The Origin of Shelby

I read Kelly's blog almost daily (whenever she posts actually)and she does a "Show Us Your Life" every Friday.

(If you go here you can read all her previous SUYL's)
Well, today I decided to participate b/c it's showing something very dear to my heart, my precious child's name and origin of her name, and the other names we have chosen if there is to ever be another Baby Kee (DON'T GET ANY IDEAS! I'M STILL TRAUMATIZED!).
When we first found out I was pregnant, which if you kept up, you know that in itself was a miracle and blessing, I just KNEW from the beginning that God had blessed me w/ a boy (Note to self: don't ever become a baby gender predictor). So, I began picking out things I liked and colors and what not and NOT EVEN considering a girl. If you were to tell me I was having a girl, it would have been as equal a shock as you telling me I was having a baby elephant, that's how out-of-my-mind a girl was. So, we decided on the name
Harrison David
Harrison, we just liked, and David is from Josh's family (his dad's name as well as his brother's middle name) and I liked having a biblical middle name. So that was that! Well, God had other plans, obviously!
We went for my 20wk OB/GYN appt. on Jan. 20, 2009 and we had tried the previous visit to see but the baby didn't cooperate so this time I JUST KNEW the baby was gonna tell us and BOY, did the baby tell us!! God told us
GIRL....
what?!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! OMG!! i was very much flipped out...I wasn't upset but more like stunned....so now, what? well we started from scratch and one evening we were throwing out names....
Josh liked Aubrey, I hated it... I liked Addyson, Josh hated it...I did know that I wanted the middle name to be Grace. See, when i was little (you'll have to ask my mom how old exactly but I was a toddler I think) my parents left me in the church nursery during sunday school & church b/c my dad played the organ for their church at the time. Well the nursery staff switched shifts after Sun. School and so different ladies were in there when they came to get me. When mom came to pick me up after church, she says, "I'm here to pick up Rebekah" the lady says, "well ma'am, we do'nt have a Rebekah here in the nursery." Mom got startled and said, "well yes ma'am you do, she's sitting right there playing!" The lady looked puzzled and said, "well no ma'am I'm sorry, but that's Grace. She told us her name was Grace." LOL.... no idea where that came from other than me being called Grace b/c i was clumsy. LOL...SO i JUST HAD TO HAVE THAT MIDDLE NAME...
Well, all the sudden it hit me, "SHELBY!" See, my FAVORITE MOVIE of all time is Steel Magnolias and if you are a southern lady, and you've NOT seen this movie, then you're not truly southern! My wedding cake was red velvet cake even after this movie ok?! See, that movie has history w/ me and my mom. My family is very similar to the movie and Shelby was one of my favorite characters. However, Shelby Grace.... i didn't like that at all.... So...
Lynne! Lynn is my dad's name and Anne is my middle name my mom's middle name (Ann) and my mother's middle name (Ann) so I combined Lynn + Anne and came up w/ Lynne and IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
SO, that's how Shelby Lynne came about...there's more details but I've been sick in bed w/ a stomach virus for 3 days and I'm well now but wiped out!
The other names I like and may use one day IF NEEDED are:
Kolby (boy)- my brother use to say "Colby momma Colby!" which means, "Hold me Momma Hold me!"
Kallee (my dad's mother's middle name is Callie)
and that's all my wiped out brain can remember...
but for now, My little Sheebee Shake, is my favorite name, next to "maa maa" which i hear daily now as music to my ears...

~God bless,

Oh well...

Well, nothing went as planned it seemed this weekend. We did go in the Rollin Turd to see my BIL and his family but we were amongst the awful weather, storms and tornados practically all weekend up until we had to return home, as usual. So, no leasurly walks outside shopping centers or sitting outside on the deck talking. Nope...more like finding the nearest room w/o windows and a mattress you can pick up or drag to throw over your head-kinda weekend (no, we didn't have to do any of that but came REALLY close to...about 30 min. from us actually! very scary and please pray for all the families who were tragically hit by these awful storms this weekend. I do not make light of any of that!)....
and, the same seemed to happen in Indiana too. Yeap, you guessed it! Right where the festival Nichole did was. :( So...a lot of work, prep, and set-up (On Nichole's end) and just so it can be packed away or sold online. SO...with that said, my etsy store will be having the items I made for the festival for sale :). Yeah!! I will get those up as soon as I receive my package from Nichole. In the meantime, here's some pics from the WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL set-up Nichole had for all the items that makes me SICK the world was unable to see :(....

Didn't she do a fabulous job and how about those gorgeous pieces of jewlery she made?!! WOW!
Again, any interest in purchasing some of Nichole's things you can email me or Nichole at:
nicholehawkins@hotmail.com
Also, she has an etsy store coming soon!
~God bless,

More from Nichole

It's gonna be a full moon tonight...
well at least it was as the Kee residence last night...lol...she definitely has my but..dimply and squishy...haha

k, enough LOL, here's more from Nichole



AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL??
For ordering or more information, email Nichole, my bestie, at:
nicholehawkins@hotmail.com
~God bless,

Nervousness

Well...let the fun begin! I've just gotten word that Nichole received my two boxes that cost the earth to ship containing 21 Fashionista Clips/Bows, 6 Wipe Cases & 6 bags of all shapes and sizes. I am beyond excited!!! The festival she has a booth at will host her AMAZING jewelry that she makes as well as my items. I cannot thank you enough Nichole for offering to sell my creations and get my name out there to the fellow Indiana folks! Wow...

This necklace above is what Nichole made for me that I cannot WAIT to get my hands on! I'm already thinking I'll need a fabulous outfit to wear it with! ;)





THIS IS MINE (b ring)! :) YEAH!!! How I didn't figure it out that she made it for me when she sent me the pics, I dunno...blonde roots for sure run deep in me...haha...




ISN'T SHE AMAZING!!
Nichole is soo flippin talented and we sobb daily over how we LONNNNGGGG to live even remotely close to one another and have a store. We also battle w/ God over why He put us so far away from one another and yet continue to flourish our creativity and mesh it together! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am sooo nervous about the festival! I wish I could be there w/ her! She sent me emails giving me the set-ups she has for the items and MAN, is she talented! I guess I'm nervous b/c I'm really self-conscious when it comes to my creations. I guess I try to make them perfect and nothing is perfect but I worry that there's a flaw and someone will see it and...on and on.....and on....
Anyhoo...here's a few BRAND New items I sent to Nichole (thank you to my little Bizzy B, Shelby, for cooperating enough to get these shots in mid-crawl as I tried to not let her destroy them):









For more information on Nicholes's creations, please email her at: nicholehawkins@hotmail.com
Keep Nichole in your prayers as she tackles this festival on Sat., May 1st w/o my help :(! I feel awful and WISH I didn't live like 12 hours away :(...Also, pray it doesn't rain! If it does, they will reschedule it to next weekend!
~God bless,
P.S.,
we are takin the Rollin Turd to see Josh's brother and his family (like 4+hours away) tomorrow so PRAY FOR US TOO...lol..
~God bless ya,

Family of 3

I just remembered I've not shown you ALL the pics from our photoshoot w/ Stacy that we had the beginning of April! OMG....so, here ya go! They are all fabulous! I love them and sooo need to get them printed STILL. I want to get one of the 3 of us on the porch printed to a large canvas to put on our mantel but right now, I can't spend $100 when I'm still waiting on $$ for some bags and orders...but eventually and when I am off in exactly 14 days, I can maybe have time to order it! :) Yeahp, I am on a 9 month contract, so I basically work like the teachers do and have May 17- Aug. 13th off! :) Woohoo!!
My blessed Family of 3:

These next few picture get me b/c Stacy took Shelby's very 1st professional picture
(barely a day old)


and our first professional picture together (she was 2 weeks old here)


and now look at us :(...she's soo big now...and WON'T STOP GROWING!

WHAT'S UP W/ THAT?! I'M HAVIN TO PLAN A 1ST BIRTHDAY!?!!?!?! OMG...
The tears are starting to flow b/c not only do I have an "almost" 1 yr old but I still have the body of a 1 DAY old... :( ugh.....
~God bless,

So far, so good...

Well, (Ok so I realize I usually start my blogs w/ "well", "so" or "ok", but ya know....that's just me, i guess...haha)
Well, (try again)I think I've done well so far on my progress for making items for Nichole to sell at her booth on May 1st in Indiana. I am PUMPED beyond degree about this and cannot imagine the exposure Bizzy B's will get! Not to mention, the love I feel from Nichole for even OFFERING to sell my things at HER BOOTH! WHICH, btw, will be FANTABULOUS (that, if you don't know, is "fantastic" & "fabulous" mixed together)!!
So far, so good...what cha think?
I GOT 9 DONE LAST NIGHT!!! I ONLY STAYED UP TILL 11PM! :) When I did finally go to bed, Josh says, "Hey! Did you get a lot done? Good!" ALL IN ONE SENTENCE...no pause for me to answer..lol. he was sooo asleep and doesn't remember any of it. lol.. I just giggled and passsssseeeeedddddd out!
These are the new additions to the Fashionista Clips (I remade one b/c the original idea belongs to Stacy :)









The green puff w/ the costume emerald in the middle pictured funny. Guess my camera thought it was too bright and vetoed picturing it right like the others. LOL.. It is pretty bright but OOoooo soo cute!

Ok, so now I'm at a mindblock, what should I do next as far as bows?? Any suggestions? These were pretty far-out there but were so fun and exhibit me, all of me, in each one. These can be worn for the mom, infant, toddler, tween, teen, college gal, granny, etc.... They can also be worn in the hair alone, on a headband or even clipped to some chunky beaded necklace, which I'm gonna model different ways to wear these later on for y'all and for Nichole to have to display since I can't be there to do it myself (*tear*...why I have to live 12 hours from my best friend and sister-in-Christ, I dunno! Beats all I've ever seen! :( we fuss about it daily... We could have the most AWESOME shop ever if we didn't live so blasted far apart!! Ugh!)....so.... I need help, what are some of your fav's I've done that I should do for Nichole? Visit my "Creations" tab above and go through the bows slideshow.
~God bless,