We're outta here!

Hi!! Well, I am writing this in a bittersweet mood... We have officially been released from the Ronald McDonald House! I am supposed to be packing & moving & cleaning right now. I am really happy to be going home but it's kinda scary too! Sheridan has finally been diagnosed chronic renal failure. We will move to a closer dialysis unit & she will begin the tests to see if she is going to be a good recipient for a transplant. So, after all this she will end up with a transplant. Yesterday was exactly 8 months of being here at the hospital. It was snowing the day we were driven by ambulance to Children's. I remember the roads being icy. Today it's about 80' out & just super nice. Weird! Fair went AWESOME!! All of my girls recieved big rosette ribbons & it was well worth all the sleepless nights & early mornings! Well, I have to run to the P.O. Later! Heather!!

Happy August Everyone!

This is going to be a good month! This will be a super busy month too! I am currently driving back & forth everyday from Seattle to Elma.... 2 hours if the traffic is good! I am setting the donut machine up this weekend at a really awesome little place out by my little farm. This place is my inspiration everytime I am there! My daughter is raising $$ for her drillteam uniform so hopefully she will sell ALOT of donuts! I am also selling some of my little lipglosses I make. 3 flavors, cherry vanilla, pina colada & peppermint.... which is your flavor? I think I will throw in some cool crocheted bags I have too. Those are great for alot of things! I will take some pics & post them next week. I took my 4-H group on a trailride today, good work-out for the horses & the girls. The fair is from the 8th to the 12th.... I will be gone from the blog for a week! I will have the donut booth up at the fair too! After our trailride I took Taryn to drillteam practice & I headed out to the fields to mow hay. The John Deere is loud.... the mower is hella-loud & I ended up with a pounding headache! I went over to pick up some decorations for fair & I was talking & realized... I am loud!!! It's cuz I couldn't hear! After I yelled at everyone in the house I headed for Seattle! Made it in good time.. painted the little things, threw a load of laundry in, started on the halters I am making the girls for fair( super cute) & here I am! Tomorrow Sheridan has dialysis & a doctors appt. to discuss her upcoming kidney biopsy. Let's take a poll... will she or won't she need a kidney transplant? At this point something needs to be done. Life doesn't stop for any of us. It seems like it would but it doesn't. So, I think I am rambling. I don't think, I know I am. It's 2:30 a.m. I am going to bed nite you guys & I can't wait to post some pics of this months STUFF! Smiles everyday to you! Heather!!

Inchies & Fabric ATC's

Hey! Does anyone want to do some inchies trading with me?! I really want to make some but I need a reason! Let me know if you do! I am also going to start on some fabric trading cards soon too.... maybe I will do a trade here... I think I will make some & see what happens after I post the pics! Ok going to read & sleep.... Nite y'all! Heather!!

I belong!!!!

Hi!! Guess what!?! I belong to a new group! I am pretty excited to try out some of their trades! The new group is The Embellished Circus. The name caught my eye! Anyway, more for me to post... I know, I know.... when I do actually post! I am taking some more pics in the a.m. so I can show some more stuff! Amber Dawn left me a message & I was so excited! I had someone checking out my blog! It's always fun to get a message from her because I know she is one BUSY girl! I am currently working on like 3 of her charm swaps... & she has more than that going! Amazing......! I strongly encourage everyone to check out her site... it's in my site's on the side! I am going to a baby shower on Sunday... You don't get it... I don't do showers. I didn't even do my best friends bachelorette shower thing.. granted that was because I burned the skin off of my face trying to hard boil an egg in the microwave, that's all I am going to say about that!, but I still don't know if I really would've made it! I'm thinking about that now... how did we, at 18 years of age, get into bars? That's where we would've went that night... CRAZY! I really like babies though. I liked looking in the baby section for the little clothes & shoes. I will show you a pic of what I got .... in the a.m. I am also making a charm after the baby is born. Anyway, I am leaving if they play the "Guess the Melted Candy Bar in the Diaper" game. With all of Sheridan's issues lately... I am NOT up for that game! :) So, please, please, wish me many 'get thru the shower' wishes. I will get them & feel so much better!! Ok, so see ya in the a.m!! Heather!!

Time to read..

Hey there!! What has everybody been doing lately... Kinda quiet out there in blogland! The Ronald McDonald House remains the same! I just don't know what we would have done without this place while Sheridan has been sick. So, my deck around the Little Star Farm Shack is almost done!! It is going to be so cute! The horse fence will be started soon! YAY!! Bigger field for them this winter! I ran over my dog with the quad.... he jumped right back up & started running along side me again. I had a heart attack. I don't know what I would do without my old Blue Dog. Having two places to live at is hard! Regular chores at home (on the farm) & communal chores & living here in Seattle at the Ronald House. All of the art stuff I am using right now is here in Seattle so when I go home to the farm I feel like I am missing something. Don't take your space for granted girls!!! Anyway, I am happy to say I finished my fabric charms! I have started on some cool asian themed charms now! I am also working on these cool little pocket fairies! I really like making them!! They are sooooo fun! I will only get more ideas to make them funky & whimsy!! Isn't that a great word.....whimsy! Everybody uses it now too! I have also almost finished my little bottle charms!! They are TINY! I have to think of some cool packaging for them! They HAVE to have something to do with stars tho. I am going to size my pics & try to get some on here!! Does anyone want to trade paper dolls or pocket fairies? I am also going to try to fit some inchies in sometime soon!! Those are so cute! What do you do with your inchies? I want to make some but I don't just want a bag of these little art treasures hanging around doing nothing! I am going to suggest a book for you to read in your spare time.... it was ..... different. It is by Wally Lamb. The title is "She's Come Undone". It was on the NY Times best sellers & Oprahs Book Club. I finished it & thought I like how the author writes his stories. Anyway, let me know what you are creating! I am excited to see!! Heather!!

Stuff.....

Hey there!! Well, the kids swap went good....thanks to all the kids that took a minute out of their summer to join!! Alot of artistic kids out there!! I have also recieved my ICE charms!! I really had a good time making charms for these swaps! My charms I recieved back are great!! Amber Dawn really puts alot of effort & time into swapping the charms!! I have had very little time lately... I really can't wait for winter!! More time to spend indoors & create! Well, I am going to go pick up my daughter dialysis right now *yes, we are STILL at the hospital & we have no idea how much longer...... almost 8 months. Trying to keep it together. Talk to you soon!

KIDS ATC SWAP!!!!

Hi!! OMG!!! It has been SOOOOOO long! My bad. Bad blogsite owner... Anyway, I have decided to do a kids ATC swap! It will be 5 cards for 5 cards back! I'm not going to do a pre picked theme because I want to see what you kids are interested in!!! So, here's the deal on what to do!!! An ATC is actually an Altered Trading Card. They are two and a half inches by three and a half inches. You can make them on paper, plastic, wood, cloth, ANYTHING that is 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches!! You can ONLY trade these cards & they are not to be sold!! The cards need to have your name, e-mail address, and your age on the back of them!! And PLEASE if you have any other info about you or your card you want to share, put it on the back too!!!! That is part of the art too!!! So kids, pick a theme for 5 cards that reflect YOU & create some cool art that will be the beginning of your ATC collection!! Who knows, maybe you will get other kids who want to trade more!! So, spread the word to your friends & lets make this a good one!! Please try to do your BESTEST art work too because you WILL want to trade more & you want people to trade with you!! This part is for your adult to read so go get them!....... O.k. when the cards are ready put them between some thin cardboard or someting so the awesome art doesn't get bent up!!!Send them to: Heather Kayser 5130 40th Ave. NE #383 Seattle, Wa 98105 . You will need to also include a self addressed envelope so I can mail your cards back to you!! Don't forget to put a couple of stamps on your envelope too!! These need to be in my hot little hands by July 3rd!!! That's 2 weeks!!! I am so excited to see what you make!! Have fun!! Heather!!!