So thankful for your thoughts and prayers...

I can't even begin to tell you how much comfort and support we have received from family and friends
in the past three weeks since our beautiful granddaughter Eden Rain was stillborn. All I can say is

you. are. amazing.

God has met financial needs for my son and his family during very difficult time and many of you have also
 sent gifts for them, the girls and myself.

 I can't say

thank you

enough. My son said "wow there are so many people who love and care for us".

Y.E.S.

I received the necklace above from a dear blog friend who lives in New York.
We have never even met face to face, but only have communicated online.

I was so touched when I opened this keepsake that she had made just for me.

I LOVE IT !

and...I cried.
yes, I did...I've been doing a lot of that lately and I am sure I will do more
in the days, months, years ahead.

She also sent gifts for the girls and a financial gift as well.

I have received gifts of money from many of you for my family and we so appreciate it.

You have shown God's love in tangible ways and we say

THANK YOU!

I have written several poems and cried through every single one of them.

It is helping me heal although we will never get over this loss.

We will look for ways to incorporate sweet Edens memory into our everyday lives.

I created a facebook page called

Prayers for the Boothman Family

if you will click on the link above it will take you there.

It includes the poems that I have written to date and I am sure it will
include many more in the years to come.

We so covet your continued thoughts and prayers for our precious family.

May God bless each and every one of you!

Shabby Chic items for sale and breakdown!

I have decided it is time to let some of my shabby chic items go to a new home as I have
way too many pretties for one household.

This is a gorgeous blue rose tablecloth that measures approx. 58 inches x 96 inches
{including ruffle} I don't have the original packaging, but it is new. I think I put it
over a table once just to take some photos, but it has not been used for an actual
sit down dinner , so as such, it is in new condition. I think this pattern is called
British Rose, but I am not sure.

selling it for $29.99 plus shipping...let me know if you are interested.
first come ...first served

beautiful blue roses and ruffles along with eyelet lace trim

These matches are the genuine Shabby Chic brand by Rachel Ashwell

{Not the Target brand}

Do you  need a fun gift for the shabby chic lover in your life?
 Here is your chance.
Brand new package that still has the cellophane around it.

 Perfect for the person who loves pink and can't get enough
of the Shabby Chic look.

$14.99 plus shipping

GENUINE Shabby chic item...{not from Target}...

This is the back of the match box

Two pretty Simply Shabby Chic {Target brand} pink rose napkins with ruffles.
They measure approx. 20 inches square.

Selling them for $ 10.99 plus shipping.

Shipping should be minimal as they can go in a bubble envelope.

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This past week I went to my sisters house in PA for a visit. Hubby doesn't like me traveling
 alone so he met my sister and brother-in-law halfway and then he went back home.

We had the BEST time ever!

That is what sisters do right?? YES! SO much fun, shopping, eating and all that goes along
with it, but we wore ourselves out. :) I went out on Tuesday evening and hubby then drove
out on Saturday to pick me up and we headed back home yesterday afternoon.

Hubs and I were chatting and getting comfortable for the four hour plus trip. He told me
that the car just purred along on the way out to get me and I swear it was no sooner than
2 minutes later , the car started revving up and would not drive...right in the middle of a
busy highway!! Thankfully we got it over to the shoulder and it would do NOTHING!
 None of the gears worked {I think that is how you explain it} ...called my sister
 and her hubby and they came back and got us and took us to their house while
 a wrecker pulled our car back and parked it in their driveway.  Brother-in-law is a pastor so
he got someone else to preach for him that evening and him and my sister took us half
way home and met our son to get us the rest of the way home.  LONG story short.
It has been towed to a mechanic in PA and we will get an estimate tomorrow. We are
 pretty sure it is the transmission so this will not be fun!

I am thinking if I could get maybe two thousand people or so to each send me
one dollar it just might cover the repairs. hee hee A girl can dream right?? :)

 Life throws us curve balls when we least expect it  doesn't it?  Sandi doesn't like curve balls.
Sandi wants her life to just sail along and not have any of her sails ruffled at all, but I guess
God sometimes has different plans. Praying this will all work out...would you say a prayer
 for us too please? 

Oh my stars!! {tutorial}

We had a whirlwind time since  Wednesday and I am ready for a long winters nap. lol. I packed up the car {back seat and trunk stuffed full} and when hubby got home from work we left for our oldest son's home in Indiana. We spent three nights and came home yesterday. We celebrated both Thanksgiving and Christmas with our kids and had a wonderful time. My parents even made the 2 hour drive and we loved having them there. It is the first time they have seen our son's new home as well.

For two years we have given our children and their spouses money for part of their gift. Last year it was a treasure hunt of sorts and this year I folded bills into stars. It was so fun and they seemed to be very impressed with them. Much more fun than just sticking money in a card. Click here for the link in case you want to try your hand at making them. I thought the directions were great and easy to figure out. They all asked me how long it took to fold them and it really didn't take long at all. Once you get a couple made and get the hang of it, it goes pretty fast.

Each side looks different and it was fun to do.


Another thing I did for them was to get small totes and fill them with all their leftover baby items that I had stored in a chest upstairs. Baby books, clothes, blankets, photos etc. I  think our daughter-in-laws loved them just as much as our children did. Our youngest sons wife was amazed at how clean they were and she loved every detail. Don't know if it really impressed my son-in-law or not. LOL!!
My daughter sent me an email today telling me that she just went through her whole tote today at home, looked over each and every item and read every single card etc. Hers included a baby blanket that I had made for her out of squares of fabric and her dedication dress and slip that my mom had made her shortly after she was born.  Both of my boys included adorable teeny tiny outfits that had lace trim. My sister had purchased them at a childrens boutique and of course they had something to say about the lace. You actually put these on us mother??{ hee hee} I said yes and you were adorable!   All these goodies are from 27-32 years old and it was fun to see their reactions when they were opened. I am bummed that I did not take photos of their totes with the lids off for you all to see, but I didn't even think about it. Can you believe that??


We also took a large tote of items purchased throughout the year on clearance or sale. I spread it all out on the table and had a fun time of drawing names, numbers etc. and watching them pick out goodies to keep.  All in all it was a very fun weekend, but I am taking a long rest now!

Herb cloche and my contribution

I am so proud of myself! I actually grew some basil from seed indoors.

This is the finished product before I transplanted

it outside where it continues to grow larger

each and every day.

I found this basil kit at TJ Maxx several

weeks ago when we visited my daughter

and her family. It included everything I

needed (seeds, soil etc.) along with the glass cloche

and the cute dish it sets on.

As you can see, it is just starting to grow in the

photo above. These were little hard pellets of soil

and I had to add water , watch them expand

and sprinkle on the seeds...

cover with the glass cloche and watch it grow!

There was fine netting around the pellets

so I had to tear it a little, fluff the soil and

then sprinkle on the seeds.

growing taller by the day...

Ready to plant in larger pots and then in the ground.

I planted the seeds on May 31 and this picture

was taken June 23 so it didn't even take a full month

for them to grow this large. Now I also have another cute cloche to add

to my collection.

P.S. I had a great week with my sister visiting, but

it was dampened a bit, by my having to contribute

a nice chunk of money to a local goverment that

I was not planning on doing...get my drift?

But we had fun anyways!!!

{yes, it was a speeding ticket, but I can explain...

it was not done intentionally. Was heading

out of town...and my gas pedal got up to 50 mph before

it was supposed to or else I was talking too much!

I will be paying better attention from now on...

I haven't gotten a ticket in yearsssss...

*sniff*sniff* }

Blessings~

Dads Birthday Gift ~

I wracked my brain about what to give my dad for his birthday this year. What do you give someone who doesn't really *NEED* anything. He is always thankful for anything, but I wanted to do something special. He got into flying RC airplanes a few years ago and absolutely loves it. Thus followed my hubby, son, brother, nephew...all getting RC Planes and going out to dads house and flying them. It is fun to watch them...except when they crash and moan and groan...LOL This is the outside of the box. I printed "Dad" in Beyond Wonderland font on the computer and cut it out with my scallop cutter ~ Added brown paper shred inside along with a note ~

The gift...drum roll...TA DA...paper airplanes made out of money! It was a big hit and he loved it! Had I thought of this sooner I would have picked up a bunch of one dollar bills and he could have had a whole fleet of airplanes!

I tried folding different styles of paper airplanes, but I always came back to the simplest folded airplane around... Have a blessed day~