Sad, but true...ever since I began having children 6 years ago, I have realized that my body is like pizza dough.Before and when I am pregnant I gain little weight and my body does not change that much. About a month after I have a baby I EXPLODE and stretch and go from a size 2 to a size 10!!!! Then about a...
Cousin Phil (below smiling) is going to have a baby brother this December, and Henry is going to have a new cousin! So now there will be 4 Bartholomew boy cousins within about a year to a year and a half of each other. I have a feeling that from here on out getting together with the families is going to be much...
I am almost finished with Mimi's bedroom. The color palette is bright pink, green and light blue. We'll see how it all comes together. I painted a tree on her wall (below is a picture of me in the process). Henry takes naps in her room twice a day so it is hard to get things done during the day and they sleep...
So I know I am supposed to hate Wal-mart. Right? But I can't help it, they are starting to sell some really cool stuff. Such as these retro looking cruiser bicycles. I am completely in love with them. The above is called the 'Cranbrook Cruiser in Mint Green' found here for under $90. Isn't she a beaut?!Above is the bike I would get...
I love love love these horizontal cedar fences by builder/designer Peter A. Kirsch-Korff. They are beautiful, modern and natural. If we had a private yard out back or bushes that gave us some privacy I would probably leave it. But I feel like every time I go out to look at my flowers, hang out in the sun or play with the kids...
It's no secret I love Pierre Deux. These are some lovely things I found while looking at their online store, my idea of window shopping.Last week I taught my children the meaning of window shopping. We needed to kill some time so we went into one of my favorite stores, TJ Maxx. The kids always beg for toys when we go there so...
Henry turns 1 year old on the 19th or today (depending on when you read this). For his party we wanted to do something Summer'ish, casual and fun. So we had a barbecue themed party!I saw this cake in a magazine and just had to make it. It is a 4 layer white cake, with each layer dyed a different color. Below is...
Some pics I took driving along the coast. We went through a small town and Steve and I saw this old factory and we had to stop and take a picture.There was something so ominous and Tim Burton'ish about this building and the clouds.We also saw this barn from the side of the road and Steve was so smitten with it we turned...
When you marry into a family that has 11 letters in their last name, it's quite an undertaking (especially when I used to be just plain old Nelson). It took me 4 months before I could say my last name without getting marble mouthed. I couldn't believe how long it took me to sign my name on a check at the grocery store....
I love to look at pillows...who knows why? Probably because they are pretty and within my price range.Well, I am on a crazy diet right now that takes every bit of will power I have. I just keep thinking about eating something with lots of fat and flavor! So tonight I thought, "I wonder if they make pillows in the shape of food?"Low...
I think it would be so fun to mix these bright colored pillows from Horchow with the traditional chairs below.These chairs do have a little frill to them, but that's one of the things I love about them.Henry has a bad cold and I feel horrible for the poor little guy...as soon as he gets better he gets sick again. Maybe it's allergies,...
Max wore this shirt once when I noticed a bleach spot on it (I still have no idea how it got on there).So I googled "dinosuar silhouette" and printed out this little dino. I used this as my pattern and cut out the dino shape on a piece of frabric. 1. then I cut the shape out agian on fusable web (bought at...
I wish I had better pictures, but above is the mirror I bought from the DI for $10. I bought some "oregano" colored spray paint and washed off the hand-painted embellishments from the mirror, taped around the wood with painters tape so nothing got on the glass and sprayed.......voila! A new green mirror that miraculously coordinates with the green side table in our...
While talking to some friends of mine yesterday I explained that I often feel uncomfortable sharing experiences I have had during my 'growing-up' years of High School and college, especially in groups of people or with people who I don't know very well. Because during these 'growing-up' years I often lived outside of the country. So when I tell a story and it...
While visiting the Oregon coast I fell in love with the grey cedar shingle styled homes with their bright white trim. I have been to Cape Cod and Wilmington, North Carolina but never noticed these beautifully designed coastal homes until now.The look is clean and simple and there is something so rich and cozy about a home with so much natural detail on...