Summer Time

It's a dozen little things that together all make up summer time some how. Slurpies, and red tongues, and Mochas, and pre-cooked chicken and lazy afternoons in front of the fan. So much on my mind, but really who has the energy to write it all down. It's so much more tempting to turn the fan back on and find a book and loose myself in the pages.

Teething Necklaces

I've been enjoying another creative binge around here. Making some dollies as well as other pretties! And to add to the enjoyment one of the things I made was inspired by a pinterest pin which means I can scratch that off of this week's summer bucket list.

So, for now these pretty new necklaces are in the shop. If nothing else I am now well prepared for baby showers!

Alice A Waldorf Inspired Rag Doll

I would like you all to meet Alice. She is the first dolly in a very long time that I have made and just been in love with. She is similar to my other Waldorf Dolls. However I turned the interlock the other direction making her super lean and more akin to old fashion rag dolls.

I have never made this many clothes and accessories for a doll. I really did just fall in love with her. She seems to be a quite doll to me. And, though I have never been to France, I think she would fit in quite well there.

Summer Bucket List 2012

So I finally sat down and put together two bucket lists for this summer. I am a huge list person. I would venture a guess that you could tell more about who I am from my lists then my journals. Or at least as much. So for the first time I have made a summer bucket list. I made one for the kids as well. But I am to lazy to type it up at the moment. So today all you get is my personal list.

So far we are doing pretty well. I've already read a new book. I love it and will most likely end up reading the entire series this summer.

Last week I finished a skirt for a friend FINALLY! I love getting WIPS marked off of my to do list.

We also made our own bubbles from my Summer Fun Pin Board last week. Still haven't used them yet and have no idea if they work, maybe we will have to try that out today! 

What's on your summer bucket list??

The Goose Beary Shop!

Hubby picked up a copy of the local magazine that interviewed me a few months back. Here's a quick picture of the piece.

My Weekly Five

Weekly 5:

My view for the vast majority of last week.

1) I was sick last week. The sickest I have been since having mono in college. It was miserable and I pretty much felt like a wimp until Saturday when I finally went to the doctor and was told I had shingles and a secondary infection that was really nasty. Don't feel so guilty for spending most of last week in bed now.

Gifts from a friend.

2) I am incredible thankful for family and friends who stepped in and took care of us last week. Josh's parents and our good friends Chris and Angie stepped in and tagged team the girls Monday morning through Thursday morning as well as part of Friday and Saturday. Friends also brought meals, coffee, flowers, ect. One gal even drove over to the doctors office to sit with me becuase my fever was so bad I couldn't stop shaking.

3) I have learned not to pay bills while feverish. It has horrible results.

This may actually replace Friends for me!

4) We started watching Big Bang Theory and are really enjoying it. It sort of reminds me of Friends in a way but definitely geared toward my generation a bit more. We have spent the past few evenings working our way through the first two seasons.

Baking Cookies with Daddy.

5) Sunday was a wonderful day. We staid home from church since our class tends to have a lot of babies in it and I didn't want to risk giving any of them chicken pox. It was wonderful and full but in a restful way. We went to the grocery store so I wouldn't have to do it own my own today. We came home and made breakfast, and baked cookies. We took naps. We danced. Josh mowed part of the back yard. We made sweet tea. Friends came over with dinner and we shot of a potato gun till the neighbors got mad and then just sat and watched the kids play on the swing set. We simply enjoyed each other and the fact that summer is almost here.

I would love to hear y'alls weekly five. Maybe even do a link up? What do you think? 

Hello Summer

Hot day.
Car naps.
Needed blessings.
Cold lemonade.