Add a little color to your life
I once saw a pin that said, “I have a lot of dogs to make up for those that don’t.” I should have bought it.
Have you ever seen this commercial? Click on the first option.
Never fails to make me cry.
Austin has been begging me to submit Shiloh’s pictures to the Daily Puppy
and he was thrilled when they put her up today. Blake is home sick, cuddled up on the couch with a furry friend to keep him warm.
Dogs Rule.
I quickly snapped up shots of the basement before it gets trashed. We haven’t finished putting everything down there. If I had my way the plasma would go down there, at least until we do our family room addition. Our poor house, a never ending work in progress. I love the sparse look it has right now, that will all change when the Wii and PS and all the other messy things with lots of cords get moved down there. Oh and that big box of Rescue Heroes….. not the nicest things to look at.
Wasn’t sure how I would like the cork floor but I love it. It really has a nice look to it. The ottomon is Coley’s favorite spot.
This little room is the toy room. I hit PB for a bunch of baskets and storage. Oh and that cool big Union Station clock sitting in the basket on the top picture.
These shelves were an afterthought and I am so glad we put them in. They hold so much stuff and look cool too. And Cole now has a use for his little yellow ladder/stool that I bought a couple years ago at the Springfield Antique Show
And I will leave you with the sweet puppy face snoozing on an Amy Butler pillow
Lucky Girl
is done.
The floor is down and sealed and now we are waiting the mandatory three days for it to “cure”. I am anxious to get some furniture down there and move the toys down there. Pictures to come.
Not much news to report, doing a lot of sewing. Turn around time is still 3-4 weeks but hopefully worth the wait!
As I ponder and plan a new larger studio I have been visiting Flickr for ideas on craft rooms
Organization and just general art studio ideas.
But look no further because the ultimate inspiration is HERE
Andy take note. Her husband built most of it for her.
The reality is that mine could never look quite like that because she is a fabric designer and I am a handbag designer. I have massive amounts of fabric on large bolts and rolls. I have to have space to cut. And lets face it, my big steam press, iron, ironing board, interfacing, industrial sewing machine, etc- not the most fun things to look at.
But one can dream right?
So I started the day with a root canal. Which is always fun. A couple hours later I was back at the dentist because the temporary filling they put in the tooth fell out.
Got that fixed and headed over to the DMV to get a new license. While I am waiting my turn, I was number 55 and they were on 30, some guys across the room start yelling at each other. Things were thrown out there like, “hey we speak English in this country!” to which the other guys yelled something back in Spanish. Then the (of course) white guy start spewing profanities. It was getting ugly and I thought it might be time to head on out when the Hispanic group of guys got up and left. I just sat there, embarrassed. Ugh. People. You find all kinds at the DMV. I ended up sticking it out and leaving with yet another ugly drivers license picture.
It’s almost time to take the in-laws to the airport. I hope they enjoyed their time in the snow.
Grandad taught Blake how to play a couple songs on his guitar and Blake is thrilled. I hear him in there playing now and singing, “all the girls in France do a little jiggly dance.” Hmmmmm.
Guess it’s not much worse than Cole running around singing, “I want to be an American Idiot.” I keep telling him that that’s not what they are saying- they DON”T want to be an American Idiot. But he’s three, and always right. In his own mind anyway.
And a business note- Sometimes people send me emails asking about the status of their bags. I don’t mind this at all, and I will always respond to everyone. However, sometimes your mail boxes are full and the emails bounce back to me. Then I get a follow up email that implies that I am ignoring you. I’m not. There is nothing I can do on this end if my replies bounce back. It has only happened a couple of times (once recently) and it is so frustrating to get emails from people thinking that I am ignoring them. Ok, had to get that off my chest.
Tomorrow I am off to get a root canal. And I am actually happy about it. I have been living with tooth pain from this crown for the last few months. Well it has turned into an infection and I just can’t wait to put an end to it. Bring on the drill.
And a funny note since it is Presidents Day (and why I could never homeschool my kids). My 7 year old claims his favorite president is George Jefferson. I think it is so funny that I don’t dare tell him that George Jefferson was not actually a president but a tv show. It all started after a school project where he had to name the presidents on currency. George Jefferson- the best president.
Hanging on the couch with Austin and two doglets. Waiting for the rest of the family to get up. Word on the street is that we are heading out to Big Boy with the Grandparents for some breakfast. Always an adventure.
So Shiloh is getting an attitude and even Barley is getting a little tired of her puppy antics. Time to step up the training and sign her up for puppy kindergarten.
She is still pretty cute though….I love these picture of her sleeping in the sun with the snowy backyard behind her.
Hope you find your little place in the sun today, snow is falling here again but warmer temps are on the way this week.
Can you believe it? It has warmed up. Who would have thought that 5 degrees would be warmer than, well, anything… but this morning it was -1. We are enjoying the coldest February ever on record for the state of Ohio. Insane. I sure hope Grandma and Grandad packed warm clothes. They are in for a shock. Let’s see what their weather was when they left Ft. Worth. Well…. it says it is 28 degrees there right now. That’s kinda cold too. Either way I have a fire going in the fireplace to welcome them to the great white north. The sun is brightly shining despite the frigid temps, almost blinding as it reflects off all that snow.We have work lined up for for the Grandparents. My mother-in-law always helps me with a quilt and I have one that has been in the works for a while made with some Flea Market Fancy fabric .
I am loving this new fabric from Anna Maria called Chocolate Lollipop
In an effort to rid myself of the 10 pounds that I have gained in the last year (let’s just say sewing all day is not really good for your figure) and despite what my sweet father-in-law says about me being too skinny before and looking better now (see now you know why my husband is so nice- he was raised well) ANYWAY, I have been hitting the rec center for an hour of running the track. With plenty of walking mixed in too. Cole loves the childcare so it’s a win win deal.
My ipod is always going with lots of music to get me moving and then also a few cooling down to walk songs. One of the songs on there is Five for Fighting’s Superman. Every time I hear this song I tear up. Which isn’t the best thing to do when you are working out in a place where you know half the people.
This song always makes me think of two little guys in my life. Two first-borns close in age and with similar issues. One belongs to me, one is a good friend. These two boys have it a little tougher than everyone else. Not for any big reason except that sometimes we expect a lot of them and they expect a lot of themselves. Relaxing and letting go isn’t really their M.O’s. They worry, they stress and no matter how much we tell them to relax, they carry the weight of the world on their shoulders. So this if for them. Even though they are too young to really get it, someday they will.
I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naive
I’m just out to find
The better part of me
I’m more than a bird:I’m more than a plane
More than some pretty face beside a train
It’s not easy to be me
Wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I’ll never see
It may sound absurd:but don’t be naive
Even Heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed:but won’t you conceed
Even Heroes have the right to dream
It’s not easy to be me
Up, up and away:away from me
It’s all right:You can all sleep sound tonight
I’m not crazy:or anything:
I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naive
Men weren’t meant to ride
With clouds between their knees
I’m only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me
And yes we are still snowed in! The kids and dogs are out romping in the snow. And it is still actually snowing! I think we are up to 8 or so inches, which isn’t a ton but enough to slow things down around here.
This is the last “calamity” day for our school district. I can’t remember ever having this many snow days. Not when I was growing up in Michigan and certainly not here. If we have any more, they tack days on at the end of the year. Seeing that it is mid-Feb I think we are rounding the corner of winter and on our way to Spring. Hard to consider when there is this much snow on the ground but my little bulbs in the ground actually like this layer of insulation and are happily sleeping until they start to pop their heads out next month.
The basement is done- well not completely done. This weekend my in-laws are coming in and the floor will hopefully go down. I CAN”T WAIT. The boys are going to love it down there and I am going to like closing that door to the noise.
There is a little puppy face peaking through the back french doors- she is so small. She is shaking and ready for afternoon nap by the fire. I am running out of fire wood! Best go let her in and dry her off.
Happy Valentines Day!
XO
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