Geo what?...

When my husband first told me about geocaching my first reaction was, 'geo what?'... he explained to me that it was a treasure hunt game literally played on a global field... intriguing to say the least...

A cache, or container, is filled with special trinkets (mainly small knick-knacks, odds and ends, bits and baubles or dollar store fodder), then is hidden in a secret location... the hider tracks the caches' geo location coordinates using a hand-held GPS unit then uploads the information to the Geocaching website...

Geocachers then download coordinates from the geocaching site onto their hand-held units and start looking... it's as simple as that!

The difficulty levels range from 1 being a nice stroll to 5 which could involve rock climbing, canoeing or anything else that's more adventuresome...

As a family of hikers, this just adds a whole new dimension to something we already enjoy doing together...

Check it out... there are literally thousands upon thousands of hidden caches worldwide just waiting to be discovered, who knows, one could be right outside your back door...

This picture is of a dead tree on one of our hikes...

Happy hunting... ;)

Busy, busy us...

We've had lots to do lately... a wedding to attend, visiting with family, re-finishing our kitchen table, opening the pool, errands, errands and more errands... so not a whole lot of crafty-ness going on... I wish I had more to post...I think I'm actually going through crafty withdrawal :(

On a brighter note... in a bid to help conserve energy and be less of a strain on the power grid this summer, I have purchased the niftiest little clothes drying rack... and can I just add, I LOVE IT!!!! When I brought it home yesterday, I tore into it, set it up on the back deck and immediately threw two loads of laundry on it! TWO LOADS!!!! Is it just me who gets this excited over new (or old) advances (or regressions) in laundry technology????

Anyway, this is the major excitement in my life right now... I've found a new appreciation for doing laundry and helping the environment... I'd say it's win-win all around ;)

Have a fantastic afternoon and evening everyone ;)

Drum roll, please....

For my very first giveaway, we had four entries... and those four lovely ladies' names were entered into my very technical, very sophisticated random name drawing thinga-ma-do-dad...


Buttons were pushed, calculations were made, the thinga-ma-do-dad chugged and choked... then gave up a winner... My beautifully handsome little assistant retrieved the entrants name...


And the winner... by random drawing... drum roll... is...



Jane, who said: 'I try to be crafty at times and once I get going I like it, however I am the worst sewer in the world!!!'

Thanks ladies, for entering... me and my little assistant had lots of fun with our little photo shoot this morning... Jane, the pretty little flower pin is on it's way to you!

Have a great day all... ;)

My first giveaway... CLOSED

Recently I discovered this great tutorial for a fabric flower over at Sew Ritzy-Titzy... check her out if you get a chance... her main vice is crochet, but there are some other mediums mixed in here and there as well...

Her flower consists of 16 petals... unfortunately, the fabric I chose was a much heavier weight which meant mine could only be 8 petals, I also didn't follow her tutorial exactly (I am a self-professed lazy crafter, so if I can find a short cut, I will)... anyway, I think it turned out pretty good, I'm happy with the result for my first attempt...

I added a black button to the front and a pin to the back so it can be worn on a jacket, shirt, purse... wherever one sees fit...



So here's where we get to the giveaway... this little gal is up for grabs to one lucky reader... leave me a message, tell me what you're up to crafty-wise or not, just say hi... or whatever... there's no catch except to leave me your e-mail address so I can contact you if you win...

I'll do a randon drawing (which will consist of one of my little monkeys drawing a name from a hat, bowl, box or something container-ish) on Monday, May, 17th, 2010... that's one week from today! Good Luck...

Enjoy your Monday... ;)

The best thing...

On Mother's Day, I am grateful for the beautiful little family my husband and I have created...

I remember a time when I couldn't ever see children in my future... there were many reasons for not wanting them... of course, that all changed when my husband and I started babysitting our nieces... the urge to have our own took over and here we are today with three of the most loving and beautiful children...

There's nothing like hearing a child say they love you... they love you when you're angry, they love you when you're fixing their boo-boos, they love you just for making pancakes for breakfast... what could be more perfect???

My feelings for my children are so overwhelming... when I think of them and the things they've accomplished in their short little lives, I am so overcome with pride that I could cry... That's what it is to be a Mom...

The best thing about my life is being a Mom to my three little monkeys(and of course, being a wife to the best man I know :D )... xoxoxo

L, M and C, my life could never be complete without you... thank you for loving me and allowing me to be the Mommy you so deserve... I will try my very best to make you proud of me...