(2 days in a row…that I have posted photos of something other than my girls. It is a record, yes.)
Dancing Fountains ~ Wordless Wednesday
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Crafty Tuesday
I have goodies to share today, but they were not crafted by me. Far from it, in fact.
I must say I have been doing very poorly on a few of my resolutions, and the “making time for scrapping” is at the top of that list. I just haven’t found the time. There is always next week, I guess.
But, check these out…
They are handcrafted porcelain teacups hand-carried to our home from China!
The photos really don’t do them justice. They are each just a little different, but all that beautiful porcelain robin egg blue color.
Our friend Davin, who was visiting from Chicago this weekend, brought them back from his travels to China. He says he purposely picked ones that were a little “sturdier” so that we would use them, especially with the girls. Although I think their intended purpose is tea, he suggested we could use them for ice cream dishes, maybe?
That just might work around this house!
They come stacked in this little basket and just look so pretty on our countertop.
And they are so pleasant to photograph. No running away, or quick motions. No goofy faces.
What about you – any craftiness this week? Or maybe someone else’s artistry that is brightening up your house that you’d like to share?
A Girl and Her Bear ~ Best Shot Monday
A rare quiet moment from last week.
My favorite photo of Ad. She and Bear are just sitting in the swing and watching Em play baseball.
Get your fill of Best Shot Monday photos over at Tracey’s today.
Happy Birthday Nana!
Sheesh. Yes, we have had a LOT of birthdays lately. Today is Nana’s birthday, and we are not done for January, yet!
Apparently, one of the many things I learned from my mom was how to elude the camera. This photo was taken the day Addie and I came home from the hospital, the day after she was born. That would be two years and four months ago. (But tell me Emma isn’t freakin’ a-dore-able in that photo!)
I just don’t have many pictures of my mom to choose from, but every one that I do have she is either cuddling up with one of my or one of Meesh’s girls. I think it is safe to say that she loves being a mom, but she adores being Nana.
What is that saying? You can’t really appreciate someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes? Um, maybe I just pieced two different sayings together, I’m not sure. But at any rate, I think I have always had a healthy appreciation for my mom, but after becoming a mom, that appreciation has risen to a whole different level.
She has taught me so much about being a mom. And she passed on to me, some of her creative genes. (You think I’m crafty? There is not a craft that this woman has not tackled, and been successful at!)
Today we celebrate our Mom and Nana. And we are wishing you many more happy years. I’m hoping for a lot more time to learn even more from and with you.
You should probably know, though – the camera is coming out next time we are together. And I will get photos. 🙂
Happy Birthday, Nana! We love you.
You don’t forget how, right?
I had a whole long, boring post all cued up about our long, not so boring week, but it bored me just thinking about it, so I’m sparing you the details. Here is the condensed version.
Went to ob/gyn. Had a little procedure. Passed out cold and did that little freaky seizure-y thing I do. Pretty traumatic on my body. Was puking sick all day Tuesday and Wednesday. In the midst of keeping girls happy, shuttling to school and finishing two projects. Finally back to normal. I think.
Much more succinct and a little more fun to read it that way, believe me.
Anyhow, the biggest news for the week is my new baby!
My Christmas present. My guess is it is a bit difficult to do a triathlon on a spin bike or an old mountain bike. So I am the proud new owner of a road bike.
I haven’t taken it out yet, just around our house and in the driveway. You’d think I’d be out on the road all rarin’ to go, right? Why haven’t I been?
I’m terrified of it.
Seriously. Look how skinny these tires are.
And the first time I get my shoes clipped into the pedals and forget to unclip when I stop….I’m so going to bust open my head or break a body part.
They say you never forget how to ride a bike, right?
We’ll see. We are going to test that out this weekend. But I do think it needs a name. Anybody got any good ideas?
Contrast ~ Theme Thursday
I know I’m kind of “phoning it in” this week. And I promise an update and many excuses as to why I have not written anything of substance this week (not that it is that different from most weeks!), but I do have a picture to share for Theme Thursday. Today’s theme was any interpretation of contrast.
I was going to play with some b&w photos and work on contrast, and then I saw this on Tuesday – I thought that this is a pretty cool contrast. How often do you see palm trees and snow in the same shot? Yep, there is snow on our mountains, well, there was anyhow…
Stop over to Stacy’s to see some other contrast-y shots.
Daddy is Always the Number One Prince ~ Wordless Wednesday
Crafty Tuesday
Well, I haven’t gotten my 2 hours of scrappin’ in this week, and truthfully, it looks highly unlikely that it is going to happen. I did however make three or four homemade cards for all the birthdays we have this week. And I finished a project for my sister’s mother-in-law’s daughter-in-law to be. (Ya get all that?) We put together some really cute stationery to give her for her bridal shower. So that was a fun project, unlike most of my current work ones. Blech.
But, most of last week was spent frantically trying to put together the annual Em & Ad calendar. I believe they have all been delivered, so I think I’ll share that today for Crafty Tuesday. Here is the “top half” of the calendar. Someday I’d like to have enough time that I can personalize the tops for each family and put in specific photos for each calendar. But as it is now, everyone gets the same.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
What kind of craftiness do you have going on this week?
To Papa ~
I am not quite sure why, but it is so incredibly satisfying and sweet to see your parents playing with – and really enjoying – your children. Maybe it is that whole “full circle of life” thing or something, but it really makes me so happy to see how excited my parents get when the girls visit.
(Yeah, I’ve so been replaced. I could ship the girls back to Michigan without J. or I, and I don’t think anyone would even notice! But you know, I’m ok with that, too.)
As a father, my dad is great. But he is an even better “Papa.”
All of his girls adore him.
And today we are sending him lots of birthday love. And good wishes for a great year.
Happy Birthday, Papa! We love you!
Off and Running ~ Best Shot Monday
How can I feel so harried and hectic when it is only 7 days into the new year?
We are all off and running. J. is traveling this week already, I’m working on about 4 work projects, Em is back to school and starting a new dance school, and Ad is…well, Ad is just along for the ride.
Don’t forget to run over to Tracey’s to see the other Best Shot Mondays, today.
I know, I owe a lot of photos, thank yous, phone calls, and emails to everyone. I’m really, really working on it. I have lots of fun stories, and the minute I stop running, I’ll try to tackle it all. I promise.
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On a little personal note – just want to send a very Happy Birthday to my Aunt Vicki. Hope you are having a great day!
Have a great week, everyone.