Valentines for Veterans

Me & my Girls are Members of Camp Fire USA. Each year all of our groups make Valentines that will be hand delivered by all of us to the Veterans living at the Veterans Center of Ardmore. In our meetings while we make the Valentines we learn what a Veteran is and what they have done for our country and our Freedom.

I am the leader of my Little Abbey's Little Stars Group.

(Aren't the adorable) I have around 11 members total.

(Abbey is second from the right)

I'm also the Co-Leader of My Oldest Daughters Adventurer Group. All very sweet girls (Ashley is in the middle)

 The Veterans Center is big and houses a lot of our heroes. We normally split into two large groups and walk along together and line the kids up to take turns handing our Vets their hand made Valentines.

Most of the kids are very eager to do the handouts . . .

Some are a little timid at first but after we pass along a few they are okay.

 A couple will always be too scared to try.

 The Visits are Bittersweet for me as I know they are for many. The Veterans are always so kind and so happy to see the children. Their eyes light up and it fills my heart that we can bring some sunshine into their day. The children know it's special too.

I feel so special to be a part of this each year. 

The Vow

I had a special girls night out with a few friends and new acquaintances. We met at the Movie Theater to watch this wonderful movie called "The Vow" A wonderful love story it did not disappoint! I loved everything about this movie, The Actors & Actresses played the parts perfectly and it was such a  great love story.  


Oh and it most certainly didn't hurt the movie that there were tons of Knit Wear!! Worn by Channing even ;-) Can't wait to watch it again someday!

Almost Perfect Mornings.

Nothing like a hot cup of Tea (or coffee) to Greet the day.

Little Bitty Snow Flakes ..

Now I know there are plenty of places that get FEET of snow. 

But here in our little area of Oklahoma Snow is a rare treat.

To get enough snow to even build a snowman is even more rare... almost never happens. 

But it still makes us so happy even when it melts before noon...

Gettin' My Gym On . .

I always said that when both of the girls started school and I didn't need to worry over who could watch them, That I'd start going to the gym. That time came way back in August. But I've finally found a Gym buddy.. everybody should have one.. only a few will be lucky enough to have found the awesome Gym buddy I have! She makes me look forward to the workout every morning.

Cheers to good health and good friends.

A Good Find . .

We have a Second hand store 2 blocks down from our house that is run by a very nice lady and her Daughter. We drop in from time to time to see what they have new. I only frequent this store because everything is so neat and tidy and it doesn't have that "used" smell like some resale shops do. On our last visit we found this beautiful curio cabinet! I've always wanted one. 

The lovely dishes you see belonged to my Grandmother. When I was a little girl she had them on display in her dinning room build in hutch.

 I would always gaze at them and she would tell me that someday they would be mine.

 I was always very happy to hear that. 

 Since they've become mine they have been hidden away on the stop shelf of my cupboard unseen.

 So when the curio came home with us I knew what would go in right away.

Now I have a reason to visit the antique shops downtown, I have a curio cabinet that needs more pretties. I look forward to filling it with color & eye candy...

Socks 4 Abbey :)

Abbey is my darling 5 year old. She is also my favorite person to knit for because no-one get's as excited about a new knitted item than Abbey. She is also very demanding about receiving knitted items.

Her favorite knitted item seems to be socks. Every time she sees me knitting on a sock she asks if it's for her. If I reply no. She says it's not fair and stomps away.

The truth is I do love knitting socks for her. Well, I love knitting socks in general but the best thing about Abbey's socks is how quickly I can knit a pair up. I always use leftover sock yarn I had from other projects. On this particular pair I decided to try out an afterthought heel for the first time and so I did the toe and heel in a different color. I think they turned out very cute. The colors work well together.

After a new pair of socks is placed on her feet. She wants to wear them for days without taking them off.. 

Pattern Used: My Own (Cast on 40 stitches)

Needle Size: 2.5 MM

Yarn 1: Cherry Tree Hill (Colorway: Wild Cherry)

Yarn 2: Cascade Heritage Sock Yarn (Colorway: 5633)

Specs: Top Down, Afterthought Heel Using The Knit Girls Tutorial.

A Little Help In The Kitchen :)

This evening my Wonderful Hubz finally was able to get the shelves hung in my kitchen for my Cookbooks!

We've been crazy busy lately with school starting and other things going on but im so glad to see at least a bit of progress on finishing the kitchen!






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Routine . . .

I’m trying to get into a good routine and get my to-do list the way I like them for each day of the week! I’m looking forward to the girls starting school so I can get to a few of the big tasks around here that have been put off all summer. With a little one and an ornery 9 year old it’s hard to take on big tasks with both of them home running all over messing and getting into everything . . . Here is my to do list that I created in Word last night. Also my weekly task list.. these are the things I hope to get to within the week sometime. What is your plan of action for the day or the week?

The First Pick

This year we finally took a leap of faith and planted our very first Garden. We figured that trial and error was the best way to learn and we've already learned so much and have so many different garden plans for next year! Im even toying with maybe planting a few things for a fall garden.







So today we got our very first pick from our very first garden and I'm so excited!!! I cannot wait to cook it!

Okra!!!!



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The To- Do's!

Today I'm tackling something thats been on my T- Do list for awhile now. When i use a recipe to cook dinner i print it out from my computer & tack it to my cork board in the kitchen while I cook. Id love to just bring the computer into the kitchen with me but i have very little counter space. So over time I've accumulated a lot of printed out recipies and have started to reprint some because I couldnt find the one I'd printed before. So today i tackle my recipe binder :)




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Couponing Craze

I've finally joined the "Coupon Craze" I figure how can saving money be wrong!! Especially when a great deal of our budget is kept for groceries/household items.

I am a bit intimidated about getting the most out of the coupons by combining them with sales but Im anxious to see how much i can save us!

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Treatment Day

Today we start treatments again for Mom. She was a year and a half Cancer free and today we must start to fight the good fight once more.




one day down. So far - so good.

I kept myself busy. Knitting time is always good.




After only eating crackers all day we're looking forward to some chinese :)

Monster Gifting :)

For Valentines Day I knit the girls two adorable little Monsters. They were so much fun to knit. The Monster pattern Designs are designed by Rebbecca Danger who just released her book "The Big Book of Knitted Monsters"

For Abbey I knit Daphne & Delilah. A Mommy Monster with her baby in a pocket.


For Ashley I knit Olivia.


The Girls both love the monsters and I look forward to knitting many more!

Fall Campfire Camp

Back in October (yeah I know it's been awhile (again!) and I'm behind LOL! Anyway, back in October we had our Campfire fall camp. We only camp two times a year. Once in the spring and once in the fall. The fall one can be tricky since it falls at the end of October and in Oklahoma you never know what kind of weather your going to be getting. Three years ago when Ashley and I first became a part of Campfire we nearly FROZE at the fall camp. The next year was a little chilly, last year wasn't bad and all, but this year we got rained out of all of our activities since most of them are outdoors. We still had a great time. We were at least prepared for the rain and the down time gave the girls some extra time to really get to know one another!


We camp in Cabins at Group Camp 1 at Lake Murray State Park. The cabins do have electricity and some have fire places. The bathrooms & showers are within walking distance. This is the Cabin we got this year. The ones we've had in the years before have been much smaller. But our group grew in numbers this year so we needed a bigger one! I was just happy to be closer to the bathroom! LOL!!


This year was the first year our girls got to do the ceremonial lowering of the flag, I was a bit worried about them dropping the flag in the process of folding it, But they did such a fantastic Job! They lead the Pledge of Alliance, Campfire Law and then lowered and folded the flag.

High fives for a job well done!

At fall Camp we also have a fall festival where the kids get to dress up in their Halloween costumes and play games and do cake walks to win Candy and prizes. I was very surprised this year that everyone's costume was different in 7-10 (our group number) Last year we had a couple of princesses and a couple of cheerleaders.

Below is a photo of groggy morning girls waiting for the flag raising before breakfast. We have ladies (former Campfire Leaders/Mom's) who volunteer to cook our meals for us and we always have delicious meals! We always especially look forward to the breakfast.

We love our crafts & this year we took old Campfire Girls skirts and made messenger bags out of them.


This year our BB Guns and physical activities got rained out, those were all set mostly for Saturday. But Margaret our Regional Director set it up to where everyone got to Canoe on Sunday when it wasn't raining.


We always look forward to Camp. We always have so much fun and it's nice to get away from town and everyday life. I love watching the girls do the activities & learn new things. Can't wait for Spring Camp!