Another Day . . .

Have you ever seen the movie Groundhog Day? I’m sure you all have. That’s my life right now. Except, instead of waiting for a  furry little rodent to poke it’s head out, we’re waiting for much bigger things. And every day is the same old nothing. I was literally shocked to find out that it’s June. When Mother’s Day rolled around, I was sure it wasn’t coming for another month or so. Because all our days are melting into one eternal day. The same thing every single day. I think I’ve lost touch with reality a bit.

So, no blog posts lately because there’s really nothing going on over here. However, Ryan and I did get to do one fun thing recently. Last week, we finally got to go out and celebrate our anniversary (Ryan was sick then) by going out to dinner. We went to a yummy Italian restaurant and had such a nice night (all made possible by Corrine- thank you!)

Since we didn’t take any pictures of our anniversary last year, we tried really hard this year to get some good documentation, but we just really aren’t all that good at taking pictures of ourselves. Must be the height difference.

A cute guy WITH desserts? Yes, please!

And speaking of Groundhog Day, if you love Bill Murray movies you MUST watch The Man Who Knew Too Little. Funniest movie. Grandpa loves this movie. When we first watched it with him he tried to explain the movie to us but he was laughing and wheezing so hard he couldn’t speak. Check it out!

Random Projects

I used to do a really good job of posting all my completed projects at the end of each month, but I’m just not getting that much finished any more. I have, however, completed a few projects over the last 4 or 5 months that I want to share.

Remember the giveaway I did back in March? These are a few of the flowers I made for my winner, Sara. I have to say, I fell in love with them so much, I almost kept them and made Nathan wear them!

I started working on this apron ages ago, but had to quit when other projects came up and then my sewing machine broke. I finally finished it and I love it! It feels good to replace my old apron- a gift I got from my Mia Maid teacher! And now I feel like I have a little more sass in the kitchen!

My mom gave me this old bulletin board and I covered it and made it into a flannel board for Nathan.

This is a picture frame turned into a white board. So easy and fun. I want to make more!

I made myself this yoga skirt from this tutorial from Make it and Love it. It was SO easy! I never even had to pull my seam ripper out. For me, that’s a big deal. It’s also the most comfortable thing I’ve ever worn in my life. I want to make about 20 more for the summer.

(It’s so dang hard to take a self portrait!)

Now here are a few things I haven’t finished yet, because I need some advice:

Okay, so this HOME sign and I have a real love/hate relationship. Originally, it was white with a picture inside the “O”. It blended in with our white walls too much so I painted it navy blue. It just needs something hanging from the hooks, or something else to snazz it up.

I made these cute yellow fabric rolled flowers because my kitchen is blue and yellow. Now I’m just not sure what to do with them. I could make more. I could hang them, or glue them on. Any ideas?

We (and by we I mean Ryan) finally finished painting Nathan’s bed frame. We got the whole thing a a garage sale last summer for a great price. We were told it may have originally been a hospital bed. What can I do to it to make it look less hospital-y? Also, Nathan had already learned the hard way that he should NOT put his head through the bars, so I’m thinking I should do something to cover them. What do you think?

Silhouette Giveaway!

I would love to win this! I'm so excited for this giveaway from Southern Hospitality!

http://southernhospitalityblog.com/its-a-fabulous-crafty-cutting-silhouette-giveaway/

Silhouette Giveaway!

Another one!

http://www.whipperberry.com/2011/05/t-shirt-love-with-silhouette-giveaway.htm

Silhouette Giveaway!

I’m desperate for a Silhouette machine! DESPERATE!

http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/05/silhouette-heat-transfer-project-and.html

Random Nathan

I try to do regular posts of our family, but it seems I always end up with a handful of pictures that don’t really go with anything. I have a bunch of cute Nathan pictures that I just have to share!

I think these pictures were taken some time in the beginning of April. We had a nice day and decided to go out in our tiny backyard and create some masterpieces.

That evening Ryan brought his grill out to cook us dinner. When Nathan saw that it had wheels, he exclaimed, “TRUCK!” I had to explain to him that the grill gets very hot and that he should never touch it. So what does he call it now? HOT TRUCK. Every time he sees it.

Nathan was pretending to fall asleep against the screen door. Not sure why . . .

We played the “run around with a bucket on your head” game for a while.

Nathan and Daddy made sugar cookies together.

I made homemade yogurt popsicles and Nathan had a lot of fun eating his.

Lately, every time we leave the house, Nathan MUST wear his hat and glasses. It’s so funny! He calls himself a “cool cool guy” and definitely has a little strut while he’s wearing them. Also, notice the magnifying glass in his hand. For some reason that often seems to be a part of the ensemble.

Also, we took Nathan in for his 2 year appointment the other day, and he is growing tall and thin. Not surprised about that! He’s about 30 lbs and 37 inches tall.

Mother’s Day 2011

I had a nice Mother’s Day this year, despite the fact that Ryan has been sick all week (we didn’t even get an anniversary celebration). He still tried to make the day special for me. The boys presented me with a yummy smelling candle and a homemade card in the morning. Nathan was so excited to give it to me.

 

Nap + foot soak + chocolate + 2 great guys = 1 happy momma!

You can tell he really can’t get enough of me, right?

(Check out last year’s Mother’s Day picture. I see a common theme and I’m not sure I like it!)

Yummy, yummy chocolate mousse.

We all had a hard time waiting for it to be ready.

 

I love being Nathan’s Mom!