Do you ever go through periods where things don't turn out quite like you planned?Days where your plans start out great but then you find yourself looking around and wondering what the heck is going on? When you have all these great ideas but somehow things get all tangled and you can't remember why you thought your ideas were all that great in the first place? When your game is off?  No matter how hard you try or how sensible your shoes are? Well...I'm going through one of those times ... View the Post

Before I commence with the randomness I have 1 item of business that I need to take care of.I need to announce the winner of the Riley Blake fat quarter bundle.  And that winner is....Sandy (who's favorite color is lime green). Ok.  Now onto crazy talk.Another year of school has started.  I didn't post about it.  On purpose.  It makes me too sad. My husband reminds me that when I used to teach school this was my favorite time of year...all the students coming back, redecorating a classroom, a ... View the Post

So I guess this post is as close as I'll ever come to a "What I Wore Wednesday"... I bought this shirt over the summer when Elizabeth and I made our day trip over to the LA Fashion district.  I kind of love it but haven't had a reason to wear it until last week when I went to see Wicked. I hadn't ever seen Wicked (I know...I'm behind the times) but it was really great.  I loved the story, the set, and the costumes...dude...I LOVED the costumes.  They had this great steam punk/ 80's vibe...and ... View the Post

I had a very different post planned for today...a recap of the summer...projects I hadn't posted, activities we enjoyed, beautiful things we had seen but then as I was looking through photographs to share I ran across this one: It's a photo of Simon and Grace eating jello. Nothing too shocking about that right? Well... What if I told you they have never eaten jello before? And then what if I went on to say that not only haven't they ever eaten jello before they haven't even ever SEEN jello ... View the Post

This summer is flying by. And it makes me sad.If it were up to me summer would last twice as long. I love the long days, high temperatures, and having all my kids at home.I love the sidewalk chalk, the evening walks, and the running through sprinklers.And this summer my husband and I have been spending time with our kids doing things we did during the summers we spent growing up...things like playing 4 Square, HORSE, and roasting marshmallows. It's been really fun.So the other day when my ... View the Post