christmas, anyone?

um, i know it's not even halloween yet.  and, um, not even thanksgiving.  

but how about some...christmas tree garlands!!  :)

i guess i'm 2 months 2 early, huh.  

well i just had to try and make these anyways...so i hung them up on the kitchen window.

happy early merry christmas!!  :)

birthday wish #2

www.nationsoutfitters.com

why is a cool shirt on my birthday wish list?  because i don't buy clothes for myself.  yup.  i get them all on freecycle or via hand-me-downs.  Or sometimes if I'm lucky, at Target.  

But don't get me wrong: I don't mind this at all.  In the past 2 yrs, I've gotten (from the same girl): 

4 pairs of jeans that fit me to a TEE (3 of them LUCKY brand, 1 Michael Kors)

2 Calvin Klein shirts

shorts

dresses

knit tops

all very beautiful items.  

So I feel very blessed!

So buying clothes for me, is only reserved for a special occasion...  :)

birthday wish #1

i'm not really a bag person, but i'm a sucker for hand made bags and of course, the color yellow.
and since my husband started doing this on his blog (wish listing), i thought i'd follow suit...  lol

a hectic Monday

Got the grocery shopping done... Lunch...then doctor appt for Emilie and pharmacy trip (all under an hour!).... came home to husband working from home... and the bags picked up that needed to be gone today.... and Emilie's first dose of Zithromax and honey cough medicine in her system...

and once again, everything is right in my world again.  :)

art therapy

decoupaged shrooms on a lavender bench

i was joking with jee the other day that my latest creative craze is really just "art therapy".  

you know how in psych wards, all the crazies go to art therapy every week?  

well, i'm doing my own art therapy at home.  

it keeps me from being more crazy than i already am!  LOL

Sad to be missing CBS but after being up a lot last night, I couldn't get it together to rush around and get out of the house by 8:45am.  It doesn't help that rain makes me want to stay in my PJs all day long!  Once daylight savings rolls around, the morning rush will be easier with an extra hour to get ready....  I think I am feeling really old.  I guess turning 35 next month doesn't help, but it used to be so much easier to do a million and one things and keep going 10 years ago.  Haha.  I think it's mainly from not sleeping well for 3 years straight.  Yeah, that'll do it to you.

Anyhoo, happy rainy Thursday y'alls!

Come thou fount of every blessing, 

tune my heart to sing thy praise....

felt apples

2 apple bean bags for 2 little girls.  :)

please don't look too closely -- you'll see my oh-so-amateur-ish sewing skills!  

i was just thrilled i could still use the machine after not touching it for about 3 years - and with only one bobbin mishap - and thrilled i did my first zig-zag stitch!

i am hoping to sew a little apron for emilie sometime soon...we will see!

Ahhhhh.......

A great night out with a glass of Riesling and Thai food and great company with NO KIDS (!!!) made this truly hard, long day, all worth it....  Thanks Wendy for a truly fun night!  We must do this again sometime....  And thanks huzz for babysitting.  I'm glad nothing disastrous happened with the kids, haha.  ;)

a busy thursday

it was a crazy busy day, but a good day.  how can the day go wrong when it starts off with brunch at cbs with a bunch of way cool mammas?  :)  then home for lunch, nap for the little one, painting a wooden bench lavender with big girl (fun fun fun!), broiling korean ribs for the huzz (yum!), making my target run before picking up the huzz at the express (metro) bus stop, cleaning up dinner with the kids, then off to watch gray's... the one tv show i let myself watch each week.  did i mention, i ran a mile?  haha!  well, that was yesterday, but i'm feeling the energy from it, today... wahoo!  hoping for a great day tomorrow! off to put little girl to bed...

shoes

the huzz just ordered me some ladies' timberland shoes for $9.99.  yup.  originally priced $69.99!  i love you, dealnews.com

A Morning Psalm

Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord.
Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart.
They do nothing wrong (!!!); they walk in his ways. ...


Oh that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!
Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands...
-Psalm 119:1-3, 5-6, parenthesis mine

fun with felt!

we made a felt board today!  and played with letters, pictures, and corresponding words...

i think i enjoyed these more than she did.  there is something about felt that makes me feel like a kid again... :)  i'm gonna try and make some fun felt shapes and animals so we can read stories and act them out!  if i ever find time, that is.. haha!