Happy Lovey Lovey Day

Happy Valentines to all of you romantics out there! What a great day to remember those who mean so much to us. Of course, we should not need a holiday to remind us of just how precious life is, though the retailers and florists love it! Where would they be in February without Vday after the Christmas slump?

I had a wonderful day! My husband bought me a fabulous new silver Bulova watch, a dozen roses and I also found out I am traveling to Las Vegas with him - without the kiddos - in 2 weeks! Wow! I can't wait!

Today my kids, including my niece who I babysit, are bouncing off of the walls! Their diet today has mainly conisted of sugar and caffeine. I wish I could eat like that. It all started this morning with a special breakfast, followed by lunch, followed by a party at school and ending up at home with more cavity catchers brought over from various family members - by the way thanks and I will get you back. Let's recap what I know they have eaten today, and I state "what I know" because I am sure they have snuck some more sweets behind my back:

cream cheese cinamon rolls compliments of Me for a Vday treat for breakfast
glazed donut holes with pink and red sprinkles
juice boxes (not the real juice kind)
cereal
dora the explorer soup and mini pizzas
more donut holes
various cookies at the school party
various chocolates at the party
carrot sticks, snap peas and brocolli which did not even get touched because they were not drenched in anything sweet (sorry Ms. Mahala)
chocolates
fudge pops
doritos

I am really a good mom I promise! I try to give them good for you foods, but today I get an F. The cinn rolls and dora soup and mini pizzas were my doing - all the rest were a direct result of the happenings of Valentine's Day. So in high hopes of a quiet and romantic evening in with the kids in bed early, my chances are slim, unless of course they come down from hanging off of the ceiling fans and agree to some warm milk and a nice movie.

Oh and I changed my blog music - I know it is a bit spread out and all out weird, but I love all kinds of music so you can find anything from Elvis to Maroon 5 to Bob Marley and if you don't like it you can change the channel.

Now go give your loved ones big kissies and hugs and I hope you have a fabulous Valentine's Day!

Anniversary and Giveaway Promotion

So I just realised that I "blogged" my promotion details onto an entirely different page! The blog got knocked off because of my active blogging lately.

So check it out by clicking here for details.

I have an auction ending today and another on Friday and then that is it! I will be drawing the 2 names and posting on here first week of March - so be sure to check back!



Bloggity, blog blog :)

Wicked Witch of the West

That is how I feel today, completely and utterly stressed out and cranky. It is only 12:30 in the afternoon and there already have been several timeouts for the kids amongst other things on my list:

My youngest got a hold of a red permanent marker and colored her face. Luckily her face and not the furniture or the carpet. I have to say red is her color.

I have to leave town for a couple days to visti my grandpa before he gets triple by-pass heart surgery. Not exactly the easiest thing for him being 80 - lets pray it all goes well.

My niece decided it would be "fun" to pull out all the feathers on my wire wrapped birdie - I have a mommy and had 3 babies I bought from an upscale home decore store in Evergreen - no I have Mommy plus 2 babies - had to trash the poor thing it looked pitiful minus all his feathers.

My oldest daughter decided it would be fun to play like she was a "puppy" so she proceeded to get a straw and drink from the dog bowl - yuk that is nasty. Even though I love my dogs I do not recomend drinking from their bowl to anyone. God only knows whats in there.

So this is just a few of my mentionable happenings of my Tuesday morning. I need to go pack and be ready to pick up my mom in 2 hours and I still have no clue who is picking up my oldest from school today. Life is like that - so unpredeictable! And forgive me for any typos in my post here - blogger still has not got the %&^%&^) spell check working!

Fiorri dell'annata

Here is my latest listing - Fiorri dell'annata.

I have been wanting to do a long patchwork twirl for sometime now and had fun matching up these gorgeous spring fabrics. I originally had planned on this set being a custom but after the hours and hours of cuting, gathering and topstitching I decided I had had enough! It has over 160 individually cut and placed squares! So I am offering it up as a one of a kind and it is best suited to fit a 4 5 6 - so catch it while you can!

What Type of Fruit are You?

Check out this fun little quiz I found. I love quirky little things like this that peak into the inner you! Post a comment and let me know what kind of fruit you are!

You Are a Banana

You are mellow, easy going, and a total softie on the inside. People find it really easy to get along with you. You suit most tastes. And while you're very sweet, you're not boring or ordinary. You have an attraction to the exotic, and you could show up anywhere... doing almost anything! You are spirited, energetic, and a total kick to be around. You're also quite funny. Your sense of humor is on the goofy side, and it fits you well.

What Type of Fruit Are You?

Random Sunday

Sunday....today seemed to fly by. I woke up in a panic and thought it was Monday - does anyone else ever do that? We actually got to sleep in until 9:30 am! Yeah! My youngest has recently migrated into our bed as the result of the flu she is now over. I am having the hardest time

getting her back into her bed. She used to sleep great, like an angel, but she got up at 6am and was cranky as heck. SO I think I may just take the sleeping in soundly versus the 6am wake up call for awhile. They are only little once!


My husband and I went out for dinner tonight to Papadeaux's for our pre-valentine dinner. I don't care for the crowds in restaurants and waiting for hours to get a table to sit down. So we try to go on the less popular nights pre-holiday and then have a nice dinner at home on the acutal day. Can you say Gluteny? We ate so much food I actually felt sick when we left. We even had oysters on the half-shell and boiled shrimp for our appetizer - not the worst thing for you! I really like raw oysters but these suckers were HUGE! I had a hard time forcing myself to swallow those puppies down - maybe that was where it all began.



I have also added a lovely little Horoscope widget to my blog at the right. I like things like Horoscopes and all that stuff about the day you were born and how the stars were aligned - I am corny like that.

and on that Farm she had some Chickens.......

EIEIO!

I just finished and listed this set today! Sweet Mother Hens and little baby chicks!

I have been a busy bee latley and wondering when I will get tired? I have always eyed this fabric in the store and just picked it up last night. Not quite sure how I got it laundered, pressed, cut, stitched up and on Ebay in less than 24 hours? Maybe it is hormonal lol.

My niece did such a great job modeling the set and the colors are so fun!

You can view my auction by clicking here.