how much would YOU pay??

okay, for those of you who have forgotten (because my blogging hasn't been remotely consistent lately OR maybe it's because lilburn daze isn't first and foremost on your mind...we have 19 days left!?!?!), please chime in with your feedback.  jon said tonight that he would paint a custom painting for the winner of the random drawing from those giving feedback.  so, each time you chime in, your name goes in the hat.  and if you think, i don't want a kids painting, no worries, my hubby has painted some gorgeous landscapes as well.  

so the name of tonight's game is what would you pay?

the key here is YOU.  not what you think they would sell for, not what your momma would spend, not what you think they worth, but if you were walking by these, what would make you say, "yes, that's great, i'll buy these."  all napkins are square and all are flannel fabric.

here we go...

exhibit A:  set of four different boy or girl themed, 9 inch napkins.

exhibit B:  a set of 4 college team sport (don't get hung up on the UGA, it's just jon's favorite), 10 inch napkins

exhibit C:  a set of 4 adult themed, 10 inch napkins

exhibit D:  a set of 5 cocktail style, 7 inch napkins

exhibit E:  a set of 4 (all the same) girl or boy themed, 9 inch napkins 

so, in your response, you can just go:

A:  $

B: $

C: $

you get the picture.  THANKS!  you guys are helping more than you will ever know!!!

music...

okay, roll call.  what's your favorite praise song right now--what's just resonating with you?  my ipod needs some refreshing.  as does my soul.

slammed

the last week or so has been crazy.  we spent a good week or so getting ready for a shaklee party.  to all who came, i hope you had a good time and learned as much as i did.  to those of you who missed it, let me just tell you, i am learning alot.  the week after the party was full.  i was busy following up with people who came and trying to figure out if i want to dive into shaklee as a potential part-time job.  i still don't have an answer there, but yes, i am selling the stuff.  confusing, i know.  try living in my head.

and then, the summer cold came.  first for abby.  who so kindly shared it with julia (via many forbidden hugs and some shared bagel that i just missed before it went in juju's mouth).  and they were so kind to share it with me.  i didn't stand a chance.  i had just gotten off of meds for my sinus infection.  i hadn't gotten a lot of sleep (steroids are great for inflammation, terrible for your body and horrid if you want to sleep!) and then got zero sleep for two nights with the girlies.  oh the joys of parenting.  so, i got it.  and i was determined this time to NOT go on meds.  to beat this cold naturally.  something i have never done before.  

let's just say that the quantity of garlic that i consumed would easily scare away even the bravest vampire.  not only was i popping garlic pills, but i even tried garlic poultices on my face to ward off another sinus infection.  last night when i showered (and everyone shouted hallelujah!), i could taste the garlic from the water off of my face.  can anyone say nasty?  but i think, that maybe, just maybe, i have avoided another sinus infection.  the jury is out...we're not counting this until it's in the bag.  (do you need another pat phrase?)

so, now we are coming out of survival mode.  i have 2 girls that are recovering and now i get to re-establish boundaries, pick up a million dirty tissues that missed the trash cans, fold the 40 loads of laundry and re-make all the beds.  got to gid rid of the germs and bad attitudes...and that's just for me.

and then, we head into crunch time.  we have a month left until lilburn daze.  MUCH to do and learn before then.  good grief....so if my blogging is sporadic the next month, you'll know why.

i forgot to tell you...

...not to put the stickers on the furniture.  the things we don't tell our kids during room time, because, isn't it obvious?

good music

now, i love steve green's hide 'em in your heart just as much as the next mom, but when my sister-in-law, sara recommended seeds family worship to me and said it was in the same vein (as far as the songs being all scripture), but a bit more rockin', i was all for it.  we previewed it on i-tunes, and bought the faith cd.  the girls and i have been singing along all day...well, i've been singing along all day, julia has been asking for "more please," and abby has just been plain grumpy.

thanks aunt sara for the great recommendation.  abs agreed that you have good taste in music!

belated thrifty thursday-saving to give

i just watched this video of buddy from my church, grace.  as i watched him share about how there are people in my community, kids in my community, with nothing to eat, i looked over at my shelf.  where all of my deals reside  (aka 6 boxes of honey nut cheerios that won't fit in my cabinet that holds 15+ boxes of cereal).  i was thinking earlier today that i have more shampoo than our family could probably use in a year--most of which i got for free.  so, we are going to do a clean sweep of our house tonight.  and some of our stockpile will go for those who have nothing at all.  

i'm not saying this to boast.  good grief, i forget that there are those in need all the stinkin' time.  however, i wanted to encourage in all of this, you might see a great deal on something like skippy peanut butter and think, "we wouldn't use that in our family.  we're jif people."  but get it anyway.  and then give it away.

isn't that the real point of saving?  so that we have more to give...i need to remember that.

more napkin questions

you guys are the best!  thanks for all of your feedback about napkin colors (feel free to keep it coming.)  remember, at the end of all of this lilburn daze madness, someone is going to get a lovely gift.

for everyone that wants to help the munchkins in their life reduce waste, i am going to make kid friendly napkins.  we have started using these at lunch, and abby loves pulling out her strawberry shortcake napkins.

so, here's my question for you, what kind of kid-friendly napkin pattern/color/character would you buy or would you think might sell?

here are some pictures too of abby's napkin and what the hem on all the napkins will look like (the color of the hem can vary and it's a rolled hem on the serger for those seamstresses out there.)  let me apologize ahead of time, i need photography classes...these pictures will testify to that truth!