goodbye 2010...

as we prepare for the closing of one year and a fresh start with a new year...i sit and think. think about what an incrediable 2010 i had. recycks just continued to amaze me, i amazed myself with attending shows, meeting new people and making life-long friends. i can't wait to see what 2011 has in store for my little business!

personally - i made some awesome friends this year...you know who you are!! too many to mention ... but kia you are at the top of that list! when you find that one friend that you just click with it's amazing! my girls, well - what can i say? i am so proud of our children ... they continue to surprise me with their beauty and knowledge. they are incrediable. my husband? he's top notch - he supports me with whatever crazy whim i have~at least we survived fall harvest together! love you brad. i am blessed with wonderful parents, grandpa, my brother and his family - and a lovable dog. oh yes, and don't forget the ladies! what more could i ask for?

but every calander year comes with trials and upsets. i wish those times could just be contained to 'honey, the alternator is out of the pick up' or 'my burners on the stove are not working' moments but unfortunately accidents happen, friends are lost, feelings are hurt or money is tight. as we close 2010 we are faced with the fact that this is not a perfect world ... things don't always go as planned...but, we come out the other end stronger. that's what we do when we ... love.

so, hold the ones you love close ... grow in 2011. learn something new! be daring! have fun. smile and enjoy each day.

blessings....
angie

well, it's been awhile!

it has been awhile since i've been here. i apologize...the craziness of Christmas caught up with me! so many shows for recycks...orders coming out my ears...and preparing for Christmas! but don't get me wrong i loved the running, preparing, sewing into the early morning hours. yet, on the other hand i'm sort of thrilled it's over and we are one week for my favorite holiday!

snow has hit ... brad got out the new tractor and snowblower and did his thing! the farmstead looks beautiful with a white covering! the cows love it! the puppy loves it! the chickens...well, not so much. let's just say they will not come out of the coop!!!!!

there are still some sewing projects to finish up for christmas presents. then i suppose in the middle of winter i will begin my spring line! hmmm.....wonder what that will involve! guess you'll have to look me up and find out! i am hoping to get my etsy site up and running again after the holidays. right now...well, it's empty!!! :)

until then....
have yourself a cozy little christmas! love your family & friends. slow down, take in the moments. enjoy each day and don't take any for granted. thank you for an amazing 2010 ... can't wait to see what 2011 holds for us!

...holidays are upon us...

recycks is in full swing for the holidays! the beaverdale holiday boutique was very good to me! i had a wonderful weekend...great venue, great vendors & they even delivered our lunch! :)

what's next you ask? well, a pretty full couple of weeks:

sunday, november 21st (noon-4) you will find me set up at prairieland herbs (woodward, ia) for sample sunday! a truly wonderful event ... 3 farms included, great gift ideas ... and praireland has i think they said 10-15 guest vendors invited to set up! a do not miss event!

friday, november 26th (9a-3p) you'll find me at the pappajohn center in downtown des moines for market day's black friday event! over 60 vendors in this beautiful building showcasing thier hard work. another great event to come and find those one of a kind holiday gifts!

and finally - thursday, december 2nd - i will be at the santa maria winery in carroll, iowa. 20 vendors in this beautiful winery for your shopping pleasure!

so, make it out - visit these wonderful local events, buy handmade! you'll never regret it!

...recycks holiday...

ok...i promised myself i would sit down at blog this morning! so here i am....wool fibers have not gotten the best of me YET! recycks is in full swing for the holiday season...

this weekend i will be vending in beaverdale (iowa) at the beaverdale holiday boutique! me along with over 100 other vendors and from what i hear a very large shopping crowd! I CAN'T WAIT!!!

2 weeks ago i was set up at market day in des moines, a gal picked up one of my business cards and by the time i got home i had an email inviting me to come set up at her show that she coordinates in beaverdale! love it when that happens...the shows come to me! what a nice feeling...someone likes my work! a true compliment in my book! i accepted then realized i had 2 short weeks to get ready...and get ready i did....my inventory rocks!

i love doing these shows. you meet fantastically talented people and my girls go along and it turns into a really fun day! and they are extremely good help ~ they'll do anything for money these days.

so i'll hope to see you in beaverdale & around. black friday market day is quickly approaching so guess after this weekend i'll be sewing for that! life is grand...

...BOO...

Halloween 2010...the lambert's found themselves with a very colorful clown and a dark teenager! i guess when you hit 14 it's no fun anymore to 'dress up'...we should have made her a bag with a big $ on it and called her a bank robber! :) amanda's costume was great fun...she had a giant spider on her head and her face was covered in sparkly white eye shadow! they both looked great and had a fun night!










i remember being a kid
and dressing up. 'way back then' our small town would do 'trick or treat for unicef' - with a great party afterwards! what happened to that? we need to bring that back for todays youth! anyway, one year i went as pippy longstocking! i had long hair that mom braided wire into so we could turn them up! the outfit was great - and i won the big snickers candy bar that year! the coveted top prize! now, 42, and i still remember that night...making memories with your kids like these are important...kids these days are forced to grow up so much faster than their parents & grandparents were...it's good to remind them of the simple pleasures & how to just have fun...and be a KID!

iowa farm girl...

late september in iowa...

the boys of harvest start getting the 'itch'! this year the itch was irritated by the fact that they were one person shy of a 'team'. who was going to run the chase wagon? one night brad asked me if i would want to learn. i hesitated at first, then said, "sure, why not!" i can do it, and the challange would be good for me. so, free minutes i drove that tractor around the farm and just got comfortable! then the day came for me to head to the field! I THINK I COULD HAVE THROWN UP! i was so nervous, scared to death, afraid i would run over something or someone. i survived day one and i must admit day two was much easier!

we had a picture perfect fall...no rain...no 'major' break downs...2 1/2 weeks of long days and finally the crops were all hauled to town! what a great feeling of accomplishment! we did it! we worked together & succeeded! mom's great meals kept us nourished to keep going!

i have always had a high respect for my dad & husband and the work they do, but that respect is through the roof now. they are hard workers...working around the clock to provide for their families & the world! farm life can be 'romantisized' by many, it's a life most could not handle but it's a good life, a great way to raise children and the only life i want. i hope to be out there doing my part again next year! we'll see....

until then i have alot of 'catching up' to do! all those duties of mine that got put on the back burner for the past 2 weeks!

...42...

yesterday was my birthday...

i celebrated last week with my mom, figuring we would be doing field work by now! then the rains came. no field work. so....

woke up to the girls with a package! that was fun. amanda was so excited! got them off to school....then i enjoyed a 20 minute shower, did chores & then made homemade noodles! being grandpa joe's most favorite i phoned mom and invited her to meet me at the care center...we had chicken & noodles, garden tomoatoes & apple pie with grandpa. this was wonderful. followed by an afternoon of piddling around the farm - picking pumpkins, gathering eggs, my husband coming home with a beautiful card & delicious cake! i decided life at 42 is going to be nothing short of splendid! the kids came home from school and were still all giddy about mom's day - then mel was off to a powder puff football game...teenagers!!! ended my day with a wine cooler & just sitting alone...my life has been blessed with a storybook childhood, parents who still love eachother and me (despite all my shortcomings), an adoring husband, 2 beautiful daughters who continue to amaze me and make me proud, an immediate family that is beyond wonderful, a life on a farm that many dream about, chickens, a puppy named sophie, a kitty named lulu, cows, barn cats, the abilities to appreciate what God has given us, self-employment and the best friends a girl could wish for. i don't know how i did it, but i DID! i accomplished the life i dreamed of...happy birthday to me!