PAY IT FORWARD

Thanks to Teresa for the fun idea!
The Rules:

1. Be one of the first three bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.

2. Winners, you must then post this challenge on your blog, meaning you will PAY IT FORWARD, creating a handmade gift for the first three bloggers that leave a comment on your post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your three friends can be made from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your items. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And remember, it's the spirit and the thought that counts!

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love! If you are not one of the top three commenters on this post, you can still play along! Post this challenge on your blog and continue a PAY IT FORWARD chain, and encourage others to do the same! I will post the three winners, once I know, don't know for sure what they'll be receiving from me, but I've got some great ideas brewing!

Favorite pictures from January 2008

Playing Catch Up

Since I am using this as a "journal" and wishing I had done this sooner, I decided I would post my favorite pictures from 2008, every month. Since I just had this idea I posted one for January and February of last year...this is mostly for me, but hope you enjoy, nonetheless!

Favorite pictures from February 2008

Valentine's Package

This morning, my girls decided to color with a highlighter all over each other, so they needed a quick dunk in the bath, right as we were coming downstairs to do hair, the mailman knocked on the door with a package...boy were they excited! Grandma sent fun Valentine cards, heart pillowcases she made, and little bears...we'll open the rest when the boys get home, thanks Mom, you're always so thoughtful! I caught a funny moment on video, so thought I'd share. Note: Our family watches "Sound of Music" almost every Sunday...it's my favorite!

"Where is TALL-MAN? Where is TALL-MAN?"

In case you have been wondering, tall-man is all too alive and well, ANNIE knows where HE is... funny story and you definitely deserve some background. So, being the good mother that I am...I have taught my children ALL of the necessary songs of childhood. You know, the songs you sing while trying to pacify your kiddos in waiting rooms and on long car rides...well, the girls and I have our favorites and Annie in particular, was obsessed for about a month with "Where is Thumpkin?" Let's be honest, it is difficult to successfully single out some of the fingers on the human hand...Annie is very persistent when she deems something worthy and we sang this song over and over until she mastered the tall-man and the ring-man part. One Sunday, while, trying to listen attentively to the speaker at church and actually get something from our meeting, I was checking on my relatively reverent children periodically, well I thought often enough, until I looked over at Annie who was proudly displaying her ability to single out her middle finger, to the new, young couple behind us! Yes, folks it was their first Sunday, no children...they were totally laughing as I put Annie on my lap and whispered as loudly as I could reverently muster, "you can't do that, that finger up all by itself means something very bad." To which she replied, "Mom, it's just tall-man!" Of course, I was mortified...how do you explain/apologize to someone behind you the reason your four year old was flipping them off. After a few minutes of nothing happening, I put her back on the pew beside me, but she could not resist doing it again and again to see if it made them laugh and it did, EVERY TIME, until I just got up and carried her off. Annie noticed that couple this last Sunday and whispered in my ear..."look Mom, can I just show them tall-man again, they really like it!" LUCKY for me, our neighbor was over yesterday and taught Annie the "Go Bananas" song and I think it's safe to say, it's her new favorite...that should make for some definite fun in line at the post office any day, don't ya think?!