A Spring/Easter Exchange ...Spring has sprung!

Well hello everyone...
It's been a while again since I posted on my blog but do have a few updates to share with you.

I was involved with a exchange in two separate exchanges this past few weeks. Both were Spring/Easter exchanges. One reveal will be a re post later even tho I already HAD POSTED IT the other day. (You aren't losing your mind if you checked out my blog in the last couple of days and saw it and now it's gone) Guess I wasn't supposed to post now. Hard to keep exchanges straight for me and I do what comes automatically for me when I post things.

For Paisley's Swap I made this little pin pillow item for Natalie. It's from Waxing Moon Designs and is called "Spring Bluebird". We also added in 5 items that related a bit to Spring or Easter as the theme.

In return I received from Emily this cute little biscornu and goodies.
THANK YOU again so much and also to the group chairperson who hosted the exchange! I love everything that was sent and will use it all!


Spring has FINALLY sprung here in NE MN. It's about time! This past winter has been so LONG and drug on so much! We had enough snow for 2 winters as far as I"m concerned and it came very early it seemed.
Onto the spring summer seasons! can't wait for the first rhubarb to bake with and the lilacs to be blooming as well.

We will have a family gathering May 1 in central Mn to say good bye to my nephew, Todd, who is deploying at that time. this is his third tour and it makes me sad he is leaving his wife and little boy behind again for months on end. That little guy is going to miss his Daddy very much as its the first since little Wyatt, now 2, was born that Todd will deploy. My prayers to Todd for a safe and short deployment and to the others that will also go in his group.
Prayers for Todd's wife, Ann, and also my brother and sister in law as well. I know it will be hard on all of us not having Todd around. They all live about 200 miles away so I can't just stop in for coffee when I feel like it to help out or keep them company. I don't think anyone has any idea how tough this can be for any family dealing with this type of separation when our troops deploy. It's a major stress on everyone involved.

Todds not the only soldier in the family serving our country right now. Our youngest daughter, Jackie, who lives in Nashville, now has her guy, Will, overseas as well. We haven't met him in person YET but we hope his deployment stays on schedule and he'll be back home this next fall. We also got word he just was promoted to a Major in the Army so something to be very proud of too. Of course we all pray he has a safe tour over this time as well.

PLEASE remember all service men and women in your thoughts and prayers even if you don't agree with the policies and participation that are in place right now for our country in overseas events. We are all free in this country because these brave men and women fight for us all!

On that note I will stop for now...
Time for a nap I think....ha!

Keep smiling! Enjoy the spring days ahead!

Lynn