this is what happens...

when you swim for 4 1/2 hours without drying off:

eeeewww!!!! needless to say, he had a great time in the pool all day.

snowy day...

ok, so mich has been home every day this week except for monday. i didn't have to work tuesday and my next scheduled day is this afternoon but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen. cuz of this:
made these for mich's vday party which i think might be next friday. i'm not sure yet but i thought i'd get them done. mich seems to be disappointed that all they're going to get is a lollipop. but i also plan to make a pencil topper so they'll get a pencil, a gnome kiss (saw it in a mag yesterday), and a covered box of sweethearts. so that's plenty, right? plus, these stupid flowers took three hours!!!


played play-doh with the oster. gonna have to get the boy some new doh though. we only had one small container to make hamburgers out of and they were like a baby poo color. that color doesn't work well when you're making lettuce, onion and tomatoes...or the burger, for that matter. he's so busy. with his lion tattoo on his chest.
let's see....what else. oh, i made a super yummy dish last night. i got the idea from Feb 2011 Clean Eating Magazine, p. 53. i modified it slightly but it was awesome:
and......I DID IT!!! I crocheted a flower!!!

Owen being weird...

owen was being weird playing in the laundry and talking to the ghosts on his little snuggle blanket. i missed that part but then he got up and i got this video.

and i'm working on the laundry. the floor was clean on friday so get off my cases. very little of it is mine, too. i am completely clueless how it gets like this.

pretty saturday...

sitting outside enjoying the pretty day. finally it's not scorching hot! enjoying the view without burning up (like our grass is--ugh):
owen got a haircut a few days ago. he really does not like it. but the french fries helped. he sat and snacked while she cut. good job Owen!
that's about it for today. gotta do some laundry and get my food ready for work. i have a 15k on monday and i totally should have run today, but work had me worn out from last night and, after letting gomey out early, i went back back to bed. i slept until Owen came in and sneezed on me then asked me for milk. what a turkey.

no soccer tomorrow. our season is over. i scored two goals total. yay! we start again in a few weeks. can't wait!!! i think tomorrow i might try to paint our hutch and finally finish our dining room chais. and then scrap!!! i got the new PDW September kit and haven't had a chance to dive into it yet. Sunday and Monday i'll get to play, uninterrupted. except for may a sneeze or two.

have a super Saturday!

first day of 3rd...

oooh, what a handsome fella! he was excited to go. he wasn't sure about the shoes, but he took my advice and they were a hit. same goes for the backpack. i talked him into a non-character backpack and, sure enough, all the boys had hiking type back packs. he looks like such a stud!!! and he smelled good too. we switched to big kid soap rather than baby magic (which still smells awesome).



owen wanted to badly to stay. he was so upset when we left. he didn't cry, but i could tell he really missed his bubby after spending the whole summer with him playing all day.
so, on the way out of school, it was just me and o again...

apparently i don't quite have this mobile blogging thing down yet. but at least i got the stuff to show up. i'll get it straight. i just can't believe that iphone has all that google stuff on it, but then doesn't have any mobile blogging gadgets for blogger. i've tried to post to my blog using safari, but it just doesn't show up. plus, there's no way to access your photos like you would be able to on a regular computer. that sucketh.

anyway, i did get this to post but i had to login on my laptop anyway to correct some things. and you may notice the june 4th post below, which i posted on june 4th and it just now appeared. i wonder if all those other posts will start appearing now that i have this sort of figured out. they were in that strange cyber holding area, i guess. lol!

my projects for the july pdw kit are in the works. and if you haven't checked out the new site yet, DO IT!!! it's beautiful!!! i looove it!!!

finally...

the old paint bucket is going on a trip...for a much needed girls' night in! i'm even going to have aimee trim my hair! it needs it so badly.

gosh, this bucket is ancient. like 5 or 6 years old. Melody Ross signed it at CKC Nashville. anywho, it's filled with "paint" and ready to go! oops, gotta find my good hair scissors.

this is way better than a spa day. like i've ever had one of those anyway.

later peeps. have a fab friday and wonderful weekend!

yeah....i'm pretty sure

that i did this not so very long ago...

sweet crap i got some clothes! and not a single on of these fit!!! 27 pairs of jeans, 18 pairs workout pant, 14 pairs slacks (mostly khakis)...and i don't know how many shirts--don't think i can count that high!

i got a wild hair today. tired of hoarding. seriously. none of it fits.

just thought i'd share. hope everyone is having a great thursday!

new shoesies...

smell almost as good as new paper! yummy!!!
new mizunos...starting them tomorrow for America's Run...
and soccer shoes that don't get to play again until march 28th!!! that's way too long. i need to get a gooooooal!!! seriously though. i doubt that would ever happen. it would be sooo much easier if the goalie would just get the heck outta my way!!!
and if you haven't checked out the march PDW kit yet, you're missing out! the april kit is sounding spectacular as well...
here's another layout i did of me and my bub. we call him 'dude'...his name is charles michael II. what a great name :)

happy valentine's day...two days late

but i guess it's ok to still post this. all the snow is gone and mich will head back to school tomorrow. my snow people are nothing but a few lumps and shed clothing.

i made these goodies for mich to take to school with him and i'm putting them in his valentine's day box that i made as well. but, on the advice of dad, mich has to make his own v-day goodie box. so we did that last night. i didn't follow instructions (and they're so going to know he didn't make the box). so...for now here's what we got:

Sassafras lines...a mix of several...i love how you can do that with sass--mix several lines together. they all kinda go, ya know? a little Jenni Bowlin, OA and some Making Memories. not sure what the dot paper is:

a monogrammed freaky secret notebook:
and a cool little bookmark:and here's the little baggies i made up:
and here's the big fat mess i made:

later peeps!

snow day...

let's see...we got some snow!!! and it's still snowing now at 6pm. it's been snowing since around 3am this morning! yikes! we measured on the mailox...6 inches about 2 hours ago and it's still snowing.



i made the snow people all by myself. nobody wanted to help until i was all done. then they wanted me to help them. my hands were frozen by then and my back a little jacked from rolling that huge snowball. whatever. my snow people don't have mouths. they're mute. just the way i like 'em.

i cleaned out my closet today. i purged all my old shorts and capris finally. i even got rid of some gym pants. yikes!!! i still cannot believe it!
and the rest of the day i finished up mich's valentine's day stuff for school. he won't have his party until tuesday now though. school is canceled again for tomorrow and they have off on monday anyway. should be a nice, long four days. ugh...

i really, really, REALLY hope the gym is open tomorrow. i have to get out of this house!

later peeps...

birthday, olh, and cinnamon

owen's bday party was yesterday. he turned 3 on the 26th, and we had some family and friends over yesterday to celebrate. he was super cute telling everyone happy birthday. and the things he was saying about his gifts...too funny! "ooh, look at that! isn't that just perfect! oh, i love it!" gosh, sooo funny. what a doll.

we did a spongebob and thomas party. sorry owen. mom wore herself out with making cakes and having huge parties for your big bro. that's just the way it goes! but he had a great time and it's nice to not have to worry about planning everything. that is just too much stress. order a few pies, get a cake and some ice cream, a 2 liter, and tell people what time to be there. works out just as well and is far easier!

now, speaking of making things easier...when preparing turkey chili, be sure to read your labels! by this i mean don't grab the cinnamon instead of the chili powder. not. good. at. all. yuck!!!

the February Polka Dot Whimsy kits are live! check out the full gallery here. here's another little sneak of what i created:

ran yesterday outside. it was frigid. well, really it was fine until the wind started going. then it was pretty bad. i was glad to get back inside the gym. but i couldn't do my planned workout because i was just too cold and could not get warm! i tried the bike (btw, the spinning class i signed up for on the 6th? not going to be fun. at all.), i put on two non-sweaty shirts. nothing. was cold to my bones.

so...needless to say, i didn't run this morning. it's cold again. that and my olh is killing me today (old lady hip). i think i've been running too hard again. need to scale it back a bit.

that's all for today. have a super sunday!