Sick Days

Sheesh!  My family is at it again!  This time just the kids, hope, hope…fevers, yucky cough, sore throats…my poor babies! But they still are the cutest.  Thankfully after 4 days of fever for the little gal (and seriously, I was stressing out more than usual, and that’s a lot of …

Coloring

I think that coloring is still my favorite.  Last week, after a super fun strength and cardio class and a yummy Sunday breakfast, I worked on some designs I have had sketched out for a while in my sketch book.  I draw them on shrink film with pens, and color …

Happy Day!

Did you know that today is the 2nd annual International Day of Happiness?  Well, that just makes me happy.  Here is what else makes me happy:           My darling, funny, sassy, sweet, beautiful kids My handsome, sweet, over the top amazing husband       My dog and cat listening to …

Bitter Sweet

There are so many amazing moments I experience as a person, daughter, wife, friends and mother.  As a mother, there are so many bitter sweet moments…like folding up clothes that your babies can’t fit into anymore, and placing them into a donation pile, watching, and blubbering as the nice guys …

Hike It Up

My husband took my 6 year old daughter, just the two of them on a picnic-hike the other day when my son and I were under the weather.  While sitting for a water break, my daughter said, “Nature is really quiet, Dad.” Where is your favorite place to listen to …

Dog Gone Laundry

    This is Lucy.  She is my sweet SWEET two year old terrier-chihuahua.  I love her.  And she loves me, well all of us and every single soul she’s ever met.  And she loves laundry fresh from the dryer.  She will hear the buzz, then the door squeak open …

Forts

Spring break week at my house means lots of free time, bike rides, hikes, and blanket-pillow forts.  Although we have a “WE PROMISE we will clean it up when we are done!” issue, it’s always fun to see what these guys come up with.  They have the best imaginations.  This …

Sweet Seuss

I had to share this cute picture of my daughter, Ruby in her Dr. Seuss PJs.  After I took this cute picture, she read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish to me. In other developments, I have put a few prints and embellished prints of my work up …

Funny Things Everywhere

Happy Birthday, yesterday, to Dr. Seuss. And since I forgot, I have declared it Dr. Seuss Month at my house. My kids are very excited and we will be happily rhyming and reading the Doc’s books for the rest of the month and beyond, because they are the best books.  …