Celebrations and the Crafts that make them SPECIAL!

Happy Labor Day!

Are you celebrating this day like most Americans.....

Cook outs..

Parades....

Perhaps some other family gathering?...

Labor day is a celebration of  everyday 

hard working folks.

At our house....

well....

WE'RE CHILLAXIN'!!

We are at the homestead this week.  

We left city life behind for a few days.  

The first several days home were jam packed full of gardening duties and home preserving. 

So today, we're gonna relax!

Even though we aren't exactly celebrating today,

we have done our fair share of celebrating during the month of August.

My daughter had a

Ladybug themed birthday party for our little princesses 3rd birthday. 

I can't believe she's 

Photo from the internet

She loves the Ladybug Girl books!

And she LOVED her party too!

Big brother enjoyed it as well!

His face says it all!

Around here, no celebration would be complete without something crafty or homemade.  

We like (and appreciate)  homemade stuff. 

Anyone can go to the store and dole out cash for a gift (or unneeded toy),  

but handmade gifts....

gifts from the heart ....

are just extra special-don't ya think!

So grandma made the
Ladybug Girl some crafty stuff 

to make her day memorable.

A ladybug hair clip made from ribbon.
How to instructions can be found here.

An explosion box purse.
Instructions can be found here.

The purse opens up like this.  We tucked
some birthday cash inside for her college fund!

A Ladybug skirt made from tulle and pom poms.

My brother also had a birthday in August.

He turned 50! 

And I couldn't resist blessing him with a special 

Because You're 50

gift!

An adult diaper cake!

One more thing while we're talking celebrations.....

Eleven years ago this month I was diagnosed with 

Acute myeloid leukemia.  

Which means I have been Leukemia free for 10 1/2 years. 

Woo hooo!

Reason to celebrate-eh!?

September is Leukemia/ Lymphoma Awareness month. 

Many have won the battle....

But there are many who are currently fighting this battle.

And many more who have sadly succumb to some kind of blood cancer. 

One way you can help is to be a blood donor.

Blood donors literally saved my life.  

And for that I'm grateful. 

When you give blood,

you have the ability to save someone's 

LIFE!

Thanks for stopping by and listening to my ramblings...

Have a great Labor Day,

whatever you may be doing,

where ever you may be.

Trying to keep it simple....

Tammy

Happy Birthday Rhea!

We celebrated our granddaughter's birthday last weekend. 

 She turned one.

It was a simple party with family.

The weather was perfect.

The hot dogs over the campfire...the marshmallows, cake and cookies...they were all perfect too!

This child is precious...

take a look-see.

I'm sure you'll agree!

Gotta love that bib too!

Big brother Jack enjoyed himself as well....

He's precious too...

I'm not biased or anything...

It won't be long until we'll be celebrating his birthday.  He's gonna be 3.  Oh how fast they grow.

My daughter snapped this pic of my girl and me. 

(I stole it from her blog.. 

http://luckieus.blogspot.com/)

I sure hope that as she grows up, she will feel the same way about me, that I feel about my grandmother.  I loved her sooo much!  Still do.

She's in heaven now, but is sorely missed. 

 It is my hope that this grandma will also be missed... one day.... 

Not anytime soon though!!

A Scrapbook page dedicated to my grandma

Today's Photo is of our darling grand baby, Rhea, demonstrating her latest trick.  Precious!

Foto Friday- She's 6 months old!!

My grand girl is 6 months old already.  I'm not sure how that happened.   She is so adorable...and so precious.  So to commemorate this milestone, I created a photo.  I actually made 3 of them. I'm not sure which version I like the best.  Do you have a favorite???

When Rhea's big brother, Jack, turned 6 months, I made one for him too. We used to call him the Michelin Man.  Are those ripples cute or what!?

Well, that's all for now.  Have a happy Friday.

If you're a grandma, enjoy those grand babies.  

They grow very FAST!!

Foto Friday- Precious

Today's picture is of my beautiful little granddaughter taking a little snooze while sucking on her fingers.  She is so precious!

A Sweet Meeting

Recently, my daughter and I went to Menno Haven, a beautiful retirement community in Chambersburg.  

Menno Haven is where my Great Aunt Rhea and Uncle Dale live.  They have a lovely home in the independent living community there.   

The purpose of our visit was to introduce  my granddaughter, Rhea, to Aunt Rhea- her namesake.  Aunt Rhea is a sweet Christian woman who models the Titus 2 woman...the kind of woman I aspire to be one day. 

It was a sweet meeting of the Rheas.

Rhea Amelia with her Great Great Great Aunt Rhea

We tried to get a group shot of Miranda and the kids with Aunt Rhea...But they weren't very cooperative!

It was a beautiful Fall day, so we put on their jackets and took the kiddos for a stroll around the campus-Aunt Rhea was our tour guide. 

When our tour of the facility was complete we headed to lunch at the local Panera before we had to say our good-byes.  

It was a special day...

with some special people (who I love dearly)..

A very sweet day indeed!

Me with Aunt Rhea and Uncle Dale

 Titus .....2:³ Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers.^[a] Instead, they should teach others what is good. ⁴ These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, ⁵ to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes,^[b] to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.

Scrappy Saturday- Baby Rhea Pt 2

I finally finished a few more pages of Rhea Amelia's scrapbook. She sure is a precious little bundle.  Enjoy!

Scrappy Saturday- Baby Rhea pt 1

Sharing the first 4 pages of Baby Rhea's album today.  And hopefully I'll have a few more pages finished for next week!

  (Don't forget to click to enlarge)