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Total Bliss

I was totally blissed out this weekend! So much so that I didn't even blog yesterday, as I was having a major hard time getting back to reality.

Let me recap my weekend for you... First imagine me in my pajamas all day... Saturday goes like this. Sit around, sit around, my girls bring me roses and bake me cupcakes, sit around, sit around then go out to dinner. Back home, into pajamas, then sit around, take a nap, sit around, sit around.

Sunday goes like this... in pajamas of course. Sit around, sit around, sit around, sit around, go out to dinner. Back home into pajamas, sit around, sit around, sit around.

The whole time I was sitting around I had one girlie or another snuggling next to me, reading, watching TV, movies, making little sketches, playing little games.

It was absolutely the best weekend I have had in as long as I can remember. Mostly because I spent so much time just "being" with my girls. And I never ever ever sit around, and I never ever ever get to be lazy. It was wonderful and everything I wished my weekend to be.

I love being a mommy!

 
Hope your Mothers Day was Beautiful too!

I'm back

From spring break... it was such a restful week. I truly enjoyed spending some extra time with my girls, it always makes such a difference when you have no place to be at no certain time. They got to sleep in and  I got many many projects crossed off my to do list. A little work here, a little work there... met a few creative deadlines and had a much needed break from my computer...for the most part anyway.

It all came to a close today when we celebrated Easter with my family. We all had some good laughs and I was delighted that the girls still wanted to hunt eggs. Niguel just wanted the reward in the eggs and to not break tradition but Kylah was really in to the "hunt". She can't stay young long enough for me.

 
Great day for me to get in a little photo shoot for some fresh pictures...

 
I'll be starting out the week with my planner. Getting the next few weeks planned out for creative projects and I have some new items coming to THE SHOP.

Hope your week starts out to be all you want it to be!

My Sunday

 

We spent the day at the Rosebowl Flea Market on Sunday and it was such a good time. I loved the carnival feel put on by the people that run it, even the tickets were cute. The weather could not have been more perfect... blue blue blue skies, warm sun... just perfect.

I got some old wood dowels and an old scale, coming in photos to a blog post soon.

Praying this week for the good sense to get some rest and some good down time with my girlies.

Hope your week is off to a good start. Card Giveaway day coming tomorrow, see ya then!

5 Things

 

5 sweet things i'm enjoying and looking forward to right now.

1. the 80 degree weather we are having this week.

2. cousins and a sis in law visiting, we'll be spending some time at the beach for sure.

3. brand new just released papers for the April kits.

4. friday can't come too fast, i'll get to get my hands messy with my friend Steph.

5. the arrival of my cousins from Ukraine at the end of the month. i'll get to meet baby Lev!

One Month In

I'm one month in to being the mother of a teenager. My girlie turned 13, I wasn't ready in the slightest. But Ihave to say I was alot more pulled together than I was when she graduated elementary school last June. You can read that slobbery post HERE.

Every time I tell someone she is 13 they sign and wish me luck. But its been pretty uneventful, you see if you know Niguel you know she plans everything. She is always always prepared. So I guess shes probably been planning for this teenage hormone craziness for a long while and she is prepared for it.

 
 
Still lovely, still a great student, still an awesome daughter and sister and still amazing me every day.

And now she has added baker to her skills... they are as delicious as they look.

 

Please let there be many many long days before I have to post another bday post for this girl of mine.

2 days to go...

Happy Holidays from my family to yours...

 

3 Days to go

Making gingerbread houses... my girls totally destroyed the kitchen this afternoon. They are really cute!

 

4 Days to go

 

My mom gifted me with my Grandmas cookie cutters. I love them so much... I just wish Grandma was still using them, we must have made hundreds of these together when I was over to her house. May have to pack them up and take the girls over to her house for a cookie making visit after Christmas.
 

The big day is almost here... 5 days to go

I've been noticing around the blog world that blogs are being updated less and readership is down. Can't be because we are all so busy getting ready for the holidays could it???

I'm going to keep it simple for the next few days and do my version of December Daily with you... I'll share a simple photo a day of our countdown to Christmas...

 

Wrapping gifts, making tags, felting hearts, oh my oh my! 

It's getting hot in here

Enjoying a super yummy snack in the craft room today courtesy of my girlie.

 Pineapple upside down cupcakes and ice tea... it's hot hot hot here!