My charity auction is up and running! Yipee! It feels so good to help!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220561598067
Please come check it out :-)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Hoping for some nice juicy donations to send to Haiti Families!!
My charity auction is up and running! Yipee! It feels so good to help!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220561598067
Please come check it out :-)
Haiti Relief Charity - Woo Hoo!
I am taking part in an eBay group launch tomorrow - "We Have Hope!" Approximately 50 creators of childrens boutique clothing and accessories will be auction off their special donations with 100% of the proceeds going to the American Red Cross in Haiti.
If anyone you know has a little girl wanting a one of a kind Easter dress set please search "Wisterialane HOPE" to find me.
Above is a sneak peak of my outfit :-)
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Another cute chuckle for the weekend
(Sorry guys) This one is for all my "sistas"
Why Women Are So Bright
-We got off the Titanic first.
-We can scare male bosses with mysterious gynecological disorder excuses.
-Taxis stop for us.
-We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing.
-No fashion faux pas we make could ever rival The Speedo.
-We don't have to pass gas to amuse ourselves.
-If we forget to shave, no one has to know.
-We can congratulate our teammate without ever touching her rear.
-We never have to reach down every so often to make sure our privates are still there.
-We have the ability to dress ourselves.
-We can talk to people of the opposite sex without having to picture them naked.
-If we marry someone 20 years younger, we're aware that we look like an idiot.
-There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems.
-We'll never regret piercing our ears.
-We can fully assess a person just by looking at their shoes.
-We can make comments about how silly men are in their presence, because they aren't listening anyway.
Why Women Are So Bright
-We got off the Titanic first.
-We can scare male bosses with mysterious gynecological disorder excuses.
-Taxis stop for us.
-We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing.
-No fashion faux pas we make could ever rival The Speedo.
-We don't have to pass gas to amuse ourselves.
-If we forget to shave, no one has to know.
-We can congratulate our teammate without ever touching her rear.
-We never have to reach down every so often to make sure our privates are still there.
-We have the ability to dress ourselves.
-We can talk to people of the opposite sex without having to picture them naked.
-If we marry someone 20 years younger, we're aware that we look like an idiot.
-There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems.
-We'll never regret piercing our ears.
-We can fully assess a person just by looking at their shoes.
-We can make comments about how silly men are in their presence, because they aren't listening anyway.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Cute chuckle
I belong to a design group forum on eBay. One of the moderators has been posting some really cute "chuckles" lately, and I thought I would spread some of them around a little bit :
WHY GOD MADE MOMS
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me.
What kind of a little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?
Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.
Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What' s the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
2. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
3. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.
What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.
What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect.. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
WHY GOD MADE MOMS
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me.
What kind of a little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?
Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.
Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What' s the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
2. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
3. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.
What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.
What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect.. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
"The resurrection of Sofie Bell Couture"
Where to start? If you had asked me 18 months ago what my life would be like in February 2010, I would have answered anything but our little family's current situation.
In the last year and a half, our little family has lost much. We lost our beautiful custom home to foreclosure, my husband lost not only his job, but the very industry in which he worked disappeared and he remained unemployed for 9 months. And because the very small home we just barely qualified to rent after the foreclosure of our own home also landed in foreclosure, the banks kicked us out 2 days before Christmas, two years in a row. I have many stories about not enough to eat, and crying over my precious daughter as she slept in her jacket in an unheated, uninsulated home in the dead of winter.
Never before had I known such hardship. I grew up in a middle class family - California natives. I married a beautiful successful man and never wanted for anything. A happy life.
The hardship we've had is why I had to let my fledgling clothing business wither away. My creative spirit was lost for a while. Overwhelmed by the adversity we had experienced. So what am I doing now? A year and a half later? Well, I am thankful that I still have my beautiful man by my side, and precious daughter who loves us in spite of all. I am grateful to my parents and my brother who came to our rescue many times. I am thankful for my husband's new job and a very modest roof over our heads. For enough food to keep her healthy and smiling. For heat. For a little extra money to buy some buttons and thread in the hopes of resurrecting Sofie Bell Couture.
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