Today I was standing outside talking to some of my kids, probably about favorite cartoons or the finer usages of the word "poopy", when this little girl that was resting against me looked up (huge grin on her face) and said, "Ms Heidi, I just farted on you" and erupted into a fit of giggles. My chorus of "Ewww"s and "Gross"s only resulted in more uncontrollable giggles from the offender. Then out of my mouth popped, "I'm gonna fart on you!" before I could stop it. This was followed by an absolute break out of giggling and guffawing by all my kids as though I'd said the funniest thing they'd ever heard.
Too far? Meh, who knows. Thus are the joys and snapshots of my life.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Using the 20 minutes I don't have -
I am going to say a quick, "Hello" and then scoot my buns to try to get the next few tasks on the impending "To Do" list done double time to make up for things.
Sister's wedding was great, so happy it's over though. I mean, so happy they are so happy. Naturally. Happiness all over the place. And better yet, we have a pleasant break from weddings, at least for a while.
Our vacation up the coast was wonderful, pictures to maybe come. I say maybe because I am uploading them here in my head, but let's just wait and see if that really does happen. San Fran was gorgeous, Philz coffee is the most amazing thing ever and it basically made and ruined my life all within a matter of 20 seconds, which was a weird sensation, let me tell you. Oregon was beautiful + relaxing + fun. If you stop in Portland for lunch and cupcakes in September, you may fall in love. Not sure how wise that is but I'll wager Not At All. Seattle was great fun, such an artsy feel, so much coffee, so many trees! Also probably not the wisest to base your sole opinion of the city upon three days of site seeing in the best of weather conditions. Unrealistic, but nice for us.
Work is great, thanks for asking. Workin my buns off. My co-teacher [aka the one that has the entire year planned out and has been doing this for over a decade] has a family crisis and has been out for 2 weeks leaving me as head teacher. She will be out for about 4 more weeks give or take [breathing into a paper bag now]. Only joking. Everything is under control...yes, there are looming issues that cause nightmares in my mind, but other than that, things are going swimmingly. Who knew that two such harmless words could be so daunting? Open House. Lordy, I just sweat a little.
Ok, this is cut short, but Henry's is waiting and I have to pick up the husband from a worship sesh (stands for session but I was too lazy to type it out. And I don't want to hear what you have to say about what I just wrote. Thank you.) and then do dinner while we continue to catch up on 30 Rock, and by catch up I mean finish season 1. Don't judge. We all have shortcomings.
I will leave you with this: today, while at my desk working on prepping the next "Circle Time" and simultaneously watching the kids, I overhead two puzzle buddies having the following conversation - initials are replacing names, but I think you could have figured that one out on your own. Let's hope.
R: Jesus wouldn't have snatched that piece from me like that A.!
A: Hmph. Well I wanted it!
R: He's up in heaven and He wouldn't like that.
A: He's not in heaven! He's here in us!
R: Well...He's in heaven and in us. But I don't know how. And you shouldn't have snatched my piece. I'm telling.
Take out the theology and that's a pretty standard puzzle convo in my class. However, the theology made it that much better.
Off to the market. Hope you are alive and well cyberspace!
Sister's wedding was great, so happy it's over though. I mean, so happy they are so happy. Naturally. Happiness all over the place. And better yet, we have a pleasant break from weddings, at least for a while.
Our vacation up the coast was wonderful, pictures to maybe come. I say maybe because I am uploading them here in my head, but let's just wait and see if that really does happen. San Fran was gorgeous, Philz coffee is the most amazing thing ever and it basically made and ruined my life all within a matter of 20 seconds, which was a weird sensation, let me tell you. Oregon was beautiful + relaxing + fun. If you stop in Portland for lunch and cupcakes in September, you may fall in love. Not sure how wise that is but I'll wager Not At All. Seattle was great fun, such an artsy feel, so much coffee, so many trees! Also probably not the wisest to base your sole opinion of the city upon three days of site seeing in the best of weather conditions. Unrealistic, but nice for us.
Work is great, thanks for asking. Workin my buns off. My co-teacher [aka the one that has the entire year planned out and has been doing this for over a decade] has a family crisis and has been out for 2 weeks leaving me as head teacher. She will be out for about 4 more weeks give or take [breathing into a paper bag now]. Only joking. Everything is under control...yes, there are looming issues that cause nightmares in my mind, but other than that, things are going swimmingly. Who knew that two such harmless words could be so daunting? Open House. Lordy, I just sweat a little.
Ok, this is cut short, but Henry's is waiting and I have to pick up the husband from a worship sesh (stands for session but I was too lazy to type it out. And I don't want to hear what you have to say about what I just wrote. Thank you.) and then do dinner while we continue to catch up on 30 Rock, and by catch up I mean finish season 1. Don't judge. We all have shortcomings.
I will leave you with this: today, while at my desk working on prepping the next "Circle Time" and simultaneously watching the kids, I overhead two puzzle buddies having the following conversation - initials are replacing names, but I think you could have figured that one out on your own. Let's hope.
R: Jesus wouldn't have snatched that piece from me like that A.!
A: Hmph. Well I wanted it!
R: He's up in heaven and He wouldn't like that.
A: He's not in heaven! He's here in us!
R: Well...He's in heaven and in us. But I don't know how. And you shouldn't have snatched my piece. I'm telling.
Take out the theology and that's a pretty standard puzzle convo in my class. However, the theology made it that much better.
Off to the market. Hope you are alive and well cyberspace!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Found, Hired, and Sewing like Crazy
I feel like every now and then, when I go a little too MIA in the blog world, I need to drop just a quick note to say, "Still Here!!"
Latest News (before I hit the pillow):
- I am now employed full time at the preschool. I am co-teaching a class of Pre-K-ers, aka 4 year olds. Love them, admire the teacher I'm working with, can't wait for the school year to start. However, we're fitting in an awesome vacation up the coast first!
- Three books I got from the library that the kids have loved: There's Something in my Attic, Jumpy Jack and Googily, and Pigeon Wants a Puppy. The last read with the correct inflections is apparently Pee In Your Pants Hilarious. Ok, not really that bad...we all know in my field that could be quite literal.
It's funny. That's the point. If you have kids, they are worth looking into.
- Sisters' wedding is fast approaching and I am still working on quite a few things. Ring Bearer pillows are near completion, but I still have quite a few pinwheels to pound out. And two or three fairy wands. It'll get done, don't worry.
- I found my camera cable!! Not that you were aware that it's been missing, but this is the majority of the reason I have been such a procrastinator in my blogging. How could I post about just anything when Scott's performance from the Adams wedding is stuck in my camera?! This means many a post is soon to hit you.
- I hope you all realize that my new job security means many more ridiculous child stories...
...and on that note ~ (just one, I promise) one of my favorite little boys was in my class the other day, and after a little girl had made some comment of very little importance (something along the lines of, "This cracker is salty!"), he said with great drama and while rolling his head back, "[Girl's name], you are crackin me up! You are crackin me up at this Sitch-U-ation right now." My eyes watered I was silent laughing that hard. Maybe you just have to hear how he said it, but it was worth my entire day just to be a fly on the wall (/teacher at a desk) for that moment.
Ok, more to come, I promise.
xoxo
Latest News (before I hit the pillow):
- I am now employed full time at the preschool. I am co-teaching a class of Pre-K-ers, aka 4 year olds. Love them, admire the teacher I'm working with, can't wait for the school year to start. However, we're fitting in an awesome vacation up the coast first!
- Three books I got from the library that the kids have loved: There's Something in my Attic, Jumpy Jack and Googily, and Pigeon Wants a Puppy. The last read with the correct inflections is apparently Pee In Your Pants Hilarious. Ok, not really that bad...we all know in my field that could be quite literal.
It's funny. That's the point. If you have kids, they are worth looking into.
- Sisters' wedding is fast approaching and I am still working on quite a few things. Ring Bearer pillows are near completion, but I still have quite a few pinwheels to pound out. And two or three fairy wands. It'll get done, don't worry.
- I found my camera cable!! Not that you were aware that it's been missing, but this is the majority of the reason I have been such a procrastinator in my blogging. How could I post about just anything when Scott's performance from the Adams wedding is stuck in my camera?! This means many a post is soon to hit you.
- I hope you all realize that my new job security means many more ridiculous child stories...
...and on that note ~ (just one, I promise) one of my favorite little boys was in my class the other day, and after a little girl had made some comment of very little importance (something along the lines of, "This cracker is salty!"), he said with great drama and while rolling his head back, "[Girl's name], you are crackin me up! You are crackin me up at this Sitch-U-ation right now." My eyes watered I was silent laughing that hard. Maybe you just have to hear how he said it, but it was worth my entire day just to be a fly on the wall (/teacher at a desk) for that moment.
Ok, more to come, I promise.
xoxo
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Sweet tooth anyone?
I just stumbled upon an amazing find! If you are hungry right now, do not even click on this page...in fact, you may want to close your eyes for this one.
Amazing...I know. They're by Ming Makes Cupcakes and she puts all of her recipes online. I am in love with this woman.
Check it out. Try it out. Get fat. Let me know how they taste.
Check it out. Try it out. Get fat. Let me know how they taste.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Bugger
The Mister and I have decided that the usage of this word cannot be all that bad considering Wallace just used it in the latest Wallace and Gromit movie we watched. How bad could it be then?
I just had a rather delayed Bugger moment that is mildly embarrassing. I was recently at a wedding and was seated at a table with someone that I recognized. I wasn't sure he would remember me so when the appropriate time came, I leaned over and said pleasantly, "Hi (I won't say his name here), I don't know if you remember me, I'm Heidi". He smiled and said he did remember me and proceeded to spout off some questions about how I was doing.
I was a little surprised at just how much he did remember me since in my memory I couldn't recall us knowing each other that well. Maybe passing acquaintances or friends of friends. Plus I couldn't remember a thing about the topics he apparently knew all about me: where he went to school, what he did, where he lived now...
In my mind however, I simply passed it off as a huge success for facebook's home page updates - or simply word from mutual friends.
It was only very recently (aka about a month or so after said wedding) that I realized when I saw that he was on my gchat list, that I in fact knew him quite well. We had been in a Bible Study together, hung out in the same crowd quite often, and he had even been to a goodbye party I'd had before moving down for school.I flipped through some pictures I had from the goodbye and sure enough, there's a picture I have with him.
Egad. Thankfully I didn't do anything any more stupid than re-introduce myself to the guy after only not seeing him for maybe 2 years.
Perhaps the most ironic thing of all is -- I rock at the game Memory.
I just had a rather delayed Bugger moment that is mildly embarrassing. I was recently at a wedding and was seated at a table with someone that I recognized. I wasn't sure he would remember me so when the appropriate time came, I leaned over and said pleasantly, "Hi (I won't say his name here), I don't know if you remember me, I'm Heidi". He smiled and said he did remember me and proceeded to spout off some questions about how I was doing.
I was a little surprised at just how much he did remember me since in my memory I couldn't recall us knowing each other that well. Maybe passing acquaintances or friends of friends. Plus I couldn't remember a thing about the topics he apparently knew all about me: where he went to school, what he did, where he lived now...
In my mind however, I simply passed it off as a huge success for facebook's home page updates - or simply word from mutual friends.
It was only very recently (aka about a month or so after said wedding) that I realized when I saw that he was on my gchat list, that I in fact knew him quite well. We had been in a Bible Study together, hung out in the same crowd quite often, and he had even been to a goodbye party I'd had before moving down for school.I flipped through some pictures I had from the goodbye and sure enough, there's a picture I have with him.
Egad. Thankfully I didn't do anything any more stupid than re-introduce myself to the guy after only not seeing him for maybe 2 years.
Perhaps the most ironic thing of all is -- I rock at the game Memory.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Happy Weekend!
Well, it has been a long but rewarding week. I worked all week at the preschool and could potentially share a billion stories, a few rants, and a nasty cough with you, but I will spare you. This time.
I spent a good portion of the evening yesterday addressing Thank You envelopes and plan to do the same tonight. However, I find that weeks when I am away from home for the majority of the day lead to weekends in which I am overwhelmed by all the things I need and want to do. I'm dying to redo some of the painting above our couch and maybe add another canvas or two...I also have some beautiful grey fabric that is asking to be made into a pillow and maybe some curtains. While imagining said pillow, I stumbled on some new things from Emersonmade. I do like a lot of her stuff (esp some of her dresses), however, something about her bothers me for some reason. I'm a terrible person, I know.
Just forget about that little fact and check this out:
I could make those! So now add that to the list of things that I want to try out this weekend...and don't have enough time for. Who knows why I do that to myself.
On a really fun note - Mr D and I volunteered to create little coloring books for the kids at the upcoming sisters' wedding. I found this marvelous print to draw inspiration from. Right up the Misters' alley!
Love it. I Pinned that bad boy the second I saw it.
Alrighty, before I sign off to start some of my weekend bliss, I have decided to share just one gem with you from my work week.
Today was sharing day in our classroom and one child brought in a brand new Buzz Lightyear toy. He was letting one of the girls in the class play with it (I'm detecting a serious 5 year old crush going on here) when another little boy pushed one of the buttons. The owner yelped and woke the dead with his protests to the little boy touching his Buzz. He only wanted to share with the girl, definitely not with this little boy.
The girl said that was mean and they carried on for a minute. In the meantime, one special little boy (who is always crackin me up) walked by them and sighed heavily while shaking his head and saying, "Well, that's the problem! Boys are just not good at sharing with each other. Only girls are good at it". I couldn't hold back my snicker :]
Have a blessed weekend all!
I spent a good portion of the evening yesterday addressing Thank You envelopes and plan to do the same tonight. However, I find that weeks when I am away from home for the majority of the day lead to weekends in which I am overwhelmed by all the things I need and want to do. I'm dying to redo some of the painting above our couch and maybe add another canvas or two...I also have some beautiful grey fabric that is asking to be made into a pillow and maybe some curtains. While imagining said pillow, I stumbled on some new things from Emersonmade. I do like a lot of her stuff (esp some of her dresses), however, something about her bothers me for some reason. I'm a terrible person, I know.
Just forget about that little fact and check this out:
I could make those! So now add that to the list of things that I want to try out this weekend...and don't have enough time for. Who knows why I do that to myself.
On a really fun note - Mr D and I volunteered to create little coloring books for the kids at the upcoming sisters' wedding. I found this marvelous print to draw inspiration from. Right up the Misters' alley!
Love it. I Pinned that bad boy the second I saw it.
Alrighty, before I sign off to start some of my weekend bliss, I have decided to share just one gem with you from my work week.
Today was sharing day in our classroom and one child brought in a brand new Buzz Lightyear toy. He was letting one of the girls in the class play with it (I'm detecting a serious 5 year old crush going on here) when another little boy pushed one of the buttons. The owner yelped and woke the dead with his protests to the little boy touching his Buzz. He only wanted to share with the girl, definitely not with this little boy.
The girl said that was mean and they carried on for a minute. In the meantime, one special little boy (who is always crackin me up) walked by them and sighed heavily while shaking his head and saying, "Well, that's the problem! Boys are just not good at sharing with each other. Only girls are good at it". I couldn't hold back my snicker :]
Have a blessed weekend all!
Friday, July 16, 2010
My Poor Tushie
I blame JTing 109% for introducing me to this fantastic new community that I couldn't resist. You would not even believe how great this is...Pinterest.com - you have a page with multiple "Pinboards" or pictures that you've pinned. For example, one of my pinboards is Things That Inspire, and I've attached some photos from blogs I follow that inspire me in one way or another. Then other people with accounts can view your pictures and you can click on anyone elses' pinboards to see fabulous things that inspire them.
For instance, here is something in my "Can I Please Snatch This Up?" category:
And this is something in my "Hilarity" category:
A poster by Alex Cornell made for a Wes Anderson film festival. That didn't exist.
Horrible. Horribly Wonderful I should say. Now look at me! I'm bobbin my head to some Stevie Wonder and Pinnnnnnin stuff like there's no tomorrow. Someone stop me!! Oh but it's just so much fun and so terribly easy. You drag a "Pin It" button onto your tool bar and BAM. Anytime you're on a site and you see something you like, you click that button, select the image you like and throw it in a category. Gah. Ruining my life and yet making my day all at the same time. Phooey.
I also just got "hired" as a freelance writer for an online company. I'm supposed to pick topics relating to preschoolers and write short blurbs addressing people's questions or points of interest and submit them to the website. This is both terrific for the days that I am not actually at the preschool, and simultaneously it's doing nothing for my Get Away From The Computer program. I'm afraid I will start slouching even more, lose any definition the tush had and develop a horrendous case of Bus Drivers Butt. Not to mention start eating Cheetos all day and drinking Red Bulls.
Maybe I can start blasting music in the middle of the day and have a short Jazz-er-cise dance party by my lonesome.
Happy nearly weekend all!
For instance, here is something in my "Can I Please Snatch This Up?" category:
And this is something in my "Hilarity" category:
Horrible. Horribly Wonderful I should say. Now look at me! I'm bobbin my head to some Stevie Wonder and Pinnnnnnin stuff like there's no tomorrow. Someone stop me!! Oh but it's just so much fun and so terribly easy. You drag a "Pin It" button onto your tool bar and BAM. Anytime you're on a site and you see something you like, you click that button, select the image you like and throw it in a category. Gah. Ruining my life and yet making my day all at the same time. Phooey.
I also just got "hired" as a freelance writer for an online company. I'm supposed to pick topics relating to preschoolers and write short blurbs addressing people's questions or points of interest and submit them to the website. This is both terrific for the days that I am not actually at the preschool, and simultaneously it's doing nothing for my Get Away From The Computer program. I'm afraid I will start slouching even more, lose any definition the tush had and develop a horrendous case of Bus Drivers Butt. Not to mention start eating Cheetos all day and drinking Red Bulls.
Maybe I can start blasting music in the middle of the day and have a short Jazz-er-cise dance party by my lonesome.
Happy nearly weekend all!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Some great finds
I got a sneak peek at some of the Kuruma wedding pictures and they are just so darling that I have to share.
To see more, you can go to Part 1 that was blogged about them, or Part 2. Neither of these are the official pictures, but just a preview. There's also a quick video that you can view. Super fun.
The other thing that I wanted to share was this Hilarious blog that I stumbled across. Catalog Living gives a picture into what the inhabitants of catalog houses might be doing and saying. All the pictures are taken from Pottery Barn catalogs and would not normally crack you up. The author is just so funny, I love it. To give you a taste:
Out of the Closet
"While Gary and Elaine were in the kitchen getting popcorn, the brave yellow sweater attempted its escape."
There are so many more. Do yourself a favor and click on the link. Laugh a little and have a good day.
To see more, you can go to Part 1 that was blogged about them, or Part 2. Neither of these are the official pictures, but just a preview. There's also a quick video that you can view. Super fun.
The other thing that I wanted to share was this Hilarious blog that I stumbled across. Catalog Living gives a picture into what the inhabitants of catalog houses might be doing and saying. All the pictures are taken from Pottery Barn catalogs and would not normally crack you up. The author is just so funny, I love it. To give you a taste:
Out of the Closet
"While Gary and Elaine were in the kitchen getting popcorn, the brave yellow sweater attempted its escape."
There are so many more. Do yourself a favor and click on the link. Laugh a little and have a good day.
The year of the Weddings
Well, it's official, I am fully back into the swing of wedding planning! It took me almost 8 months to gather the energy again, but I'm here. The Cholly wedding is less than 8 weeks away and we've got lots to do so pass me another coffee and let's get crackin!
I've begun scouring all my old wedding blog haunts in search of ideas to present Bride to Be for some directional usage. While doing so I have noticed two distinct feelings arising: 1. Ohhh, if I did my wedding again, I'd use that too! and 2. Praise the sweet baby Jesus that I am done with my wedding!
Some people are getting so darn creative it's fun to see...but along with that, some seem to just be falling off the Weird Cliff and are too bent on being "different" to really care that it's...weird.
I've also found that people are really getting into this whole Vintage-y feeling. It's so modern. However, very similar to the 'Creative or -- oops! That's Weird' concept, I feel like I'm seeing either some really neat vintage ideas or hints at vintage feelings OR someone just tipping over the I LOVE VINTAGE boat and it all becomes a little, well, ridiculous to me. Listen, I appreciate your shout out to the past, and I like some nifty bifty vintage things too (old books and radios are the best!) but we really do know that you are having your wedding today, so doing the full garb and the photo shoot...a leetle over the top to me.
Here are some examples I have stumbled across in my mind numbing searches:
Fun and creative, a personal crossword puzzle at each place setting. I like it!
Now we have an Oops, that's weird looking.
Super creative camping engagement shoot.
Oh my goodness you're trying too hard.
Amazing handmade bouquet!
Vs Bizarre Thumbalina wedding.
If I'da had the time...I would have loved to do something like this. What am I thinking?? 150 people? Well, I was nuts anyway.
Who do you think you are?
This last photo does not fall into either of the categories, I just thought
Holy Smokes that girl is tall!!
Ok, I am beginning to fail at the whole Being Productive thing. I may have spent all my productivity yesterday cleaning out two closets and a linen cabinet. However, I feel blissfully organized now and a little less OCD.
Hope your Monday is a good one.
XOXO
I've begun scouring all my old wedding blog haunts in search of ideas to present Bride to Be for some directional usage. While doing so I have noticed two distinct feelings arising: 1. Ohhh, if I did my wedding again, I'd use that too! and 2. Praise the sweet baby Jesus that I am done with my wedding!
Some people are getting so darn creative it's fun to see...but along with that, some seem to just be falling off the Weird Cliff and are too bent on being "different" to really care that it's...weird.
I've also found that people are really getting into this whole Vintage-y feeling. It's so modern. However, very similar to the 'Creative or -- oops! That's Weird' concept, I feel like I'm seeing either some really neat vintage ideas or hints at vintage feelings OR someone just tipping over the I LOVE VINTAGE boat and it all becomes a little, well, ridiculous to me. Listen, I appreciate your shout out to the past, and I like some nifty bifty vintage things too (old books and radios are the best!) but we really do know that you are having your wedding today, so doing the full garb and the photo shoot...a leetle over the top to me.
Here are some examples I have stumbled across in my mind numbing searches:
This last photo does not fall into either of the categories, I just thought
Ok, I am beginning to fail at the whole Being Productive thing. I may have spent all my productivity yesterday cleaning out two closets and a linen cabinet. However, I feel blissfully organized now and a little less OCD.
Hope your Monday is a good one.
XOXO
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Hi, remember me?
My profuse apologies! Things have been hipping and hopping around our place as of late, and time to sit down and blog has been something of a whimsical dream.
The mister and I knocked out two more weddings last week, both of which were a blast, but experienced separately by us seeing as they were on the same day in rather different parts of the state. Bummer.
Here are a few pics from Kevin and Kimi's wedding though. Easily one of my favorite weddings ever.
The mister and I knocked out two more weddings last week, both of which were a blast, but experienced separately by us seeing as they were on the same day in rather different parts of the state. Bummer.
Here are a few pics from Kevin and Kimi's wedding though. Easily one of my favorite weddings ever.
Kelly and Jeanette, stylin as always.
Kimi crying already, but still ridiculously gorgeous
A shot of the decor. I can't believe how much work went into this wedding. I thought I was nuts...
Two lovely bridesmaids. There was a mild debate between my family as to which Yama girl is the most beautiful. Tough call friends. My vote might go for Marya, but don't tell.
There was a guy behind them singing all the words to the song. Hilarious.
Mama Yama. Perhaps my favorite Italian. Ever. Especially after the homemade Torrone wedding favors. Yum!
I also spent a glorious day in the city with Jana and Victoria at a phenomenal tea salon in Ghirardelli Square.
Is it just me, or does that fabric look a little like something from Taylor Linens??
The menu of glory
Tea for Three - surprisingly filling
I would go back in a heartbeat. The food was tasty, the tea was scrumptious, and the atmosphere was fantastically girly. Bet you didn't know I had it in me, did ya?
I got back from the Bay Monday afternoon and have been working all this week. It's been great fun and I've loved the classes I've gotten to be in, but by far the highlight of my week was yesterday around 5pm. One of my favorite little tykes, maybe about 20 months old, said my name as he was leaving with his mom. The cheeks on the child alone would make you melt. Now add to that the fact that the majority of his vast and wildly extensive vocabulary consists of, "More pease?", "Go outside?", "No", and "Mommy come", and you will better understand why his waving and saying, "Bye-bye Heidi" would take the coveted spot of Most Amazing Moment Of My Week. It kills.
Well, there will be more updates later, but for now I want to get off the computer and start enjoying this three day weekend!! Woohoo!
As a quick side note, could someone please get around to having a baby girl? Boys are adorable and all, and I've found some great stuff to make for wee cousin to be, but you're breaking my heart with graphics like these:
Kim? Back from your honeymoon yet? Heh heh :] Mostly kidding, mostly kidding...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
A rather cheerful Monday
I have some wonderful news! Well, more wonderful for the Mister and I, but I hope you will appreciate it as well. Yesterday Mr D and I drove up to a certain Good Samaritan's home and retrieved THIS:
This very kind man and his wife had found my stolen purse! He called around with the information he could find in the wallet until he got a hold of me and we arranged a pick up. He and his wife were very kind and should expect a lifetime supply of homemade cookies in the mail soon. I got all of my bank cards, two valuable gift cards, all my ID's, and my library card back. Amazing.
That wallet is going in the trash though. After sitting by the side of the road for a month, I don't care enough to try to get that smell out. I am happy enough without it. We'll say a prayer, dig a little hole, and be done with it.
I also finished yet another baby project that I had in the wings. Great fun and so easy which makes for a very satisfying project.
It is a hooded baby towel. It only took maybe 1 1/2 hours - 2 hours to make. The majority of the time was dedicated to making the Terry Cloth behave and stop stretching past my measurements. The nerve of that pooper.
I still have a tiny bit more to do to it, but it is most of the way there. I can't help it that baby/kid stuff is just so fun to make. I got the idea and instructions from The Purl Bee which has become one of my favorite design/crafting blogs. In case you were curious.
xoxo
This very kind man and his wife had found my stolen purse! He called around with the information he could find in the wallet until he got a hold of me and we arranged a pick up. He and his wife were very kind and should expect a lifetime supply of homemade cookies in the mail soon. I got all of my bank cards, two valuable gift cards, all my ID's, and my library card back. Amazing.
That wallet is going in the trash though. After sitting by the side of the road for a month, I don't care enough to try to get that smell out. I am happy enough without it. We'll say a prayer, dig a little hole, and be done with it.
I also finished yet another baby project that I had in the wings. Great fun and so easy which makes for a very satisfying project.
It is a hooded baby towel. It only took maybe 1 1/2 hours - 2 hours to make. The majority of the time was dedicated to making the Terry Cloth behave and stop stretching past my measurements. The nerve of that pooper.
I still have a tiny bit more to do to it, but it is most of the way there. I can't help it that baby/kid stuff is just so fun to make. I got the idea and instructions from The Purl Bee which has become one of my favorite design/crafting blogs. In case you were curious.
xoxo
Sunday, June 20, 2010
The newest Mr and Mrs
This is just to say, Congratulations Mr & Mrs Dano & Charlotte Sanchez! We love you and wish you the very best for this new adventure. Gorgeous wedding, amazing video, beautiful couple.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Mid June already...
Well summer is officially here and it seems that unlike the olden days, when summer meant sleeping in endlessly, finding a nice summer job, lounging on the beaches, and loads of TV time; our summer time seems to be speeding things up.
Let the wedding Hoorahs begin! Our hallway corkboard is officially loaded with Save The Dates and wedding invitations, each getting more creative than the last. Mr D made the comment the other night that he's never thought of his time as "Months" before. As in, "What do we have going on this month?" which is truly how things are turning out.
He's also accrued around a week of vacation time at work and we have been itching to have a little get-away of our own for a while now. Perhaps once all the wedding mayhem dust has settled we will think about it.
Along with our busy schedule has come roughly two realizations:
1) Miss Heidi needs 8 hours of sleep to function like a normal human being. Deprive me once, I'll make it through the day just a little off beat. Deprive me a second night, my sleep bank begins to hold a grudge. And just you try that a third night and only multiple strong cups of coffee will keep my eyes focused properly and woe to the thief because my sleep bank's collection agency can tend to get rowdy when dodged.
2) We are craving some regular exercise.
You may not see how these connect, and that is simply because they really don't. However, it was out of these two realizations that we are basing our new regime upon. As of last night we started running (! Really, I promise!), and we went to bed at 11. Fabulous side effect: since I didn't have work today, we got up at 7:30-ish and had time to make breakfast together before the Mister had to go off to work.
As to the running, google maps is really such a fabulous thing. The Mister looked up running tracks and got us a few aerial views to choose from. Turns out there's a high school just 5 minutes away that keeps a space in their gate wide enough for us to squeeze through. We both ran a mile and could barely squeeze our ego's back through that gate with us. We hope to make this a regular weekly occurrence. Maybe we could run a race together sometime?? We'll see.
However, since the weekend was such a whirlwind in and out of our house, things are woefully out of order. That and the kitchen needs restocking, so my day is full already.
Happy Tuesday to you all. Much love.
Let the wedding Hoorahs begin! Our hallway corkboard is officially loaded with Save The Dates and wedding invitations, each getting more creative than the last. Mr D made the comment the other night that he's never thought of his time as "Months" before. As in, "What do we have going on this month?" which is truly how things are turning out.
He's also accrued around a week of vacation time at work and we have been itching to have a little get-away of our own for a while now. Perhaps once all the wedding mayhem dust has settled we will think about it.
Along with our busy schedule has come roughly two realizations:
1) Miss Heidi needs 8 hours of sleep to function like a normal human being. Deprive me once, I'll make it through the day just a little off beat. Deprive me a second night, my sleep bank begins to hold a grudge. And just you try that a third night and only multiple strong cups of coffee will keep my eyes focused properly and woe to the thief because my sleep bank's collection agency can tend to get rowdy when dodged.
2) We are craving some regular exercise.
You may not see how these connect, and that is simply because they really don't. However, it was out of these two realizations that we are basing our new regime upon. As of last night we started running (! Really, I promise!), and we went to bed at 11. Fabulous side effect: since I didn't have work today, we got up at 7:30-ish and had time to make breakfast together before the Mister had to go off to work.
As to the running, google maps is really such a fabulous thing. The Mister looked up running tracks and got us a few aerial views to choose from. Turns out there's a high school just 5 minutes away that keeps a space in their gate wide enough for us to squeeze through. We both ran a mile and could barely squeeze our ego's back through that gate with us. We hope to make this a regular weekly occurrence. Maybe we could run a race together sometime?? We'll see.
However, since the weekend was such a whirlwind in and out of our house, things are woefully out of order. That and the kitchen needs restocking, so my day is full already.
Happy Tuesday to you all. Much love.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sepulveda - da da dadadum
The Mister and I had a blast going up to LA yesterday for some good ol' Getty and Jenron time. We probably would have seen more of the art had we been less engrossed in conversation and laughing at the art that we did see. So disrespectful I say.
You have to love the garden/lawn area. Wonderful.
I would have taken more pictures, but each room that I asked in, I was shot down by the security guard. You mean you just want me to LOOK at the art? No pictures? Good grief.
Afterward Jen and Jaron gave us a quickie tour of some cool LA spots. We got delicious coffee (note to self: get the mocha next time...or just fail to return Husband's mocha) and found a new truck for Scott to ogle over
I also decided we should try to make fools out of ourselves and imitate the face I saw in the wooden figure behind us:
Why not? Right?
All in all, a fantastic day, well spent with good friends. We miss you like crazy down here you two.
Well, I told Mister D that I would finishtwo THREE of my projects today so I need to stop avoiding them and just take the plunge. Painting and I enjoy each others' company for about an hour and then I start pestering him about why he's not done yet and then it's only a matter of time before the brushes and paint bowls turn against me. Ugly mutiny, not to be witnessed by the Weak Of Stomach.
Before I go however, I would just like to share this GEM I found on youtube. Mister D and I were trying to explain to Jenron why the fascinating street name reminded us of a classic Sesame Street song. When I searched the song I was looking for just now, it came up from the German Sesame Street! Can you even believe it. Amazing.
Enjoy dear friends...
You have to love the garden/lawn area. Wonderful.
I would have taken more pictures, but each room that I asked in, I was shot down by the security guard. You mean you just want me to LOOK at the art? No pictures? Good grief.
Afterward Jen and Jaron gave us a quickie tour of some cool LA spots. We got delicious coffee (note to self: get the mocha next time...or just fail to return Husband's mocha) and found a new truck for Scott to ogle over
I also decided we should try to make fools out of ourselves and imitate the face I saw in the wooden figure behind us:
Why not? Right?
All in all, a fantastic day, well spent with good friends. We miss you like crazy down here you two.
Well, I told Mister D that I would finish
Before I go however, I would just like to share this GEM I found on youtube. Mister D and I were trying to explain to Jenron why the fascinating street name reminded us of a classic Sesame Street song. When I searched the song I was looking for just now, it came up from the German Sesame Street! Can you even believe it. Amazing.
Enjoy dear friends...
Friday, June 4, 2010
Diehl Promotion!
This blog will probably keep changing faces throughout the day until I hit that sweet spot, just an fyi. Which probably means that I'll have to wait until the Mister gets home since my html skillz just hit their peak and failed.
In the meantime, check out Mister D's new art blog!! Super fun to have another blogger in the house.
In the meantime, check out Mister D's new art blog!! Super fun to have another blogger in the house.
Why my living room is a mess
It's been nearly a week since the last real post, and as you can see by the appearance of my page, I am in a We Need Some Change sort of mood these days. Truly when the mood hits me to begin a new project the most successful response is to jump on that train immediately and hold on for dear life for as long as possible. Because this train takes pit stops that, if one is not careful, can easily become the new destination. Set up camp and get out the crock pot! We'll be here a while. Maybe my passion to finish runs out? Creative vision gets blurry? Or some new shinier idea comes along and the last idea gets shoved in a drawer.
In any case, I'm thankful I haven't been called in to work too much this week so that I can keep the momentum going for as long as I can.
At some point on Saturday I had the inspiration to paint something for the space above our couch. We keep meaning to get some prints and frame them for that area, but that is just taking too long so I'm taking matters into my own hands (because somehow that couldn't be done with the pictures? Don't ask me...). I started painting yesterday and still have a lot of work to do, mostly staring, but painting as well. I spent the greater portion of my painting day yesterday staring at the canvases and trying to picture a color that I wanted to try. Hours I tell you.
I found a grungy hand drawing of a bike that I liked and worked miracles on Photoshop to get it to print the right size. I won't tell you how I did it because I think it hurts Scott's soul to hear how Photoshop Ghetto I am. However, means to an end people!
Here's my "Work Space" aka our giant coffee table. It's times like these when I truly bond with Mammoth. He was meant to live in our house after all.
We also have a few new members in the house as of this week. This beauty:
is courtesy of Brian Kingston - Scott's new custom made Cajon. He's in love...and it really does suit him very well. I also made some new pillow cases for our couch over the weekend and I am quite happy with them. I just need to put some buttons on the back and then decide if I want to keep them plain or add some small embroidery on the bottom. We'll see.
I am very happy with how they came out thus far. I might pop a few more out, but we'll just have to wait and see how long this drive to keep projecting goes.
Lastly, you'll have to wait and see where these are going, but I've started working on these flowers inspired by something that caught my eye on decor8 a while back.
Cross your fingers that things can keep coming together , the more we get this place put together the more at home we feel :]
Weekend is tomorrow friends! Go out and enjoy yourselves if you are able. Scott and I have a date at the Getty that I'm pretty jazzed about. Being the museum addicts that we are.
Cheers to a sunny funny weekend!
In any case, I'm thankful I haven't been called in to work too much this week so that I can keep the momentum going for as long as I can.
At some point on Saturday I had the inspiration to paint something for the space above our couch. We keep meaning to get some prints and frame them for that area, but that is just taking too long so I'm taking matters into my own hands (because somehow that couldn't be done with the pictures? Don't ask me...). I started painting yesterday and still have a lot of work to do, mostly staring, but painting as well. I spent the greater portion of my painting day yesterday staring at the canvases and trying to picture a color that I wanted to try. Hours I tell you.
I found a grungy hand drawing of a bike that I liked and worked miracles on Photoshop to get it to print the right size. I won't tell you how I did it because I think it hurts Scott's soul to hear how Photoshop Ghetto I am. However, means to an end people!
Here's my "Work Space" aka our giant coffee table. It's times like these when I truly bond with Mammoth. He was meant to live in our house after all.
We also have a few new members in the house as of this week. This beauty:
is courtesy of Brian Kingston - Scott's new custom made Cajon. He's in love...and it really does suit him very well. I also made some new pillow cases for our couch over the weekend and I am quite happy with them. I just need to put some buttons on the back and then decide if I want to keep them plain or add some small embroidery on the bottom. We'll see.
I am very happy with how they came out thus far. I might pop a few more out, but we'll just have to wait and see how long this drive to keep projecting goes.
Lastly, you'll have to wait and see where these are going, but I've started working on these flowers inspired by something that caught my eye on decor8 a while back.
Cross your fingers that things can keep coming together , the more we get this place put together the more at home we feel :]
Weekend is tomorrow friends! Go out and enjoy yourselves if you are able. Scott and I have a date at the Getty that I'm pretty jazzed about. Being the museum addicts that we are.
Cheers to a sunny funny weekend!
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