rain rain go away

For every rain cloud in my life, I must remember there are always MORE star paperclips, good music, and RIDICULOUSLY cute owl coffee mugs!

when in doubt, just watch more of 'the office'

I have my first canker sore in a long time. Not good. Life has just piled high enough on me that I'm feeling a crack. I'm surprised that I'm really the first of my good friends to be expelling these issues out into the world. Sometimes I feel like I need a life exorcism. It isn't even that my life is bad or anything, because it certainly isn't, it's just that there are ALLLLL these little things that are stacking up. Must stay above water. I must.

it comes just once a year!

just two little girls in the snow, warming my heart

photos by their papa!

my gift to you.

It’s true, I really have moments where I think I’m a genius. I realize that’s insane, and conceited, and whatever….don’t care right now. I do have SUCH an issue with people and their ego, but I am not kidding around here, I want to roll around naked on this idea --- on the creation itself --- it gets me hottt hottt hottt, and I made it! (Teehee!) I am basking in my greatest creation ever --- fo’ rills: the calendar I made for Brandy for our gift exchange.

She deserves it. Every single day of joy all picked for her. If only I could give EVERYONE I love this gift. Sigh...

friday friday friday sleepy list of things making me happpppy!

1. Hannah's self-portrait, highlighting my favorite parts of her: her lips and that littlest little chin.

2. Sick day apparently means lining up ALLLLLLL your toys.

3. Finding my shoooooessssies!

4. Holiday festivities, especially when hosted by Jacob and my Twin (aka Brandy)

5. Pumpkin

6. Unexpectedly good times with my girls

7. Weekend weekend of goodness

8. Friends opening up

9. COOOOOKIES!

just click your heels

"I know, (ya been gone too long) been away so long (Babe...) I want you to please come home, oh (come on hooome...)"

I've got Led Zeppelin in my head, cuz sometimes it's THAT amazing when you find your missing shoe... Look at them so happy to be together again. One is useless without the other. Who knew my girls would have buried the one under a mountain of things in the closet? So so so so so so so so so (embarrassingly so) grateful to have them back.

six random things about me...maybe not so random actually

1. I am often nauseated by the smell of popcorn popping, even if I enjoy eating it.

2. Sleeping with socks on used to bother me, and now seems like an exciting luxury. OH, to be SO warm.

3. I am surprised when people are not overwhelmed by me, and my obsessive nature.

4. I am deeply fearful that I talk too much. Sometimes when I know someone really well I have them write their names in metaphoric blood to promise me that if they NEED me to be quiet for a minute or whatever, they’ll just SAY IT! That way I will rid myself of the fear that they’ve tuned me out tangents ago. Just say ‘shhhh!’ :)

5. I have been working on my new favorite art project EVER lately. I can’t tell you what it is, because it could ruin her surprise.

6. Stockings are very important to me for Christmas. How charming! Everything needing to be so small.