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happy song!

10:43 PM

Listen to this song from Vampire Weekend called "Horchata".

I was listening to it on the way home from the store and I swear my surrounding changed from brown-yucky-muddy snow to dancing in some exotic location...I don't really know where, just some place happy and fun.

if only i were cool...

8:45 PM

I have recently read two blogs of girls I know (Liz & Susan) and they both had links and talked about this event called alt. Well, I was curious so I went to the site and found an array of hip bloggers and fashion forward Utahs. I was very impressed as I browsed the various people's blogs and websites, then I got a tinge of sadness and thought, I am so not cool enough (at this time in my chaotic life) to attend such a fun exhibition. None the less it looks like a blast!

Maybe next year? I am grateful though to find some more blogs full of design ideas and projects! :)

"auntsisters"

10:09 PM

Sometimes for no good reason at all Madeline will start to cry, I ask her what is wrong and she says that she misses her "auntsisters", I realize of course she means ancestors and tell it is okay we will see them again in Heaven. Well, this week she cried real tears for grandpa Don. Max and Madeline just adored him and it was very hard to see how sad they were to realize he was gone.

This is a picture of my Grandpa Don (my Father's dad) taken almost 3 years ago when Quentin & Christie were married. Max was 3 and Maddie was about 9 months. I loved the way grandpa treated my children. He was always so happy to see them and I could see how proud he was of his great grandchildren. He never played favorites, his love for them was sincere.

He passed away last week and I have to say it was a very peaceful funeral. I looked around at the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren he has left behind here on earth and can't help but imagine how incredibly proud he must be. As we drove away from the dedication of the grave, Madeline just kept saying over and over again, "I don't want gwanpa to be bewied, I miss him". I know he loved me, my husband and children and can only hope to live a life blessed with such a great family.

the inner-princess

9:49 PM

What is it about these dresses from FairyWonderful that makes me want to buy one for Madeline and just sit back and watch her twirl in a sea of tulle? I don't consider myself very froo-froo or overly girlie, but there is something so indulgent about these dresses and if you can't wear yards of tulle when you are little when can you (and not look crazy)?! Who knows, but I secretly LOVE them!

cupcakes

good enough to... smell?

9:22 AM

These yummy candles on etsy look good enough to eat, I mean really...how are people so creative? I love this idea for V-day and just may be sending some out to the gals in my family.

it happened, my worst fear came to fruition...

12:00 PM

Max is a big guy, 4' 4" tall and around a 100 pounds. Well, I feared that (ironically enough) he would be bullied in school, and somehow I knew in my mind that it would be by the smallest kid in his class...

Today it happened. He came home with a bloody nose saying that ____ (will remain nameless) punched him in the nose today and he had to go to the office for his bloody nose. His nose was still bleeding a little when he came home so it must have been a pretty good hit smack dab in the face. This certain kid I know and is by far the shortest, skinniest kid in class.

I seriously feel sorry for the kid that Max ever hits back and he has my FULL permission to hit back, but never throw the first punch. Why can't I just keep my kids in a bubble?

winter projects

9:22 PM

We got our paint for the dining room. My mother-in-law bought me an absolutely gorgeous painting for Christmas and we decided to decorate our Dining Room around it. We love Restoration Hardware colors and so we stopped by to look at some options. To our delight they were having a sale on their paints. We bought a pink petal colored paint for Mimi's room for $12 a gallon (reg $38) as well as the paint above and another for our Living room for $27 a gallon (reg $38). Score!

This last Saturday my brother, Quentin and my dad came and helped us put up the bead board. It looks beautiful. Now I just have to paint the bead board and retouch some of the green and then we are done and I can't wait to see the finished product...I will post a pic.

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