new arrival!

she finally made it! congrats to the walkers, baby drew is here!

more gifts

i made this book bag for a special friend, someone who i know will read this and i have to share a bit of our history. when i first stumbled onto blogs, i found one with an author located in southern california. not knowing she lived nearby ... i emailed her to say "hi" and ask her advice on starting my own blog. she immediately wrote back with helpful advice and we started a little back and forth letter writing on various topics, mostly crafting and the blogworld.
when lisa congdon's art show came around at a local gallery, i asked her if she wanted to go together, she agreed and was a great sport when my girls had to tag along. man, i thought for sure i made a bad impression when i pulled up in my mini-van with a couple of chatty girls who ran like wild chickens through the gallery, teetering glass at every turn. somehow she still liked me enough to keep conversing and we continued our correspondence.
out of the blue she asked me to join a book club she belonged to and we were finally able to talk (without screaming kids) and get to know each other; i loved hearing her point of view about the books we read and life in general. i am so glad i sent that email and we hooked up, i love that we can talk about books and blogging and crafting... anything! thanks for being such a great friend jen!
xoxo

healthy livin'

well, i guess the latest issue is that we are starving the boys at our house so their mom sent over this package for them. i could go on for hours about this, but i think i will pass.

fireworks

we have a lot of fireworks at our house on a regular basis, these are the fourth of july kind...

love how liz hides behind emily for the "finale" firework... of course all the fireworks are G rated!

happy 4th

gifts

something new

will the REAL pincushion please stand up?

thank goodness for etsy, saved me from my obsession to make this pin cushion seen here. now i have one, i can move on to other things, gotta know when to throw in the towel i say!

the thrift gods were smiling, cool fabric for some more book bags.

my two favorites