Crackerbox

Snafu

This is an old photo from the boy's 2nd birthday. But a recent waterbill upwards of 200$$$$ made me think of it. The little guy loved the water hose on his 2nd birthday and he still does. I need to make sure he turns it off. I think that's my job. Whoopsy.

Color Manifesto

I would like to see more of you beauties in my life...In any and all combos possible.

 

  Yes Please. We need Fall Color in Florida too.

Friday Evening at the Beach.....

Makes me forget I spent the day at work.

Have a Super Duper 3 day weekend. Labor less....play more.

There isn't much better...

...than spending  a day at the beach with great friends...Top it off with a jump in the pool to wash off the grime of the day and an ice cold coke and it was near perfection. Thanks Amber, Kate and Anders for a super fun day!!!

*also the water was not this green in real life....It was beautiful...Paradise.

My Cheater Quilt from Spoonflower

 

On Friday I got some fun mail. A little envelope from Spoonflower it had my fabric inside that I designed for the cheater quilt contest they had a few weeks back. I didn't win but I ordered my fabric and can't wait to make it into a little lap quilt.

Welcome Yoshi

 

Honey Harvest

 

The Fourth of July was a crazy day around the Crackerbox. A quick attempt to mow the grass to make way for a home pyrotechnics show ended up with me at the doc in a box with around 40 or so bee stings. I'm am still thanking God that my neighbors were outside to help me and that my sweet friend Dave came to my rescue to help me get to the doctor and take care of the kids. He also stuck around while I was feeling very sick to make sure I was okay and that the kids had some 4th of July fun. I call him a hero.

Phase 2 heroes are Mr Conrad and my Dad who spent a solid week of super hot afternoons getting rid of the bees and teaching me and the kids about bees and honey.

We knew the bees were there and we had been coexisting just fine until that day. Well to make a long story short...I'm fine...not allergic...bees are gone...people are so nice...lost the lawn mower key...one was given to me that worked by a total stranger...we harvested lots and lots of honey.

 

I took way too many pics to post here, but I think I am going to make a set on flickr, because the process of getting them out was fun to watch for me and the kids and think would be interesting  to other people too.

 

Also...shameless self promotion right here at the end....

The towel at the top of the page is on sale now at my Etsy site.

I am slowly trying to fill the Etsy store with goodies that I make.

You can link to it at the top of the blog.

River's Quilt

For his birthday in June. River got his own bed. He had been sleeping with Juju in a twin since we moved to Florida a year ago this past April. I started this quilt for him during Spring Break. And now the top is finished. Still some work to go, but I like it so far. The fabrics are designed by Riley Blake for Alpine Fabrics. I bought them on Etsy and they are perfect for my little auto loving boy.

God is not a White Man

My pastor shared this on Facebook and I wanted to share it here. It's a catchy tune and I Love Love Love the message. The video is really great too. The kids and I can't stop singing it now. Hope you like it.

DayTrip

The girls and I drove over to Fort Lauderdale today to attend the Indie Craft Bazaar with Amber, Katie and Anders.

 
It was a super fun time. Lots of very beautiful handmade stuff.  There were so many amazingly talented folks selling their creations. I took cards from almost every table and will be doing a post devoted to my favorites. But for now here are just a few pics from our day.

 

There was a tye-dye booth set up and you could either bring your own shirt or buy one for $4 to dye. That was a hit with the kiddos.

 

There was an impromptu rain storm that was a hit with the little people as well.

 

Amber with her new boyfriend. Look out Keith.

   

A very fun and very delicious early dinner or dinch as Juju would call it.

 
And a spectacular light show on the ride home.

 

A terrific day... Without a doubt.