Silent Auction item - Boutique Bows

I'm joining in on a huge Blogger event, in case you don't know the story, you can read about it here...please, please, please help this family out!

For the silent auction benefiting the Turner family, I am auctioning off 2 of my Polka Dot Factory double boutique bows and accessories to match.


The first bow is a "Fall" colored bow, includes brown biggie dots, orange biggie dots, cheetah and orange and brown solid grosgrain ribbon. Along with the bow, there is a brown crocheted kufi hat (fits up to teen-ish size) and an orange headband.

The second bow is a Christmas bow. It has red, red biggie dot, lime, lime biggie dot, white with red biggie dot....so cute! It has 2 matching headbands.

 Both bow are on alligator clips and are made with high end grosgrain ribbon and heat sealed. The retail price is $45.00, if the auction reaches 50.00, I will "gift" sweet Preslee these bows also!

Here are the rules! 

HOW TO BID:

• Place your bid in the comments section of this blog post.
• Leave NAME, EMAIL, and BID.
• All bids must be made in $1 increments. If the last bid is $9 then your bid must be $10.

Bidding will close on Friday night at 10:00pm(EST)

Highest bidder will be the winner.

Payment will be accepted via PayPal. Winner will be emailed a paypal invoice and once paypal payment has been made, I will put you in contact with the donor. 

PLEASE NOTE: Auction open to US residents only, will ship to US only. All payments must be received by October 31, 2012. These payments are not considered tax deductible.

To see what else is up for auction - Check here:

 http://www.lifeinthegreenhouse.com

http://www.lifesweetlifeblog.com

http://www.biggest-blessings.com

http://sheshebows.blogspot.com

http://www.jennifergetts.blogspot.com

Strange, yet sad....

The blog world is strange....you read a blog for months or years and you get a "feel" for a person.  Good things happen, you cheer...bad things happen, and you are heartbroken.  Over the past few years, I've read a lot of blogs, a lot!  I love coming across blogs about things I am interested in...I love blogs with good decorators, I love blogs with sports loving southern girls, and I love blogs about infertility, well, not love, but it's interesting to read other's facing the same realities I am.
Along with many of you, I am a follower of Kelly's Korner, as a result of this, I started reading The Turner Channel.  I feel like I know all these girls, I've felt the sadness of trying for years to have a child, and I've rejoiced along with them when the miracle of seeing the dream become a reality.  When I was visiting Clint in Ft. Smith, I felt like I should jump on over to NW Arkansas and visit them!  Crazy, I know.
And, along with many of you, I was devastated on Sunday to learn of Julee's husbands accident and death.  I was sick to my stomach.  I am just sad that it happened and sad that such a sweet family is having to deal with such a tragedy.  Kelly had a great post today about dealing with hard things as Christians, it is beautiful and I plan to refer to it often over the coming days and weeks.

So friends, whether you know the Turner's or not, please blanket them with prayer this week.....

Basketball

Friday night we had a little FUNdraiser at the gym to raise some money for the high school boys basketball team. It was a boys alumni basketball game. Clint graduated in 1993 and there were 3 from his team that came back to play, that's almost 20 years ago! There was only 1 player older than them. It was hilarious to watch! They actually played well for a bunch of "old guys", Clint's team scored 100 points! Several retired teachers came to watch also, it was a fun successful night! Reese and I manned the t-shirt booth and Kirsten
helped us!

Reese looked really excited, huh?  I so hope she likes to play basketball someday! 

Clint hopes she'll play on the same court as her him someday, as for me, my alma mater is 10 miles down the road...I'd love to see her be a Lady Bear like her Mama and Aunt Tina!

3 months old

*I started this post on her 3 month birthday, but am just now getting it posted!  Haha


Reese!  You are 3 months old!  How can it be?  This month proved to be just like the other two, you consistently learned new things and have changed Mommy and Daddy's life for the better!  You are growing like a weed!

You weigh 14 pounds and 8 ounces!  Your auntie Pam weighed you at her office one day when she kept you.  You have definately grown in length, we will know for sure in October at your 4 month check-up.

You are nursing like a champ still...in a few weeks we are going to start giving you cereal from a spoon.  You take a bottle before bed with cereal mixed in.  We have a whole bedtime routine that allows you to calm down from the day.  Mommy enjoys it too!  It's a warm bath, which you LOVE!  You kick the water so cute when you are in the water.  Then we lay on Mommy's bed and get lathered up with baby lotion (which makes me want to eat you up! I love the smell of a clean baby all lotioned up!)  Then we put on comfy jammies and go to the rocking chair and have our warm bottle.  You are usually soooo sleepy by this point, but I rock you with your blanket until you fall good and asleep.  Then I lay you down and say a prayer over you....we are so thankful for you!

You are in a size 2 diaper....we like Huggies and Pampers!  You have been known to have a few "accidents".  I don't think there's a diaper big enough for some of your "bowel habits"!   You are quite the gassy girl!  You have to work on manners in this category!  Haha

You are in size 3-6 months clothes...there's a lot of stuff we've moved up to 6 month but you can still wear quite a bit of the 3 month stuff.

You still sleep in your Pack n Play beside my bed.  I love having you close to me at night.  You sleep through the night most nights.  I can't complain at all about your sleep habits!  You've done well since you were born.  You usually take a good morning nap and a good afternoon nap.  Sometimes it 30 minutes, sometimes 2 hours!

You love your "sooby" still, but not as much now that you've found your fingers!  We still do not leave home without it!!

Your tummy time is still something you don't like.  You are doing so good with it though.  You love the bouncy seat too, but you're not fond of the swing because is doesn't let you set up enough.  You like to be up and looking around!

Mommy went back to work this month and you stay with your Granni and Pepaw!  I'm not sure who is more in love with who!  Pepaw comes over and picks you up about 6:30 a.m. before he goes to feed the cows.  Granni loves on you all day and you play and play over there with lots of new toys.  You are doing super eating from a bottle and napping.  I am so lucky that they keep you and you don't have to go to daycare.

Reesie, you continue to amaze me daily.  We fall deeper and deeper in love with you each day.  I am so blessed that God is letting me be your Mommy!  You are definately the light of my life.  I just pray each day for your health and happiness and that you will always know you are God's child and that you will develop a love for your Savior and a desire to serve Him.

Mommy loves you!

Pinterest tested, People approved!

The Red Velvet Poke cake was a hit!  and so easy to make.

You start out with a Red velvet cake mix, made according to box instructions.  After taking it out of the oven, poke holes with the end of a wooden spoon (you want pretty big holes).  Mix up two boxes of cheesecake instant pudding, pour IMMEDIATELY over cake, don't let it set up or it won't soak into cake.  I spread the pudding out a little with a spoon.  Refridgerate at least 2 hours.  Cover with 8 oz. carton of cool whip before serving.  You can crush 10 oreos and sprinkle on top also, but I didn't do this because they would get soggy before serving.  I crushed the cookies and had them in a bowl beside the cake to sprinkle on it you wanted.

I've read on Pinterest about several differnt options with this cake..I'm definately going to try the banana pudding version!

The "Pinterest test"

We are going to some friends house tonight for an "August birthdays" dinner.  We are grilling steaks, so I searched Pinterest for some "steakhouse style" recipes since I was bringing a side and a dessert.  For the side, I chose "Cheesy Corn Casserole" and the dessert is "Red Velvet Poke Cake."

**Photos courtesy of Pinterest**

I'll let ya know the verdict of the "taste test."  Happy Saturday!!!

2 months!

Reese Pierce!  You are 2 months old!  I can't believe it's been that long!  I am thankful everyday that God chose me to be your mommy!  I am the luckiest girl in the world!  You are the light of mine and Daddy's life and we look forward to every second with you!

You now weigh 12 pounds and 8 ounces!  You've gained almost 4 pounds since you were born!

You are 23" long!  A full 2" you've grown!  Mommy is still holding out for a basketball player!  But I'd take a long jumper or high jumper!!!  You know, we watched a lot of the Olympics this summer!!

You are in the 80th percentile in height and weight and the 95th on head circumfrence!  Again, I'm thankful for a c-section!  Haha

You are still doing great with nursing!  I have started giving you a warm bottle with some rice right before bedtime!  I also give you a couple of bottles during the day to help you transition for your daily feedings since I'm headed back to work soon!  I think you are doing better than I am with that!  I just fell in love with nursing and love the closeness we get during that time!  You seem to enjoy when I talk to you and rub your head!!   You are eating about every 3.5 hours during the day and 4-6 hours at night!  I pinch myself sometime because you are so good!

You wear a size 1 diaper still....a few more pounds and we will be going to the 2's.

You wear mostly 3 month size clothes...again, a few more pounds and we'll be moving on to the next size!

You still sleep in your pack and play next to my bed.  You do nap in your crib in the nursery but having you in my room at night gives me a piece of mind because I wake up and look at you at least 5 times a night.  It's pretty easy to scoop you out of it and nurse during the night too!  Eventually, you will sleep in your crib, but I don't know when that will be!  You take about 2 good naps a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.  You "cat nap" after each feeding for 15-20 minutes.

We still love "sooby", the bouncy seat and the boppy.  You have gotten where you sit in the boppy beside me on the couch if I am sewing or pumping!  You look so grown up when you do it!

We do tummy time several times a day.  You are doing super good with that!  Your head control has always amazed me, even when you were a newborn!  Dr. Gibbs says you are right on track with your head control!

You learned your first "trick" with your Daddy.  He holds you real close to his face and sticks out his tongue and makes a smacking noise and you laugh and stick your tongue out back at him!!  You are so cute when you do this and we clap and cheer for you, you just smile!  Sometimes I think you are probably thinking, "look at these crazy people, I have them right where I want them."

You took your first "vacation" this month!  We went with Daddy to Arkansas where he was working for a week.  You were a champ!  You slept so good while we were gone.  Ate and napped well too!  It seemed as if you were made to travel!  Daddy enjoyed showing you off to all the men he works with!  They fell for you too!!  I don't know how such a little girl can cast a spell over SO many people!!!

Reese, you will someday know how much I love you!!  I tell you a hundred times a day how special you are!  I am in complete amazement of you on a daily basis and just sit and stare at you!  I can't believe you are mine!!  You are such a delite to the WHOLE family, we all turn to complete idiots when you are around!!!  We love you so much!!!