walls.

we have walls. a few anyway. no matter, this will be home.

spring sewing.

sewing is happening around here again. it is spring after all. this is an altered (sleeves and empire waist with slight gathering in front and back) oliver +s sailboat top pattern. (for better or worse) as it turns out.. better for my girl and her little figure..
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i have lots of ideas swirling around in my cranium for summer patterns. that's what happens to me every year at this time. it's all part of the spring excitement! 

my sweet girl... ahh

coming along. day 17.

it's coming along.. and I like it!

day 11: march 18. 2010

oh yes, heated floors in the basement... oh la la

by the way.. did i mention how happy we are to be wearing sandals and short sleeves? it's swinging weather again in this valley and we're feeling happy!

and so it begins...

So, here we go again. It seems we did this not long ago.?. (huh, wonder why?) But this time we are actually excited about where we're moving to! Let's see how long this process will take.. hopefully faster than the 3 months it took me to design it.

goal: 4 months

day 1: march 8, 2010

day 2: march 9, 2010

day 9: march 16, 2010

ikea bench..

for the entry? or a temporary coffee table until then?

happy valentine's.

Valentine's Day was so fun this year. We set a $20 limit on gifts, which I have to admit was a lot of fun for me! L was home sick on Tuesday and Wednesday, so we made shirts and chocolate caramels for Mr. W. The shirts were the best. When L and I walked downstairs sporting them, Mr. W burst into laughter.. we all did! It was so unexpected and hilarious!!

I love that we love each other. Our gifts are simple and fun, but true love and laughter are the priceless gifts I treasure!

christmas goodies.

I've tried my very best to keep things as normal and calm as possible through this move. The last one, yes 1 year and 2 months ago, was tough for Missy. This one.. much better. I managed to make my way through the boxes rather quickly, even put the Christmas tree up our first night here. (it took up less space standing than it did in the box, but that sounded impressive) So, I believe we are feeling settled and so ready for a much needed break from the everyday routine.

But, before we're off to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with family, there's joy to be spread! Miss L put her hand to sewing lots of buttons onto bobby pins, while I played on photoshop. Together we brought lots of smiles to some second graders this morning. It was wonderful watching her pass out her simple little handmade treasures. I was so impressed by these little girls, each one flaunting a new barrett in her hair. They were so appreciative and it seemed to make each one feel special.

For the teachers in our life.. something warm and sweet. Hot chocolate (I admit I could have been more creative) and homemade marshmallows, that just happen to be the first marshmallows that I actually like. We added a little coconut flavoring and coated some in coconut, others in powdered sugar to top hot chocolate. Gift giving = happiness.