Costume Time

It's almost officially October and this year I promised myself not to wait until the day before Halloween to craft a costume. This year I am responsible for two children's costumes. One for Ash and one for his new bff Violet. Last years martian/ufo are going to be hard to top! Wish me luck and let the crafting begin!

The Silver Lining

I have always taken a lot of pride in being able to find the "silver lining" in maybe not so great situations. I tend to be a glass half full kinda gal, and really like that about myself. But there are times that my optimism is challenged. Is there always a silver lining?

Today's events went something like this:

• Woke up this morning in a terrible mood feeling like doo.
• Started a load of laundry and quickly set out to burn some of my one year old energy.
• After a few hours at the pool, we returned home to find that there was about an inch and a half of water on the kitchen floor.
• After the immediate shock wore off, the panic set in.
• It's Friday and I need a repair person NOW (not sometime next week between 8am and 8pm) NOW!
• Call repair person in panic, there is something wrong! It must be the refrigerator.
• Pace. Pace. Pace.
• Discover that the water is not coming from the refrigerator, in fact it is coming from the laundry room.
• (side note: our washing machine drains into a utility sink)
• There is a towel in the utility sink, therefore blocking the drain.
• Light bulb.
• All of this water came from the washing machine/utility sink. AHHHHHHHHHHH.
• I have secretly feared this day since we moved in to this house.
• This also explains the suds and glorious smell of clean laundry.
• So about two hours goes by of sopping up the water.
• Obviously this answered the question of if i was going to mop the floor today. Yes.
• I mop.

So why all the rambling on and where is the silver lining?
I'll tell you where.....
The "pre-soak" that the kitchen floor got made for one really clean kitchen floor. I am not sure that it has ever been so clean. Even under the appliances. That is one super clean kitchen floor.

Rope Swings

I just settled down after my 4 day whirl wind vacation to the lake. This morning I was so sad to be leaving all of my family to come home to this quiet empty house. I thought that this was going to feel so lonely. Is it bad that I am totally loving it? Alone. Quite.

Is there anyone still out there?

So SO Sooooo sorry about being gone for so long! I am sure that all 3 of my devoted readers really missed me!
It's been hectic around here with the move and the missing computer.
But we are all back in business!
And I think that I may have some interesting things to share soon.

the little man

All week long while I was supposed to be focused on relaxing and finding a house (that sound's like an impossible combo!), all I could really focus on was how big my little man is getting! Where has the past year gone?

DIY: should I?

10 things I couldn't live without this week

1. mother's day roses. even though they were not from the hubs.
2. my new Wii fit plus. which was from the hubs (way to redeem yourself).
3. coffee. this is probably going to show up every week.
4. nagachampa. found one random stick in the bottom of a box of crap. burnt it. still love it.
5. craigslist. i have been a junkie trying to find a place to live.
6. the hubs. i am just so proud of him for his new promotion.
7. great grandmother's painting. found an old oil painting that she did. can't wait to hang it up.
8. new shoes for the little guy. he has such fat feet, finally found a pair that fit.
9. the nikomat. started a new series of pictures documenting the development of a new flower on my peace lily. i have had it for a few years and this is only the second bloom.
10. tetris. it's the only game that the hubs will admit that i am better at.