New Bow, Blog and Website

This turned out too cute. I have been trying new stuff lately. So I created this "monogram bow" and ended up really liking it. I also created a bow blog and website. It should all be ready later this week. I am also thinking that I could create a woven headband with some bow attachments that would look like Mickey Mouse ears for our trip to Disney this summer. My full time job leaves no room for creativity...this is my outlet!

Who do you cheer for?

Dixie Taylor took some photos of the girls and Trinity and Zoe to help Renee and I out with our bow website. I thought it was funny that Kelsey, the one who claims to be a Florida Gator ended up wearing the Bulldog bows. Here is a sneak peak. Hopefully the website will be good enough to go public in a week or so.

Lost Generation

At a meeting of the AARP (American Association of Retired People) they showed a video that was submitted in a contest by a 20 year old. The contest was Titled 'u @ 50'. This video won second place. When they showed it , everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause. So simple and yet so brilliant. Take a minute and watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA

Good thing I drink Dr Pepper

I thought the facts about water were interesting (I knew most of them about Coke already). But I didn't know about cleaning your toilets with Coke...I might have to try that one!

WATER
#1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population)#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.
#3. Even MILD dehydration , as little as 3%, will slow down one's metabolism
#4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University ofWashington study.
#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?

COKE
#1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
#2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke & it will be gone in two days.
#3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the 'real thing' sit for one hour, then flush clean. The phosphoric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous China ....
#4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
#5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
#6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
#7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, & bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
#8... To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, & run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

Now the question is, would you like a glass of water? or Coke?

Catching Up

I haven't been taking too many pictures lately so I haven't been blogging much. But we have been busy. Randy had Lasik surgery and has been enjoying life without glasses. I have been getting ready for some upcoming bow parties and festivals. Audrey seems to finally "get" that school is about doing the assignment as the teacher asked and not with her own creative spin, so we have been getting good updates from school on her. She continues to want to be an artist or a rock star. She was very excited about a leprechan visiting the school on Tuesday and told us all about all the mischeif he caused. Kelsey has announced that she is going to be a doctor and will take care of Mommy and Daddy (Audrey said she would rather not go to Kelsey's doctor's office). Kelsey loves school so we can imagine she will be a doctor.

We all have bikes now so we have been trying to ride at the Gwinnett parks. Audrey is riding a 20 inch with no training wheels newly equipped with a basket and horn. Kelsey is riding Audrey's old bike with training wheels. She can pedal for miles but the hills still give her some problems.

This is Audrey playing another new game in our house. It is like the old labyrinth game where you tried to get the ball to the end without it falling in the holes along the way. This version is played on Daddy's cell phone electronically.

Kelsey loves songs. Last night she was "playing" the piano and singing. She started out with "How Firm a Foundation" since we have been practicing that in primary. Her finale was her preschool's prayer song that they sing before snack.

And then I realized I didn't post any snow pictures from the beginning of the month. So here is Kelsey on the porch...she wasn't a big fan of being cold and wet in the snow.

Here is Randy and Audrey sledding down our giant hill.

Here is an action shot of Randy whiping out and Audrey already on her feet ready to go back to the top of the hill.

Here are the girls, my dad and I on the back deck (this is right when the snow started falling).

Soccer Bow

Hey Emily, I can't find your email address so maybe you will check the blog. Here is a picture of the soccer bow and black and white headband modeled by my personal headband model Kelsey. We will give it and the extra soccer bow to your mom tomorrow. I hope the girls on the team like them!

Weekend Fun

We had a very fun weekend. Since Randy was gone to Atlantic City, we decided we would have lots of fun and not do any of our normal weekend chores. The girls slept in Saturday morning which is something they never do, so everyone was in great moods and the weather was so nice.

Kelsey went to a Fancy Nancy birthday party. So she got all dressed up for that.

After that party we went to David's cowboy birthday party (quite a different theme). Audrey loved riding the horse. Kelsey would go up to the horse but didn't want to ride it.
Renee and I made lots of bows and organized our bows for upcoming parties and spring fesivals. We made a frame to hold all the clippies. It is hard to see since I used my camera phone, but it turned out really cute.

We have been making some new bows. This is a "birthday girl" bow. We also made some Camp Rock bows for someone to give out as party favors at a birthday party and some Easter bows.

Our latest addiction is headbands. I just think these headbands turn out so cute no matter what the color. And the girls love them because they do not require me pulling their hair up into a rubber band. The bows come off so you can wear just the headband or just the bow. My dad also made a "headband holder" for us to use at our shows. It was a very productive bow weekend!