The Harwick Hubabaloo

Day 13 - We are still Alive!

LOL!

So far, anyway... Last weekend was rough, but this weekend was a better. A few less meltdowns, a few less fights, a little more cooperation from the crew...

Hannah has a new trick, which is really quite cruel, as all big sisters can be... but anyway, Brody is missing Daddy the most out of the bunch.. on ocassion he will cry out, "Mommy, my Daddy's gone!" - add a pouty face to the routine and it is really quite heartbreaking... well, Hannah, being the cruel big sister (who has choosen to have quite the attitude) chimes in with "Yes, your Daddy's gone, get over it".. with an evil laugh and grin... (if you are like me you are just sitting there shaking your head..) Hannah and I have had several talks about why this is cruel, none of which are sinking in... if this is what I get at 8, I will not make it through the teenage years!

Other than that, life is rolling merrily along. There are less than 20 school days on the DODEA calendar, the girls continue to torture each other, the laundry continues to pile up, the house continues to need to be cleaned and I continue to scrap.. (nice segway, huh?)

So, since I mentioned scrapping.. I will share a couple things.

My May 15th reveal at Croppin Paradise. I got to play with the new Chatterbox Fabulous line. The photos are circa 2003 during another Daddy deployment. Watch the site and message board at CP for some fun new promotions and contests/challenges coming soon!

  

The new kit for June is up at Simply Obsessed! It features Jenni Bowlin and some beautiful embellishments. Go get yours before they are all gone!

 

We are also getting ready for a month-long crop at SO called "Simply Obsessed's Got Talent" - The top three winners will be given Guest Design Team spots for a month (which means you will get a free kit!!!). Hope you will come join us!

Simply Obsessed is also searching for a new Design Team. Visit the forum to check out the requirements and throw your hat in! It is a great team to be on and Heather is super fun and easy to work with!

In order to get my butt back to the scrap table I decided to enter the Vintage Plum Star Search. The first challenge was Fussy Cutting. Here is my entry:

  

Voting starts today (through Monday) So, if you love me, you can go register in the forum and then send your vote to Ed McMahon! You can also check out all the other awesome entries HERE! 

I think that about sums it up for today! Hope you are all having a fabulous Sunday!

xoxo

Trish

A Mother's Day Story.....

Once upon a time there was a girl.... She had just finished Grad School and was starting a job as a Speech Pathologist...She was not thinking about becoming a Mom....

 

Then, she met a boy at the bookstore

 

And they fell in love and got married......

 

Shortly (before they got married) she became a Mom for the first time; to the most beautifuly, strong-willed, creative blonde-haired princess, she felt so lucky..

 

Then 15months later, she became a Mom again; this time to a little nymph with a twinkle in her eye, a devilish grin and beautiful flaxen hair..... She felt even luckier....

 

And then, because 2 was not enough (or because someone knew better than she did) She became a Mom again.. to a Strawberry-haired princess with fair skin and green eyes.

 

When she thought her family was complete, she felt fortunate to be a Mom to 3 wonderful girls! ... When she found out she was going to become a Mom again.. she felt overwhelmed... but when she saw the adorable blonde-haired, blue eyed angel in her arms, she was sure she the luckiest Mom in the world!

 

Today, the girl would like to thank the boy she met in the bookstore for making her a Mom and for giving her 4 of the most beautiful children in the world! - and since he is not here to be told in person she hopes he will read this and smile!

xoxo

(oh and if you want some of these adorable dolls of your own... you can find them HERE!!!

Day 6 - 359 to Go!

For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about... 6 is the number of days since Aaron left for Afghanistan and 359 is the number of days until his safe return. The kids and I are currently working on find a new normal and getting in a routine!

For those of you wondering, I have hear from the man and he is still enroute to Afghanistan (they were somewhere in Russia when I spoke to him last)