Back to school....

Hello blogland!! So, both boys finally had their first day of school yesterday. They were a little hesitant to get up, as was I, but everyone made it on time. I still can't believe Christopher is in 2nd grade now and Anthony is in his last year of PreK. It went so fast!!

 

Christopher took the bus but I then met him up at school to make sure he could carry the 9 million supplies he had to bring. I watched him get off the bus and snapped a few pictures.

 

Then it was time to take Anthony. He was not really excited. Thankfully once we got there he felt more comfortable.  He saw all his friends and he went right in.

 

And I headed to Panera for breakfast with my friend...it was a good day!

Almost Wordless Wednesday….

My back to school shopping yesterday yielded this….

Little boy blazer….

Little boy hamming it up in front of the camera….

All for $1.97!!! Score!!!

Happy Hump Day…

Almost Wordless Wednesday…

Happy Hump Day! Does ‘Wordless Wednesday’ still exist?? LOL!



Hope you are having a ‘BEARY’ good summer!

Hello.....

Is anyone there?? As I say ‘hello’ I hear the echo coming back at me. I have been away for quite sometime now…..6 months to be exact! I am sure there is no one left out there to even be reading this…lol. But I want to be back. I miss blogging and communicating with my ‘friends’ online.

We have just had so much happening this year that I could not get a handle on organizing myself and making time to blog. I know we all have a life with families and kids and sports and playdates, etc., etc., but if this blog is something I enjoy, than I need to make it a priority.

I probably have a million things I can post since I have been away so long….but I wanted to start today with this small invite for all you to come back to visiting.  I want to focus on my Etsy shop again and I want to focus on ME!! Well, that is a whole other post with the things I want to accomplish in these up coming months.

So, I will be stopping by and catching up with you on your blogs this week. I hope everyone had a great summer. We have another 2 weeks before school so I am trying to enjoy these last few nice days before the mayhem begins again!



Have a great day….

Almost Wordless Wednesday….

Happy Hump Day! I hope you are all having a good week. I should be blogging to tell you all about the last few days which include a mini vacation that almost wasn’t and my near death food poisoning that landed me in the hospital, but I am keeping it simple today…ha, ha! 

Well, this week marked Christopher’s 100th day of school. Until your kids actually get into elementary school, you have no idea that this ‘event’ even exists….lol! Last year in Kindergarten it was more of a big to-do, but this year his 1st grade class kept is simple. They had to do a project with 100 of something. There aren’t any real guidelines, so I went on Pinterest and found some great ideas. Last year we did a birthday cake make out of styrofoam and added 100 candles. And Christopher wanted to do that again. I had to talk him out of it. Since he loves Mario, we went with that as our theme. 

Here is what WE did…..lol!

Thank goodness for my Silhouette machine because there was no way I was cutting out 100 coins!!
 
Have a great day!

Presents….

Happy President’s Day!! Hopefully most of you are off from work and school and are able to enjoy an extended weekend. This upcoming week would normally be the kids’ winter recess but here in the northeast that has been cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. We missed a good number of days when that happened and therefore they have to take them back somewhere. So, we are only off today and then back to school tomorrow!!

Last week or the week before I had mentioned that I had made some baby gifts and I just wanted to share them with you. The first was for a baby shower. The girl that does my hair, well, I have known her for years, and she it having her first baby girl. I had chipped in with my sisters and my mom and we got her some stuff of her registry. But I wanted to make her something extra. 

Here is what I decided….

A name wall plaque bow holder for the nursery. It matches the colors and theme of the room…..



And you can never go wrong with a tutu and a headband….lol!!


These are so easy to make and they truly look adorable on all little girls!
 
Now, the next items were for a friend who had a little girl a few months back. This is her third child, but her first girl. So I knew I needed to make something ‘girly’ here too.

I did a letter bow holder. I didn’t know what the room looked like so I tried to keep it simple.


And of course, a tutu and a headband!


The best part is that my friend is a great photographer. She took Valentine’s Day photos of her daughter Charlize wearing the tutu and she sent them to me.

How adorable is this little girl???


She also photographed the tutu alone in case I wanted to add it to my etsy shop.

Thanks Desiree!

Have a great day everyone….

Happy Birthday….

.....to ME!!! Yes, I am another year older today. I am officially in my ‘late thirties’…..lol! But it is okay…37 doesn’t feel so bad. 

I had planned to take the kids to school and then use a giftcard I had to go and get a pedicure. Then maybe hit Marshall’s and do some shopping. But the planned changed. Christopher woke up at 6am throwing up. So, I have been cleaning and changing sheets. Obviously he stayed home from school. That means I had to keep Anthony home too because I didn’t want to take Christopher out to drive Anthony. 

So, the day will be spent at home, relaxing with my boys. I guess this is what motherhood is all about….nothing ever goes as planned. But I wouldn’t have it any other way!!

Have a great day…..