Inspiration E-Zine...

The lovely and talented Erin from design for mankind just put out her third Inspiration E-Zine. You can go here for the download link.

p.s. included is a pic of my office corner :)

My Kind Of Christmas Song

A bit melancholy.
I won't go into details but let's just say I don't think Christmas is all it's stacked up to be. Jim and I talked about, in the future, skipping Christmas and going on vacation with the kids. I wouldn't miss the consumerism and stress that goes hand in hand with this season.
Until then I need to put a smile on my face and make this time magical for my kids. It's the least I can do since it was done so well for me when I was little.
I need to remind myself to have a merry little Christmas now.

We're Crafty. Not!

I thought it would be a good idea to make Christmas decorations with the kids this weekend. And with four kids of my own not being enough, I invited my 12 year old sister over to participate. (Yes! I have a 12 year old sister. No, my Dad didn't pull a midlife crisis and take up with a 20 year old bimbo. My step-mom was 45 when she had my sister. You know pregnancy and menopause have many symptoms in common.)
Anyway.

So I broke out the glue gun, popsicle sticks and the glitter. At this point I could post pictures and give you the idea that it was a peaceful, fun filled activity full of smiles and laughter. But I won't because it wasn't. And is that even possible? Like Sasquatch, I would have to see it to believe it.

Things were going pretty well until Kirk decided to take the red paint and smear it all over his face and then Billy threw glitter all over the house. I ended up yelling because let's face it, if we were to compare our parenting styles to those of famous TV moms, I would definitely be more of a Lois than a June.

After the glue dried and the glitter settled (OH MY GOD THE GLITTER! There will be glitter found in this house after Armageddon) we had some very cute ornaments and hopefully some happy memories.

Luckily life is a lot like childbirth, you forget the bad parts and remember mostly the good.
What else would explain my plans to make Christmas cookies, with the rugrats, next weekend.

Look Ma! I did It!

The sewing machine was not bought in vain.


My first creation: A tote bag


Please excuse some of the sloppy sewing. I am a novice after all.


Thanks for the sewing maching Mom:)

Craft blog love

I received my zipper pouches from Curious Bird today and I love them! I'm giving one of them to Cameo (Cameo, if your reading this.....Surprise!) If you haven't checked out Curious Bird you really should. Leya is one crafty, creative woman and you can find cool thrift store clothes, handmade bags, artwork and more. I really love all the craft blogs out there. Besides admiring their creativity it's also fun to visit their happy crafty worlds ( you won't find any internet drama going on there!) These blogs have inspired me to take a sewing class this Summer. I want to get crafty too.