Lifey Picturey Stuff

I haven't posted any of my own pictures in a while!

They're just not all that pretty. :P ;) Anyways, Here are a few things that have happened recently that deserved pictures of. <3 

I made this "mooshy belly bunny" for the gorgeous little girl I babysit on Fridays. :D I gave it to her as  a Christmas present and I'm pretty sure she loves it. I'm very proud of it. I don't make things very often and this one turned out very good! Here's the tutorial it was based off of: 

http://chezbeeperbebe.blogspot.com/2010/03/tutorial-and-pattern-recycled-mooshy.html

Mine isn't quite the same. With the help of my older sister and my Mum I think it turned out much cuter. I didn't sew the ears on after I sewed the body together. That's a retarded way to do it and didn't even make sense...I just put them on when I sewed the body together. plus, I added a pleat to the ears to make sure they weren't flat when they were sewed on. And I didn't sew the limbs all the way across...we tried that and I thought it looked funny...And I used buttons and a sharpie on the face instead of embroidering it on. Way easier and cuter. Mum added the bowtie around his neck so that it'd be scrunchy like the way the lady has it in the tutorial...and I used a different pompom tutorial that I found on pinterest. easiest pompom ever. 

Anyway. You prolly didn't care about any of that. 

:D 

This is mah orchestra! My brother took this picture at our Christmas concert the other day.

I could name almost all of those kids for you but that might be boring...so we'll not. Me and Jonni are second row back (violin section), 3rd and 4th chairs to the right.

here's our beeeyoootiful Christmas tree!! :D the lights look kinda bunched up in the middle but they're really not. The lights sparkle and those were just all lit up right then. lol. xD I love the sparkly lights. It's not obnoxious at all. just super soft and twinkly. I'm so not fond of obnoxious lights...

My favorite way to look at christmas lights <3 : 

We had our friends over on Monday and I made Pumpkin Spice cookies! they were supposed to be pumkin whoopie pies, but I flopped the filling somehow (still haven't figured out how...O.o) so they were just pumpkin cookies. They were *amazing*. All cakey andn pumpkin-y and soft and warm. 

I'm pretty sure this is the same recipe I used if you're interested: 

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

So, Christmas is eleven days away. 

How crazy is that?? I still can't quite believe it's so close. :D 

We have parties every day this weekend starting on Friday and this afternoon I'm going to do a little bit of Christmas shopping with Mum. It's getting crazy busy these days. 

Anywho, I'm going to go listen to both of Michael Buble's Christmas albums again and try to find something cute to wear to town...

<3 Have a fantastic weekend!! <3

{xx}

'Tis the season t' be Jolly!

There's so much going on these days. I'm excited to bits. 

The Christmas concert on Saturday went really well. most of the performances were good....I felt like the Messiah songs went pretty well. :D It was all around lovely and Christmassy. After the concert a group of us went and hung out at Hardees and laughed and talked and had a fantastic time. :D 

Sunday was church in the morning, and bowling with friends in the afternoon and more hardees and laughing and having a fantastic time in general. 

Today, I had a dental appointment....*ugh* I don't usually mind them...but I did today. You guys all remember that I had braces for about a year and a half. Thank goodness I couldn't find a picture of me in them...'cause I was gonna post one. *ahem* Anyways. Recently, my teeth have grown a mind of their own and decided to scootch to the right just enough that they're not quite perfect....so I had to get a stinking nasty disgusting impression that makes me gag every time, and I'm getting a new retainer at the end of the month that'll move my teeth back where they belong. 

*right now*

It's perfect. :D Our tree is gorgeous. Buble is singing on the television. <3 <3 I *love* him! <3 <3 

It smells like Pine in here. 

It feels like Christmas. 

I can't wait to decorate our tree. We have to let it sit for a while 'cause it was all tied up and it needs to fall and settle. but it's beautiful anyways. I love it. 

Plus. "Blueblae's" bit with Elmo? Yeah. That was cute. :D 

<3 <3 

I'm feeling very like Christmas is almost here. Finally. I haven't felt that way yet. And now I do. 

I love right now. <3 

I hope you guys just love right now. 

{xx}

Lyrics Thursday...

"I've Got the World on a String"

Michael Buble

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I've got the world on a string

I'm sitting on a rainbow

Got that string around my finger

What a world, what a life - I'm in love

I've got a song that I sing

And I can make the rain go

anytime I move my finger

Lucky me, can't you see - I'm in love

Life's a wonderful thing

As long as I've got that string

I'd be a silly so-and-so

If I should ever let you go

I've got the world on a string

I'm sitting on the rainbow

I've got that string around my finger

oh, what a world, what a life - I'm in love.

Life's a wonderful thing

As long as I hold the string

I'd be a crazy so-and-so

If I should ever let her go

I've got the world on a string

I'm sitting on a rainbow

I got that string around my finger

What a world, what a life

Oh, what a world, what a life

What a world, what life, cause I'm in love

I'm in love

And what a wonderful thing

When you get the world on a string

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Not quite sure where he decided to go with the lisp-ish voice in this one, but I think it's sure cute. ^_^ <3
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There ya go!
I looooove this song, and I love Michael. This post was mucho fun to put together.
I think these lyrics are just dolly. I hope you enjoyed them!

{xx}

Evening Thoughts...

I. *yawn* Am exhausted. 

It's been a crazy few day's what with the new baby and all. We've been taking care of J+T's other three little kids for the past 2 days/3nights. I feel like I've been babysitting for a week solid even though it's been mostly just (*yawn*) today. I'm really looking forward to when life gets back to normal...

Michael Buble's "Cry me A River" is totally stuck in my head. lol. 

"Now you say you love me. Well, just to prove that you do, go on an' cry me a river. 

Cry me a river. I cried a river over you." 

<3 <3 loooove that song. <3 <3 

 I just got all five babies tucked in for the night. I can still hear them giggling and messing around in their rooms. *sigh* *please go to sleep little babies* As soon as they are asleep and I can watch un-intterupted, I'm gonna watch some Dr. Who. <3 The perfect show to relax during. ^_^ Any of you like Dr. Who? I'm a sci-fi geek. Really am. I love almost anything sci-fi and I can enjoy the cheesy-ness of it all! :D You kinda either love it or hate it though. I don't know anyone that's like "nah...I don't care for sci-fi, but I don't dis-like it" It's either: "I love it!!!" or "I hate it!!" lol. :P I love it. 

I'm addicted to minesweeper...mm-hm. The cheesy little game that comes with your computer. If you don't know what I'm talking about, open your "start menu" and search for it. It'll be there. 

*lol* my little (8) brother is messing around with my little (9) sister's Hippo PillowPet an' from the couch where he's sitting came "I need to put this cow outta it's misery..." hahahaha!! Sis' was like "IT'S NOT A COW!!! An' leave it alone." xD lol. That made me laugh. maybe just 'cause exhaustion is finally fully setting in and I'm losing my mind...

I'm gonna play Halo. 

Done playing Halo. watching Wonderful Dr. Who now. xD LOVE IT!!! 

David Tennant is definitely the most fantastic Dr. out of any of them ever. <3 

xoxox

-HappyThursday-LoveMeSomeScienceFiction- 

"Just...Just be Magnificent." -The Dr.

{RachelJoydler}

Feelin' Good...

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Birds Flyin' High, you know how I feel. 

Sun in the sky, You know how I feel. 

Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel. 

It's a new dawn,

It's a new day,

It's a new life, 

For me...

And I'm Fellin' Good.

Fish in the sea, You know how I feel.

River runnin' free, you know how I feel.

Blossom on the tree, You know how I feel. 

It's a new dawn, 

It's a new day, 

It's a new life for me. 

And I'm feelin' good! 

Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean, don't you know.

Butterflies all havin' fun, you know what I mean. 

Sleep in peace when day is done, that's what I mean.

And this olde world is a new world

and a bold world,

For me, 

oh, foooooor me!! 

Stars, when they shine, you know how I feel. 

Scent of the pine, you know how I feel. 

Oh freedom is mine! An' I know how I feel! 

It's a new dawn,

It's a new day, 

It's a new life, 

For me.

xoxox

here's the link to the official Michael Buble music video for that song. watchitwatchitwatchit!! And don't listen to it by anyone else. 'cause Michael is the best. <3 <3 <3 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edwsf-8F3sI

{RachelJoy}

{p.s. yes, I do like Black and white pictures. lol}

{p.p.s. Happy Friday!!!}

crazy weekend...

I haven't been home since 7:30 yesterday morning...
It's been crazy.
Friday we left the house early, as usual, for orchestra. It was only a few of us. Me, Mum, Micah, and Jonnah. The little kids and Dean stayed home with colds. It was a long day....The sky was grey and drizzly, The nursery smelled funny, and my Monster refused to kick in. *sigh* It got better though around class time when I finally got out of the nursery with a few minutes to spare to hang out with my friends. ^_^ Class went well...Pretty much it was a blah-ish day. lol.
That evening Jonnah and I went home to spend the night at Jo and Q's helping Jo and Tabbi finish the decorations for a baby shower that Jo was hostessing for her bestie (Tabbi's big sister.). 
We finished cutting and gluing and stringing and tying and sticking and baking by about 12 then went to bed. Saturday morning we were all up by 6:30 and we got dressed for the party and fell to cooking and putting together a jillion breakfast burritos while we listened to the Rat Pack and sang along. We were epic fast and finished them all and actually got out the door by 8:30 like we had planned!! :D The shower was beautiful and it all went really great. :)
Tonight is out church's couples night out for Valentines day, So A bunch of the couples are at Panera having a blast. :D  I am babysitting my Neices, 'Lish and 'Laina, and my Nephew, Nedward while Josh and Ty are out. They are all sound asleep now. Leah is watching a movie in the other room. It is nice in here.
The Sunshine came out today...<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 
I'm listening to Buble sing "You Don't Know Me."*sigh* So sweet and sad. <3 "Afraid and shy, I let my chance go by. A chance that you might love me too."  I feel like falling asleep and dreaming of something beautiful....
 xoxoxo.
~RinskiiJoy

P.S. Sorry about the lack of a picture...I'm not on my usual computer so I don't have any. :) <3