This has been a Busy week (or sorry, Blizzard, you could not Really damper my spirits!)

           How in the world does 15 days go so fast--one would think I was back working a full time + overtime+ raising a bunch of kids +++ again.  I seem to not be able to find the time to stop and catch up on my blog!    This week (or I guess 2 weeks) have been very busy, a crop, several creative ventures forced by and plagued by a blizzard and snow days, and a day saddened by the loss of our beautiful Sadie.

It really didn't start with the blizzard, I guess, but most of the craziness did, so I will start there.  We were SUPPOSE to get a couple of inches, but the storm decided to whip around and around, going east to west and pounding us ----and State Center---where we live got one of the state's highest totals-----14.2 inches----with blowing, of course!

 and so we were once again snow bound!   ICK!  now the part that came before that last week, was I bought a new car--and you guessed it---I was to pick it up on Tuesday----not a chance!  I would have either demolished my present car which I was trading in OR the new one!   So that was postponed until Thursday, weather permitting.

The weather co-operated, but the slushy, muddy roads did not----it looked so pretty in the showroom--but believe me, not so much now.  Can't wait til springy, DRY road weather for it to look pretty again!

While I was snowbound,  I didn't just sit and watch the snow pile up AGAIN!  I hibernated in my room of creativity (or as I lovingly call it my STUDIO)!
 

 and of course, since my mind is always on "kids" crafts and projects that even an adult can make---I had found a cute version of these little toilet paper roll (yes, yet another use for tp rolls) bunnies, so I decided to make my own interpretation of the little critters and like all bunnies, they just kept reproducing!  I couldn't help myself.  What cute little favors (with a little bag of chocolates tucked in the tube)  these would make! 

This little guy (right) is a very colorful one.  They take a 6" by the height of the tube piece of paper to cover the body.  The feet and bottom of the tube is one piece that I just fussy cut out to make a template and the ears were off of the Create a Critter 2 Cricut Cart.---They were an accesory to a little chick (his bunny ear hat, I think).  Had to cut it at about a 5" size to be in proportion to the tube. (trial and error --on scrap paper first) Then it was just wiggle eyes, braided wired ribbon for the whiskers, a big padded brad for the nose (or you can use a button) and anything else you want to dress them up!

 

They are really bright and cute and a good way to recycle (the tp rolls) and use up scraps of your papers.

and I even made a Chocolate one!  So much fun!

The other thing I did was finish up the LO of my precious Grandson, Nicholas and his dog Boomer--out on a Squirrel hunting expedition.  I think, so far the sqirrels are pretty safe.  I used my newest Cricut Cartridge, Outdoor Man!  I think it is going to be a real favorite of mine with all the hunters and fishermen to SB for. I love the layered trees and the squirrels were absolutely perfect!

'Also attended a crop with all my besties on Friday.  Just happened to be my best friend, Janis' Birthday so we had a doubly fun day as we celebrated all day with her!

I managed to get a couple of things done between all the celebrating and chit-chatting (yes, there is a lot of that, for sure).  This LO was of my Grandson, Jackson's, first haircut!  He is two and a half years old and his hair was totally the cutest head of ringlets you've ever seen!  Kind of sad to see them go.   I also made a BD card for a granddaughter (that I can't show here--she might see it),  and finished up a couple of little projects.  It was not my most productive day, except in the having fun category!

I did of course do a little shopping.  Tons of new washi tapes are IN!   They are so pretty and of course I couldn't resist!   These are some of my new ones!  and the newest Doodlebug papers and embellishments are in!  That is one of their 6 x 6 pads in the background!  Such Yummy papers! and some of the washi tapes are theirs, too!  So much fun, so little time!

but this week was not without saddness in our family.  On Friday, our big farm dog, Sadie passed over the rainbow bridge to a better place.  It wasn't unexpected--she was 11-1/2--pretty good for a big 150# dog--and she had been in failing health since last fall, really.  She just kept on going until this past week.   She was for sure a gentle giant---would never have hurt anyone or anything.  She was a terrific watchdog and her size alone kept critters and salesmen away!  With calving season almost upon us we will miss that watchfullness of hers.  We will miss her slobbery, morning greetings and her scratching on the kitchen door every morning as soon as she heard us up for her morning treats.

Sadie was half Great Pyreneese (her mom) and half Newfoundland (her dad).  They are bred together because of the fantastic farm/watch dogs they make.   and Sadie was the absolute best as a farm dog.  You almost couldn't get her to come in unless it was well below 0 with the wind blowing.  and until this winter, she just wanted in the porch with a couple of blankets--no heated garage.  She spent most of her nights on the edge of our property, where she could watch for anything or anyone threatening to cross onto our property--wolves, fox, coons, stray cats that weren't ours.  I always felt safe with her on guard.  She was one in a million and our world has a really eerie quietness to it now.  (even though, you hardly knew she was around).  Ella, our yellow house lab, has grown up playing with Sadie (who was 4 when we brought Ella home as a little puppy).  Sadie had so much patience with the little rascal and all her antics and Ella always wanted to play with Sadie when she was outside.  Now, Ella has spent the past few days looking for Sadie in the garage.  You can tell she really misses her.   

Sadie, this post is for you---I know you are in a better place, having fun with your sister, Abby that you played with before Ella.  RIP Sadie--we loved you so much and you will be so missed.