Things that make me happy

The first picture is my son last winter.  He loves his bubbles!  The second picture is of my parents holding all three grand babies.  This was taken in August 2008.  The third picture is of Jonathan and his cousin Maylee.  The fifth and sixth are Jonathan with his Daddy and then again with his best friend.

I got a bit of a jolt this weekend when my best friend lost her sister in law to breast cancer.  It is still a shock because I knew her as well.   We all went to high school together.   Things like that shouldn't happen.  I hope we all take time to express gratitude to God for the things that make us happy in life.

Etsy

I started an Etsy shop for my work.  There isn't much up now but I will be adding more over the weekend.http://www.etsy.com/shop/jennskains  Check it out if you have a chance.

I'm not perfect.

   Obviously people have complaints about how I do things but I am doing my best.  I'm tired of people who pretend to be my friend to my face and stab me the minute I turn my back.  Perfection is over rated.  I'm tired of people who only stick around because they want something.  They spread hateful lies when they are done.
   What's worse is the people who have claimed to be my friend for years but they actually believe the venom they hear.  I am grateful for people in my life who except me for who I am.  Yes, I'm done with the rant.

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A new old project

I learned how to make these baskets many years ago with a large crochet hook.  I thought I would offer them to you first before putting them on Etsy.  they are 15.00 plus postage.  If anyone is interested I can do custom orders.  If anyone is interested, email me at jennifer@skains.org

Everyone has those days

lately, I have had more than my share of days like this,

Give away

The drawing for the give away will be held on september 19th.  If you follow publicly, you are already entered once.  I have several things available.  if you want to increase your chances of winning, you can leave a comment telling me which project you would like if your name is drawn.  This is what I have so far.  The orange blanket will fit a baby and the others are made for teddy bears or small dolls.  Have a wonderful weekend!