Honor a Mom: Thursday

Honor A Mom: Thursday
Mary Olsen
I just wanted to share a special mom with you today.  My dear friend and mentor, Mary Olsen!  She has spent the last 25 years with Camp Fire and is retiring this June, *sob* but I know she'll continues to inspire me to be the best person I can be.  She has practically held my hand through all the events I've planned and volunteer for during the last 5 years that I've been involved with Camp Fire.  Her voice is in my head when I see good deeds that need doing!  She's the best at resolving issues and keeping with tradition all the while keeping everyone's feeling safe.  Her camp name is M.O.M., for Mother of Many and has been mine for the better part of my adult childhood.  There is always room in her heart, even though she is a mom herself and a very busy woman, she still has time to help less privilaged children enjoy Camp Fire, helping more than 100 people become involved where normally they could not afford to!  She shares the best stories and has the largest of hearts.  You'd think I would have pictures of her but of course like most mothers, she's behing the camera!  So instead I'll include pictures of Camp Sealth!

Color Guard retiring the flag.

From the beach looking south-ish.

From the beach looking north-ish.

Making S'mores!

Inside Rounds Hall

Close up look at the shields.

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15 Great Teacher Appreciation Gifts

UPDATED: With the tragic, recent Connecticut School shooting many parents are wanting to show their appreciation to the wonderful teachers that make it their priority to keep our kiddos safe! Here are some great ideas from last years Teacher Appreciation Week! Show your teacher how great you think they are! 

Thank Them!

1. Adorable Crayon letter Frame
2. "We're NUTS for our teacher" treat/gift idea
3. "Bear hugs for Mr. Stu from Bradley" treat idea: add teddy graham bears (you can also use gummy bears) to fold over sandwich bag, cut off fold, make tag with text and punch hole in tag than tie with ribbon. So simple!
4. "My teacher is AW-some" A&W pop idea
5. Quick and easy snacky M&M's and mason jar idea
6. You were mint to teach idea with altoid mints
7. Adorable chalk board planter gift
8. Inexpensive pencil frame for your teacher
9. Multiple cup idea's for your teacher
10. Cute and delicious apple and homemade dip gift
11. Quick and easy water bottle gift tag idea
12. Simple and cute "Teacher's plant seeds" theme planter set
13. Yummy We need "s'more teacher's like you" treat
14. We're stuck on our teacher" mason jar and glue gift: Fill Mason Jar with glue sticks and create or hand write "We're stuck on our teacher" text, then punch out with circle or decorative punch and hot glue to jar. To finish off tie decorative ribbon around top of jar.
15. Extra Gum and Gift Tag: Make a tag that says "The difference between an ordinary teacher and an extraordinary teacher is alittle EXTRA", you can either make on your computer and print or hand write out, punch hole in tag and string ribbon/twine through to tie. Place "Extra" gum into a fold over sandwich bag (cut off fold) and tie closed with tag.

Show your teacher some appreciation~
Bree and J

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Dazzle Expressions Giveaway

Farm House Feature of the Month: 

Dazzle Expressions

If your on facebook all you have to do is share there page to be entered to win!

Dazzle Ezpressions~
Having a little giveaway for Mother's Day! Share our page with your friends, then once you do let us know and we will put you in a drawing. The winner will receive a personalized printable poster for each of their children (you choose sizes). Winner will be selected on Mother's Day... so share away! 

Dazzle Expressions Facebook Page

Let them know you were sent from 

Farm House Sisters!

Dazzle Expressions Facebook Page

What are you waiting for??? Go Share~

Bree and J

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Honor A Mom: Wednesday

Honor A Mom: Wednesday

Bella Cullen

 Today Farm House Sisters honor Bella Swan, yes you may say "shes a fictional character", but for those of your in love with the Twilight Series you would agree with me that she is real. LOL.

Even though Bella is a young mother with hardly any experience under her vampire belt she is still a mom...who choose to and did die for her child. Now THAT is a committed mother!

From the moment she found out she was pregnant on their honeymoon (probably about 4 months along) she was in love with that baby. Carrying her child that was starving her to death and growing at a super natural rate all while having to fight her husband, best friend and Cullen family to even keep her baby had to be the hardest thing she had yet to go through. Don't mention she was unable to see her family and friends as well. The only friend and backer she had most of her pregnancy was a woman and new sister-in-law that happened to not think very kindly of Bella...well her choices up until her pregnancy anyway. 

Thank goodness Edward was able to start hearing the baby and he FINALLY joined Bella's side to keep the baby and they were able to enjoy in a few "normal" pregnancy moments before drastic measures had to be made to keep Bella and baby alive.

 Now very late in the pregnancy the baby had drained Bella of basically all nourishment and Bella was close to death. It was her best friend, Jacob's, snide thought/comment that lead to Bella, willing to try anything for her child, to start drinking blood in hopes that that was what the baby wanted.And in fact it was! Now happy and healthier everything seemed fine and almost ready to go for delivery. Of course a series of events would occur leading up to having to deliver the baby all while half the family, including the Doctor, were gone on a very much needed trip for blood for Bella and to feed. 

Edward, a true husband and soon to be father, did everything he could think to try to save his child, Bella's one and only wish, and his true soul mate and wife. In the end a beautiful baby girl, Renesmee Cullen, was born...via Edwards teeth tearing apart Bella's uterus to do so (LOL). 

Though what was to become of her mother that risked everything she had even her life? Like any true husband, Edward, worked tirelessly and without hesitation to do everything he could to save her. Did venom injected straight into her heart and bite after bite save his wife....? At the end of Breaking Dawn Part 1 we are lead to believe by the second of Bella opening her blood red eyes that she survived.....but only book readers will really knows what lies ahead for Bella Cullen. Will she get to hold her child she died for? Will her family live "Happily Ever After"? Only times will tell for this wonderful, amazing, very young mother whom has yet to even hold her new daughter.

Twihard~
Bree and J

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