One of the many websites that has inspired me, just happens to be an etsy store. I love the colors that they use on the project walls...and obviously the whimsical art too. Here are just a few samples of my favorites.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Whimsical art makes me happy.
I'm getting really excited about owning a house. I'll be able to piant and decorate and just make it my own. This will be the very first time that I've been able to actually do this.
One of the many websites that has inspired me, just happens to be an etsy store. I love the colors that they use on the project walls...and obviously the whimsical art too. Here are just a few samples of my favorites.
One of the many websites that has inspired me, just happens to be an etsy store. I love the colors that they use on the project walls...and obviously the whimsical art too. Here are just a few samples of my favorites.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Three updates...
UPDATE ON THE HOUSE:
We'll be closing on the house on the first of February 2011 (instead of the middle of December). We discovered that we wouldn't be able to get out of our apartment lease at the end of December (even though we were told that most likely we could), so we're kind of stuck in our apartment until the end of February. Instead of paying for both a mortgage and apartment rent, we asked the sellers if they would be willing to delay the closing for a couple of months. Thankfully they were okay with that. Whew!! It's a little disappointing that we couldn't get out of our apartment sooner, but it's also a blessing in disguise as we won't be moving around the holidays and we'll be able to use up all of Peter's vacation time (which he'll lose at the end of the year) to go see MY FAMILY!! Squee!! (More on that later). We are a little concerned about moving in the middle of February - the weather is so unpredictable around that time. But we're glad that we have a whole month to make the move (hopefully we'll find a weekend where the weather is on the milder side).
VISITING MY FAMILY!!
I'm giddy with excitement (really, I am) about our upcoming trip to see my family!! It's been over a year since I've seen them (the longest I've ever gone). I'm already making plans for our trip to Fort Wayne in December (a bday present to meeee). The things I'm looking the most forward to are:
All in all though, it's worth the drive and the stress of sleeping to see my family and friends. :)
DIZZY FROG:
I'm partnering up with CMB Global Products to sell my dizzy frogs. It's a new website/company so I'm predicting business to be slow at first, but hopefully once the word gets out, we'll be able to rack up some sales. I'm excited to work with Curtis and hope to see both of our businesses grow.
We'll be closing on the house on the first of February 2011 (instead of the middle of December). We discovered that we wouldn't be able to get out of our apartment lease at the end of December (even though we were told that most likely we could), so we're kind of stuck in our apartment until the end of February. Instead of paying for both a mortgage and apartment rent, we asked the sellers if they would be willing to delay the closing for a couple of months. Thankfully they were okay with that. Whew!! It's a little disappointing that we couldn't get out of our apartment sooner, but it's also a blessing in disguise as we won't be moving around the holidays and we'll be able to use up all of Peter's vacation time (which he'll lose at the end of the year) to go see MY FAMILY!! Squee!! (More on that later). We are a little concerned about moving in the middle of February - the weather is so unpredictable around that time. But we're glad that we have a whole month to make the move (hopefully we'll find a weekend where the weather is on the milder side).
VISITING MY FAMILY!!
I'm giddy with excitement (really, I am) about our upcoming trip to see my family!! It's been over a year since I've seen them (the longest I've ever gone). I'm already making plans for our trip to Fort Wayne in December (a bday present to meeee). The things I'm looking the most forward to are:
- Hanging out with my brother and his adorable girlfriend
- Playing with my little siblings (who aren't so little anymore)
- Chatting with my mom
- Being in my hometown
- Seeing some of our dear Flint friends
- Driving around and hitting up all of the Christmas displays
- ...and showing off my son to everybody!!
- The 20+ hours in the car (there and back again) with a 2 year old. Can you say portable DVD player??
- Naptime and bedtime in a pack n' play.
- Saying goodbye at the end of our stay - so many tears and the great unknown as to how long it'll be once I see them again.
All in all though, it's worth the drive and the stress of sleeping to see my family and friends. :)
DIZZY FROG:
I'm partnering up with CMB Global Products to sell my dizzy frogs. It's a new website/company so I'm predicting business to be slow at first, but hopefully once the word gets out, we'll be able to rack up some sales. I'm excited to work with Curtis and hope to see both of our businesses grow.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
It's beginning to look a lot like...winter.
We got our first snowfall of the season today. We went to bed at midnight last night with no snow on the ground. An hour later the ground was covered...12 hours later there was 6-8" of fluffy, wet white stuff all over the ground and trees. It's a pretty snow...very hard to be mad at it when it's so gorgeous. I'll be singing a new tune a few days from now when it's all dirty and old.
I woke up this morning excited to see Simon's reaction to the snow. Each year is a new discovery for him, he doesn't remember last year, so every season brings something new to look forward to. He enjoyed Spring's bright flowers and the green, green grass and Autumn's falling leaves and now that Winter's here, he's loving the falling snow. He slept in this morning and so there was a good 5-6" of snow on the ground when he ran into the living room. Like a good mommy I had the video camera out, ready to capture the look of wonderment on his precious face. I was not disappointed. I only wish I had been prepared for this snow with a 2T snowsuit and boots for him. For now he'll only be able to watch the snow from indoors, where it's nice and warm...and dry.
I said the forbidden words "maybe we should get our christmas stuff out today". I was shocked as those words left my mouth. Thankfully, Peter reminded me that we don't have eggnog in the fridge, so we are unable to do this unthinkable deed. Waiting until after Thanksgiving is what we'll do...no matter how Christmasy it looks outside. ;)
I woke up this morning excited to see Simon's reaction to the snow. Each year is a new discovery for him, he doesn't remember last year, so every season brings something new to look forward to. He enjoyed Spring's bright flowers and the green, green grass and Autumn's falling leaves and now that Winter's here, he's loving the falling snow. He slept in this morning and so there was a good 5-6" of snow on the ground when he ran into the living room. Like a good mommy I had the video camera out, ready to capture the look of wonderment on his precious face. I was not disappointed. I only wish I had been prepared for this snow with a 2T snowsuit and boots for him. For now he'll only be able to watch the snow from indoors, where it's nice and warm...and dry.
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