straight. I do, just like every other person out there,but it is just crazy sometimes just how many thoughts one person can have at one time.
For instance while, I'm sitting here typing this, I'm reminding myself put the clothes in the dryer, you have to leave at 4 and so on.
I'm sure someone somewhere has a number on how many thoughts one person has in a day. I'm also sure that number is off the charts.
Is it possible to have too many thoughts? Are what you thinking about right now what you should really be thinking about? Are we suppose to have so many thoughts. Are you getting distracted by all your thoughts.
See, now I'm sounding like a commercial.Are you having trouble with your thoughts then call 1xxxx for a free trial of thought x. lol I'm so silly!
So I'm going to leave with you just one more little thought:
There always seems to be so many things running through my mind, that sometimes, I wonder how I keep it all straight. I do, just like every other person out there,but it is just crazy sometimes just how many thoughts one person can have at one time.
For instance while, I'm sitting here typing this, I'm reminding myself put the clothes in the dryer, you have to leave at 4 and so on.
I'm sure someone somewhere has a number on how many thoughts one person has in a day. I'm also sure that number is off the charts.
Is it possible to have too many thoughts? Are what you thinking about right now what you should really be thinking about? Are we suppose to have so many thoughts. Are you getting distracted by all your thoughts.
See, now I'm sounding like a commercial.Are you having trouble with your thoughts then call 1xxxx for a free trial of thought x. lol I'm so silly!
So I'm going to leave with you just one more little thought:
have a great night!
Friday, August 3, 2012
August Already?!?
Wow! Its August Already! Time sure is flying by this summer! I hope to beable to get all the fun activites in that I still wanna do. I have to do back to school shopping yet. I'm not always thrilled about that. I'm not too keen on shoe shopping and taking 4 kids shoe shopping is an adventure in itself.
I do however love the low prices on glue, crayons, markers and all that jazz. Time to stock up my craft supplies. Signed my daughter up for High school this year, wow thats another thing that shows time is flying by. It seems like its too soon for me to have a daughter in High school! The next 4 years will be such a great adventure for and me.
I know have the Iowa Chapter of Emilys hats for hope up and running! Come give us a like and learn about girl who is trying to change the world one hat a time! Its a Great story!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-Chapter-Emilys-Hats-For-Hope-Initiative/443314749023226?ref=hl
My storenvy shop is doing well. Had lots of interest in it yesterday! Still excited to see what the views are every day. If you haven't come check it out! Doing a discount for the month of Aug. use code aug12 to get 10% off your entire order!
http://katzcraftycloset.storenvy.com/
So much going on! I'm getting ready for my first craft fair in October. excited and nervous all at the same time!
Hope everyone is having a great time this summer!
I do however love the low prices on glue, crayons, markers and all that jazz. Time to stock up my craft supplies. Signed my daughter up for High school this year, wow thats another thing that shows time is flying by. It seems like its too soon for me to have a daughter in High school! The next 4 years will be such a great adventure for and me.
I know have the Iowa Chapter of Emilys hats for hope up and running! Come give us a like and learn about girl who is trying to change the world one hat a time! Its a Great story!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-Chapter-Emilys-Hats-For-Hope-Initiative/443314749023226?ref=hl
My storenvy shop is doing well. Had lots of interest in it yesterday! Still excited to see what the views are every day. If you haven't come check it out! Doing a discount for the month of Aug. use code aug12 to get 10% off your entire order!
http://katzcraftycloset.storenvy.com/
So much going on! I'm getting ready for my first craft fair in October. excited and nervous all at the same time!
Hope everyone is having a great time this summer!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
A great reminder
Sometimes in life we all need a little reminder what it is all about. We become lost in the hustle and bustle of the days work, what needs to be done today,what bills we need to make sure get paid. Everyone including myself can sometimes forget to slow down and remember that among all the bills, jobs, and errands that just have to get done. There is always time to do the right thing.
I was sent this in an email from my mother in law. From the moment I read it I just knew I had to pass this on! What a great story to remind all of us to just slow down and do the right thing. I hope this story touches your heart as much as it has touched mine.
Hope you are a having a great week! Enjoy!
I was sent this in an email from my mother in law. From the moment I read it I just knew I had to pass this on! What a great story to remind all of us to just slow down and do the right thing. I hope this story touches your heart as much as it has touched mine.
Hope you are a having a great week! Enjoy!
Two Choices
What would you do?...you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?
At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its
Dedicated staff, he offered a question:
'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.
Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do.
Where is the natural order of things in my son?'
The audience was stilled by the query.
The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, who was mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'
Then he told the following story:
Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father I also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.
I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning..'
Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.
In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I waved to him from the stands.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again.
Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.
At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?
Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.
However, as Shay stepped up to the
Plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact.
The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.
The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay.
As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.
The game would now be over.
The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman.
Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game..
Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates.
Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first!
Run to first!'
Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.
He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.
Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'
Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base.
By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball . The smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team.
He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head.
Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.
All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'
Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third!
Shay, run to third!'
As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!'
Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team
'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.
Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making me so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!
AND NOW A LITTLE FOOT NOTE TO THIS STORY:
We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate.
The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.
If you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are that you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren't the 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message Well, the person who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference.
We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the 'natural order of things.'
So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice:
Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?
A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.
You now have two choices:
1. Delete
2. Forward
May your day be a Shay Day.
MAY GOD BLESS EVERYONE WHO
DECIDES TO PASS THIS ON IN MEMORY OF SHAY..............
What would you do?...you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?
At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its
Dedicated staff, he offered a question:
'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.
Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do.
Where is the natural order of things in my son?'
The audience was stilled by the query.
The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, who was mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'
Then he told the following story:
Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father I also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.
I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning..'
Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.
In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I waved to him from the stands.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again.
Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.
At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?
Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.
However, as Shay stepped up to the
Plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact.
The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.
The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay.
As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.
The game would now be over.
The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman.
Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game..
Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates.
Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first!
Run to first!'
Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.
He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.
Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'
Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base.
By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball . The smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team.
He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head.
Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.
All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'
Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third!
Shay, run to third!'
As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!'
Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team
'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.
Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making me so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!
AND NOW A LITTLE FOOT NOTE TO THIS STORY:
We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate.
The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.
If you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are that you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren't the 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message Well, the person who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference.
We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the 'natural order of things.'
So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice:
Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?
A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.
You now have two choices:
1. Delete
2. Forward
May your day be a Shay Day.
MAY GOD BLESS EVERYONE WHO
DECIDES TO PASS THIS ON IN MEMORY OF SHAY..............
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Wow! It has been a hot and busy couple weeks here. The temperatures have been in the 100 plus! hot hot hot!!!!! My poor garden didn't make it this year because of all the heat. I was able to get some pea pods before they burned up in the heat. they were delicious!
A lot has been going on lately, I now have my store up and running on storenvy! Come take a look, lots of fun items!
http://katzcraftycloset.storenvy.com/
I'm also getting the Iowa chapter of Emilys hats for hope initiative going! we have 3 hats so far donated! Awesome cause to get behind. If you would like more information you can found out here.
http://www.emilyshatsforhopeinitiative.org/home.html
they also have a facebook page!
http://www.facebook.com/EmilysHatsForHopeInitiative
Such a great reason to give!
I'm still waiting to hear about my book. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Right now, its a waiting game to hear back from them. I'm still in shock that I actually might have a book published. It just amazes me. I can't thank my hubby,kids,and friends enough that helped get all my dreams going. I love them all so much!
Having a fun and relaxing week end with the family. I hope everyone is enjoying their week end.
Happy Sunday!
A lot has been going on lately, I now have my store up and running on storenvy! Come take a look, lots of fun items!
http://katzcraftycloset.storenvy.com/
I'm also getting the Iowa chapter of Emilys hats for hope initiative going! we have 3 hats so far donated! Awesome cause to get behind. If you would like more information you can found out here.
http://www.emilyshatsforhopeinitiative.org/home.html
they also have a facebook page!
http://www.facebook.com/EmilysHatsForHopeInitiative
Such a great reason to give!
I'm still waiting to hear about my book. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Right now, its a waiting game to hear back from them. I'm still in shock that I actually might have a book published. It just amazes me. I can't thank my hubby,kids,and friends enough that helped get all my dreams going. I love them all so much!
Having a fun and relaxing week end with the family. I hope everyone is enjoying their week end.
Happy Sunday!
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
living the dream!
I'm living the dream this month! Its been crazy busy here! I'm still in the process of opening my online store. Hopefully this week it will all be done! I can't wait! My daughters are loving the knitting we are doing. I'm in the middle of getting some donations together for some charities.
I've been asked by one of the chairites if I would open one in my area and run it. I'm so honored for this. One of the best parts of this one is my whole family can get involved and help. I will talk more about this once everything is settled.
Oh! I wrote a childrens book! Everyone keep your fingers crossed, its on the way to the publishers as we speak! I still can't believe this one! I just up and did it!
thanks to my family, I've been encouraged to try everything this month! I don't know what I would do without them! They are my love,my light and my craziness! I love them all so much!
See what I mean by living the dream!
here are some fun items I've been making!
Hope you are having a great week!
I've been asked by one of the chairites if I would open one in my area and run it. I'm so honored for this. One of the best parts of this one is my whole family can get involved and help. I will talk more about this once everything is settled.
Oh! I wrote a childrens book! Everyone keep your fingers crossed, its on the way to the publishers as we speak! I still can't believe this one! I just up and did it!
thanks to my family, I've been encouraged to try everything this month! I don't know what I would do without them! They are my love,my light and my craziness! I love them all so much!
See what I mean by living the dream!
here are some fun items I've been making!
Hope you are having a great week!
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