cookie monster!

Maybe I should say cake monster, not quite the same ring though right?

birthday cake!

 I actually made a Barbie/Belle cake for Em's birthday last year and it's been the cake camp of merriment ever since!

my first cake!

I took some classes at Michaels and away I went!

 Or maybe it was a wake-up call, for why I'll never remove an appendix...steady hands...not.my.forte...

fondant fun!

Grills that melted, but were oh so tasty...

such delish burgers!

cake for a surpise bridal shower :) Do you love surpises? I say I do, but really I may be more the read the end of the book first type...

love these easy yet sweet cupcakes!

  Tell me, are you a baker? Do you put in some extra work to make a delovely dessert? next up, the real cookie monster!

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First day!

Ahhhh, yes! The first day of school arrived yesterday.

   Em is officially a kindergartner and LB started her second year of preschool!

I started taking pics with this chalkboard when Gary was starting school. Lurve them!

  I have a lot on my plate this week, so I wasn't as emotional as I've been in the past (ie, I was glad to send them off on this year's adventure at Montessori school!)

last year!

this year!

  Emmy is one of 6 kindergartners, which is rawckin'-- dontcha think?! For the first day LB made a lovely necklace and Em had this to say when asked if her day was a good day? "Yes, except I didn't get to do exactly what I wanted...ALL DAY! Hilarious! She's certain that she will get to make a necklace tomorrow instead of working on 'packets'...well we shall see about that!

this year

last year!

I can't believe how they've grown!

 These ones really put it into perspective!

Have your wee ones started school? I love Montessori education!

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A resurgence!

Ya. That's 3 syllables for me bebe.  I've been away.  I tried to blog somewhere else. not exactly what we call a success.

best kiss of the year? when I smooched this dolphin :)

Anywho, a lot has changed in the last two years. 'nuff said about that...

A lot has not changed--got them 3 yungins still, tho the teenager is like 6'3" and eating me into poverty

 

I read this blog post, written by one of those peeps that's really disciplined (lacking that one here) and someone commented how her kids were going to appreciate all those memories someday.  Sheesh! 

love him! more than any word my big brain can think of

 What am I giving those kids??? besides food, shelter, and clothing? puhleeze, I'm just trying to keep them on the therapy couch in moderation only and OFF the casting couch.  

epic.disney.trip and yes I realize every trip is up there in epicness

he likes basketball.a.lot

Ok, enough of that.  I'm here. so ya. I'm attempting to write twice maybeeeeee three times a week.  and--don't expect anything more than mild entertainment and borderline weak ramblings, but the kids will love it someday. someday...

there's a fab story behind this pic

Wish me luck ;)

hope you enjoyed the smattering of random pics from the last year or so

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Featured! Yowza!

I can't even tell you the lack of sleep I'm typing on, but I.am.so.ex.ci.ted I just have to tell you this!
This sandwich kitchen was featured on not one but two really awesomesauce blogs!

Here on Better After-yeehaw!

This is a great blog for lots of creativity and neat-o projects

...And...

Here on one of my fav-or-eeet daily reads

A soft place to land!

Kimba's bloggity blog was one of my first daily reads!  Crazy to see my lil corner of the blogosphere on her page!
These two features brightened my blog wayyyyy more than I can describe and I am so thankful for all the peeps that came to visit!  Shout outs all around!Happy weekend, I'm hoping to find a moment to catch up in the next week, when I'm not quite so busy!
s:)

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I want this!

I die die die when I see this Liberty of London stuff at Tarjay!  I really want these storage things. 

 What's funny, is I saw them there around Easter and then poof they were gone.  In fact, all the stuff is on clearance at my Target.  Yet, the website shows they aren't out yet-random?  The real issue is that I cannot find them and I want them now now now!

Alas, perhaps I will wait and then kick myself over them later.

Though really I'd settle for one of these from Amy Butler.

I'll take this one--

Isn't is delovely, delightful, and delicious?!

Let's look again shall we?

le sigh

This one is nice too!

They'd look really great in my house...

Maybe, I could just go visit Amy and roll around in all her beautiful fabric.  She doesn't know that we're bffs. Go look at her shop!  You'll die along with me.

ps-this post was really about the Target crates--to buy or not to buy--thoughts?  I might just pony up and get them, but then again--I always second guess internet purchases.

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