This weekend our stake organized a trip out to Lake Jackson (between Houston and Galveston) to help with clean up from the mess Ike left. They had to wake up at 3am in the morning, drive 4 hours there and 4 hours back, and spent the day cutting down fallen trees and hauling them away. Mike made it home at 10pm!!! A full and exhausting day that was very humbling and rewarding for him- good job honey! I think he felt pretty manly too by the time he got home after working the chainsaw all day. Men. So while he did that we got to do this .... (I feel sort of guilty that I had the camera since what he was doing was obviously more important!) We had a fun Primary Activity in the morning that we went to that I meant to take pictures at (left the darn camera at home!) . We participated in the Crop walk, which helped raise awareness for world hunger. The kids had to work to earn some $ to donate and we got to walk 2 miles with our Primary friends.
After our morning activity a good friend of mine had invited me to a Stampin Up get together (sort of a club) that I decided to go to. With Mike gone we had to get a sitter for my 4 kids + her 3 kids= 7 kids under the age of 9!!! This babysitter ROCKS!! When we got back I noticed that she had picked up and the kids were outside playing.
Anyway, so I just have to brag for a minute because I'm not really a crafty girl. I enjoy crafts, but I'm not really very creative- but look what I made!! Thank you my friend for inviting me!! What a sense of accomplishment to be able to make cute stuff! Plus now I have stuff for visiting teaching next month! So from now on I'm totally going to try and embrace my crafty inner self and sign up for these kinds of things when I get the chance. So on the list of my personal "be's" - I'm adding "be crafty!"
What do you think- eh??
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So cute Caroline! Erin told me about it and showed me some pictures of the stuff you were going to make, but the pictures you took make it look so much cuter!
Love it! You are super crafty!
Sheryl
UMMM! I was totally wanting to go to that. I wasn't able to because Paul had to work, but know I am really bummed I didn't get to go. 1) super cute stuff
2) great company
Ah! Well! Now that you are embracing your crafty side I suppose you will be going next month too!?! :) Maybe I will be able to go next time! Fingers Crossed! Great job!
That is so cute! I wish you were still my visiting teacher so I could get those goodies! :) I would say you are pretty crafty!
Way to go Mike for helping with Ike clean up! Cute stuff Caroline! You are definitely crafty, i've seen lots of crafty stuff that you've made. Nice work :)
Yay for Mike! It is for sure a humbling experience! I'm glad you were able to help out - what a long day it was!
Nice job Caroline! You're looking a bit Martha Stewart - only better! Those are really cute and very well done!
~mom
Kudos to Mike for helping out with the cleanup. Our stake is going down this weekend. And you are SUPER crafty! I wish I could be in your club too! Those are the cutest Halloween gifts I've ever seen!
i know those at lake jackson def. appreciate the help! way to go mike!
caroline those are such cute halloween treats!! you are quite crafty!
Wow, you guys had 2 very different adventures, but both seem quite successful!
What an adventure. I know that when Brad went with the Mesquite ward over to LA after Katrina, he said it was such an emotional experience. So much to clean up, so much loss, but so thankful for all that we have been blessed with.
Also, I have to say that you ROCK at the crafts! Way to go! They are super-cute.
These are so darn cute! Way to go!
Caroline! I am so jealous of your talent! I didn't know that you were into Stampin Up! Great job! Hope you and your family are doing well, email me sometime! We are missing our Texas friends a lot!
That was so much fun!!!! Glad you thought to take pictures of the evidence!
Hey - It's your Stampin' Up! lady and I gotta say you rocked the projects. Lynn pointed me to your post. I'm so glad you liked our little gathering. I hope you get to keep on joining us.
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