New in the shop~

#1 and 2 in a series of 3 new "Puffer Bird" cards~

The little birds have been stuffed with batting making them puffy!

Of course, they each come with a handmade envelope as well...

I have admired Alona's work for so long.

You can always find this listed as one of my Etsy favs

and it is on my list of things to buy when we finally get into our own home.

Today you have a chance to win one her custom initial necklaces!

Hop over here to enter the giveaway!

Good luck

(kinda....actually I hope I win! ) hee!hee!

:)

So pretty today! A great day for fun at the playground:

What we've been up to.....

I thought once the holidays were officially over,

things would slow down,

but seems like things are actually speeding up! :)

We had such a fun Christmas!

I tried once again to get a serious Christmas picture, but Lucas had another idea:

It's so much fun to watch the boys anticipate Santa's arrival!

Zachary made sure Santa knew exactly what he wanted:

And they made sure he was rewarded with milk and cookies:

Josh and I got to attend a holiday party for grown-ups:

And we got to visit with both sides of the family!

Since returning home from Dallas, here's a little of what I've been working on.

Sorry about the shabby photography!

I've been wanting a necklace with an organza flower embellishment, but didn't want to shell out the money for one, so I made one for myself:

(please excuse the double chin and the underarm. I had to take this one of myself)

And since you can usually find me in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, I decided to make myself a skirt:

I also was able to make a cute crocheted pink scarf that I don't have a picture of, but hopefully can post one soon. I'm thinking about including scarves and jewelry in my etsy store, but just not sure yet....

Next on the to-do list: planning a baby shower, January teacher appreciation gifts for my son's school's staff, re-stocking my store, and a few projects for family members.

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(click each pic to enlarge)

Lucas had his first soccer practice this week.

There was plenty of:

Kicking~

Resting~

Crying~

Waiting~

Picking (and eating) ~

And of course last week, Optimus Prime and Batman

brought home all kinds of delicious chocolate

for Josh and I to enjoy after they go to bed.

Check out this fabulous giveaway from

sTuck in the Coop.

Honestly, I hope you don't win ...

or if you do you give your winning gift certificate to me! :)

This is It

If you are a Michael Jackson fan at all,

let me encourage you to go see the film, This is It.

Josh and I went to see it last night on my birthday date

and it was really interesting and entertaining.