First time crab cooking

Okay one last video... I am addicted to You Tube!

Hallmark MC Hammer card

This is my new favorite commercial!

A weatherman scared of roach - CAUGHT ON TV

This is one of the funniest things I have seen in a while!

So I'm no photographer...

I know that from a photographer's view point these aren't the best pictures,

...but look at these faces!

They are my vanilla parts of our sundae... and I just adore them. God has truly blessed me with the wonderful gift of being part of their lives. Some times my heart aches for all that they have been through. However, I know that God is building their testimony, and if we had no challenges in our lives we would have no reasons to believe!

If there is anything thing that I could give them, it would be the gift of faith. Believe with your all that through God all things are possible! I would have never thought it was possible to love 2 people so much that didn't come direct from my body, but I guess I learned a lesson too.

So what if the pictures aren't the greatest, the kids in them are!

Another Proud Mommy Moment

My oldest chocolate child is on her way! These pictures are from her Leaders In Training Graduation. Her 8th grade graduation is next week and just the thought of it makes me all weepy.

This picture is probably my favorite out of all of them, Mr. M. was a driving force in helping her succeed. I am not sure if he really knows how much he means to her. Last summer he picked her up and dropped her off every day for a summer program that she helped with. And at the end of the summer he and another counselor took her shopping as a reward for her hard work. He is such a gentlemen, and once we got over him calling me Mrs., and 'Mam we were okay! :) And his Mom, Mrs A. is a godsend! This woman is absolutely amazing, she inspires me to be a better person. Her true gift of compassion and love shines through her own children, and also the children that she has touched through this program! I will forever be grateful to them both for showing my girl just how great she can be. (Thank you!)

I had a really good time at the dinner with her and her crazy friends, however the best was seeing her through the eyes of other adults. She is really amazing!

Her crazy friend E. had me laughing all night, during the most inappropriate times of course! She has made good choices in friends, they are all good kids.

Me and my "baby"! I help back the flood gates of tears until I got outside, believe me I would not have been me if I had not cried... oh graduation is going to be soooo much worse!

Online Shop

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am a Independent Advisor for TopLine Creations, but I have also been dabbling with hand made greeting cards. When I think back I have always loved all kinds of paper crafts, so I guess that it was just natural for me to gravitate toward something like this.

Take a moment and browse my online shop: http://kieshaskrafts.etsy.com ! I plan on adding more items soon... well as soon as I come up with some more orignal ideas that is!

I have to say that I had a hard time setting up my shop, not because the programming was difficult but because of the pricing! I didn't want to charge anything outrageous but I didn't want to rip myself off either. Most of the shops that are geared toward greeting cards prices average between $2 - $5, but there are some people on there that I think are ripping themselves off! I have to honestly say that I feel honored to even be able to try and do this and some of the workmanship is amazing! I would easily pay alot more that what they are selling the stuff for! So I am hoping that is what people will think when they see my cards also!

So take a look tell me what you think, and if you see something you like BUY IT!

This is just an example of my work, this card actually was for personal use! I didn't even list it in the shop. In my opinion what I do have listed is better!

Outdoor Fun!

It's sometimes hard to believe that we get -10 degree weather here. It was so sticky hot here the other day, so my friend and I decided to fill up the kiddie pools and let the little ones go for a dip!

They had so much fun! Amazing all you need is a couple of cups, some water, and some imagination! Little D. from upstairs is such a sweet boy, he made sure each time not to splash the middle swirlie in the face so he wouldn't cry.

It didn't matter how many times I told her to let the pool fill up, she just had to mess with the hose, I guess it just looked too inviting!

Funny little one, she wouldn't wear them in the water, but ran around for almost the rest of the afternoon with them on!