Hello... my long lost friend....

So, I have weeks at a time that I feel inspired to write, create, feel, and love....

Then there are weeks at a time where I feel stagnant.

I believe that I have just woken up for a stagnant few weeks. I feel like I loose time...like I wake up a week later, and think...why did I just robot this last week? Why did I not take the time to feel every moment, and cherish every second? How could I let a few weeks of my life slip by unnoticed? These are the moments that I feel disappointed in myself, but its only in the moments of realization of what has happened, can I begin to change. So, good morning world, I am with you again.

Busy Busy Busy

Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action. -Mother Teresa

I have been creating a home this past month. Nothing is as satisfying to me that to create a sanctuary from the world for my family. My home is where we can shut out the stresses of the world, and love each other selfishly....
I have been making my home in two ways. One, in the sense of love and commitment and community. And two, a beautiful space to inspire creativity and comfort.
I am so happy that my daughters are finally settled. They have their bedroom, and play area, and backyard, that they know that they won't be leaving anytime soon. Delaney asked me a few months ago if we were going to be moving soon. We have lived in so many place since she has been born, that she has come to expect being unsettled.
Finally, a place. A consistent place. A place she will grow up, begin school, bring her friends, her first boyfriend, and learn to drive...and maybe even leave to start her own life. I want her and Ruby to think of this place forever with fondness for their experiences and their childhood. To remember all those important firsts going through life, and originating here. I am truly proud that Jon and I can provide this for them.
We also have been creating the experience of home through colors, and textures. Each area has a feeling, and a story. The living room is a invigorating blue with dark furniture and splashes of bright raspberry rooted with blacks and whites. There is family pictures and bird silhouettes. This is the place we live, so I wanted to be be calm, but fun...like us. The dining room is a deep peacock blue green. The built in shelving unit's back splash is painted a high gloss black to show off my prized milk glass collection. There is many silhouettes, and soft textures. The kitchen is painted raspberry with a high gloss back splash, and white cabinets adorned with modern nickel hardware. The counters are pewter gray. The window above the sink is flanked with black fabric with white seagull silhouettes. And I love how it all looks with my stainless steel appliances. My basement is my retro hideout. Deep oranges and olive greens, and chocolate browns create a feeling a tried and true space. There is quirky vases and owl statues and my vintage camera collection. My husband bought me a cool shelving unit to showcase these. I love my cameras....from the 1930s to the 1980s...so fun. The upstairs landing is a soothing gray. My studio is a deep jade green. Here I have all my oil paintings from friends. My favorite is my city scape painting done by my friend Andy Morris as a wedding present. It is an abstract view of downtown. And the amazing thing is that he painted it with a paintbrush and melted crayons....it is beautiful and reminds me why I live downtown. Our bedroom is soft gray and has touches of black and yellow. Its a modern space, but there is framed artwork from a shop on etsy of silly birds and owls that lighten the mood. And a beautiful sunburst mirror I got on clearance from Hobby Lobby and painted. I got my hands dirty and painted a canvas for above our bed called 'I felt like I had wings' a painting of plush gray love birds sitting on a branch together....simple, but I love it. Our bathroom upstairs has white wainscoting up 3/4 of the wall and the top area is painted black. I love a black bathroom....and there is a vintage charcoal sketch framed of a 1950's flapper. The girls' room is painted a cool blue with green apple and raspberry accents. Soft and feminine yet fun and energizing. The playroom is painted Melange green....with striped curtains and pom pom fringe I made.....they kind of remind me of a silly circus....
I love my home.... still a long way to go to fill the nooks and crannies....I need some more artwork painted by all of you............
Anyone interested? I would love to have a new piece painted by a friend....
Or even some photography, a silly cross-stitch? A collage? Whatever it is, I would be proud to showcase it in my home...just let me know.

Pictures to follow soon.

Today’s Daily Inspiration - Get Inspired by Dr. Wayne Dyer

Today’s Daily Inspiration - Get Inspired by Dr. Wayne Dyer

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Free Spirit...

A truly free spirit amazes me. And intimidates me. How incredibly wreckless and beautiful all at the same time. The questions I have myself are....How can you just pick and leave? What about your family? And where are you going to stay? Is it a good area? Is it more beautiful? There are so many questions...and then that person that you are asking...just brings up their head slightly...looks at you sideways...smiles...and says...i don't know...its going to be alright. What a wonderful thing to just be OK with life. No worries, what will be, will be. To just know that wherever the wind goes, you will be there and deal with the lessons as they come. What beauty in enjoying the moment.
The guy that lives across the street is just packing up and moving the Oregon. My good friend moved out there, and after seeing the pictures that her husband took, I can completely understand why...just chasing where their spirit takes them...in love with life. I admire that.
Today was productive. We got the rest of the floors ripped up. No more particle board, just hardwood. I feel connected with earth beneath me. Feeling the strength of a tree and the softness is amazing. Its a feeling of being grounded and who doesn't want that? I am happy, we just need to sand them, and stain and seal them, so its great. We will see what come of the floor that is injured. It needs so much work...so we have to bring a carpenter to fix what previous owners left behind.
I am tired, and ready to watch 'its always sunny in Philadelphia'. Ready to relax and enjoy my love. laugh and love...laugh and love...

another day done

Another day is gone, and I have successfully put healthy, happy kids to bed. I got to entertain my best friend, Lauren, who I see entirely too little, and kissed my husband. I say that I am doing pretty well for myself. This all I can ask out of life. Lauren has been promoted to a store manager at Starbucks, and she is in love. I can say that she is healing for her dad's passing last fall. I feel confidence in the fact that I have learned that people can heal. What a horrible thing that happened...but how can you explain to someone that has been through so much pain, that they inspire you. Its not possible...but Lauren inspires me on levels I thought were unimaginable. And in teaching a friend of life, you learn much about your own. I have discovered about myself that I love to teach someone something new. I feel that when you explain yourself to someone...you make that which you are explaining that much more steadfast in you. I love that....I cannot get enough of it.

Today's mood is that I am in love. Although I only saw my husband today, I love him more. I know that he will be home tomorrow morning for his time off and it feels like Christmas. That feeling of excitement and anticipation, that you can barely sleep? That is the feeling I get for my husband...I assume that is a good quality. There is no one that I'd rather do life with.

My girls were beautiful today. I couldn't help but notice how long my Delaney's eyelashes have gotten, and how blue Ruby's eyes are. I couldn't help but laugh when Delaney told Ruby that she needed to make better decisions...and she is three. What much does she know about decisions? And we read Ladybug Girl! for a bedtime story. And made their beds. We worked in the yard today. I mowed and the girls helped me plant the new basil. We planted Moonbeam Coriopsis in front of our rosebud tree and I am concidering planted lots of purple coneflower in between my boxwoods...and who likes those anyway? I mowed the yard, and Delaney watered the plants. She gets this look on her face that screams of how proud of herself she is. What a unabashed quality for someone this tiny....I love it. When a person looks that proud at my age, they are assumed as pompous. What I love about my husband is that he gets that same look on his face when he has done something he is proud of... only with him, I enjoy the pureness of the moment. He is truly proud, and is matched with the feeling of excitement of someone enjoying his thoughtfulness. What a beautiful similarity between the two. Delaney's dimple in her chin is more pronounced than ever. She looks like Chevy Chase....how wonderful is that! Just like her daddy. Ruby....oh Ruby, i wonder where she comes from. I don't see myself in her, except when I stand above her, and look down...them sometimes, how her nose looks...reminds me of me. She is talking more than ever...and all I need is a video recorder....I don't want to miss one moment of their silliness....It keeps my thirsty.

I am in love...what can I say? What other moment do you feel this alive?

Two Things I have Noticed Today...

I have days that I seldom talk to adults... most days, I find myself occuping the day with talk of soup, zebras, Yo Gabba Gabba, peaches, and blankies...

So, that leaves plenty of time to have conversations in my head. Not in the crazy way... in the pondering way...

Two random things I noticed today:

1. I love gardening. We have always lived in apartments, and I have kept mini spice gardens, but since we have moved in the house, I have been inspired to do it on a grand scale. The neighborhood we have moved to has such a strong community feeling, it has made me rethink many things I believe, and stand steadfast in the ones that endure, and it has made me become interested in new things. Jon and I are trying to make small changes, one day at a time. We try to buy all our produce at Farmer's Markets, and recently we are buying our meat from a local farmer in butler. A few months ago we bought a half a cow...no matter how gross it sounds, the taste is amazing. And the produce...oh my goodness...it was like eating a peach for the first time. No more supermarket peaches that taste like dust...

This year is the trial year for seeing what kind of sun my yard has, and to see what plants grow best. I have a small garden now, and I cannot wait to next spring to transform the back quarter of my yard into an area where I can enrich my children's diets tenfold. And even more amazing...I feel a huge connection with the earth.... the earth, sun, and water... it feels so good.

I have 2 tomato plants...2 heirloom tomato plants (purple and gold), sweet basil, Serrano peppers, lemon basil, and lettuce leaf basil to make pesto.... I need cilantro....

2. My hands are starting to look older. My hands are still beautiful to me. Hands have always fascinated me...especially in those who create and are mothers. If I ever meet you, and you wonder if I am staring at your hands... you are probably right. The saying that the eyes are the window of the soul, is backwards to me... i think the hands are. I imagine what hands look like as they sew, paint, throw pottery, tattoo, and chefs slicing onions (my husband in particular).... I love how artists have a natural way of moving their hands... without the hands, there would be no art. And the more wrinkles, and scars, the better the creations...I have noticed that my hands no longer look brand new.... and as many people may be sad of this...I welcome it.

ahhhhh....

I am up at 11:36 on a Monday night. This alone thing is something to get used to. For 8 days a month, Jon works nights. Its hard because I am not at all used to being alone. On a normal day, I am alone about 10 minutes a day...and that sometimes is rare. And lucky, because that means that I got to pee alone, and maybe switch the laundry. And this is just the girls. When Jon is home, we are attached at the hip, and that means there is 0 mins that I am alone. It feels weird. The only noise is music, or sometimes TV. So, this means that I listen to every sound...


Every....little.....sound. And it drives me crazy. I have these visions of me being highly productive at these moments, and why shouldn't I be? I have nothing to stand in my way of accomplishing anything....but, these are the times where I just cannot figure out what to do with myself. I stare at the TV....or the computer....but, I am sure with in time, I will figure it out. I won't think twice about it...but that makes me feel discouraged. I enjoy every minute of the day that i am not alone. I enjoy every second that I have with my kids...and my husband. I cannot imagine what it will be like someday when my kids are grown... and my husband is working nights....or even what it is like to be 80. When I dream of these things, I remind myself to Slow Down Lissa.... take it slow. There is nothing to rush to... there is nothing worth not slowing down and enjoying the times that I am surrounded. When my children love me unconditionally... and they make me laugh, and my husband, who I cannot begin to explain how he moves me...someone who makes it unbearably easy to be me. He, is the reason I know my strength... he is the reason I know my worth, and he is the reason that I know that I have now limits... He is the one that reminds me to keep on that path. I love him...and cannot image 0 minutes of the day without him.
(and now for a pathetic add to lighten the mood...)

Life is so amazing, and I cannot understand why it is impossible for people to not find the wonder in the moment.


Why is it that it is ok for people to walk through life to see the obstacles, and dwell on the fact that there are too many challenges to overcome. Why not invite those challenges with open arms and realize that any moment now, it will all be over, and you will be stronger and wiser when it is. What a beautiful thing...strength, wisdom.... if that is the end result...not matter how painful... close your eyes, keep steady.... it is coming.


that alone is worth celebrating....


Perhaps its time to open some Cabernet....that way i can find comfort and sleep.

in the middle of the night

i, of course, cannot sleep. its early morning now...and i am up.

i wish i knew what it was like to be an early to bed, early to rise kind of person. i feel the most

alive between 11am to 3 am. that's it, if its out of those bounds, i am useless.

i have been sewing today. i have been on a whole mess of ideas. i think i should get a to do list. maybe that would keep a scatterbrain like me, on point. the theme of my summer/fall collection is Nature Silhouettes. i cannot get enough nature lately. not the kind of hiking, camping kind of way, but in an admiration kind of way. the things that catch my eye lately, are things found in nature. birds are one specific example of grace. i love the gentle wings of a birdie. and peacocks....just beautiful. can you believe something like that just, exists? we have nothing to do with it...it's bright bold colors, and patters...and it's iridescence...astounding. they remind me of my father; times at the zoo when i was a child, images of him hopping into restricted areas to gather peacock feather for me. they just make me feel like i am home.

and i take joy in the silly things....an octopus. and humpback whales...and wind. and wise owls. I love all these things. my new set will feature these items in silhouette form., without much detail. just to show the shape of them. some are realistic, and some are exaggerated.

i designed a new clutch today. keeping in form, i have named it the Lola Clutch. it is a basic miniature form of the Hazel Bag, but with a envelope flap and a focal embellishment. these are meant to be for fun... very colorful, and showcasing antique buttons and brooches, or bark cloth covered buttons. what a little treasure to store make up in.

tomorrow, i hope to put together the other three purses i have in my studio. they are three shells that need liners, and storage.

i am talking myself into believing it will be a productive day.

i only have the week to get ready for the barr street market. this is my first year doing this, and i have no clue how it will go. i am always nervous, as i have found that every year that goes by i grow into a socially awkward adult.

cheers...

Sure has been a while....

wow...long time. life has a way of getting away from me. july 11th..a beautiful sunday morning. a wonderful day to create. i will be sewing today, trying to remember to take small breaks thru the day to read to the girls, or perhaps help them start a new art project. i am filling full of inspiration this last month. a new neighborhood does that to you... i find the most enchanting thing is new scenery. my favorite part of a vacation is purely seeing something new... new trees, new buildings, new people. simple things like that make my day. now, with the move, i get to partake in that each day. a new bedroom to wake up in, new kitchen to make coffee in....and it smells different. a lovely house...and one of the things that i am selfishly so thankful for, is my studio. i have a whole room to create in....my very own sewing room. i have everything i need in there to create anything i want. how inspiring... i feel that i will have forgotton so much of the last few months due to the lack of blogging, so i am vowing to not let that happen again.....i want to cherish every second of whats to come....bask in the wonder of it all.....

This is why I'm thankful...

Life is so Good....honestly.

I was counting my blessings this morning, I couldn't find anything to be upset about. Here they are, I wanted to post them, so that every time that I log in, I can remember.

1. My husband has a job....and not just any job, a well paying job with room for advancement.

2. We have health insurance. I have such peace of mind knowing that we can get medical attention whenever we need it, and we can afford it, it will not cause us to go bankrupt.

3. My children are healthy. In the history of them, the only thing that has every happened, is that they have both had one ear infection, and one upper respiratory infection. That is it...

4. Jon and I are healthy. We have not major health problems that require more than daily mes.

5. We are buying a home. I can't believe this one... In an economy like this, we are actually buying a house, not loosing one. I am so thankful for this...

6. I have self esteem. I believe in myself, I love myself, and I know that I can do anything.

7. I believe in my husband. He is a hardworking, patient, loving man, and good father.

8. My girls make me laugh. Everyday..... I heard that the average 6 year old laughs about 500 times a day... I guess that makes me a 6 year old, because that is my average day.

9. Jon and I both have both sets of parents. My parents are healthy, and happy, and have homes, and health insurance... His parents are healthy, and happy, and have health insurance, and they both have stable jobs.... For this we are truly thankful.

10. I have a wonderful brother who is educated, and hardworking, and makes me laugh, my sister is healthy, and a good mom, and Jon's brother is growing into a very smart little man.

I watch the news, and I think....Oh, My, God......

What am I ever upset about?

What do I ever have to feel fear about?

What do I have to feel lonely about?

All I have is to wake up, kiss my husband, hug my kids, and love my life.

Through this all, I have learned that 'things' don't make me happy. Purses, and make-up and clothes do not make me feel whole.... Nice cars and beautiful furniture are wonderful, but they are not necessary. What makes me happy is the love of my family and friends, and the comfort that everything is O.K. at the moment.

But I must not forget that all of this can go away with a blink of an eye.

Which is why I appreciate it everyday.....

We Have Our First Home...finally.......

Well, we did it. We joined the masses and got ourselves into a heap of debt.

We bought our first home. And, I can tell you this...it is the most exciting decision my husband and I have made since the girls, and our wedding.

I feel like a real family now!

The house is our dream.

We started the house hunting about 6 months ago. Logging onto www.Realtor.com became a daily event to us. We went through about 20 houses, and none of them felt exactly right.

Finding a house was not only a decision for the good of our family, but it truly became a soul searching experience to us.

We found ourselves in this position...

When Jon and I got together, it was nothing short of the most difficult and trying time in our lives. There were lots of hurdles for us to jump, from our family, to our finances, nothing was simple. We started out as a young family with two children, wondering how we were going to pay our bills, feed our family, and keep utilities on. After a winter with no heat, a month here and there with no electricity, Jon and I received such a blessing. He was hired at Steel Dynamics, in Butler. Suddenly we found ourselves in a position we never would have thought we would had ever been in. We had more than we needed. We finally could enjoy things we wanted. I can't begin to explain how lucky we felt.

Now we are parents of a one year old, and a two year old. We live in a nice apartment, and have nice cars, and live very comfortably. That is, if you set aside the economy.

And with this new life we found, came expectations. We wonder if these expectations we put on ourselves, or ones that others didn't necessarily mean to place on us. In all of this, I think Jon and I had a moment where we forgot who we were, and where we came from.

The time in our life that was the most challenging, ended up being the time where life felt the most simple.

In this house hunting, we couldn't find the right house that made us feel like it was home. We looked northeast, and northwest. We put a bid on a house in a nice neighborhood off of Lima Road. We put in an offer on a house by Hacienda Village. Both we lost for various reasons, but I can say that I am actually happy.

We stayed up late one night reevaluating the moments when we had felt like home in the past, and we recalled Lakeside Park. For a few years when we started living together we lived in a duplex off of Crescent Avenue, and that was the warmest feeling we could remember. The home had a large front porch, and we would sit and watch families walk by. Mothers with their strollers, Fathers holding their children's hands. Old couples waving hello.

In one block, we could get to a bar, a restaurant, a gas station, a library, a theatre, and a park. It felt like a neighborhood. This night of remembering was so inspiring to us.

We decided to look in that area to see what was available. The night we lost the house on Cardinal Avenue, a new listing appeared. It was a beautiful house on Alabama. We immediately jumped in the car and drove past the house. I felt awestruck. This house was everything we were looking for.... the big front porch, the sidewalk to the front door, the fenced in backyard...it was beautiful. We can even see Lakeside Park from our front yard.

The next day we looked through the house, and we new it was the one. Now here we are, a week later, with an accepted offer. Tomorrow morning we are meeting the home inspector to evaluate the house. We hope that everything turns out OK, so we can move in by the end of the month. What a breath of fresh air...this just feels so right.

whew....

Fingers Crossed...

We put an offer on a house today. The beautiful house on Cardinal Lane will hopefully soon be ours. We looked a quite a few homes, and this one felt so right, so we should hear

an answer by 6 PM tomorrow night.
It just feels so right.
Today, Delaney and Ruby went to the doctor, and even though they were not running fevers, the Doctor felt that they had upper respiratory infection, and put them on anti-biotics.
Hopefully this will get rid of Ruby's cough, it is breaking my heart.
I stopped at my salon on the way home and helped Anne-Marie put up the new logo vinyl on the back wall behind the receptionist's desk.
It....looked.....awesome.
It was definitely a confidence booster for all the hard work that I have put into making the salon have a more positive atmosphere. Hopefully this will bring some smiles into that place,

we all need it.
I am finally at home now with my husband. The kids are in bed, and we are watching some stand up comedians on comedy central. I am in the mood for a good laugh.
Its just that time of the day.

It's amazing the difference a day makes...

It is amazing the difference a day makes. We went to look at some houses today, and found THE one. It felt so nice to be wowed for once. As soon as we drove up the drive way, I felt at home. The house is so unique and is oozing with character, just like our family. It is spacious, and updated, but is original like most older houses. Jon and I feel so good about this one. We are looking at a few houses tomorrow to make sure of it, but as long as we feel confident about it, we are going to take the plunge and put an offer on it. Hopefully it will work out, because this one just feels right. So, no more grumpy me.

The House, on Cardinal Lane...

Ruby has an awful cough today. We are still struggling with taking he to the doctor. She has no fever, but still has a cough, so we decided if she still felt bad in the morning we would definitely take her in.

Delaney is so excited about the house. She wants to paint her room pink, she told us today. And she wants a bird feeder, and a swing set in the back yard. It will feel so good to give our kids a real home. And, I am so proud of my husband for being able to provide one for us. He is such a hard worker, and I am so lucky to have him. I definitely married my best friend.

feeling discouraged today...

Today....oh, today.

Waking up, both of the girls are running 100 degree fevers. And, this is the second day for it. This is when I wonder...do I take them to the doctor? I am sure many other mothers wonder this. When do you know that it is time for real medicine? I personally do not like medicine. I do understand that there is a time for it, but I also am very aware of the term 'overmedicated'. I try to ride that fine line, and use it when it is completely necessary, but I definitely do not rely on it. It makes me so sad to see my girls not feeling well. I am used to happy, bubbly, loud and crazy little girls, and when they are just laying around not up to anything but juice and Dora, it breaks my heart. Hopefully tomorrow will be a new day, and they will wake up feeling just fine.

I went to look at the house on Vintage Hill Cove with my mom today. I was aware before we got there that it was a short sale, but still went with an open mind. Walking in, and looking around, I noticed that this house needed a LOT of work. It makes me sad to see someone taking such a huge investment and just trashing it. The walls are scuffed up, there are holes in walls, the carpet needed replaced, doors on the cabinets were missing...it was a mess. On the positive side, the house is huge. It has over 2200 sf, and there is an additional 900sf in the basement, that we could finish someday. The yard is very large, and there are 4 bedrooms upstairs. But, we could easily dump 10 grand into it. Moving in the first year would be just us putting more, and more money into it.

So, this is the problem that I am facing. Do I pick a house that I am less than thrilled with only because it is in the right school district, or do I pick a house that I love, and live in the area that I know as home, and be in the wrong school district? What a hard decision. I want my children to go to a school were this is every opportunity for them, but in order to live there we have to live in a tiny house, or live in a house that is a neighborhood that has 1/3 of the homes in foreclosure or short sales. Do we buy a house there, and risk resale value?

These are decisions that are so hard to make.

But above all I must remind myself that two years ago today, I would have never thought we would have even been able to buy a home. We thought we would have lived in apartments or rented homes for the rest of our lives. We thought we would never know the satisfaction of owning something this important.... and now we can. So, more than anything I am thankful for that.

If we could do whatever we wanted, and sat aside logic, we would be living downtown around lakeside park. It is so beautiful down there. Saturated with culture, and individuality. Every house is different, and has a story. Each house has character... You can walk everywhere, there are parks and people that I feel I can identify with more than those in northwest Allen county. Living more downtown reminds me of who I am, and who I was, and who I want to be. I feel closer to people who are artistic and open minded, and live a different way of life. I want to be close to that again. We have a lot of decisions to make.

ts sounding like a wonderful night for a bottle of red wine and conversation.

On the upside, we went to the Mandarin today. Nothing makes me happier than a hot and sour lunch special. The girls had fun throwing coins into the fountain and looking at the fish tank. I love that they remind me that it is OK just to be excited about fish...and pennies. Sometimes I think my girls are wiser than me.

Just look at these smiles...

Bead Party

Today was an interesting day. Delaney woke up with a 102.3 degree fever. I gave her some Motrin, and now she is fine. As long as I keep that in her, she has no other symptoms. Hopefully she will feel better tomorrow, because she hates going to the doctor.

I am feeling frustrated today. We have been trying to buy a house for a long time now. Every time we find something we like, it ends up being a short sale, or a foreclosure, or something that requires jumping through red tape. We put an offer on a house about a month ago, and it is in short sale, so we are starting to give up hope. It was beautiful, and newer, and in the right school district, but it is just beyond our fingertips. We have diligently logging onto realtor.com to find something that will work instead, and last night we found it! It is a street over from the one we put an offer on, and it is bigger. We thought it was perfect, that is, until I talked to the realtor today. He said this house is a........SHORT SALE!!! I thought I was going to scream. We still want to look at it, but I am feeling discouraged today. Hopefully it won't be a horrible short sale like this last house. We are just ready for a home!

The home....

I had a meeting at Tangles today that went really well. I like when work meetings go well, so it made me happy.

Then, to keep the kids busy, and creative, just like my mom used to do with us, we had craft time. Today was beading 101. So fun to see Delaney's little fingers threading beads onto elastic. Its amazing how well they learn things like that. We made bracelets and necklaces for Delaney and Ruby, and they made bracelets for Jon and I. I will cherish this little creation forever. Jon has one more day to work, and then we get to spend some family time. And hopefully we can figure out something about a home. Wish us luck...we are going to need it!

Delaney and her beautiful necklace...

Ruby and her jewelry...

My most favorite gift....ever......

Dad...

What a Beautiful Day

Today was a beautiful day...and a long one.

Ruby is cutting three teeth, and she woke up with a fever. Delaney cut her teeth like it was her job, and Ruby is completely different. Every tooth is a painstaking feverish process, so I am hoping these come out soon. After some Motrin, she felt better, so we decided to go out on the town.

Heritage fabrics was having a wonderful sale today, so we went warehouse shopping for $1.99/yd fabric. I found some divine vinyl for my handbags that looked like leather, and some gray vinyl to recover a headboard for our bedroom. This is where I discovered we need a home. The girls were all over the place, with all the long isles, they just wanted to run. It make me realize how bad we need more room. This trip alone was exhausting.

But, what do you do? I am definitely not staying home all day because being a mother is work. I also found about 15 yds of black vinyl to recover some chairs at my salon. My seat is being ripped up, so it was time.

Then home for nap time! Ruby needed one so bad. When she woke up we went down to the park in our apartment complex and played....forever. I feel bad making them leave. My girls LOVE fresh air, so I stayed just long enough to push the boundaries of potty training, then we ran home!

Dinner is up next, and I am thinking curry chicken, so its time to make some more coconut rice. Then pajama time....from my head to my toes to my night time clothes....

Just another day that went way to fast. Two more years of days like these and I will find myself sending Delaney to kindergarten. I am not looking forward to the day where I am all alone in my house all day. I secretly love the sound of children's laughter, and even crying. I find comfort in knowing they are mine.

New Pajamas...

thank you Grandma!

Ruby is just too cool....

Ruby at the park

Sharing....WHAT?!They DO get along!

we've only just begun....

So, I am inspired. I have been checking in on my friend Alison Bowersock's blog where she chronicles the life of her family, and I started thinking...

All the beautiful moments of my day with my children go unremembered. The little things they say and do that I have always promised myself I would remember, I find myself now forgetting.

So, the purpose of this is for me to never forget, and for you to get to know them...they are wonderful!

I really am a Proud Peacock!