Finished Object Friday

Wow! It seems like it's been ages since we did FOF! The last few weeks have been so busy...

I've made another cake... This one was fun, and different from others. It was an ambulance!

(Mom did the writing for me. I need to work on that, but I don't like my handwriting!) :)

Here is the design. (My thoughts on paper!)


I did a thin layer of chocolate frosting to help seal in the crumbs and make it easier to decorate.

I was really excited about accomplishing this design because it has the possiblity of becoming so many things... a dump truck, a semi, or even a fire truck.

Andrew is a friend from church who is also an EMT. He leads a small group meeting on Mondays. We are doing the Truth Project. We wanted to do something special for his birthday and to thank him for his dedication. I believe we surprised him! :)

Think he liked his cake?
It was just perfect that he wore his uniform that evening. Before we did the cake, one of the guys asked where his ambulance was. I said "Here it is!" and handed him his cake! Perfect timing.

Mark and I went up to visit his family last weekend. Sunday they have kids club at church and needed to have a snack for the kids. They wanted to do something special for Easter (they aren't having kids club on Easter day.) With all our heads put together, we came up with this idea out of cookies and I decorated it.

I don't know if you can see the "stone" to the right. We cut it out while the cookies were still warm and shaped it. These were just frozen cookie dough. (Oh, and this is an example of my writing... I need a little more space between "He" and "is!") I thought it was a good idea for a fast Easter dessert for kids! :) Fun too.

I'm excited for this FOF! I can't wait to see what you've been up to. :) In case you've forgotten how, the guidelines can be found here. Don't forget to check back to see who all has joined in, and to drop by their blogs.

Does it work?

I have been contemplating buying a Swiffer Wet Jet for a while. I'm not sure I want to spend the $$$$ for one, however. So, I am coming to you, my bloggy buddies. :)

Question: Do you have a wet jet? Is it worth the investment? Does it save you time and make cleaning the floors easier than with a mop and bucket?

I think that it would make life easier for me. In fact this book recommends it to supplement the mop and bucket. There are ways to save money after the initial investment. This webpage has a few suggestions. And I have seen a few knitted Swiffer cover patterns. (Make that several patterns... I love Ravelry!!) :) And I have quite a bit of cotton yarn. Oh, and I have $2.00 off coupon. :)

Thoughts?

Sunday Blessing

Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee,
Swift and beautiful for Thee.

From Take My Life and Let It Be
by Frances R. Havergal

How beautiful is the life that is entirely consecrated to God! God has the power to take even the darkest life, enlighten it and make it beautiful. And what wonderful freedom we have when we give all all to Him.

I hope you are each having a wonderful Palm Sunday! What a wonderful day to rejoice. May we each remember through the next week, Jesus's great sacrifice for us.

Blessings!
Charity

PS~ Wisteria is one of my favorite springtime flowers around here. I like the purple best, but I didn't get a close up of them. :) Happy Springtime!

Snapshots

It is so hard to believe that March is already over. We had such a good time in March because my Grandmother was able to come down. She is flying back to Idaho today and I miss her already!

Here is Grandma with most of her "Southern" grandkids! :)



Us gals enjoying East Texas spring flowers.


Wednesday, Grandma and Angie came over and helped me plant my "garden." I had a few tomato plants and a banana pepper plant I needed to get into the ground. We worked up a bed next to our shed where the plants can get lots of sunshine!


Here are my two helpers and our completed bed. Grandma also planted some seeds that she had sent a while back from her own flower garden. I hope the marigolds are up soon!


In other bloggy news, I have finally updated my other blog! You are welcome to drop in over there! It was a tough post to write, but I hope it is helpful.
Well, I hope everyone has a great weekend! Next Friday is FOF week! :)

Blessings!
Charity

My Tree

There is a tree out in my yard that is one of my favorites.

Underneath it's branches is cool mossy shady. It is the perfect place to sit and read a good book or to enjoy some tea or lemonade.

It is the most lovely color of green. (Don't you love the blue sky peeking through it's branches?) All I need is an Adirondack chair. (Don't you just love those chairs? I've wanted one for ages!)

For those of you wondering, it is an elm tree.


Zelkova Elm to be exact.




It's also about 8 inches tall! :)

Perfect for my Boyd's Bear to enjoy a bottle of cola!

I have been wanting a Bonsai tree for ages! Mom found this one at a local plant show and picked it up for me. It is an actual tree in miniature. I find them fascinating! It is more common to find the evergreen varieties, but I have wanted a deciduous, although this tree isn't supposed to shed it's leaves. (For more info on Bonsai, click here.) I am so excited about this one. It will live outside most of the time. It doesn't like to be indoors for long. (It really should have a name... I don't like calling it it all the time!) :) Oh well.

Happy April Fool's Day!!