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Crafty Tuesday

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Ah, who am I kidding? I don’t have anything to show this week.

I did just start cutting a skirt out of this ADORABLE vintage kitty fabric for Addie. I have had the fabric in my stack for awhile now and had planned on making some cute pillows for Ad’s room, but she saw the fabric the other day and pleaded with me to make her a “kitty cat skirt! Pleeease, Mama?”

Yeah, I can’t say no to that. So we are making a skirt.

I also started my lounge pants. And I am thinking I’m going to make superhero capes for Addie and Alexander – the September birthdays we have coming up. I saw these capes in the Chasing Fireflies catalog and am so making them (for much cheaper than $48, too!).

So there are definite possibilities, but no definite projects to show today. I’m actually really struggling to get the important stuff done this week. I have a seriously long list of to-dos this week. But instead I’m “putzing” about. Cleaning closets. Why am I cleaning out Addie’s closet when I should be doing the laundry or cleaning the kitchen? I’m just not sure. Not a lot of focusing going on around here. And honestly? I’m counting down the days til Emma starts school (Wednesday…tomorrow! Wheeeee!) The refereeing is really starting to get to me. I think two straight weeks of togetherness has made all of us girls a little on edge. We are ready for a break!

So tune in next week. I’m bound to have some goodies to share. But be sure to leave a comment if you have do have something to show today!

You Might Be A Big Fish In A Little Pond.

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Inevitably every time we get into the car Addie will pipe up with, “Can you play You might be a big fish, in a little po-oond?” (Otherwise known as Lost, by Coldplay.)

She loves that song and I love to hear her sing it, so I gladly turn it on and feed her obsession.

That exact phrase popped into my head when I opened up this photo last week. She really is struggling right now with wanting to be a big fish, but also wanting to be treated like the baby fish in the family, too.

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And no, she didn’t really test these fins in the water. She was actually very un-fishlike while we were at Nana and Papa’s. Emma more than made up for Addie, though. Em didn’t seem to mind the chilly water one bit, and I was forced to drag out of the pool every night. (Remind you of someone else years ago, Mom and Dad?)

I think that Nana and Papa don’t believe Addie really can swim, however, they do finally see that she is very stubborn.

She will swim when she feels like it. And not a minute sooner.

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This Girl Has Talent

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She has more talent in her little pinky fingertip than most of the contestants on America’s Got Talent combined. She was a contestant on “the Ukraine’s Got Talent.”

My friend Jamie sent it to me and said, “Keep in mind, that is SAND she is using and it is LIVE!”

This really is just stunning. Do yourself a favor and watch the whole thing.

It just leaves me speechless.

This & That Thursday

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  • Yep, it is Thursday, albeit a little later than I usually post, it is still Thursday, and still early since we are now back in the correct time zone!
  • There is nothing better than sleeping in your own bed.
  • I take that back. There is nothing better than being picked up by your husband at the airport (who you missed horribly!), sitting back while he navigates the traffic back home, walking into a spic-n-span clean house, taking a shower, and sliding into fresh, clean, warm-from-the-dryer sheets. In your own bed.
  • Yes, I know. He IS a gem. And no, you can’t have him.
  • Thank you to all of our hosts on our whirlwind tour of Michigan and the greater Chicagoland area. We had a great time and miss you all already.
  • I have over a 1200 photos to sift through and post. That is TWELVE HUNDRED. And I feel like I didn’t even really pick up my camera much.
  • I’ll get right on those. Right after I work on the laundry, grocery shopping, and tackle that stack of mail and bills.
  • And I’ll get right on all of that…right after one more cup of coffee.

Crafty Tuesday

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I am still traveling but I do have something for today. When I was on my wide-leg lounge pants kick a few weeks back I actually made some for my friend’s birthday – but since I didn’t want to spoil the surprise, I didn’t post them then. And last week I was just too lazy and caught up with my nieces. But here they are.

I absolutely love this fabric, with the little birdy fetish I have going on right now.

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And I have some leftover, so I think I’m going to make some little aprons for the girls with it.

Here was the finished project.

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I’m excited to get home and make some more of these pants, next on the list is a pair for me! I may not get to all your crafty goodness today – but make sure to leave it below so I can see it when I get home tomorrow!

Gabella Ella ~ Best Shot Monday

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My youngest niece Ella and I have had a bit of a love-hate relationship. For the first two years of her life, I have most certainly not been her favorite person. I sounded a lot like her Mommy, I looked a lot like her Mommy, but I most definitely was NOT her Mommy. Perhaps it was because I saw her so infrequently that she just didn’t know me, but every time I would try to do something for her or help her, she would just tell me, “No! Mama do it!” And trying to get some love from her was like pulling teeth.

And I still might not be her most favorite person, but I think Ella and I finally had a breakthrough this past week.

She has become very quick witted and an incredibly funny little girl. And while trying to keep up with her older sisters and cousins this week she finally let me “in” a little. We bonded. And then I found her button – and I pushed it just to see her get riled up. It was the most fun. And I think, although she pretended like she didn’t like it, she enjoyed the good-natured teasing as much as I did.

One day she had a comeback that was a little sassy and I called her Miss Sassy Molassy, usually a title I reserve for Addison. And, well, Miss Ella did not really care for that. “No Aunt Bean, I Ella!” she proclaimed.

So of course I had to come up with a new nickname for her.

“I think we should call you SasserElla.”
“NO! I Cinderella!”
“Nah, I think you are a SasserElla!”
“No, I just Ella!”

We had this same conversation several times this past week. And it cracked me up every time. At one point when I was teasing her she looked at me and with a deadpan expression she just said, “Then you are SpongeBob, Aunt Bean!”

I’ll take it. I’ll be her SpongeBob if it means that I can be on her good side for a change.

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Cousin Time ~ Best Shot Monday

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We have landed, at least for a few days, in Michigan. Since our feet have hit the Michigan soil, it has been nothing but kittens, kittens, cousins, and more kittens!

Poor Griffin. I don’t think the girls have left the poor kittens alone for more than two minutes.

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And when all of the cats are occupied, just grab your closest cousin and give her a squeeze.

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The girls will follow each other anywhere…

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And even oblige Mommy (Aunt Bean) and stop for a photo op before a thunderstorm drove us back into the house. Although they avoided actually “sitting” on the log because it is “dees-gustin!”

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This last one is my Best Shot for today because it just makes me happy when the girls can all be together. And also when they all fall into bed with pure happiness (and exhaustion) after spending the day together.

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