it's up!

well, it's up.
but not perfect yet.
still lots of descriptions to add, pictures to fix and somehow figure out how to make my site faster. it is running really slow and that drives me NUTS! I hate slow sites. nothing drives me more crazy.

seems a few years back I would be super stressed about it and get a huge headache but have learned to just chill out about this stuff. because it really just doesn't matter and over time will be fine.
like last august, my site crashed for five days while we were on vacation. I freaked out. cried. then finally it was fixed (thanks to my brother-in-law) and I sighed.

I don't know why I am feeling more like these little things just aren't so important. I think I am learning (finally) to have some patience with things. all this not-being-pregnant is making me that way. because I can't have it NOW and I want it NOW and since I can't have it NOW, I am learning to relax. it will all happen (I suppose and hope) someday.

then I read one of my favorite blogs, nie nie and she makes me realize what is important.
family. health. jesus. friends.

just look at her family:


oh, how I feel for them. she is one strong woman!

happy friday!

over a week, really?

I can't believe it has been a week since I blogged
AND
since I promised my new site would be up.
getting a new site up and running is really time consuming. I am so picky about every little detail. so that is why it takes so long. I want it to be perfect since I am having it redone
and promised for it to be awesome! (it really is).

recap of this past week:

-attended a family reunion and did not get car sick. we all had to wear matching shirts and I can honestly say the only one who can pull it off are kids


there is just something about a square cut baggy hanes t-shirt that just doesn't look good on a girl!

-enjoyed seeing three movies this week in theater. with popcorn and a diet coke, of course. YUM! I can't sit through a movie without popcorn. it just isn't right!

-enjoyed a new sushi restaurant with bry. it wasn't nearly as good as my brother-in-law's though. he really makes the best I've ever had.

-bry and I took brennan and elsa to "bouncetown". it was SO fun. I loved watching them climb really high and then sliding down yelling "weeeeeeeeeeee". love them.

-worked on adding text to pictures for my new site. then after they were all done, realized I had added the text too low and had to redo them all. sigh.

-elsa came to spend the night but woke up and missed her mama so we only had a mini slumber party. (I guess my purchasing a hideous little mermaid pillowcase was not enough to make her stay!)

-found out who zac efron is. I think he is seriously the cutest person EVER (besides bry). I feel weird saying that because he is 9 years younger but he is CUTE!


-enjoyed this AWESOME indiana summer. (my porch is still not done and I have not been able to find a glider anywhere!)

I hope your week was equally fun!

my favorite so far!

once my new site launches, this will be my 4th site since I opened in 2005. and this will be my favorite site of all. here is the homepage, it still has a few changes. click to enlarge and see more detail.


some really cool features my new site will have:
*size chart. I know this is so basic but it is something I've never had.
*zoom feature for product photos
*clickable pages on every category so you can go directly to the product you like
*thread colors listed on pictures as well as the product name and price
*easier navigation to other products on the site
*really great photos!

I know I keep saying it will be up but for real by the 15th!

this little dog

this morning as we were headed out, a dog crossed in front of a car

i closed my eyes, praying she wouldn't get hit.

she made it to the side walk and slowly walked.

she looked sad.


then I noticed she was a mama.

she needed to nurse.

I burst into tears, feeling the heavy weight of the day's news
on me that we'd just received.

I wondered who had taken that mama's babies from her?

I wanted to take her home

I wish people treated animals better.

I wish everyone loved them and gave them a safe home.

for bry

maybe one day I will pick this up for him so he can grill out with our kid(s). how cute, huh?

happy 4th of july!

this morning we attended our neighborhood parade. it was so cute!







have a great 4th of july!

family pictures

I have really been wanting family pictures for about the past 2 years. I have especially wanted them recently because our dogs are aging. I always want to remember these days when we were crazy enough to have 3 dogs (because we never will again unless we live on a farm!). I LOVE the neighborhood we live. every time I walk our dogs, I remind myself how lucky we are to live in the home we do and all the great houses I can see every day! here are some of the pictures from our photo shoot. thank you, jenna!

I love this picture!


love the background.


love bry's face. I think he is so handsome.


MY FAVORITE! look at their faces!!!

almost there!

I am hoping by the end of this weekend my new site will be up and running! here are a few more sneak peaks of products that will be on our new site. these pictures make me smile SO BIG.







I LOVE JENNA