Sick. >_<"

Ugh.... I hate getting sick. >_<"

Started sneezing and feeling like crap on monday.
Mimi came home from daddy's house with a stuffy nose and we are both sick.

I think we got it from Bub. He was all stuffy and sneezing and coughing this past weekend. :(

There's stuff I wanna do around here (laundry, sewing, run errands), but my body feels too tired to do anything.

I don't think I'm going to Bible Study tonight. :(

Bummer.


♥ Ciao,
Ber

{Thrifty} Tuesdays

[Thrifty] Tuesdays - Savers


Daddy had the kids, and I wanted to get out of the house. So, where did I go? Yup. Savers. lol! >_<

I came home with...

Ribbon - $2.99



Lace - $1.99



Red Zippers (20) - $3.98

(Seriously......20 zippers for about $4.00?! Awesome!)



And this Chihuahua - $1.99

(the kids just saw Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, and Mimi already has one that looks like Papi. I thought she would love this one too.)



Total= $10.95


♥ Ciao,
Ber

{Made by Me} Mondays

[Made by Me] Monday - Totoro...?


So, I was looking online at Amigurumi's on flickr (I LOVE these!) and Mimi saw one of Totoro.
She immediately said, "Ooohh Totoro! I want that! Mommy can you make that for me?"

Great....lol! I told her I didn't have that color fabric. Then she started to beg........O-M-G. Seriously?
I finally gave in and made one for her. He's not grey and kinda crooked, but she loves him.
As long as she's happy, right? >_<







♥ Ciao,
Ber

Soccer Saturdays

Today Bub's team (Black Tigers) challenged his classmates team (Silver Dragons). He had a little trouble focusing because his classmate from the other team kept on talking to him and acting silly. He did pretty good though. Got a few kicks in.
It was a very close game. In the end, Bub's team won. 4 - 3! :)

Go Black Tigers!



After the game I took the kids to Wally World. Daddy & Papa gave them money so they wanted to buy a toy.
Spoiled Kids I tell you..... >_<

Now we're at home. Waiting for my mom to finish work, then we're gonna meet her at Ala Moana. She's gonna do her nails and I'm gonna get a lil' waxing done. Fotta keep the eyebrows perty. LOL! >_<


♥ Ciao,
Ber

Free Day

Today I got to relax a bit and clean house.

Finally got to fold the baskets of clothes that was just sitting on the living room floor. (I hate folding clothes, lol.)

I swear, the kids and I have too much clothes! The dirty pile just seems to keep growing no matter how much loads I wash! >_<"

I think it's time to do a little spring cleaning..... Out with the old, No more new! LOL! At least for awhile.


Bub has a 4 day weekend. That means more time with mommy. :)

He has a soccer game on saturday and I wanna take the kids to the zoo maybe on sunday, so hopefully the weathers perks up. It's been extremely windy and rainy on and off this past week or so. Junk. >_<


♥ Ciao,
Ber

{Thrifty Tuesdays}

[Thrifty Tuesday] - Savers


Went to Savers again. ^_^

Came home with this....


Books for the kids - $2.76
(buy 4 books, get 1 free)



Buttons! - $1.99



Cute "Watermelon" Reusable Bag - $1.99



Another Reusable Bag - $1.99
(They're Grreeaaat! Hehe...)



Total= $8.73!

^___^


♥ Ciao,
Ber

{Made By Me} Monday

[Made By Me] Monday - Onigiri Keychain


I was inpired by an Owl Keychain I received from one of my swaps on swap-bot, so I decided to try and make one myself.

It didn't come out as nice as I would have liked, but it's still cute. I think I should have used a more sturdy fabric. >_<




As you can see, my key is a bit to HUGE for it. LOL!





♥ Ciao,
Ber

Sewing Mode: ON :)

I made some new LOVE JAPAN items for my Etsy shop today.

Yay. :)





Gonna try and get some other things done while the kids are napping.




♥ Ciao,
Ber

-Featured-

As you know (or should know), there are "LOVE JAPAN" items in my Etsy shop that you can purchase and 100% of the proceeds will go to help those who were devestated from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. I also have a few of my regular items, and 50% of the proceeds will go to help them.

My items have been featured in a bunch of treasury lists on Etsy (too many to list), and a couple of blogs.

Are you doing anything special to donate or help in this time of need? If you are, I'd like to hear about it.


Featured on these blogs....

The Quilted House

The Masked Rabbit Crafts and Designs


♥ Ciao,
Ber

{Thrifty Tuesdays}

[Thrifty Tuesdays] - Target


This is not really a find from a thrift store, but I did save a few bucks at Target. :)


Tinker Bell Water Bottle - $10.48 (orig. $14.99)

20 ct. Cello Snack Bags - $0.48 (orig. $1.99)

Kraft Ribbon - $0.24 (orig. $0.99)



Total= $11.20

Saved = $6.77


♥ Ciao,
Ber

{Made by Me} Monday

[Made by Me] Monday - Coin Purses & a Bat Zombie

Tonight I made a bunch of coin purses.

Made a few "Love Japan" coin purses for the Etsy shop. The letters didn't come out how I wanted them to, but I guess it adds a grungy look to it.




I also made coin purses for Bub and Mimi. They collect loose change they find around the house and G-Ma told them to ask mommy to make coin purses for them. So I did. :P






Whenever I sew, the kids always ask me to make them something. So tonight I told Bub to draw something and I would try and make it. So he did. He drew a "Bat Zombie". And mommy had to create it. LOL! >_<

Hey.......it came out pretty good. The wings are a little big though. =/




Mimi wants a kangaroo. Hmmm.....we'll see how that turns out. O_o

**UPDATE**

Here is Mimi's Kangaroo. It turned out......cute. :P





♥ Ciao,
Ber

♥ Love for Japan ♥

I created a design and made a couple things to put in my etsy shop for the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief.
I already have items in my shop and 50% of the proceeds go to help them, but the proceeds made from the "LOVE JAPAN" items, 100% will go to help them.


Click Here for ----> Items in my Etsy Shop for the Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief







Check out the Love for Japan treasury I created. All items listed will go to help the people of Japan.

click here ----> Love for Japan



♥ Ciao,
Ber

Soccer Saturdays

Bub had his soccer game today. He did ok. Still gotta work on focusing and kicking HARD. lol! :P

His team won. 3 - 2! Go Black Tigers! Whoohoo!




♥ Ciao,
Ber

8.9 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

What a night/morning. >_<"

Everyone here in hawaii was on alert from the tsunami warning when an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck of the east coast of Japan.

Long lines of cars trying to fill their vehicles with gas and people rushing to buy water and other necessities.

First wave hit Hawaii a little after 3am, but there was no huge wave action. Just water receeding and coming back in. At the Diamond Head lookout, the reef was exsposed as fas as 100 yards. Some part of Hawaii were hit the most. Like Maui and the Big Island.

The "All Clear" has been given for Hawaii a little over an hour ago. But cautioning all beach-goers to stay out of the water due to unpredictable wave action.

I just thank God that it wasn't worse, but I am praying for those people in Japan, who took it the hardest. :(


♥ Ciao,
Ber

Lazy day....

Ugh....the house is a mess. Again. >_<"
After cleaning last week, the livingroom stayed clean for about 1 or 2 days before hurricane Mimi left a huge mess.
It is never ending.

I'm too lazy to clean today. Maybe tomorrow. (O_o)

What I really wanna do is SEW. But what??? I have no freakin' clue!
I've been stuck in a sewing rut for a long time. I need help! >_<"

Does anyone have any NEW cool ideas? Any tutorials? Anything?


♥ Ciao,
Ber

{Thrifty} Tuesdays

[Thrifty] Tuesdays - Savers Haul


Took a trip to one of the thrift stores here in town. Here's what I came home with...

Books for the kiddos - $6.20




CUTE Moopi Land Coin Purse - $1.49
&
Cotton Paradise Wallet - $6.99




CUTE Stationary & Sticker Set - $2.99




Pokemon Monopoly Game - $2.99




Spider Man Memory Game (NIB) - $3.99




Vintage Buttons to cover!! - $1.99
SCORE!! >_<




Total = $26.64




♥ Ciao,
Ber

{Made by Me} Monday

[Made by Me] Monday - Baby Bag





My cousin's dad asked me if I could make a baby bag for his neice who is expecting this month.

They're having a boy and naming him, Noah. :)

The bag came out pretty good. I make regular tote bags, so this was a little different. I added a pocket on the outside, and there is a flat pocket and an elastic pocket on the inside. It's very spacious and can hold a ton of stuff. Great for a new mother!


♥ Ciao,
Ber

Soccer Saturdays & Giveaway Winner!!

It was a cloudy day, but the weather held up. Some light drizzles, but at least the game wasn't canceled. :)

Bub did good today. He blocked the ball and kicked it away from the other team a few times.
Their team won! 4 - 2! GO Black Tigers!!! Whoohooo! :D




Anyway, the mystery giveaway is closed and the winner was chosen by my 3 year old.


The winner of the Mystery Giveaway is................





Aykra!! :D



Congratulations!!
Please send me your address. :)

Thanks to everyone who participated. Check back next month for another giveaway!


♥ Ciao,
Ber

How was everyone's friday?

My friday was spent at home. Folded the basket of clothes from the dyrer...played and took a nap with Mimi. :P


It was raining off and on today. It was storming last night! Strong wind and huge drops of rain woke us up around 3:30am. I didn't go back to sleep until after 4am. Ugh... >_<"

The Ewa side of the island didn't have power today after 15 utility poles crashed down early this morning, and some parts still don't. What makes everything worse is that HECO (Hawaiian Electric Company) workers went on strike today knowing there are hundreds of people without electricity. >_<"

I feel bad for the people who are suffering because of this and I just thank God that we still have power over here.

I pray tomorrows weather is all sunshine because Bub has a soccer game in the morning. I think he'll be disappointed if his game is canceled. We'll see......(fingers crossed).


The Mystery Giveaway winner will be announced sometime tomorrow!! :D



♥ Ciao,
Ber

Spick & Span

Whoohoo! I got to clean today! LOL! Cleaned the livingroom, vaccumed, washed dishes, folded laundry & cooked dinner! Phew.....I'm tired.

The life of a SAHM. >_<

Today's laundry went from this...



To this...all folded and ready to be hung up in the closet.



I still have another load in the dryer waiting to be folded.........ugh. It never ends. lol!

I've been cooking dinner for the past few days. Better than going out to eat and spending money. Right?
Well, tonight I made Shrimp Curry. Yum!! :)

Before....



Final Product. Dinner is served.



Wow.....the rain is just pouring down right now. Better go shut the windows. >_<


♥ Ciao,
Ber

Hump Day

Today wasn't a very productive day.........for cleaning. Kids toys all over the livingroom floor....laundry not done. Ugh. >_<"

I think tomorrow will be a better day to clean. Daddy is picking Mimi up in the morning. That means mommy can clean without anyone bugging me or making MORE mess while I try and clean up the mess we already have! Then there's the laundry and I can finally fold that basket of clothes that's been sitting by the bed. lol!

On the other hand, I put together a few tags and wishlist packages for some ladies on SB.
No moolah to send it out tomorrow, so I'm just gonna have to wait until monday.
I hope they like it. :)

Tonight I went to bible study and ended up taking Mimi with me. It wasn't too bad because it was a small group. She's never come with me before and in the end she sorta warmed up to everyone. :)


♥ Ciao,
Ber