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I have been cleaning/reorganizing my craft room the past week and had some fun finishing up some projects. I haven't had much time to sew the past few years and it has been longer than that since I have scrapbooked, therefore, I have managed to collect drawer-fulls of kids drawings, trip memorabilia, and other scrap-a-ble memories. I hope to have it all in books before I go grey!! I have had an awesome trip down memory lane, if you will, and have tried to re-open the creative side of my brain. I hope I can find time to use it all before it closes -up shop again!!! Occasionally some of you have asked if I have anything made for birthday or wedding gifts. I use to have a variety of items when I was doing shows but have been low on inventory for sometime. Anyhow - here are a few aprons I have made up if you are needing a last-minute gift for little girls! I will be continuing (and hopefully finishing) my cleaning project this week and will post whatever else I find:) Good Luck to me!

Also, a good luck this week to Aunt Courtney - we get a new baby in the family and we are so excited and can't wait to meet him/her!!!

On another note. This week is Food Check-Out Week! Each county (in every State) has representatives from the agricultural community in their local grocery store handing out information and occasionally free groceries!! The Cache Co. Women's Committee will be at Macey's on Saturday from 10-2 to educate consumers on nutritious food items and how to do it by spending less!! (Now I am climbing on my soapbox) Growing up on the family farm has already become a thing of the past for most of us. In the early-mid 1900's everyone owned a few self-sustaining acres, milked a cow, gathered eggs, grew their own fruits and vegetables, textiles, ect. Clothes and equipment were used until they were worn out and any excess food was traded/bartered for other much needed items. Time goes by, advancements are made, research proves otherwise, and slowly overalls and water boots are replaced by Armani suits and dress shoes. Credit cards, second-mortgages, and to little Vitamin-N consume are lives and we rely on cell phones and tv for a higher education. Each generation is farther removed from the self-reliance that made America what it once was. PETA, the Humane Society, and other such organizations are heavily affecting agriculture's future and shaping America into a country that depends on others. The FDA and USDA have strict regulations for those of us that provide food for public consumption. If these organizations keep getting their way we will soon be importing food from Mexico or other countries that have NO REGULATIONS!!! I don't know about you but THAT SCARES ME!!! So as each generation becomes farther removed from their 'roots', misconceptions take the place of facts and common sense. Great things are at our fingertips and we are so blessed to live in this free country so let's educate ourselves and others about issues affecting our community and nations food supply! I know you are all thinking that you cannot possibly make a difference but every positive thing said is a step in the right direction. If we don't make a difference, PETA will!!
Thanks for listening:)
Lena