Happiness and Hoo Are You?

I'm filled with happiness today! My almost sister-in-law gave birth to my new nephew this morning! This is their first child and my first time being an aunt. I'm thrilled. He was 6 lbs 8 oz and his name is Myles Patrick. How cute is this little face:

My younger brother, Danny with his son, Myles.

I love babies, so I had to share.

I worked out my schedule for the blog. It's not permanent-if there's something that can be added to make SVH a better place, then I'll definitely take the advice and make a change. Anyhow, here's what I put together:

Monday: Feeling Crafty (Could be something I made or a tutorial)
Tuesday: Mommy Moments  and Hoo Are You (linking with Night Owl Crafting)
Wednesday: Wordless Wednesday (linking with Wordless Wednesday)
Thursday: I don't have a name for it, but I want to feature a blog that I love on Thursdays.
Friday: I'll share my favorite crafts and bloggy finds of the week
Weekends: On the weekends, I'm not committing to blogging, but may post if I feel like it.

I'm open to suggestions and feedback, so please share! And now, on to my first edition of

Here are this week's questions!
(They all have to do with food) 

1. Are you fond of cooking? 

Not really. I'm kind of a dreadful cook. I'm a pretty good baker though, so I pretty much stick to that. It's a good thing that my man is a cook or we wouldn't eat very good. LOL.

2. What kind of food do you prefer eating when you are out? 

 If we have a babysitter, we eat at this really great Mexican place. If we don't, we head to a buffet. Scarlett's a pretty picky eater and at a buffet there is bound to be something that she will eat.

3. Which do you prefer, sweet or salty?

Sweet.
4. Where is the last place you ate out at?

El Maguey
5. What's for dinner tonight?

Today was one of Ralphie's nights off. We had pork roast, mashed golden potatoes and (everyone else ate) his signature Brussel sprouts. The pork and potatoes were awesome!

If you want to join in the fun, head over to Night Owl Crafting and link up!

 

Alright, I'm going to hop off for now, but I'm so glad you came! Oh, and please don't mind the blog renovations that I'll be working on over the next few days. I promise I'm almost done. (I think...)


Thank you so much for stopping by! I really appreciate your visit. (It's good to know that I'm not just talking to myself...)

Wow, what a week

I'm back! I've had every intention of posting this week, but there was a lot going on...read on and I'll tell you about it.

You may now kiss the bride...

On New Year's Eve, my friend brother, Steve got married. It was so beautiful! I sat with his mother in the front pew and did my best not to sob my eyes out. His wife (!) was a gorgeous bride and I know that they will be so happy together. The reception was tons of fun, but my pictures were all crap, since the professional photographers stepped in front of me every time I took a picture. Seriously! I had to delete 22 pictures of the photographer's butt. (I snagged this one from her Facebook page)

I haven't posted at all this week (though I wanted to) because my step-grandparents lost their house to an electrical fire on Monday. The fire started in the basement and my step-grandpa was trying to stop the fire himself. He was initially in the burn unit, but is now in the ICU and hasn't been conscious since the fire. He's 60 and wasn't in the best of health to begin with, so we're really hoping he can pull through this. The house was damaged so extensively that they condemned it within minutes of putting out the fire. From what I have heard, very little was salvageable. Whether you are the praying kind or not, my family would appreciate any kind thoughts you could send their way. (Thank you). Unfortunately, due to this happening, a lot of my work time was eaten up early in the week, shuttling my siblings to the hospital and running errands. I also had to complete my first order for Sew Very Happy (!), so I didn't have a real chance to get on the computer. So forgive me, I promise to be better!

Which leads me to my next little bit. I've been trying to work out.  Last week, I sat in on the Crafterminds Twitter Chat (if you don't know about it, you should!) and picked up some awesome tips. You can see the transcript here.  I bring that up because I've been trying to work on some things that will improve my little blog here and I've also been trying to put my website together for SVH Quilts. I think I'll have my schedule together next week and I'll be posting every weekday. I try to craft as often as I can, but I am going to commit to completing a minimum of 1 craft a week and posting about it. I'm not promising a tutorial every week, but I will definitely be sharing something! I'll share the whole schedule and everything in the works on Monday. (see-if I write it here, I have to!)  I've talked your ears off, so I'll let you go for now.

 Thanks again for stopping by! I'm so glad you came.