July 22, 2008
July 20, 2008
Aislin got a quilt, also
Used two of her old dresses and an old shirt, put some brown eyelet around it and then surrounded it all with super soft white fabric and backed it with blue with white polka dots. she loves it- SO glad because it did not turn out how I pictured it in my head, but as long as she loves it, then yay!!!
July 18, 2008
CHAS 08/Sonburn
Here are the new lines Sonburn is coming out with - we have four...
My new line, Eco-Chic is so fun! It will be printed on recycled paper, using soy based inks... it is a good start for going green.. I have to say I really love this one!
My other line is Something Borrowed, Something Blue.. for weddings (though it definitely can be used for other things- we have done two sets of rub ons this time, one is pretty generic, while the other fits the theme)
Lori did two of the lines.. Olivia is a grandparents line- love this!
And Cool Citrus is for friends.. so bright and cheery!
Can't wait until these start shipping!
July 17, 2008
P.S.
Tomorrow I will try to post some stuff from the new Sonburn release- I am SO excited about the new lines- we have 4 super cool ones coming out! yay!
How To Waste The Morning
*check email
*tell kids that we will not go to the pool unless their "boat" is cleaned up (boat is 2 barstools, 9 chairs and tons of babies and toys all arranged in a circle in the living room)
*run to the back door to yell at the dog for barking and scratching to get in
*while I am in the kitchen, grab a few M&M's for a tiny snack
*on the way back to my office, realize that there is dog puke on the carpet. nice.
*back to the kitchen for paper towels & cleaner
*clean up dog puke. gross.
*back to kitchen to put away towels, cleaner and to wash hands
*check to-do list and make sure "get carpets cleaned" is listed
*on the way back to office, realize that I haven't swept kitchen floor this morning
*decide that now was the perfect time, since the boat was using all of the chairs
*sweep kitchen floor
*run to put trash bags on grocery list - we are out and have to put dog hair sweepings into teeny grocery bag.
*let dogs in since Brian is on a business phone call and yelling at me about dogs barking
*decide to sweep foyer floor, also- three dogs in the house right now=lots of hair. blech.
*put broom up and freak out thinking i left something in the washer and now it is going to be stinky.
*peek into washer. nothing there. whew.
*remind kids *again* that no cleaning=no pool
*listen to kids arguing over who is going to clean what.
*back to office to get some work done.
*oops. lunch time.
July 15, 2008
3 months!
Well, we are at 3 months waiting for our baby- yay! The kids and I ran out to Target this morning to get some birthday presents for their cousins and of course I had to pick up a celebrate-month-3 outfit :-). Another dress. of course. There were some adorable t-shirts and shorts that I wanted to get, but until we know her size, I don't want to buy anything that is only for summer/winter. The dresses that I buy can be worn in summer, of course, but also in winter with a long sleeve and tights, so I figure they are a pretty safe thing to buy.
I also found a diaper bag while I was there- yay!! I was thinking I wanted a purse that was big enough to throw some diapers, clothes and bottles in- found it at Target! Love this cute hobo type bag- the inside has a super cute print and it has pockets on the inside and outside- I am in love!!
(Aislin took the picture, so it is a bit blurry.. but you get the idea)
bye!
July 12, 2008
Deck's quilt
I haven't finished the black & white quilt top yet (almost), but I did start and finish a small quilt for Declan this week. I recycled some of his old shirts and made a little soft quilt- he loves it! It is definitely not perfect- jersey is hard to sew- all stretchy and funky... but that just makes it unique and charming,right?? I really love how it turned out-and it was really quick and easy! This will be a perfect couch quilt for him- he loves to snuggle under a blanket when he is reading or watching a movie. Aislin and I just went through her old clothes in the basement for her quilt- guess I will be starting that today!
July 06, 2008
busy week
Last week flew by- seemed like there was so much to do!
*I am trying to finish up my two new Sonburn scrapbook collections for CHA and also finish the catalog for the show. I am SO excited about my new lines, can't wait to show them!!!
*My nephew has been in town and has spent some time with us, which is so great- he is 8 and the kids just love him!
*Brian and I had a night alone while the kids spent the night with the grandparents. We went out to celebrate our 13th (THIRTEEN YEARS-crazy!!) wedding anniversary at the Melting Pot for dinner which has been a tradition for us for years now. YUM still love that place.
*My friend and I had a "sewing day"- we hung out at her house all day and sewed.. sounds fun, huh?? Really, it was- so fun, no kids just us, and I made the cutest pillow for the baby room! I am totally into making pillows now, and I want to make a thousand more!
*The nursery/baby room is coming along - I repainted it last weekend (two coats of primer + 2 coats of paint = lots of work!!) but it is pretty and i love the new color! I seem to be stealing furniture from our bedroom for the baby room- a chair, Brian's dresser (poor Brian), a lamp... we are on a budget now and I can't really spend the money on new stuff, so I am making use of what we have!
*I found the cutest desk at the thrift store the other day for $20 and didn't buy it (for some reason I called to check with Brian the crazy-stick-to-the-budget-guy, and he said NO)... never again!! I will so regret not buying that- I wanted to turn it into a cool desk for the kids to use..ohwell!
*We had a fun July 4th at Chateau Elan Winery- this is the 3rd year we have been there to see fireworks and I just love it! Not too crowded, only 20 minutes away from our house and easy to get out of when the fireworks are over! Pictures are below :-)
*uh. oh. I also started a new baby quilt. I bought this fabric months and months ago. Who knows what I am going to do with this quilt, but i just love making these! Picture below :-)
*my favorite fabric designer: Anna Maria Horner.. her new Drawing Room fabrics are gorgeous and I want them all. love them.
*I actually took a nice bath yesterday DURING THE DAY which is crazy. Just relaxed and read my book- it was fabulous!
*enough for now :-) bye!
Playing soccer on the Chateau lawn
stinky sweaty feet on daddy
funny face
she cracks me up
Black white and bright-hopefully this new quilt will be cute!?
June 26, 2008
and...
the crib is put together!! YAY!!! Makes me happy to see it in the baby's room! I would take a picture, but I painted the room green (which is a really great green) but I just decided that I want to change the color (eek, Brian thinks I am a nut!)-- so, hopefully this weekend I can re-paint the room and it will look like I want it to! Once everything gets settled and ready, I'll take some photos of her room :-)
There were quite a few referrals today with our agency- so exciting to keep get closer to our day :-) and super exciting for all the families that got their referrals- congrats!!
June 25, 2008
we're back :-)
We got home yesterday from our nice Florida vacation- we had such a great time! I have to say that the van was so nice to travel in- so much room and super comfortable - still don't like the look of it, but too bad! Some pictures from our trip..
my little cuties
with Aunt Linda and Uncle Steve at the GWiz museum
inside the van.. and still room for one more!
aren't they cute?
the kids are rocking out
my babies :-)
Declan took this one
Aislin took this one
love this one
being sweet to each other
beautiful sunset
enjoying ice cream at the nursing home (deck on the sugar high)
looking pretty
my and my daddy (my grandfather)
