Three Down, Plus One!

Yesterday some friends (from church) and I participated in a PTA fundraiser boutique at Minnie Gant Elementary in Long Beach (where three of my nephews go to school). There were six of us selling together, and we had a lot of fun again. I'm so thankful for these lovely ladies! Thanks to my sisters, my Aunt Judy, and Miss Pam for coming out to show their support. :) I had a great day of sales. Yahoo!! I've signed up for one more boutique next Friday...probably my last for this season. But ya never know.....I may find another one. ;)


Mishawn, Teri, and Shayleen...apparently having WAY to much fun! :)


Just a sample of the fun stuff we were selling.....

Thanksgiving Entertainment!

The four girl cousins on Thanksgiving!

Here's a video of the Thanksgiving Entertainment... unfortunately it is really dark but you'll get the idea. =) And if you listen at the end, you get to hear TJ talking a little bit.

Give Thanks to the Lord!

Check out this verse about Daniel's commitment to humbly come before God in prayer...

Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. (Daniel 6:10)

Daniel made a point a connecting with God regularly throughout each day. I don't know about you but I often struggle prioritize my prayer life. Specifically, it is difficult to commit to praying (and being thankful) as often as Daniel did. However, we now find ourselves on the eve of a holiday that reminds us and gives us the opportunity to be thankful, remembering that all we have is from the Lord! Let's not take this Thanksgiving season too lightly.

My desire for the next few days is that I will take some time to consider all that God has done and to recognize His on-going faithfulness to me and my family. Then, instead of getting distracted by all the amazing food (which I am definitely thankful for =), my prayer is that I will be thankful to Him and remember to tell Him so!

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. (Psalm 118:1)

What about you...

• What are you thankful for?
• How has God blessed you this past year?
• What are you doing for Thanksgiving?
• Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving tradition?
• What's your favorite Thanksgiving food?

Have a great Thanksgiving!

None the wiser...

Amy had all 3 of her wisdom teeth removed yesterday. The first couple of hours after surgery were a bit rough but once the bleeding stopped and the pain meds kicked in, she's been doing pretty well. =) Here's a pic from this morning... you can see the "chipmunk effect."

Two down...one to go!

These are pics yesterday- my second boutique of the season out at the Dove Canyon Country Club. This boutique was part of a ladies' club holiday luncheon. Unfortunately, the women there weren't really there to shop but rather to socialize and eat. So, most of the vendors didn't sell very well (including me!). In fact, we talked to several who sadly didn't sell ANYTHING. :( Oh well! Live and learn: never sell at a luncheon/boutique...means that the people are mostly there for the luncheon and not to shop. You'll never know if you don't try, right? :)

My next boutique is coming up in two weeks at my nephews' school, Gant Elementary, in Long Beach. I'll be doing that boutique with some of my friends from church (who I did the first boutique with). Should be a fun time!

Speaking of sales, if you're needing to find some fun gifts for the holidays, check out my purse blog- sewonandsewforth.blogspot.com You just might find that something special for that special someone. :)


My mom was a BIG help, and we had such a nice day together. Thanks Mom!! You're the best!! :)

NOTE: Big shout out to my big sweetie for being such a HUGE help to me during this crazy boutique season. Thanks for putting up with the mess, Ols! You'll have the table back soon. :)

Weekend Boutique

Here are some pics from my first boutique of the season (two more to go!). I did this with some gals from our church and their friends. In addition to purses, I also did magnet sets, knit scarves, and some kids' knit hats (not pictured here, but see earlier post by Derek). If you live close by and you missed it this year, you definitely have to come to the next one. Everything was so nice and cute! I wanted to buy (or trade) everything!!! This was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. Now I have 10 days until my next one. Whew!!!


Magnets and tins

Happy Halloween!!

Our little chef and Tinkerbell


This week has been a ton of fun. We had a MOPS Harvest Party on Tuesday and the kids even got to dress up for their classes at Bible study yesterday. By now, we're pretty worn out! However, I (Amy) do have my first boutique this weekend and set up starts this morning, so I better pep up!! ( I'm selling a few different types of items this year, but if you'd like to see just some of the purses I'm selling this year, go to sewonandsewforth.blogspot.com).

Here are some fun pics from last night. We went to Biola to trick or treat at a dorm there. The school puts on a community outreach event. The dorm, Alpha Chi, was completely decked out as "Candyland." They had a bounce house, tons of games in the lobby, tons of food, dressed up students in GREAT costumes, and of course, TONS of candy (Trevor ate 2 lollipops in about 1 hour!). Before the event, I organized the first ever Talbot Family Costume Party and Parade. We had about 50 people (Talbot couples and families) show up to eat pizza together and parade over to the dorm for the festivities. Definitely a tradition we'll keep up every year!






My new friend, Christine, who just moved here for the UK to start Talbot with her hubby this semester. These are some silly cookies I made. People either LOVED them or couldn't stomach the thought of eating anything that even looked like a bloody eyeball. Kill joys! :)


Lining up for the Talbot family parade over to the dorm!