cheating...

Today is day 4 in my blog everyday challenge and I have lots to get done before the weekend so I'm cheating and sending you to look at some of my favorite blogs.
The ones I check on frequently and glean countless inspiring ideas from.
This Young House
Chez Larsson
Pam Garrison
Paint in my hair
Grosgrain
Katie did
Sugar City Journal
Hope you enjoy them as much as I do! Have a happy Thursday :)

today it came...

Daily blogging challenge day #2

This afternoon I have been working on my skirt, last night I'd sewn up the pleats but by morning decided I didn't like the way it was turning out. As everyone knows, if you don't love it, you won't wear it. And I want to love this skirt!
So, I brought down my dress form and began pinning and playing around to see what I could come up with.

I ended up putting one larger pleat in the front, two small pleats, one on each hip, and lots of little knife pleats in the back. which is what you see pictured.

Earlier in the day I had gone to check the mail and was pleased to fine my package from Amazon had arrived!

I had ordered the book on Terrariums and the newest Enya CD, which although it's the winter/Christmas one and it's now summer, I got anyway. For anyone who really knows me knows how much I adore Enya! I'm excited to sit down and read the book though, I've been wanting it for some time and can't wait to glean knowledge and start making my own little terrariums!
you likely noticed that there are other items in that photo which I did not include in my list of arrivals from Amazon. That is because while I was sewing away the ups man arrived with Two more packages!!! One of which is the book and CD set of "Growing Kids God's Way". I'm really excited to start listening and learning from that one as well.
The third package was from Forever 21...

I have decided that while Nathan is away, and shopping with kids is so difficult that I would try some online shopping. So I got plain white and gray tees (cause I am rather boring), a skirt and top, and a black cardigan which has a lovely lace cutout in the back!(and it all fits!) You'll also notice the pink flower head band and the necklace.

The necklace was a fun find, I liked the poetry of the heart with the anchor seeing as my love is out at sea. And since the heart is a locket I can even put his photo in it! Man I love being a girl! :D
So, it's been a fun day.

tagged...

I was tagged by my sister in law, Heather, from Paper Lilley.
The deal is you're to take a pic of yourself right now, and post it.
No photoshop, no pre-picture primping.
just the real you, right now. :D have fun,
I'm tagging:
Alison
Anna
Amanda

Gwen decided to join me, but I told her she couldn't primp so the hair stayed in the face. :D

Life is keeping us busy these days. But I wanted to share this with you all cause I think it's adorable!



A family friend passed on a ton of girl clothes for our Gwennie bean and in the bag were a couple pairs of shoes. Gwen immediately spied these pink boots and has since worn them every day! We had already noticed her love of shoes after taking her to Payless to pick out some winter shoes. But this just confirms it, things like shoes and purses...it truly is just ingrained in us as women to love them! even when we're 1 1/2 and can't hardly talk yet. :)
So thanks Lily for sharing your pretty pink boots with Gwen, she loves them!

Disney Land with a friend....

On Sunday I took a last minute oportunity to go to Disney Land with a dear friend of mine. We had a wonderful time and it was so fun to have a day with no children while running around and acting like a kid myself! :)
Of course we had to take the entrance photo!



Then we headed to Space Mountain to avoid the long lines it was sure to get later in the day... What a blast! we were laughing so hard and screaming like little girls because we could!



Then we went on the Buzz Light year ride which I hadn't gone on yet, it is interactive and has you shooting things with lazer guns. My friend Brittany would like you to note the scores, yes, she was definitely winning!



We rode on Start Tours and Then went off to ride the Matterhorn which is one of my all time favorites and the last time I was there it was closed. So it was fun to ride it after so many years!



Brittany got the best seat, being in front on this ride is really the funnest ever!



Then it was off to all the kiddy rides! but first we made a stop at the Mad Hatters.



And picked up some hats to wear all day long!



We rode on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (A family Favorite) and then waited in the long line for Peter Pan. Which was worth it like always, who doesn't love flying over mermaid lagoon? :)



Snow White was next where we posed with the poisoned apple!







And of course we had to try and pull the sword out of the stone! If you're wondering, I did this too but my picture was taken sideways and for whatever reason my computer won't let me correct that right now so you miss out on my picture as well as many other cute ones... sigh.



finally, (for the pictures that is) we rode on Thunder Mountain, again another all time favorite, only with this one the best seat is in the back of the train where it whips you around even more than the front!



we also rode Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Indiana Jones, we walked through Tarzan's tree house, had ice cream on main street and watched the parade. oh, and for those of you who know me and know of my love for Alice in Wonderland. yes of course we rode those too, but the pictures we took were all sideways and so, are some of the ones left out in this post.... silly computer!
well, thanks for looking, it truly was a wonderful, magical day!

I got sunshine....

Today we went to the grocery store to pick up some water and milk.
In order to get to the water isle from the door I always walk right past the kiosk of flowers and balloons. Normally I just walk right by, I don't usually stop and look at the flowers but for some reason today they totally caught my attention!
Perhaps it was the large selection of my favorite flowers?
Yes, the Ranuculous are my favorite flower.

So I gave in, and now have lovely yellow flowers on my table!
It is amazing how much sunshine and happy thoughts accompany flowers. :)
I must say i had a hard time choosing colors though.
There were white ones and a lighter yellow.
and several different arrangements of multiple colors put together.

But i finally decided on these,
Ahhhhh,
aren't they lovely! ;)
haha, well I'm happy about it anyway!

babylegs and a dress form....

These are called "Babylegs"
I have always thought the idea was cool and was actually going to purchase some online soon.
Then last night at Target i noticed that they had some!
So that was fun! :)

But this was even more fun!

I was up at my sister's this last weekend doing wedding things,
and by chance it came up in conversation that i enjoy sewing and costumes etc...
Well the lady of the house mentioned that she had an old dress form she'd bought at and antique store years ago that she no longer wanted.
So she gave it to me!!!!
It's so cute and so old! I love it and am looking forward to finding fun things to display on it. :)

Sharing

Like my new apron?! my mommy got it for me! :) I have wanted an apron for some time now, keep thinking I'll make one for myself but.....
well I guess it's just not a priority in my life at the moment.
But now I have one! Yeah! Just thought I'd share.
P.S. I know you love the bag of Tostitos in the background too, wink wink, lol I'm so "professional"!

yummy!

So yet again another slightly random post but hey, I guess I'm just in that kind of a mood! :)
Anyway, Here is one of my favorite things to eat. Especially when they are ripe and sweet! So delicious and good for you too! Who doesn't like those kinds of treats?
OK, I will admit my second favorite treat food right now is this...
But what can I say, I'm a girl, it's chocolate, what's not to love?

The little things in life...

So this might be a little random but I wanted to show you my cup.
Last week I was walking through Target and noticed these dishes.They come in yellow, pink, green and blue. All very cute but the yellow ones really just called to me! They asked me to buy them, said they would remind me of sunny days and iced tea, that they would make me smile when I see them, and be a joy to use. Plus they are plastic so my kiddos can't even brake them!
So I gave in, I bought myself two and I use them daily.
They have not broken their word, they do make me smile every time I look at them :)
kind of weird I know to blog about a cup but I just wanted to share.
Sometimes it's the little things in life that bring us the most joy.

tut tut

It's raining..... I love it!