Saturday, October 3, 2009

Too much t.v.?

Emery: Mom, I know about robins.

Me: Oh yeah?

Emery: Yeah. They have red tummies! I learned it on Caillou.

Me: Wow dude. That's so cool. You are so smart!

Emery: Yep. Kmart smart.

Me: (BIG laugh)


Later that same day...


Emery: What does the bee want from the flowers? Honey?

Me: Yep. But, what does the bee NEED from the flowers to MAKE honey?

Emery: Honey nut cherrios!


Think someone's been watching too many commercials or what?!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

5 year olds are cool.

Emery: I was dreaming.

Me: Oh yeah? What were you dreaming about?

Emery: Sharks and alligators and crocodiles and sharks with a aa aah fins.

Me: Ooh. Those are scary dreams! You should have dreams about nice things like candy and God and family and home.

Emery: And, don't forget air conditioners!

Me: Yep. Air conditioners are good things, huh?

Emery: Yeah.

Me: Now, you have sweet, sweet happy dreams, ok? No scary ones.

Emery: Yeah. And poison fish too!

Me: Poison fish? No. That would be scary! Only good ones, ok?

Emery: Ok.

Snores a few minutes later.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Small Fry Triathalon

He had so much fun & did really well! This was so cool with a bike, a run, and a run through sprinklers for the swim portion for 2-6 year olds. They all a chance to run through the tape & also a ribbon. So cool. Loves to you & yours...

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Funny faces

Don't ya just love fun breakfasts? Yep, living creatively everyday. Love making these for Emery. Try a fun face next time you make a breakfast for a little one! Loves...

Thursday, May 28, 2009

So, without further ado...

The page! I am glad to finally share with you...thanks be to a great babysitter....yeah!! ;)

Supplies:
Cardstock-DCWV
Patterned papers-Dream Street Papers LLC (brown dots on green), Scenic Route Paper Co. (words), Bella Blvd (arrows)
Letters-Imaginisce (big E), My Minds Eye (mud)
Word stickers-Creative Imaginations
Epoxy sticker, bubble top brads, and ink pad-Colorbok
Journal stamp-Stampabilities
Corner rounder-EK Success
Pen-Sharpie Pen
Technique-sanding of the large photo for distressing
Adhesive-Creative Memories, Duck Easy Stick
Other-Microsoft Word, Snapfish photo printing
Thanks for stopping by! Loves...

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Oh promises, promises...


Don't you just love change? I do actually do. Well, my plan did not work out this week at all. But, the good thing is I have spent some time on my coffee piece (a peek behind me in this photo) & have been able to do a lot of staging of our home to sell it. As much as I wish I could have stuck to my list, I am learning to go with the flow. One thing I did manage to get done this week other than A LOT of cleaning & rearranging is a funky new haircut. I have had it short for a long time, but my way cool hairdresser did it all cool & funky this time around. I love how it's so imperfect & sticks up. Plus, it's SO easy! All I did this morning is run my hands through it, let it dry & then fluffed it later. Wow. So funky. So cool. So fun. Hopefully next week I can do some catching up on this here blog, but no more promises...k?! ;) Loves...

Monday, May 11, 2009

A boy's joy...


So lovely to see. Love when he is happy. Photo from a "farm day" at school.
Also...
So, I think if I post here my plans, I might actually follow through & won't leave you all hanging!
So here goes:
Tuesday-post that page finally!
Wednesday-break for the LOST finale...yeah & boo hoo!
Thursday-work on my coffee piece. This one turned out WAY big, so it's gonna take some time.
Friday-Friday night movie fun with family.
Saturday-more time for coffee piece. Maybe an update post.
So, it looks like one-two posts this week not counting this one.
Until next time...loves! ;)

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mothers Day to ALL women!


All women are a type of mother to someone or something, so I send a large shout-out to all women today! You are beautiful. You are wonderful. You are the tie that binds. Have a great one! Loves...

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Destination Inspiration

So, my very sweet hubby suggested today that we go to one of my favorite clothing stores and a local small town coffee shop today to wait out the time we still had before picking up our son at school. We had gone to a meeting at school after dropping him off and there was not much time left, but enough to play. At the coffee shop, the owner had this coffee print on a wall that was so cool. Wishing now, I had taken a photo to share with you. I loved it so much; I sketched it in my planner for future inspiration. Normally, I do this and all of these nifty things get filed away and never used. One thing I am starting to do, starting today, is to go with the flow more. Let myself create whatever feels right at the moment, not necessarily what I have going on already or anything else that may be “in line or in order” at the moment. I have never been good at this. Being a perfectionist, I have always thought I needed to “do or organize this first” or “do or organize that first”. I am learning to move on and not worry so much about the creative piles that accumulate. Or the dust piles for that matter...ha ha! I have started my cool coffee art thingy and when I get a background for it & finish, I will post. But, the only thing is you will have to wait to see my other page I was working on until that fancy strikes me, too…k? Along with the other 4 piles over there. (Head pointing to my studio table) But, for now…some really cool finds I found while trying to find photos of coffee for sketching. So funny how you can get lost (in a good way) online, eh? What a fun idea...creating art with coffee & also creating journals out of old books. So cool. Thought you might enjoy. I especially love the Golden Book Journals. What can you find to inspire you today?

http://www.justcoffeeart.com/coffee%2Bcreativity=art.html

http://www.bookjournals.com/

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

At least he's in good spirits! ;)


As of right now, we are to just watch Emery for any new changes & get used to the glasses. He is not in any immediate danger & the MRI was normal. We see the neurologist again on the 6th & the optomologist (unless we get referred out to a neuro-optimologist) on the 20th. As of today, he went back to school. Still seeing double but his eye is turning less. Thank you all for your kind thoughts & prayers. Check him out in his cute glasses!


Also, before all of this started...I was really glad to be here...



FINALLY!!!

And, I read this book...very powerful! Will post more soon about all of that. Loves...

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Please keep my son Emery in your prayers...

This week has been one big rollercoaster ride...a bad one with A LOT of ups & downs. It all started Monday night around 5pm when I noticed his left eye was turning inward and then he told me he saw two of me. Scared me. Checked with a nurse friend to make sure I was not panicking by taking him to emergency. Wanted to make sure it was not a brain thing before he slept. We got to the hospital around 6:30pm and made it home around 2:30am. He got a CT scan while there which turned up normal so the doc told us to see a neurologist and an optimologist the next day. Said he was not in any immediate danger and could sleep fine.

We saw a WONDERFUL pediatric neurologist on Tuesday and the pediatric optimologist on Wednesday. The neurologist pushed for a MRI while the optimologist said it’s just farsightedness. We also ordered glasses on Wednesday. The MRI was on Thursday and showed up normal as well. So, Friday we were back to “just needing glasses.”

Today, however, his right eye started doing the same thing so now he is basically cross-eyed and is still seeing double. Other than that, he is fine and quite happy. I spoke with the neurologist today about the second eye because I am to keep her informed of any changes and now she will be asking some other docs to try to figure out what is going on. We may be looking at more tests and possibly some kind of eye disease that comes from the central nervous system. We may also be seeing a pediatric neuro-optimologist. It is all just so scary. I want him to be able to see right. Poor little guy.

So, please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. We really would like some resolve on this whole thing. I also want to thank our pastor, Brother Joe for being right there with Emery and I through it while Daddy had to be away. Daddy is back now so that helps a lot.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Um yeah...


I have been nowhere near where I want to be with my blog, but hey...life is all a work in progress, yeah? Been trying to catch up, take more time to get healthy, and lots and lots of play and relaxing. (I have not always been really good at that-we women tend to take real good care of others, don't we?) Plans...living, loving, and more creating. Lovin' that. I even got my projects out of my drawer! More later. Right now, I am off to give my dog Scooter (not the one in the photo-that one is Maya) a much needed haircut & bath. Loves for now...


Sunday, February 22, 2009

YEAH for my MOM!! ;)

Growing up, my Mom made us pajamas, name pillows, and stuffed animals. She has finally made them for the public. So proud of her. Check out her cool stuff...

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6421418

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

WOW, WOW, and triple WOW!

Man, I have REALLY really been out of the blog loop, eh?! Well, A LOT has been going on and I will fill you all in soon. But, for now I just wanted to let ya know I am alive and well. Listed our home for sale today. Changes. I just love 'em. Here is to exciting times to come. Loves...