That was not fun...to not be connected for a bit of time...
In the meantime...I totally lost the charger to my camera battery...ordered a new one and it should arrive soon. :(
I've made some new hats but haven't been able to post them because, well, no camera...howwwwever, I bought a styrofoam head to display my hats!! It arrived today in the mail! Yippee!
We've been watching The Unit season one...getting excited for the premiere, and I just found out tonight that it's not coming back for Season 5. boo. :(
Well, that is about it for now. I will get back to more regular posts once my camera is charged and ready again!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
I'm sitting here
At a local cafe/diner/bakery with free wi-fi and using my hubby's laptop because we had an "incident" involving lightning and thunder on Thursday and haven't had our modem working ever since.
It started to lightning and thunder right over our house, and I was smart and shut down the computer, went downstairs and crocheted while the kids were napping...and I kept thinking...Is it only storming over our house?? It was so intense and so crazy! My babe woke up so she and I layed on my bed and watched the storm from my window, when suddenly, I see this lightening bolt reach its long finger from the sky and strike the powerline across the street. A poor unfortunate bird had just settled down there and was blown to smitterines...I saw it fall in a flurry of feathers to the ground and watched a brownish, greenish, blackish smoke cloud rise to the sky.
After the storm was over, I went to check out a recipe online only to find that I had left the modem on , and it decided it didn't want to work anymore. :( We have to wait this loooooong weekend for a replacement to make it's way to our mailbox.
In the meantime, I am able to check my online "stuff" one time a day...and thus, here I sit at my favorite diner...plugged into the wall and wi-fi-ing it here.
I want all of you to check out my friend's blog. She is a wonderful up and coming photographer in the Houston area and she is going to be doing a crafty corner every week. She chose to make me her first featured crafter! :) I am so honored!! http://stephanieshirley.com/blog (And I'm sure if you are a crafter and interested in being featured, she would love to work you in!!)
A quick story about the boy:
We tucked little man into bed and said prayers and nite nites...shut his door and were in our room. We could hear him having a hard time in his room...kind of sounding frustrated, whiny...so my hubby decided to stop at his door and listen.
Here is what he heard, "Oh I so thirsty. Mommy...I so thirsty. I need cold ice water. Oh Daddy. I so thirsty." Long pause.
"Oh Jesus, please I need cold ice water."
Needless to say, we ran downstairs and got him some.
I sat on the edge of his bed and rubbed his back. I had been for the last few months been trying to teach him that if he ever needs anything, if he is ever scared, that Jesus will always be there for him. I told him all he has to do is talk to Jesus and He hears. How PRESH that he did. And seriously, that Jesus did answer his prayers...we didn't ignore his whiny whimper..but we heard. I was so happy to know that my little man will, when he needs Him, call on Jesus.
Little lady is pretty much a talking machine. She is the cutest thing. Yesterday she told me, "I Daddy geeeuuurl." (I'm Daddy's girl) She has him wrapped around her little teeny tiny fingers!!
Lastly, be on the lookout for fun new items in the shop. I am trying to have some fun variety as we get closer to Christmas.
Ciao!
It started to lightning and thunder right over our house, and I was smart and shut down the computer, went downstairs and crocheted while the kids were napping...and I kept thinking...Is it only storming over our house?? It was so intense and so crazy! My babe woke up so she and I layed on my bed and watched the storm from my window, when suddenly, I see this lightening bolt reach its long finger from the sky and strike the powerline across the street. A poor unfortunate bird had just settled down there and was blown to smitterines...I saw it fall in a flurry of feathers to the ground and watched a brownish, greenish, blackish smoke cloud rise to the sky.
After the storm was over, I went to check out a recipe online only to find that I had left the modem on , and it decided it didn't want to work anymore. :( We have to wait this loooooong weekend for a replacement to make it's way to our mailbox.
In the meantime, I am able to check my online "stuff" one time a day...and thus, here I sit at my favorite diner...plugged into the wall and wi-fi-ing it here.
I want all of you to check out my friend's blog. She is a wonderful up and coming photographer in the Houston area and she is going to be doing a crafty corner every week. She chose to make me her first featured crafter! :) I am so honored!! http://stephanieshirley.com/blog (And I'm sure if you are a crafter and interested in being featured, she would love to work you in!!)
A quick story about the boy:
We tucked little man into bed and said prayers and nite nites...shut his door and were in our room. We could hear him having a hard time in his room...kind of sounding frustrated, whiny...so my hubby decided to stop at his door and listen.
Here is what he heard, "Oh I so thirsty. Mommy...I so thirsty. I need cold ice water. Oh Daddy. I so thirsty." Long pause.
"Oh Jesus, please I need cold ice water."
Needless to say, we ran downstairs and got him some.
I sat on the edge of his bed and rubbed his back. I had been for the last few months been trying to teach him that if he ever needs anything, if he is ever scared, that Jesus will always be there for him. I told him all he has to do is talk to Jesus and He hears. How PRESH that he did. And seriously, that Jesus did answer his prayers...we didn't ignore his whiny whimper..but we heard. I was so happy to know that my little man will, when he needs Him, call on Jesus.
Little lady is pretty much a talking machine. She is the cutest thing. Yesterday she told me, "I Daddy geeeuuurl." (I'm Daddy's girl) She has him wrapped around her little teeny tiny fingers!!
Lastly, be on the lookout for fun new items in the shop. I am trying to have some fun variety as we get closer to Christmas.
Ciao!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Gooooooood Mornin'
My friend in Colorado that we just visited recently has been such a great resource for us when it comes to kids music. Because let's face it. When your husband is a musician...he's pretty much a music snob. This translates to many songs that never get heard because...well...he doesn't like the way they start off. This in turn has created two very teeny tiny music snobs...especially when we are all strapped in our seats heading down the road in our familymobile. They pretty much have one or two songs per cd that they love, and the rest...well the rest pretty much goes like this:
~queue music
sonny boy: uh uh
girly girl: nope
me: C'mon, Mommy likes this song.
Sonny boy: No, I don't yike dis song
girly girl: NOOOOOooooooooooooooo
~queue next song.
Sooooooooooooooo my friend has given us a couple children's cds...one being Elmo's sing a long...Which by the way has a few very unpolitically correct and hilarious song lyrics (I think it's gotta be about 20 years since it's original recording) and like a 30 of the most wonderful toddler songs cd. They drive me insane. I was soooo angry at my husband yesterday because he says, You know what sucks?" I asked him what.He sings, "Howdy how do you do hello goooood day." and for the rest of the day I have this silly ditty in my head.
What is even worse than this is that yesterday, I ran an errand ALONE while the children where napping. And. To my utter dismay, I had the Toddler Tunes playing for about a mile down the road before I even noticed. And I was singing along. *hanging head in shame.*
~queue music
sonny boy: uh uh
girly girl: nope
me: C'mon, Mommy likes this song.
Sonny boy: No, I don't yike dis song
girly girl: NOOOOOooooooooooooooo
~queue next song.
Sooooooooooooooo my friend has given us a couple children's cds...one being Elmo's sing a long...Which by the way has a few very unpolitically correct and hilarious song lyrics (I think it's gotta be about 20 years since it's original recording) and like a 30 of the most wonderful toddler songs cd. They drive me insane. I was soooo angry at my husband yesterday because he says, You know what sucks?" I asked him what.He sings, "Howdy how do you do hello goooood day." and for the rest of the day I have this silly ditty in my head.
What is even worse than this is that yesterday, I ran an errand ALONE while the children where napping. And. To my utter dismay, I had the Toddler Tunes playing for about a mile down the road before I even noticed. And I was singing along. *hanging head in shame.*
Friday, August 28, 2009
I've Resolved
to not spend as much time crocheting or computering around the kiddles. I get so caught up in my craft, and I am such a blasted over achiever I have to start and complete my projects pronto. So this means a lot more early morning before the babes arise for me to get up and crochet. I am also giving myself one hour during Sesame Street to crochet too. I am trying to spend more time with the babes and take them on adventures and walks, and go to parks, and play with Play Doh...So that's why August hasn't been my best Blogging month. :) Working on my priorities...July just left me so drained...I feel like I was lost in a heap of fibers and finally have made my way out!
Bubs checking out his Playdoh man
One of my newest projects..
Marty the Bear watching the kiddles play. He's visiting a lot of my fellow March Mommies as we speak. :)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Eehp yuuu
We had heard the roar of six apaches flying over head just moments before little ladybug started saying, "eehp yuuu" to me. I was in the kitchen cleaning up, as I do every morning, and she started walking closer to me from the den.
"Helicoptor," I tell her. "Yes, I heard them too."
"eehp yuuu" she insists...
I think, wow...she's really working on her words, trying to say helicoptor.
"Helicoptor, baby."
She's closer. I continue emptying the dishwasher.
"EEEEHHP YUUU." she grabs a fork and hands it to me.
It dawns on me. My baby wants to help me. "HELP YOU."
Oh, are you saying "Help you?"
She giggles. I grab the camera, and she procedes to empty the dishwasher of all the silverware...minus the sharp objects of course!
"Helicoptor," I tell her. "Yes, I heard them too."
"eehp yuuu" she insists...
I think, wow...she's really working on her words, trying to say helicoptor.
"Helicoptor, baby."
She's closer. I continue emptying the dishwasher.
"EEEEHHP YUUU." she grabs a fork and hands it to me.
It dawns on me. My baby wants to help me. "HELP YOU."
Oh, are you saying "Help you?"
She giggles. I grab the camera, and she procedes to empty the dishwasher of all the silverware...minus the sharp objects of course!
Instead of mopping while the kids are napping...
Build a fort for the kids with the kitchen chairs (that you had to move anyway), throw on a blanket or two, and throw that mop sucka down while the kids are happy as can be to play in their new house. Ahhhh...now you get some more "me" time during the kids naptime!Monday, August 17, 2009
Seriously the nicest feedback ever.
I have been selling on etsy for a little less than a year now...and have received kind marks and words along the way, but it is especially rewarding when you create something somebody has in their mind...they receive it and it is EXACTLY what they wanted.
This happened just recently when a very loyal customer asked me to create an heirloom quality stocking hat for a new baby. She didn't know if it would be a boy or girl, but she knew she wanted something Mom could have the baby photographed in and that she could decorate the nursery with. I was fortunate enough to find some amazing deals on some beautiful yarn...and came up with a hit. At least I loved it....then I received this letter shortly after sending the items.
Hello Jenny,I got the baby hat and wash cloths today and I could not be happier. They are gorgeous and I cannot wait for my nieces shower for her to see them. You did an incredible job; exactly what I had invisioned.Thank you so much for the lovely key fob; I am still swooning over it and have already ordered one for my nieces diaper bag.The washcloths are so beautiful and the ribbon you wrapped both items in is so fantastic! I have never seen ribbon like that.I just can't tell you how happy I am with my order. A very warm thank you.
Totally made my day...and for that matter, I am still "high" from this letter. *grinning from ear to ear*
This happened just recently when a very loyal customer asked me to create an heirloom quality stocking hat for a new baby. She didn't know if it would be a boy or girl, but she knew she wanted something Mom could have the baby photographed in and that she could decorate the nursery with. I was fortunate enough to find some amazing deals on some beautiful yarn...and came up with a hit. At least I loved it....then I received this letter shortly after sending the items.
Hello Jenny,I got the baby hat and wash cloths today and I could not be happier. They are gorgeous and I cannot wait for my nieces shower for her to see them. You did an incredible job; exactly what I had invisioned.Thank you so much for the lovely key fob; I am still swooning over it and have already ordered one for my nieces diaper bag.The washcloths are so beautiful and the ribbon you wrapped both items in is so fantastic! I have never seen ribbon like that.I just can't tell you how happy I am with my order. A very warm thank you.
Totally made my day...and for that matter, I am still "high" from this letter. *grinning from ear to ear*
A Couple Toddler "Shorts"
Daddy: Does Daddy need more hair?
Boy: Yes.
Daddy: Where should we get it?
Boy: Oh, should we get new hair at Target?
~~~~~~~~~
Boy: I'm 2!!
Daddy: How old will you be on your birthday?
Boy: 3!
Daddy: What's daddy?
(boy fully knows mommy and daddy's ages)
Boy: Oh, Daddy is number One.
~~~~~~~~~~
Some of the new words Little Lady has just started using out of nowhere....seriously, all of the sudden she busts out with one of these words:
~airplane
~two babies (when looking at a magazine with a picture of twins)
~sushi
~pizza
~abuelita
~bed
~elephant
~mouse
~shoes
~foot
And she's all but stopped calling me Mimi...every now and then she does, but it's mostly Mommy now...*tear*
Boy: Yes.
Daddy: Where should we get it?
Boy: Oh, should we get new hair at Target?
~~~~~~~~~
Boy: I'm 2!!
Daddy: How old will you be on your birthday?
Boy: 3!
Daddy: What's daddy?
(boy fully knows mommy and daddy's ages)
Boy: Oh, Daddy is number One.
~~~~~~~~~~
Some of the new words Little Lady has just started using out of nowhere....seriously, all of the sudden she busts out with one of these words:
~airplane
~two babies (when looking at a magazine with a picture of twins)
~sushi
~pizza
~abuelita
~bed
~elephant
~mouse
~shoes
~foot
And she's all but stopped calling me Mimi...every now and then she does, but it's mostly Mommy now...*tear*
Saturday, August 15, 2009
BBB
BigBoyBed...Sure it may look like a modified crib (it is) and have a modge podge of crib like accessories (it does) and the sheets don't match the blanket and pillowcase (they don't)
HOWEVER....My son is in his big boy bed! He has been for the last couple weeks and he LOVES it. We removed the front railing to his crib and attached the toddler railing and he started walking around on cloud nine. "Daddy built a big boy bed for me.." he said proudly. And now, he crawls into bed on his own...no more lifting my nearly 40 lb 2 1/2 year old into bed...and I can sit on the side of his bed and read to him at night! So much more comfy than sitting on the floor.
Little sissy likes it too. We have to get onto her for crawling into his bed and jumping up and down. Silly girl! I think before we know it, we will be converting her bed too and making his into the full sized bed.
Next project..potty training!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Front Page
So I have been so busy with all kinds of off etsy orders, that I have kind of been neglecting my shoppe...Well imagine my suprise when I went to etsy.com today to log in and found the treasury I am in on the FRONT PAGE!!! Woooooooo!! I am so excited!! Here it is in case you missed it. Congrats to all that are included in this treasury, and thank you Whoaitsme for the inclusion!!
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