Tonight?

Tonight could be the night. We are going to see a new place to rent, and I'm hopeful. It's a cute little house out in the country with lots more space than we currently have. It's the right price, and it allows pets. We could get really lucky!

However, our luck always balances out. This afternoon we are dropping off the truck for a laundry list of things that need to be tended to, including new tires and AC repair. Ick. There goes all the money the hubby made from his July 4th holiday overtime. You know what? I'm not complaining. We have always been fortunate with money. We've never been rolling in cash, but we've always had what we needed, and most of the time, a little extra. The powers that be seem to keep us on a short leash so that we never get too far down one path or the other, and I'm okay with that.

I'm making progress on the craft picture blog I promised you a few weeks ago. My main problem is that I'm having issues with uploading my pictures. I'll work on it over the week and hopefully have it to you by next Monday.

I'll give you a sneak preview of what's to come in the craft blog:

I have quite the budding artist in my house. She loves to color, draw, and paint, so my house is overflowing with paper swathed in colors. What I needed was a way to make them special. Now I know a few of you are saying, "but a child's art is already special," and I agree. But I've also heard it said, "When everything is special, then nothing is special," and that I also agree with. Believe me when I tell you, there were so many pictures piling up that I couldn't even see them all, because they were starting to blend together. I was already beginning to overlook the pretty pictures my girl had so put so much love and joy into making.

So when I saw this project on Pinterest, I knew just what to do with the little one's masterpieces. At first she was unsure of letting me cut them, but when she saw how they turned out, she was really excited about helping Mommy make pictures. Her favorite right now is the bird. I was thinking since I have so many paintings, that doing a few of these for every season would be a great idea. Now I look up and see a daily reminder of my little artist. I have plans on making Christmas gifts using this idea, and I'm sure the family will love them. I have also used her art to make cards for holidays. The one we made for her daddy on Father's Day turned out especially well, thanks to this idea I pinned: http://pinterest.com/pin/22658804345586346/.

Well, there you have it. Stay tuned for more Pinterest ideas made real, and more fun, crafty stuff by yours truly! See you next week!