last today. i promise!

I forgot to write about this a few weeks ago, but was reminded of it when I was on the phone w/ L earlier today. I had a wild hair before Mother's Day and decided to try my hand at silhouettes. This was my first attempt...and I think it went over very well! Unfortunately, I ran out of photo paper so I was unable to do Brooke's. For now, Bub's little silhouetted head sits below a pic of my dad and stepmum. Isn't it loverly?

webbie wednesday

Found this blog on Today's Creative Blog and am in looove with it already! There are various tutorials, quick fire craft projects, and nifty ideas to turn the mundane into something spectacular!



As usual, even though no one ever does....lemme know if you check her out!!

photographer for hire

every now and then i turn the kids loose with the camera to take pictures of the things that they find interesting. if you've never tried this with your kids, you really must... sometimes the things that they find interesting really may not be what you pictured:) so i turned brooke lose with mine last week while i was painting the chalkboard door. here is what she came up with.

a sleeping pluto. this little guy sleeps in the weirdest positions. we've found him asleep in his wheel with his head hanging out of if. he's a doozy.



after taking this picture, she came out to tell me that bub STILL hadn't finished cleaning his room *hmmm, the makings of a PI??*



and this monstrosity of a stuffed animal. nana bought this massive tweety for brooke sometime last year and it is ALWAYS a task trying to find a place to put it. i guess brooke thought the striped sheet was the perfect touch:)



letting sleeping dogs lie....my dog thinks he is human and here is proof. brooke adores him, but for him...it's a love hate relationship:)



alas, no photo shoot would be complete without a fantastic self portrait~ i love this pic of my girl...and here is proof that she's seen her mum take one too many self portraits!

pause. to catch up

I am taking advantage of the fact that I can finally sit up straight for longer than 2 minutes by updating my blog. I've been feverishly sick, but I feel the worst is passed and I am left to deal with a terribly swollen, sore throat. Bully for me, blogging requires no talking;) So here is a bit about what I was up to before this nasty virus settled itself upon me!

I made this sweet little dress for Brooke!! I am very proud of it....it's very simple, nothing fancy, but it's the first I've ever made and I think it is pretty fabulous! She looks adorable in it too:) I am going to sew a partridge applique onto it, maybe in the form of a pocket. She loves it;) I am anxious to make a headband that matches it...I am thinking of using white material w/ a teeny partridge in the matching dress material attached to one side. It will be uber cute!!



I've also finally painted this gold framed mirror that I've had for ages! It's now a beautiful green *feldspar by behr* and looks shabbily retro *which is the name I made up to describe my own brand of style...LOL!* and I am in looove with it! Brooke helped me with the paint brush:)




I've also finished painting the inside of my chalkboard cabinet door. Was planning on finishing this up the day that I got sick, but I am sure to finish it by next week. When complete, she'll hang in the kitchen and will be serve as one nifty little notepad! This pic was taken while taping her off...



and one more pic just for Lori....here is the bucket full of oysters that I wrote about last week *week before?*...they were beyond YUMMY! I think they may have tasted better because I was the one who fished them out of the water! *show court what she'll be eating for dinner every night...LOL!*

revisiting........

This is a semi-repeat blog *refer to Oct 2007*..but I just came across the pic that I was missing from the original post. It was never truly complete because I couldn't find THIS pic~~it is of our very first annual faux flip off;) Our first Halloween together, Lori snapped this pic and it looks like I am flipping Carrie off. We thought it was a pretty funny pic, so we decided to adopt a tradition all our own....so the following year, Carrie fauz flipped me! Lori was obviously feeling left out, so on our last Halloween together, Carrie and I wrapped her in our circle of love and flipped her off as well;) HAHA! I am one lucky lady to have these two crazy women in my life....even though that are miles and miles away....these quirky memories are ones to last a lifetime...and how great is it that I can revisit these moments in pictures?

First annual FAUX flip-off...


Second annual faux flip-off....


The final faux flip-off....what a way to go:)


I love you two freaky chics!

webbie wednesday

After another bout of the pukes early this morning, Brooke's fever has *finally* broken and she is now resting in front of Phineas and Ferb. She was laid up in bed all of yesterday, sleeping the "yuckies" away. My poor baby girl....hopefully she won't have a relapse.

Taking a break from napping, I am posting this weeks website:) It's one of my favorites, and has been for a while now. I am not sure HOW I came across NieNie Dialogues, but I am happy that I did....her pictures are lovely, her family life evokes simple happiness in everyday life. I plan on stealing her camera someday as well:)~

no post

After a super busy weekend, Brooke has been nasty sick and I am running on very little sleep....so no new posts for a few days:( i'll be back soon, promise!

note to self

this
is
not
an
animal
cracker.

~the rest, i'll leave to your imagination~

webby wednesday

YOWZA! I came across the MOST INCREDIBLE website last week and have been chomping at the bits to share it...but I wanted to wait until today to stick with the wednesday idea:) It's really a surprise for Lori, whom I know will adore it more than anyone! It's been hard keeping it a secret, and I won't tell you about it...I will give you a hint. *click on the pic to take you to the site. you may have to look in the top right corner of the site to change it from Japanese to English so you can actually read it* ENJOY!

WANTED!

A crime was committed last night...in my very own yard. The heist of the century. I tell you...whoever pulled this stunt off is a proverbial genius. Last night some loony redneck took it upon himself to steal my TRASHCAN. *yes I said REDNECK because what NORMAL citizen has a burning itch for someone ELSE'S garbage can!?* Now I have to buy a new one....this go around, I am painting it bright neon pink with my name in glow in the dark letters tacked all over it.