Time to get going ... AGAIN.

Time to start getting going again. I need to start getting crafty and list some things on Etsy. Now to figure out what that should be... I have lots of ideas, but now to make them a reality. I don't want to spread myself too thin and start making too many things at once. I will likely do some of the snack/sandwich bags and wraps. Now to figure out what else! I could do pillowcase dresses, minivan seat covers like the one's I did for my kids, tote/diaper bags... and about 100 other things!

Better get to thinking and get a few things sewn up to get them listed ASAP!

On the docket for this week/weekend...

Well, with the new minivan coming on Monday, I have decided we need to have a few "trash bags" in the car... one for each of the shorties and one for the front seat. My plan is to design them tonight, check the fabric stash (which is quite extensive!) in the morning and get to work on making them so that they are all set before we go anywhere in the new car! That is my 'plan' anyway - here's to hoping that I can actually get it done!

A few other things are on my mind too - I'm going to see about getting some more snack bags and sandwich wraps done and list them up on Etsy and then I'll see where I go from there. The kids would each like a new lunch/snack box for school so I plan to make those too. I have LOTS of other fun things I would like to work on too - clothes for Miss Mimi's doll, some pants or shorts for Mr. Man, new sun hats for them (I'm convincing myself that summer is coming eventually), and I know there are many other things I'd love to work on.

I got a new toy today - the camera that took this picture! We were needing something small and simple to take with us on vacation as not to have to take the Nikon and lug it around Storyland next week! It's an adorable little Cannon Powershot A495 in Red. So far so good, it seems quite simple to use and the quality of the pictures seems great - we never blow anything up to billboard size - so I think this is more than adequate to catch our family trip memories and times when we just want something quick and easy to use on the go! Nevermind that this is a very scary picture of our scary, messy kitchen table! It looks much better now, I promise! Perhaps I will try a follow up photo to prove it!

Well - I haven't been very good about keeping this updated...

But I'll try to work on that - I have been doing alot of reading of other blogs and I'm hoping that will motivate me to keep mine updated too!
While I have surely fallen off the blog wagon, I have been quite crafty in the last week or so!!
I have managed to design and make the kids their own "mail bag" for delivering mail to each other and the hubby and I via the new mailbox that Bubba received for his birthday!
I made a "car mat" for Bubba to drive and store some of his match box cars in when he decides to take them somewhere.
I made the kids each an outfit to wear to the Memorial Day Parade we are attending on Monday afternoon.
I also tried a few ice cream cone covers (in an attempt to keep 'some' of the ice cream from getting all over their hands!) that will hopefully get quite a bit of use this summer!
I have about a million other crafty ideas that I am working on scheduling now - trying to keep up with the house at the same time - I WILL NOT allow myself to live in a messy house just so I can keep crafting! My new goal is B-A-L-A-N-C-E!

With the number of school days left dwindling ... I am also thinking of things to keep us busy for the summer - lots of fun ideas and short trips on the agenda - and hopefully many more to come!

A few shots of the craftiness ...

The morning so far...

Thus far I have spent the morning trying to find ways to save some money around here. The kids and I are working on coming up with a menu calendar, eliminating many of the prepared items we have purchased in the past and coming up with some new ideas for meals (both lunch and dinner if anyone has suggestions!) We'll be planning our grocery trips better (not so many impulse buys from the little people) and I might try doing the Peapod order again for some things that are on sale each week.
I also need to work on planning Bubba's birthday party - and find out who is planning to attend Mimi's Dance Recital next month - and the list goes on... now to work on cleaning up the kitchen so I can hopefully do some crafting this afternoon - we'll see how that goes!