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Mother & Baby Art Poster

February 22, 2008 By Jendi 10 Comments

This poster art caught my eye recently. I walked away from it three times before I finally decided to buy it. It cost $2.oo.

Why did I walk away? The same old things: no room, where will I hang it, why do I want it, it’s not exactly useful…

Why did I go back? The picture made me remember feelings I’d had before. Something in it appealed to my emotions more than it appealed to my eyes.

It also made me think of scenarios and questions such as…

Is it early morning? Maybe the baby woke up and is done sleeping. The mother could use some more sleep, but her mind is already busy thinking of all the things she needs to do.
Is it a late sunset? Maybe the mother is waiting for her husband, the baby’s daddy, to come home. She’s worn out, been home by herself all day, and ready for adult conversation.
Is somebody leaving or somebody coming?
Is the baby sick, sleepy, happy, ready to play?
Has the mother been walking the floor with a crying baby? Maybe the view out the window quieted the baby and she’s relishing the quiet.
Maybe it’s just time to get up. They are enjoying a quiet hug and a view out the window before they head to the kitchen for breakfast.
Do you think the baby is a girl or a boy?
Is it raining, sunny, or a snowy view?

What do you think? Any scenarios or feelings come to mind for you? Do you think I’m just crazy? It would be neat to find a verse that could go with the picture.

When my husband asked “Why did you buy it?” I spit all this stuff out. He kind of stared at me and said, “You think too much.”

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Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: babies, personal, Show and Tell Friday

Show & Tell Friday ~ Shelf of Baby Things

January 18, 2008 By Jendi 7 Comments

Welcome to “Show and Tell Friday!” Do you have something special to share with us? It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, or a treasured collection. Look around your home for something to share; dig through those boxes in your closet if you have to! Share photos and the story that goes with your special item. This is hosted by Kelli at There Is No Place Like Home. Click the picture to visit more participants.

This shelf is in my girl’s room. It is the room all of my babies came home to.

As you can see I have a baby picture of each of them plus a stuffed animal that was given to me/them as a baby gift. On the left, my son’s frame says “Heaven Sent” and he has a praying lamb. The sound box in the lamb’s belly has worn out and will no longer pray when pushed. [Unlike me, I tend to pray more when I'm pushed.] My oldest daughter has a long eared, praying, TY bunny and a frame that says “A Child is a Gift of the Lord.” The pink bear was given to my youngest daughter and her bright yellow frame says “A Baby is a Bit of Heaven Come to Earth.”

On the far right is a bunny night light that was made/painted by my grandmother. It was in my room as a child, and I still enjoy turning it on every night for my girls.

Thanks for visiting my show & tell. Have a great weekend!

Filed Under: Mommy Stuff Tagged With: babies, nightlight, pictures, Show and Tell Friday, stuffed animals

Show & Tell Friday ~ Under the Cupboard

January 4, 2008 By Jendi 5 Comments

It’s Friday once again. Where has the week gone? Wait…I don’t really want to know.

You can click on the picture to visit Kelli’s blog with the list of Show & Tell participants.

This is one of my Christmas presents.

My husband got a good deal with a rebate on this CD/radio/auxilary player.

The big CD/tape/radio player that was under it went to my son’s room and I have more counter space. Counter space is a great thing to have more of. Never mind the fact that it’s full at the moment.

The radio kind of hisses and frustrates me, but I don’t actually listen to the radio a lot. I found myself constantly running to turn it down so the kids wouldn’t hear something. That quickly discourages the whole radio thing.

The best thing is that I can hook my iPod Nano to it and create endless possibilities of listening happiness. See, it’s like this…The majority of my clothes don’t have pockets that work with an iPod. Plus, the headphones get knocked off my ears a lot. I’ve no clue why that is; I only have one toddler that hangs on my hip, one 3 yo that wraps herself around me, and one 5 yo that constantly has questions.

A small tip for iPod owners. If you want to buy connector cords/headphones/accessories for your iPod, don’t automatically buy the iPod/apple brand. My husband bought the plain black cord [that works fine] for $6.00. The iPod brand cord costs $15.00 to do the same thing!

Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: cd player, radio, Show and Tell Friday

Something I Waited Over Twenty Years For

December 28, 2007 By Jendi 14 Comments

It’s Friday again! To see more Show & Tell’s visit Kelli’s blog called There is no place like home.

When I was a little girl I loved to have the Raggedy Ann stories read to me until I could read them myself.

My Mom got a pattern for a Raggedy Ann and Andy doll and I was going to have my very own. Except it just didn’t happen. There was always something else to sew like culottes and Easter dresses.

This year I asked if I could have the doll pieces and I rescued Raggedy Ann from the sewing room instead of the attic. There is enough material cut out and pieces started to make 2 Ann dolls and one Andy.

I think that my oldest sister [correct me if I'm wrong] embroidered the faces and hearts on years ago.

To make a long story short I finished up a Raggedy Ann doll with a red dress for my 3 year old for Christmas. I kind of just wanted to keep her for myself, but I figured that just wasn’t practical.

As an aside – the blue flowered material in the above picture is more authentic and what I had insisted on as a little girl. Look at a Raggedy Ann book. She usually wears a blue dress. As a little girl I was quite adamant that she be made just like the book. As a mother getting ready for Christmas I used the dress that was already cut out.

There is the finished 25 inch doll being held by my 3 year old who is not much taller. If you see me cuddling the doll now and then or picking her off the floor and smoothing her out you will know why.

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Frosty’s Little Relative for Show & Tell Friday

December 7, 2007 By Jendi 9 Comments

I know that I’ve skipped Show & Tell for a couple weeks. Please forgive me, and check out our snowman!

Complete with 2 mulch eyes on his lopsided head, 3 buttons, a nut stolen from the squirrels for his nose, 2 small stick arms, and 2 larger stick legs; he is our first snowman of this winter. I didn’t feel like explaining to my son that snowmen don’t usually have legs…

The kids all helped and they love him. In fact, they wanted me to stay outside and build “a whole family.”

For more Show & Tell Participants click the graphic and head to Kelli’s blog.

Yes, my Christmas tree is still bare. I was outside making a snowman.

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