My BFF

Ode to the "Heather's".....My BFF, Heather and I had fun posing for this picture during our son's Harvest Party at school today. I just love this girl. She's the best friend anyone could ever want.

Love you girl,
H2

Happy Birthday Uncle Jeff...

We celebrated Uncle Jeff's 34th birthday this weekend. This was the crew before we headed out. Hope you had a fun one bro.

Heather

Fall fun....

Here are the pic's Luke and I took today of each other. Hope you enjoy!

Heather

Cute conversation with Luke....and shopping info.

This weekend while daddy was away at a men's retreat with church Luke randomly asked me when Jesus was going to be done with your new house in heaven. I laughed and said since it was so big it would take a long time for him to build it. He said ok, and was fine with my explanation.

This morning at the crack-o-dawn he jumped in bed with me and said he needed to look outside to see if the sun had come up. He leaped to the window and quickly told me, "Mommy, the sun is up and Jesus needs to get busy building our house". I thought it was so cute.

Today brought another fun experience.....ANOTHER trip to the ENT. If you recall Luke had his 2nd set of ear tubes in Feb, tonsils and adenoid's out in July and now he has to have a 3rd set of tubes because his 2nd set have already fallen out. Long story short, Monday is the big surgery day. Oh, what fun! He's fine with it, in fact he likes going to the hospital because he likes blowing up the latex gloves into what he calls, "Glove balloons" aka....Mickey Mouses air balloon. Supposedly, these tubes are one's that can't fall out, but rather have to be surgically removed at a later date.......we'll see. I'm hoping so. This little boy has had too many ear infections in his short little life.

I wanted to let ya'll know about the "mom-prenuer shopathon button" to the right. If you are looking for some cute Christmas presents made by stay at home mom's like myself please click on the link and check out all the different categories of items for sale. It's not all jewelry. There are a large selection of vendors from many different categories. I'm featured in the jewelry section and am offering 10% off any order to Tip Junkie readers(that's the blog you'll go to if you click on the button to the right) So, shop till you drop and support mom-preneur businesses for all your holiday shopping.

I have added some new bubble photo pendants to the website so check those out too: www.faithcreations.shutterfly.com

Have a blessed day!

Heather

Trick or Treat Preschool style....

What a sight. Today at Luke's preschool class they got to dress up in their Halloween costumes for show & tell so here is Luke (Optimus Prime Transformer), Lola (Little Bow Peep) Her mother MADE this costume. So flippin cute! And last but not least Sheppie as Mr. Incredible.

Aren't they a hoot!

Heather

Fun new items available...

I added some new products to my website today, stop by and see them. New Halloween pendants & some rings.

www.faithcreations.shutterfly.com

***Subliminal Message***YOU NEED MORE JEWELRY!!!

Heather

Thinking outside Pandora's box....

One of my customer's asked me to design some "mini-charms" to fit her sister-in-law's Pandora bracelet. I honestly had never thought about making them to fit the Pandora and Chamilia bracelets but..........I have to say it turned out awesome. Take a look, what do ya think? Another product added to the ever-growing line of Faith Creations.

So much fun!

Heather Rice

Too cute for words....

Thursday's conversation with Luke before we left for preschool.

Luke: Mommy, I want to take my trapter to the hotel, ok?....

Me: Huh...???

Luke: (sternly) My trapTER to the hotel...

Me: What hotel?

Luke: The one at school...

Me: (racking brain) to figure out what the heck he's talking about.

Luke: You know mommy, the one at school.

Then it dawns on me it's show and tell time at school on Thursdays, and they have to bring something yellow. His tracTOR is yellow and he wants to take it to SHOW & Tell (not hotel).

Thought ya'll would get a kick outta that!

Heather

Too funny, huh!

Nothing new....busy designing jewelry

Sorry Blog Nazi's nothing new today, just wanted to let you know that Christmas season has begun. YES, I'm already custom designing people's Christmas orders. Plus, I have 2 shows upcoming, 2 store's wanting my creations and I am building my jewelry inventory. It's going to be my best season yet, I just feel it. All that to say, I'm a very busy chica these days. No complaint's....I just have to pace myself.

Off to create...

Heather Rice

I was featured....check it out!

Sneak Peek @ my new product...RINGS!

In case you've been hiding under a rock recently, animal print is all the rage this fall. Given my fondness for anything cheetah, zebra or leopard print-- I'm thrilled to bring you a sneak peek at a new product I'm adding to my jewelry designs.......RINGS!

Straight off the runways of Milan (TEXAS) without further ado... I bring you this zebralicious design. It's a 1 x 1 beveled glass, fully adjustable ring. I designed it today and have LOTS more designs rolling out in the weeks to come.

These are guaranteed to be a hot seller at the shows I'm participating in this year. Grab one...or two or three while they're hot. Each ring is hand-designed by your's truly. They are $22 each. Don't limit yourself to only animal prints. I can put anything you desire behind glass and make it into a ring for you. Email me if you're interested casaderice@att.net

Designing for a Purpose,
Heather Rice

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY SWEET EMERY

Happy 2nd Birthday sweet Emery. I can hardly believe it was two years ago already that our family was blessed with the miracle of Emery Kathryn.

You were a fighter from the beginning. Born 3 mos. premature at 1 lb. 9oz. and 12 inches long. You were tiny...a micro-preemie is what they called you. You spent your first 74 days of life in the care of the NICU of the Univ. of Kentucky hospital. You had so many great nurses and doctors.

Your mommy and daddy came to see you every day. It was so hard to see you with all your wires, electrodes, tubes, etc...You are a miracle. Absolutely a perfect child, no setbacks or delays of any sort. God had you in his hand the whole time and he continues to make you strong.

Even though we don't get to see you nearly as often as we wish, you are never far from our thoughts. Luke asks about Emery "baby" all the time. He loves his cousin so much. I wish we could all be together for your birthday but distance prevents that. At least GranDee is there "representing" the rest of us. Eat lots of cake. We love you sweet girl. You're growing into a fine little young lady.

Cuzzin Luke, Aunt Heather and Uncle Jason

The Female Brain.....

The female brain...any questions?

My buddies...

Luke loves his "bestest" bud's Hud and Shep. Aren't they cute together. 3 peas in a pod. Never a dull moment.

Heather

Odd pictures...

All I can say is..."His poor wife". Or maybe his lucky wife, depending on how you look at it.

Fish remain stuck in a fence as flood waters caused by Hurricane Ike recede, in West Orange, Texas, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008

He Pingping from Inner Mongolia, China's autonomous region, the world's smallest man sits underneath Svetlana Pankratova from Russia, the Queen of Longest Legs, as they pose at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. Pingping, born with primordial dwarfism, holds the Guiness World Record for the smallest man at 74.61 cms (2 feet and 5.37 inches) and Pankratova holds the Guiness World Record for the longest leg of any woman at 132 cms (4 feet 4 inches) in length

ANYBODY ELSE FIND THIS ODD??? The body of deceased Angel Pantoja Medina stands erect and leans against a wall by his coffin during his own wake in his mother's home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. The last wish of Medina, 24, who was found dead on Aug. 15, 2008 underneath a bridge in the capital, was to be standing at his own wake, and was embalmed for the occasion. I'M SURE HE WAS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY!!! PEOPLE ARE FREAKS...I TELL YA!~


I FOUND ALL THESE PHOTOS ON THE INTERNET TODAY. JUST THOUGHT THEY WERE ODD AND WANTED TO PASS THEM ALONG.

Heather

T-Ball...the minor league

Daddy showing Luke correct form and follow thru.
Swing battuh...battuh...swing!
Keep your eye on the ball, NOT the bat silly goose.
Ready for the major leagues...or at least to play with Shep.

Viva NashVegas...my new tattoo...

Our awesome rental car........NOT! We had a Hyundai...but it was nice too (Tammy)!
Welcome to Nashville Airport.
Legend's Corner bar...all the country greats past/present have played here.
My sweetie, Jason
The new Ryman Auditorium...home of the current Grand Ole Opry.
The old Ryman Auditorium...home of the previous Grand Ole Opry.
Famous Honky Tonk...The Stage...we saw Nashville Star contestant Matt Mason there on Wed. night. I got his cd, he autographed it and even asked me to take his tip jar around to patron's.
World Famous Tootsie's bar on Broadway...we saw Nashville Star finalist Melanie Torres there.
All dolled up, with somewhere to go. We had a blast.
Me before we went out on the town in Nashville, TN.
Gage doing the outlining first...then the fill in.
Me right before Gage started my tattoo.
The tattoo process...it really didn't hurt. Just felt like a bad sunburn.
Gage (my tattoo artist) and I post-tattoo. He did an awesome job. Thanks Gage
My First Tattoo...it says, "Faith".

We just returned from a 3 day 11th anniversary trip to Nashville, TN. We went there on our 1 year anniversary and because of a scheduled biz trip that Jason had, we got to spent our 11 year anniversary there too. We love Nashville. I could so move there. It's pretty, clean and lots of fun sights and sounds. We had a blast hitting Broadway's many honky tonks. The highlight of my trip was getting a tattoo. I've been wanting to do it for awhile and finally had the guts to do it. It didn't hurt, just felt like a really bad sunburn. So, now I have "Faith" on my foot. It really looks cool. Although, I know tattoos aren't for everyone, I like mine. Jason and I got to meet Matt Mason and Melanie Torres both Nashville Star contestants from years past. They both sang awesome. We had fun eating out, having yummy homemade icecream on Broadway and taking in the sights, sounds and spirits (and I don't mean ghosts).
Thank you to my best friend Heather for watching Luke for us and for Nana and Poppa as well. It was nice to get away, relax and enjoy each other. P.S. I KNOW I need a pedicure. Have to wait until the tattoo heals first.

Heather

Weekend silly's...

Gettin' caught up...

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