100 Inchies Project- Wings

Here are my latest inchies from the 100 inchies project. I was inspired by the wings theme to more of a tattered, shabby chic interpretation with lots of glimmer mist, stamps, paint dabbers and crocheted lace

Dear Santa...or my husband

I have worked really hard to be good this year and I am out of special occasions so I am writing this letter to plead for my early Christmas gift.

You see this Meet-Cute Tee and Await the Day jacket have become essential to my continued success as a wife and a mother. They fill my daydreams and I am sure that I will be able to cook better meals, build better leggos and vacuum more often with these in my closet.....

p.s. I wear a size 8(M)

Happy Fathers Day....a few days late

We celebrated Fathers Day with our annual tradition of going here after church for my husband's favorite apple pie! We also made yummy breakfast in bed and spoiled him rotten, what else are Father's Days for? I never managed to get a group photo between no nap and a sugar high but you get the picture :o)

Thursday Thought courtesy of Regina Spektor

No one can make me sing dreamily in my car like Regina Spektor and she has done it again with her new album Far. The song I am playing on repeat right now is Laughing With, can you blame me? I have posted the video and lyrics so you can sing along with me!

Laughing With


No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they're starving or freezing or so very poor

No one laughs at God
When the doctor calls after some routine tests
No one's laughing at God
When it's gotten real late
And their kid's not back from the party yet

No one laughs at God
When their airplane start to uncontrollably shake
No one's laughing at God
When they see the one they love, hand in hand with someone else
And they hope that they're mistaken

No one laughs at God
When the cops knock on their door
And they say we got some bad news, sir
No one's laughing at God
When there's a famine or fire or flood

*Chorus*
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they're 'bout to choke
God can be funny,
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
Ha ha
Ha ha

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they've lost all they've got
And they don't know what for

No one laughs at God on the day they realize
That the last sight they'll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes
No one's laughing at God when they're saying their goodbyes
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they're 'bout to choke
God can be funny,
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughing at God in hospital
No one's laughing at God in a war
No one's laughing at God when they're starving or freezing or so very
poor

No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God
We're all laughing with God

I'm Lovin' it Monday

So if you ask me what I am really lovin' right now, I'd have to say summer! No school to rush the kids to, no homework, and no real schedule...heaven. And with vacation #2 coming up this week, I thought I'd make it summer/travel related.

I am lovin' Gamewright games. They are fun, educational, unique and broken into age categories. We have become huge fans of card games like Cuckoo Zoo, Play Ball and Slamwich and dice games like Space Race. They are all travel sized an easy to store. Lighthearted family fun, what more can you ask for? If you live in the area, you can pick these up at the Totally Thomas Toy Depot in Carmel Mountain Ranch but they are also easy to find online.

Now for just the grown-ups.......go out and rent Taken with Liam Neeson. It is a really well done action movie that is not over the top or full of special effect explosions and unbelievability. It has (on top of everything) a strong storyline that will grip you from the first moment and hold you all the way through.

Oh, okay one more just for us ladies since I will be out of town next Monday. I am lovin' the Layla Dress from Layers Clothing. It is cute comfortable and will get you a lot of compliments at a price that won't break your budget.

Just Checking In!

We are on vacation #1 of the suumer, visiting my parents in Northern California, thought I'd pop in, say a quick "hello" and share a few pics of the fun!

Thursday Thought to Ponder

"No one is perfect....that is why pencils have erasers"

I am doing the happy dance

.....can't you tell? Both feet together, elbows tucked with fists by my chest and some awkward bouncing and rocking without any rhythm. Okay, so you are lucky not to have to witness the happy dance....

And why am I doing this joyful jig? Because the beautiful cardigan below is on it's way to me! I have been drooling over the Boyer Cream cardigan since I saw it on this blog but could never justify the price until I went to admire it again longingly today and saw it on sale for 50% off. "Click", mine! It is still a little splurge and it breaks my "no dry clean only rule" but it is soooooo.......worth it!

now if only this swimsuit would go on sale!

I'm Lovin' It Monday

I don't know how the release slipped by me, but I am lovin' the new Heather Ross line, Far Far Away. I love her whimsical take on some of my favorite classic story tales like the Princess and the Pea and the Frog Prince.

What else am I lovin'? I am lovin' Que Sera Sera by K & Company, but good luck finding it anywhere but online (but if you do, pick up one for me too). It is so popular that it flew out of all of our local Michaels Stores but it is definitely worth the extra shipping!

The papers are just gorgeous and some of the jewel tones they use are just dazzling. Complete with some glitter and texture, you will need very little in the way of embellishments!