Happy Monday Friends

For the first time in awhile I am glad to wake up to Monday ready to go for the rest of the week. Granted I would love one more weekend day but I think almost everyone is in that same boat.

Kenson has shown his love for chocolate chip cookies. If he could that is all he would eat right now. Right now I am just glad to see him happy and not dealing with some sort of cold or infection.

Have a wonderful Monday, here is to a great week ahead!

Happy Friday

Yay! We made it through the week. I think finally just maybe the clouds are starting to part and it might start shining around these parts again. Kenson is feeling better. I am pretty sure he has weaned himself and while that has given me mixed emotions it also was not something I control even if I wanted to. Time to move on go. So on to the picture today. Leila is still using one of our digital cameras pretty regularly to take photos herself. Last week she learned how to use the self timer! She now thinks about the pose she is about to do and waits for the camera to take picture. It cracks me up and thrills me. She is one creative 3 year old and I really think no matter what she does in life she will create her own path.

Happy Friday everyone, and I am glad to say it really is a happy Friday!

reset?

We are trying new things around here. Less TV a lot more make believe. In the last 24 hours giants, princesses, and dinosaurs have visited. My daughter has been a doctor, princess and party planner. I have magically turned into momma horse too many times to count.

Life in general has been anything but easy. I wont complain I have had it easy for so long it is my turn to rid someone else of the tough time burdens. It is amazing that what is meant to be will be either the easy or the hard way you dont have any other choices. I am glad I have my faith and know that I am in good hands. Doesnt mean I am not praying, we have daily, sometimes it seems hourly conversations!

Oh and if Leila asks, you dont know how to fix an unplugged "broken TV" (wish me luck I am a background noise kinda girl so no TV for me is gonna be hard!!!)

When life give you lemons...

eat a cheeseburger! Ok I know that isnt how the saying goes but it is how my life goes. I have had a rough week. Partly due to some imbalances (hopefully addressed and taken care of) and mostly due to everything going wrong around me. When it gets like this I get quiet. I want to keep my blog happy most days so I tend to just not write when tough days get tougher. I have felt inadequate lately, not crafty enough, not a good enough artist, not a good enough mom, not a good enough sister/friend/neighbor, the list could go on for days. Today though I finally am forcing myself to snap out of it. Life sucks some days but if you focus on only that you will miss all the good stuff worth living for.

So there you have it all, rough patch has come and gone. Cant wait to get back to normal and hopefully posting more about my crazy kids and my crafts gone wrong!

an ick kinda day

I am sick of being sick! Anyone else out there dealing with this? The only good thing is whatever I have the kids dont. Leila does have a case of the "mondays" though so lord help us!!!

Hoping sleep will help, fun stuff later this week so stop by again soon!!

(oh and the image? I finally started to scan some of my old knitting mags, more info can be found on my flickr page)

card games

Remember a few posts ago I shared how my family loves games? We were at my aunts house this past weekend and Kenson got in on the game once again. This time hanging with one of my baby cousins. He doesnt look interested but dont let that fool you. He is a hard core card shark in the making!!

Playing away

So about 6 months ago we got Leila an elaborate playmobil set for her 3rd birthday. she wasnt overly impressed. Had me set it up and take it down. Now it is playmobil central around here. Hours can be spent and the conversations that are had always make me smile or laugh. I cant wait for this upcoming birthday. I have a feeling a larger house is in order for momma to play along with!

Monday -Reset

(image found here)

It is one of those Monday's the one where you want to hit the reset button and just start over tomorrow. I hate the cold/flu season.

We'll See

At the end of the summer I had the pictures taken by a local photographer, Donna Boucher. To say she is amazing, great, and super friendly is an understatement. Leila at three is a typical ball of constant energy and within the last 6 months has been harder to take pictures of, either she has goofy smiles or is a blur. I wanted to document these early years and set aside a little cash to have it done by someone who knows what they are doing.





I got my moneys worth. The photos turned out amazing and really show the energy in Leila and the happy go lucky nature of Kenson. My favorite by far though was when we started to wind down and both snuggled up on my lap to chill out for a minute.



This will be one of those yearly things I imagine. So, if you are in the Madison, WI area I highly recommend Donna she does amazing work and is such a sweet person to boot!

Photo Rights- Donna Boucher

Weekend Recap

How was your weekend? Here was a nothing to do no where to go perfect weekend. I tried to take it all in, did a little sewing, some fabric shopping, the normal prep things for craftacular. The high point of the weekend though was carving Leila's first pumpkin and roasting the pumpkin seeds. I havent done it in years and boy have I been missing out!

So what did you do, here is to a smooth sailing (hopefully) week!

Reminders

Leila was having a Jekyll and Hyde type of day yesterday. I prayed a lot. As I was making dinner the potatoes rearranged themselves perfectly by no help by me. It was one of those duh and holy crap moments all wrapped into one. The answer is there and he tells us in obvious and not so obvious ways. The answer to a crazy three year old: hugs. Something I already knew but just need a gentle reminder I guess.

Happy Friday

After a long week, jumping on a bed can make all the stress just disappear! Happy Friday All!

Our Weekend

Is it wrong that this picture cracks me up?!?!?! It was one of those weekends where no one was happy for long. But those happy moments, boy those were priceless this weekend!

Parenting 101

...If you put a baby in a box make sure there is some cushion.

I left my husband with our son for 5 minutes and I came back to the living room to this. As a parent you have to be inventive, if anything my hubby is that indeed!

More from the craft room

Fingers crossed, sewing and painting will get done this weekend. I am so behind on so many deadlines, ugh.

A day at the Zoo

For Leila’s birthday we decided to take her and two of her friends (who happen to be my BFF’s kids) to the Zoo. They had a great time and while not all the animals were still out for the day (we went later in the afternoon) they did get to see a decent amount. Favorites were, the bears, the alligators, and the tiger.

Ken has a method of taking pictures that he refers to as spray and pray. And it never fails he gets a few really good ones.

My favorites though were the outtakes. Those are always the best!

Substitute

Since I haven’t touched my sewing machine in a month (and I need to get reacquainted with it I have a doll quilt and a block for my quilting group due soon) I am substituting my creative outlet with buying fabric that looks so good I could lick it! My newest love is Japanese fabric. I have no idea what I am going to use it all but for now as my machine stares at me and makes me feel guilty daily I advert my eyes to fabric goodness and I feel semi-less guilty.

Aging

I am going to be 26 this August. Many would say I am a baby myself. My body doesn’t agree. My wonderful 20/20 vision is gone and I have finally had to give in and buy glasses for my weakling eyes. At least I can look all artsy with what may become an expensive habit. I already have two sets of glasses and keep looking longingly at other pairs. I can’t help myself I want to match my glasses with my outfits as others match their shoes with their handbags. It is a sickness I tell you.

I'm Trying

So I am eating healthier. We are getting outside on each nice day. I have every intention of working out in the mornings (still haven’t but I have the best intentions to ha!). And I still feel like I am not whole, I have too many ideas, thoughts, things to accomplish running through my head. So I got these pretty little notebooks that are now at home, work, in my car, and in my handbag. I have no excuse to write down my thoughts when they strike so when things finally calm down (oh in a year or two I am sure!) I will be able to make them come to reality. Now I just hope the feeling of spinning my wheels and not going anywhere finally goes away!

That Kid

I too wish my future was so bright I needed to wear shades. (In the bathtub to boot!) Happy weekend everyone!