May 25, 2010 at 06:38
... the darnedest things.
With just weeks until the arrival of the new addition to our family, Ben has said a few things that really make me stand back, smile, and laugh. It makes me happy to think we will be starting this journey all over again with baby number 2.
As mentioned, with just a few short weeks to go until the new bean arrives the fun stuff is beginning to happen to my ever changing body. Like swelling. Especially to my face and ankles.
Short story. My mom came over last week for a quick visit and the first thing out of her mouth is, "Wow. You look terrible. Your face is really starting to look fat." Now if that doesn't make a pregnant woman feel beautiful I don't know what will. Later, after she leaves, Ben comes to sit down beside me and tells me, "Mommy, you don't look fat. You look good" and gives me a big hug and kiss before he goes off to play.
I'll take what a 4 year old says any day, because you know they always "tell it like they see it."
And earlier as I was folding laundry, unloading the dishwasher, and searching for something to make for dinner I plopped poor ole Ben in front of the boob tube to watch UP. A few short minutes I hear him say, "Mama, that boy asks a bunch of questions like I do."
It made me stop a minute to let out a belly busting laugh.
I love that boy!
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Apr 15, 2010 at 12:39
Wow. So I have been out of touch for a while. Sorry about that.
Doctor's appointments. Summer colds. Allergies. It has all taken a toll on our little family.
We are doing better.
The sea monkey is growing. Eleven more weeks and three days to go and she will be here with us. Can you tell I am counting the days? ^_^
For now, I just wanted to share a few pictures of Ben's harvest he just made. Radishes. Mmmmm. I see tacos in our future.
Take care. Oh, and happy tax filing day.
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Feb 28, 2010 at 09:00
Just a note to let everyone know that we are doing well and hanging in there. I have had Ken painting, moving thermostats, well... just doing all kinds of things trying to get the house ready for the new addition.
Hope you all are well also.
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Jan 21, 2010 at 05:55
Yesterday Ben and I were cuddled on the sofa watching an old episode of Scooby-Doo. He looked at me and said, "You know what I want to do mama? I want to grow flowers and sell them at the farmer's market."
I looked at him trying to figure out where in the world he came up with this idea. I though about this for a while, talked to Ken about it, and decided who am I to crush this kid's plan.
I sat down with Ben over dinner and explained to him what he needed to do. We would have to fill out an application for a table at the farmer's market (he asked if I could do that for him), he would need to go through my Burpee catalog and decide what he wanted to grow, get the seeds/supplies, plant them and care for them until they are ready to cut and take to market.
He asked if he had to use his own money for the table, supplies. I asked him if he intended on keeping the money made and he said yes. Well guess what monkey, there is your answer. ^_^
He accepted this with a little hesitation.
First thing this morning he was excited to start his day. He woke me up bright and early saying we needed to start "our good plan". So we made a list and hit the store to get the goods.
We got home, got everything organized and planted a few seeds just to start and see how things run. We're saving the good peat pots for the veggie seeds/plants he intends to sell and are using less expensive supplies for the flowers he intends to cut (so the cups can be reused next season, if he intends to continue this endeavor). I picked up some recycled restaurant trays from an equipment supplies store and off we go.
Here are a couple of shots of the end of our day. I'll keep you posted on how things go!
Oh, Ben said he needed a name for his business/project and thought My Garden sounded good, when I asked if he meant Ben's Garden he thought about it for a minute and shouted, "Yes!"
So Ben's little business is called Ben's Garden. Look for it in the future.
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Oct 31, 2009 at 10:42
You know... I was really looking forward to sewing Little B's costume this year.
However, he had a different idea. He wanted to be Spider-Man. While I did want to make his costume, I didn't want to search long and hard for the right colors and textures of the red and blue and then still have to be creative on the spider and the web.
So after a quick trip to a big box store and $15 dollars later... Viola!
I give you Spider-Man.
Happy Halloween everybody.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 09:24
Well the family and I were invited to the neighbor's for a little casual get together.
It was fabulous. Good food, nice folks, and lots of conversation. We met a single dad with a little girl (same age as Little B). She was adorable. Dark completion, cute little pig tails, and boy could she shake it down.
Well I guess Little B thought she was cute too. He offered her juice boxes, graham crackers, and eventually won her heart because by the end of the night they shared a little kiss.
It brought a tear to my eye. That's because I was unsure whether to laugh or cry.
They grow up so fast.
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Sep 21, 2009 at 02:31
It was very low key here last week. Papa was on a business meeting at Lake George, I am still cleaning and unpacking the house, little B was practicing his kung-fu moves, and I was able to sneak in a little sewing time.
You heard me right! I got to sew! Of course, it was not for me, but it was for my nephew's 4th birthday, so it was just as good.
I made this super sweet, very easy pillow for my nephew who is completely in love with pirates. Well, I actually made two covers, but only had an insert for one of them. I was completely uncreative about just moving the insert around for another shot.
This pillow was put together after Ben received a gift from our good friend Katie over at Willy-Nilly.
As you can see, Ben loves his new pillow.
Oh, and there was also a little kung-fu going on also.
More later.
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Aug 14, 2009 at 06:40
It can't really be August already. Can it?
Wow. I feel like I have been farting off and not accomplishing too much. That could be because it has been raining almost everyday and my kitchen has been out of commission for almost two weeks!
Oh well, C'est la vie!
As many of you know, Florida is often referred to as "The Liquid Sunshine State."
Here are a few photos to prove it!
(Insert song: Singing in the Rain)
(Insert song: Somewhere over the Rainbow)
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Jun 7, 2009 at 04:37
So this is what 4 pounds of blueberries looks like!
Ben and I and one of his little friends did a little, well okay ALOT, of blueberry picking. It was lots of fun. Except that I grabbed a small gray oak snake in one of the bushes. Darn that mother nature and her camouflage thing. I thought I was grabbing a branch full of berries. At least the snake was friendly. She actually didn't even slither off. I think she was just a little upset that I ruined her nap. Let's just say she ruined my day also.
Okay, so we no longer have 4 pounds...
Thanks Ben! I love you!
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May 3, 2009 at 07:39
After leaving Homosassa Springs Ken and I were not quite ready to get home. The weather was perfect and we were enjoying our family time. So we decided to drive. We had no particular place to go, it just had to be off of Highway 19. We drove for about two hours and started to get worried that we would not be able to find a place to stay until we go to Tallahassee and we absolutely knew we did not want to stay in Tallahassee.
Suddenly I saw a sign that said, "Cedar Key 24 miles, lodging" and we took a chance.
We got off the main highway and drove along a two lane street for about half an hour when we saw this.
We saw a little town, they were having an art show and thought that this was perfect. Of course finding a room on a tiny, tiny island was challenging. Most of the lodges were taken up by the artists. We happened to come across the very last hotel (with two rooms left) on the corner of the island, the farthest point from the art show (keep in mind, the island is maybe 2 miles wide) and took one. Who could resist it? Check out the view from our window.
Once unpacked we hoofed it down to the show just in time to take a peek around and then made our way to the marina area for some delicious food, good music, and a beautiful sunset.
Leaving the next day was almost sad, but then we remembered it is only 5 hours from our home and we will definitely be visiting there again.
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Mar 3, 2009 at 09:30
So the family has been gone this last week or so on a very unexpected trip. We went to south Florida to visit with the cousins. Benjamin had a blast, mommy did a lot of fabric shopping and papa worked (what's so new about that).
I did a small bit of crafting. I made the boys some pirate patches and I say there were a huge hit.
I also found little swords, pirate chest, and strings of beads that played the roll for treasure. A week later and I still heard, "walk the plank", "scurvy pirate", "my treasure"! It was too sweet for words.
Here are a few things I picked up for myself.
I love this new magazine Stuffed. While I am not a stuffie maker, I may have to try some of the items posted in this magazine.
Oh and the Alexander Henry fabric is the real deal, not the 2009 reproduction. I love the black background. I have no idea what I will make with it, but it has to be something fun!
More later.
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Jan 26, 2009 at 09:28
You better believe it!
3 is the new 2. Everyone used to say, "Terrible Twos!"... they obviously had not hit 3 yet.
The little guy woke up on the wrong side of the bed and stayed there all day.
I was able to make some strawberry muffins (from scratch) along with some chocolate ganache (also from scratch) for Ben's birthday. Let's just say they were a big hit!
Happy Birthday Monkey!
xoxo
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Jan 5, 2009 at 10:19
Well Ben made his first catch on his new fishing pole that Santa brought him.
For over a week Ben practiced his cast in the back yard and caught Irene over a hundred times. ^_^
Then the day came and we went down to Bayview Park and poor 'ole Ben did not catch a thing, did not even get a nibble.
However, Ben was not discouraged.
He kept talking about catching fish, big fish. You could ask him, "What are you gonna do with a fish when you catch him?" Ben would always respond the same way, "Eat him!"
It happened, on his second time out. Ben caught his fish.
It was a whopper of a trout, but when you asked him what are you gonna do with that, he responded, "Go home fish!" So we threw him back. Go figure.
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Oct 28, 2008 at 08:32
This is what happens when you wrestle with an umbrella.
You lose.
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Jul 31, 2008 at 10:56
I have noticed that over the last few weeks when Benjamin wakes up in the mornings he has great hair. Not good hair, but great hair.
Have you ever seen such style with very little effort?
Robert Smith would be proud if Ben were only a little paler.
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May 23, 2008 at 02:58
Well wait a minute Mr. Postman.
Is this correct? Can it be? There is a little package for Tailor. Who knew she was here? Oh well, everyone in blogland I suppose.
What is it you ask? What was in that package...
A beautiful new dress from our friend Babz. Thank you Babz! We love it.
Oh. I also made a new pillow cover for Benjamin.
So cute and simple.
Linen, Japanese elephants, and Amy Butler fabrics.
TTFN!
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Apr 16, 2008 at 05:01
My Tuesday started out a bit on the rough side.
I still have no voice (oh, I did not tell you about that. No worries, it is a dull tale). The weather has turned cold, again. The house is still not clean.
I started with coffee (the breakfast of champions), some cleaning, had a little visit with a neighbor, and more cleaning, then a little sewing, and then more cleaning. When nightfall came the wee man went to bed and dear hunny bunny and I sat down to watch Juno.
What a great movie. Much better than I expected.
My day/night started to look up as twilight was nearing, but the icing on the cake was when Benjamin started crying and I put him in the bed with me. Now many of you may say, "Wha???" Let's just say he was sleepy eyed and giving out love, hugs, and kisses that we may not see the older he gets.
My Tuesday night ended on a good note.
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Jan 30, 2008 at 08:59
Well I know I have been gone a while, but I am never far away.
We are getting ready to have our upstairs bathroom gutted to the studs and remodeled. This will be our last big project and our home will practically be new. Last year we remodeled the kitchen and downstairs bathroom, this year will be the upstairs bathroom and maybe a central air conditioner (I hope)!
As the demolition and construction come along I will be sure and blog about it.
Other new stuff news:
My wee man had his second birthday this past Saturday. I know, I know... I am a bad mommy as I have no photos of the party to share, but hey... I was behind the scenes making sure everything was running smoothly.
Well, I do have one I can share. The little man got some sweet cash for his birthday from one of the g-ma's down in Florida. So mom, this one's for you.
Also, found a great artist (new to me), and purchased one of her adorable prints.
You can find her at The Black Apple or buy some of her great work at The Black Apple etsy shop!
My other new find was this great pottery piece. Found it at the Goodwill for .99 cents... what a score. It is completely original as it has a little signature in the clay on the bottom. It is probably worthless, but soo cool.
Right now I am using it for a pencil holder, but that may change... hmmm...
Take care and keep checking back.
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Dec 12, 2007 at 03:41
First:
I would like to thank dear hunny bunny for "fixing" my site to load multiple pictures.
"Thank you, hunny bunny!"
Last night:
Here is a cute photo we took last night for "Paws and Claus." I would have rather not been in the photo, but little B was not going to sit still otherwise. Good 'ole Ruby was just along for the ride. Oh, and the cute Claus is our neighbour, Jerry. We live in a very eclectic neighbourhood, both Mr. and Mrs. Claus are there.
Second:
I would like to show off my newest edition to the Nine Fireflies line.
A cute dog collar made of this fabulous panda fabric I had sent over from Japan. Once dear Hunny Bunny can find the time to set up my "little shop" I will be offering them for sale.
Last:
I would like to tell everyone out there in Blogland, "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays." We will be visiting family this season, but I hope to still be posting from Florida.
xo
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