hello again

big enough.

It's crazy how time seems to just keep passing & he keeps getting older. I can't believe he is big enough to sit in a regular chair & eat ice cream all on his own (ok, he made a HUGE mess, but how cute.) I love that he so independent & he wants to do it on by himself.

Dax & jackson (bff as us mom's like to call them.) Ha. they don't even know it yet.

play.

I need a reminder of this:

EVERYDAY.

I just spray painted this using the heidi swapp masks. & masking tape on my work table in my studio. A reminder to play more, stress less & have more fun in everything I do.

etsy find.

I have really been digging etsy lately. sometimes I will just pull up the home page & watch new items get listed. I came across this really cool site of screen printed shirts. I want learn how to do this! but for now I think I will buy this one for me.

makes my day.

oh this girls site is here.

determined.

This little boy of mine is a very determined. He gets his mind set on something & he seems to do it. He is obsessed with my computer & especially my mouse. its funny cause he actually moves it around like I do when I'm using it. well, he has figured out how to climb onto my computer chair. this is a PROBLEM.

a huge problem.

Not only does the chair roll, but now he has total access to my computer. YIKES.

by the way, do you think I like mac products?
ha.

weekly finds.

Been surfing around the web lately. Looking at a bunch of stuff on etsy. It's just so inspiring to me. I love to see what other people are making. Here are a few of the things I have found this week.

Robot  He looks so cute & I am always looking for new crochet projects.

Wooden Trains  I love finding Dax new wooden toys. This guy has quite a few different choices.

Wooden Jeep   I want this for me. It's funny cause now that I have a little boy I can get things like this & say I got it for him. Ha.

Ok, my search on the web continues...more finds later.

 

52Q week 3.

Fairies? I don't know much about Fairies, but the question em did this week was "Do you believe in Fairies?" it's funny, cause if you know me at all you would know that I don't know much about fairy anything. me & fairies don't go together. but the funny part is that I am actually reading a book that is all about fairies & magical creatures. its called fablehaven. It's actually a really good book. So it worked out perfectly. As for believe in fairies? Not sure. still up for debate.

Trade offs.

My friend Krista & I have boys the same age. (1 month apart). & they have been best friends since before they were born. (they don't even know it yet.) But they do seem to play together well. & since I have been doing the etsy jewelry thing & krista can work in her father-in-laws medical office we have decided to try to trade off one day a week with our kids, so that we can actually get something done. ha. isnt that the truth.

So, we did it this past week & it went fantastic. Dax & Jackson both did great. I even tempted the mall. seriously, twins would be hard. cause that's what it felt like.

Both are total boys. Love to pretend to drive cars.
So cute.

ok, must be productive while dax naps.
Happy MLK day.

52Q.

So, even though it is already the 3rd week of January & started out a bit behind, I have decided to do the 52Q that emily is doing on her blog. I was excited that she was doing this, cause I was thinking about doing something artsy every week like this on my blog, but since she was, I thought, I will just do it along with her.

Perfect.

& as it seems to go, I had good intentions to start the first week & just do it every week, but have fallen behind. Well, I got all caught up & now I am determined to stay on top of it. I need this in my life & so I am committing to do it every week & posting it here every tuesday & in the flickr group as well. So here is the first 2 weeks & the cover. I have decided to do mine on a deck of 5x7 face cards. I had these at my house already, so it was perfect, plus I already know I will have enough for the whole year.

Here is the cover.

week 1. my goals for the year.

week 2. change?

32 is a lot.

This is my whole family. 6 kids all married  makes 12 + my parents, thats 14 + 18
grandkids = 32.

that's a lot.

&

I love them all.

A New Year.

So many thought have been running through my head lately about a fresh new start to a year. I have been thinking about what I want to try to accomplish & what I want to learn & what I want for my little family. Been thinking about the ONE WORD from ali's blog & what my one word would be for the year & I think that it is going to be:

NOW.

meaning to live NOW. to be in the NOW. to enjoy NOW. to remember to slow down a bit & enjoy the everyday, but at the same time accomplish the goals I set for myself & for my family. There is a quote I have up in my house that says "Be there when your there." I want to remember that & live by it. I made myself a necklace that says NOW. on it that I wear everyday as a reminder, I am also selling them on my etsy shop to help others remember there ONE WORD. So check it out.

here's a sample of some of the stuff I have up:

Ok, for NOW I am off to hang with my little family before we head to bed.