Life with the BowMomma

My Latest Creations and Life in General :)

2008-06-14T17:50:00.000-07:00

So, after talking it over with a couple my BowBettie friends, I got back some of my dwindling inspiration. And when I got back from our "min-vacation" I made several sets of bows that I am super proud of. I have also made the decision that I wanna try and branch out and make some jewelry and some "tween" inspired hair accessories.

Vacation was great! Exactly what our little family unit needed. Maybe next year when the babies are bigger we can go somewhere farther away and stay for a longer period of time. But this year our little trip home was perfect! Back to the greater Memphis area and time with fam was super rejuvinating. We even got to drink some sweet tea and eat some good ole Southern cooking. We were alble to show the kids the Mississippi River close up and that was awesome too. We saw the "Memphis Queen" and the zoo was great! Evan pf course, had to try and "christen" the zoo every chance he got! And the bathrooms are so spaced out...so that was a challenge. All in all, I would say that we had a great time.

So, keep checking back and I will preview some of my new work and some of my current auctions. Thanks so much for stopping by! Y'all come back! :)

The Tinkle King

2008-05-31T21:56:00.000-07:00

A great new era has begun in the Ferris household...I am changing one less set of diapers!!!! Evan is now potty-trained. *Choir of angels sings in the background*
He really just came out of nowhere and said that we wanted to go potty, and since that glorious day he has only worn a diaper while he is sleeping. And since he is a child from my womb, he no longer takes naps, so that would translate into the fact that he only wears a diaper at night.
Anyway, we have been looking at houses with a realtor over the past few days, and Evan has his own special way of "christening" the lawn...he pees in it. Which in my opinion is completely hilarious. BUT, it is not as funny as what he did two days ago.
Andrew takes Yetti for a walk in the evening after he gets home from work. It usually last about 30 minutes and Evan always wants to go with him. The other day Andrew decided to let him go as a reward for going "potty." So, when they got back Andrew was laughing and Evan was smiling. I asked what was so funny. Andrew told me that about halfway through the walk, Yetti tinkled in a yard, and Evan decided that he was gonna go too. So, he pulled down his pants and tinkled with Yetti!!! When he was finished, he pulled up his pants and went on about his business like it was nothing.
I am in for a world of hurt with this one folks...my son the "Tinkle King."

Abby's First Sleepover

2008-02-22T19:45:00.000-08:00

So, tonight is a night of firsts in our house. It is the first Friday taht Andrew and I have actually eaten fish during Lent and it is the first time that Abby has ever had a sleepover.

I can put the two things on the same level because last week when Andrew and I took the kids to see my family, Andrew called Mom to see what we were having for sinner. Truth be known , we already knew what we were having for dinner, but Drew and I thought that it would be funny if he were to call and ask and when she said that we were having spaghetti, he was gonna remind her that it was Lent and that we can't eat meat on Fridays. So, he called and asked her what we are having and this a how the convo goes down...

Drew: "Hi Pam! What's for dinner?"
Mom: "Spaghetti."
Drew: "We can't have spaghetti, it's Lent. And we aren't supposed to eat meat on Friday."
Mom: "Well..."pregnant pause "Can't you make an exception just once?"
Drew: "No. I can't eat meat."
Mom: "Are you sure?"
Drew: "Yes, I am sure. If I eat meat I will go to hell." (Which by the way is a total joke.)

Then, he threw me the phone because he couldn't stand to hear what she was gonna say. He was also on the verge of losing his mind with laughter. With the phone in my hand I could hear her wheels turning. She was in a state of panic. She just sat there. And after a few minutes I said, "MOM, he was just kidding!!!!" It is good to know that after all of these years I can still throw her a curveball.

And some of you may be asking, how is this at all related to a sleepover...well, Abby is learning to throw me a curveball. At present there are five 7-year-olds running circles through my house and screaming at the top of their lungs...Dear lawd...Not unlike my mother last weekend, I am in a state of shock and I can hear the wheels turingin in my head...how to get them to sleep?

I am finally blogging...

2008-02-15T08:16:00.000-08:00

So since I am suck in hell--otherwise known as southern Illinois--up to my ass in ice and snow, going on day five of almost complete immobility, I decided to start blogging. I mean some crazy stuff happens in this life of mine and I figure that whether or not people read it, I can still have fun writing it.

So yesterday was Valentine's Day and Evan's 3rd birthday. I have always told Andrew that I never have to get him another Valentine's Day present as long as I am alive because Evan was born on Valentine's Day...my little lover boy. The only boy born on Valentine's Day...he started his life surrounded by women, and if Andrew has anything to say about it he will spend his entire life that way! LOL!

But we all know what kind of ladies' man good ole Drew is. I mean, his first pick-up line for me was "You have the best windshield wipers that I have ever seen." Of course Tommy would have been happy to hear that, because those were the most expensive wipers known to man with like a million blades and enough power to break ice on the windshield. But when it comes down to lessons about being a ladies' man, I guess Evan will have to get his advice from me...