I've been SEW-RIGHT this Month!!!

Wow I started Taking sewing classes and it has really inspired me to finish my items not just to start something. Thanks..Donna my instructor. She started us with pot holders then, an apron after that we can sew what ever we want, I'm working on sofa pillows for my new sofa. I also started a baby quilt and matching bibs for a friend and FINISHED IT YEAH!! All in one week.

My first pot holders sewn

I still want to put a pocket for her art supplies but Joann Fabric is out bias tape ERRRR!

This is a Moda bake shop recipe found here
and the truck template here

The baby bib pattern I found here

I just like the pretty wrapping paper for my friends baby shower.


This is a curtain panel from bed, bath, and beyond. I will make two sofa pills and a valance for my kitchen window

Something New

I had not created anything in so long I thought I had forgot how. Sad to say this is my first digi scrap page this year. Digi kit- Family, Browniescraps.com
Happy Friday!

Summer Fun

Summer has such high expectations... kids thinks they are free do whatever..not! Parents think that summer holds great chances to bond with there kids... only if your kids are not teenagers... they may not want to spend time with you. So what's a mom to do? Find something to hold their attention.

So far we have.....
gone to the library every week
played with Lego's
watched Willy Wonka the play
saw the Jabbawockeez @ the MGM

Mountain Ranch State Park its about 10 -15 degrees cooler its in the Red Rock area. The sitting was good not a bad seat. You could see and hear play, it was great!
Me and my daughter Chantel

Jabbaworkeez's- a dance crew from the Randy Jackson's show the best dance crew. They really kept you interested. I thought I'd get bored. Great show, worth every penny.

My KUL son Jarron with his JABBAWOCKEEZ shirt.

I have Pictures of us playing Lego's but if I posted them I may be disowned... sorry!

Hope you are making memories with your family too....

Happy Independence Day America

MAY YOUR DAY BE FILLED WITH PRIDE AND JOY.

What Happen to Trina

Well it's been 7 months since I last blogged anything. I had surgery on my knee healed from that. My right wrist started to hurt. Thought I had injured it, went to my doctor he did x-rays no injury, said it could be Rheumatoid Arthritis ( RA), I laughed. Test came back positive my RA. In November I was in so much pain I didn't want to get out of bed. I hurt like hell now I couldn't eat what I loved. I could not work.. My doctor put me on Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), was the first med I was on it made me sick, gave hair and skin rash, I lost muscle tone. It didn't help much for pain. So after 3 months, I'm now Methotrexate it makes me not as attentive as normal the day after I take it. I do feel almost pain free. I found out I have food allergies, no sugar, and yeast. There are few other things that I can't eat on a regular basis so just have a taste every once in awhile. Once I figured that out I started exercising. I take arthritis swim classes 2 times a week. They really help! Well I've lost 55 pounds I weigh 226 down from 281.

My family have been my rock thru all of this, Couldn't have done it without them. Thank you… Thank you… Thank you! My kids are doing great enjoying summer break. We have done some fun stuff I'll post pictures later.

So basically I have been fighting my way back to OK. The Workers Comp. people decided I was not able to work as an electrician any more. I don't know if I'll settle for that one. I am being retrained in the IT field as a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) then start Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). I'm A+ and Network+ certified. So I can repair my own computers… that's a good thing. Going back to school has been hard since my medicines affect my concentration. And being unemployed is hard but I know I'm blessed to be getting a chance at a new career.

On the creative side I have started back doing things I love… scrapbooking, making cards, quilting, blogging, Gardening, home decorating and sewing. I plan to finish my quilts I started right before I became sick. My garden well… It was a little better than last year but I still need to improve my skills. I'll show you later what I mean. I made some invitations for my little sister's Independences day/ house warming party. I joined a cool sewing instruction class to improve my sewing skills.

So I had been trying, meaning to, getting around to posting on my blog and I have done it. Yeah Me!