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too soon? [Nov. 6th, 2009|07:25 pm]
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I don’t know if it is too soon to keep bombarding you with photos of holiday cheer, but I just cannot help myself!
Up there is some egg nog plush with nutmeg and a bit of whipped cream. I’m still going over the whipped cream. Not sure if it is just right or not.

I love egg nog but mostly prefer the Silk version. We saw some last night and we were going to buy it, but we were going out to eat and worried it would get warm in the car meanwhile…but soon soon we will be drinking some!

One of my favorite things about right after Halloween is all the vintage Christmas goodies that start popping up in the thrift shops. I stopped by one shop today and the Christmas section was jam packed with people. I still managed to get the goodies above, but wow-it was crowded!

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(no subject) [Nov. 6th, 2009|08:50 am]

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Some photographs from Van's Garden 11.01.09

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oh november… [Nov. 5th, 2009|07:16 pm]
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Things are coming along nicely for my big Holiday update on Nov. 15th. Here are some Christmas ornaments and hot chocolates (with mini marshmallows or plain) I will not be doing a Dec. 1st update…but instead will add everything I have on the 15th and just keep the shop open as long as there are items in it to sell.

I forgot to mention but I am doing two holiday shows this year.
Bazaar Bizarre Boston on Sunday Dec. 6th
and
Handmade Arcade Saturday Dec. 12th in Pittsburgh PA
So December is going to be quite busy!

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(no subject) [Nov. 4th, 2009|09:14 pm]

harunoame
IT STILL A GRIL!



We did 3D ultrasounds today - Lily is looking great and completely adorable! We also double checked, and she's still a girl, so no "Oops! Wrong Gender!" eBay auctions are needed :D

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(no subject) [Nov. 4th, 2009|10:16 pm]

heatherica

Wesley's lava lamp.


Today I had a doctor's appointment, so I took advantage of someone having to drive me there and begged to be taken to Target as well, please and thank you! I hate not being able to drive! The last time this happened, I felt awful most of the time anyway, so it wasn't that big of a deal. I don't think I would have driven even if I could. But this time I feel fine and I have things to do! Like buy hooks for our towels in the bathroom! And a drain board for our dish drying rack that didn't come with one! Only we need a drain board that drains off one of the smaller ends, not the longer side, which seems to be impossible to find. I think I am going to have to just find one online to order. Which means I guess I didn't HAVE to go out for that one. But still, for my sanity. I wandered into the Halloween section at Target to try and seek out some leftover Jones Halloween soda, but sadly found none. Instead I found some other things I couldn't pass up at crazy sale prices! Including a shower curtain with monsters and candy all over it. Yes, I already have a shower curtain and yes, I love it to death and don't need a new one, but this one had MONSTERS AND CANDY ON IT. And was only $3.74. So you see, I had no choice. We'll just have to switch it up every now and then.

Brock isn't here tonight, so I think I am going to soon get myself a snack (delicious banana roll!) and curl up on the sofa with a blanket to watch the episode of America's Next Top Model that I recorded. Sounds good to me!

Oh, and I have a humongous pimple sprouting from the dead center of my forehead. I think I am turning into a unicorn.
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jack frost + gingerbread man [Nov. 4th, 2009|06:55 pm]
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These guys are for Luvable + Hugable at Gallery Hanahou, which is coming up soon! I will have more info on the show on my news page very soon. I have a few more plush for the show that are almost done (they will be shipping out tomorrow) but meanwhile here are the finished two.

I’ve had to stop taking dinner photos, since it gets dark so early now. Let me tell you Butternut Squash with browned butter looks pretty gross when you take its photos with a flash. But it tasted good :)

I did get a photo of the Spanish Tortilla I made for my son’s Spanish class the other day. Everyone brought in food to celebrate the end of term. I found these instructions and tips so very helpful, the whole thing seemed like it was going to be scary, but went so smoothly I think I might make another next week for us to eat. I also made Polvorones de Canele for a taste of Mexico, which I remembered from a class party when we lived in Texas. But I didn’t get a photo of those because as soon as I got the last batch cooled and packed up I had to head to the school to drop them off.

Anyhow without my own photos here are some of the recipe we have enjoyed so far this week…Butternut Squash with browned butter (their photo had me sold), Roasted Cauliflower-which was oh so good, I can’t thank the person that reccomeneded the Simplyrecipes site enough, it’s great! Tonight I am making up a batch of these amazing looking pumpkin parfaits for Thursday, but will veganize them so Tom can share the goodness :)

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(no subject) [Nov. 4th, 2009|08:08 am]

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Van and I drove out to St Tammany Parish on 10.31.09. to go birding with Mary Mehaffey, Tom Trenchard, and Glenn Ousset. It was a dark, drizzly, overcast morning but the day grew into a beautiful one with blue skies and a nice breeze. I had such a nice time with really great company.

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Tom Trenchard, Mary Mehaffey, Van Remsen, Glenn Ousset:






Glenn Ousset


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(no subject) [Nov. 3rd, 2009|03:41 pm]

heatherica
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Fun with Legos!


Wesley made my name out of Legos for me!
Take notice of the arrow explaining that my name will be continued on the next line down. ;)


He also made this pumpkin out of Legos!
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Thrifted [Nov. 3rd, 2009|01:10 pm]
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Yesterday I decided to stop by a few of my favorite thrift shops. It has been awhile since I’ve done any serious thrifting and it was a good day!

The vintage suitcase looks like it was never used and cost me $1.50. The mouse fabric was pretty irresistible (and also $1.50) I love the little mushrooms on the ribbon (.25), and the last fabric has 3 and 1/2 yards ($3.00)…so I think it might become a Christmas table cloth, or pillow backings. I found a couple more items but they are being saved away for Christmas gifts so I can’t show any photos yet. I cannot resist a bargain :)

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Hanukkah [Nov. 2nd, 2009|06:47 pm]
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I know Halloween has just ended, but I have begun to think about my holiday cards this year and wanted to do something special for all of our friends who celebrate Hanukkah. My sister is coming over this week to take beautiful photos of the menorah, so I can have them made into holiday cards.

I’ll be making more of the dreidel plush for my big holiday update on Nov. 15th. Hanukkah begins at sun down on Dec. 11th this year, but that will give 26 days from the update, so hopefully plenty of time!

I also have plans for another holiday card involving hot chocolate, and another ornament besides the cuckoo clock. So much more to come!

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(no subject) [Nov. 2nd, 2009|09:35 am]

heatherica
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Halloween night!

We had lots of fun, but it was SO cold when we were out trick or treating!! Poor Wesley decided we should probably go home after the time was only halfway through. I agreed. At least it didn't rain! And we got to hang out with our friends for a bit. Not as long as I would have liked though, but for some reason I was so, so sleepy that night and Brock was suddenly not feeling well. Hopefully we'll get to see them again soon!


Also I discovered I am totally addicted to this Spooookiwi soda from Jones
and am sad that I probably won't be able to have it again until next year. :(
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Upcoming Show [Nov. 2nd, 2009|02:04 am]
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Annual Holiday Show
Art Star
November 7th – December 31st
handmade ornaments &
holiday cards by select artists
5 Year Anniversary Party:
Saturday, December 5th, 5-9pm


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Trick or Treats [Nov. 1st, 2009|10:01 pm]
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I hope everyone had a fun Halloween! We were planning to attend an annual Halloween parade, but it rained..so we stayed in and ordered pizza instead haha.

Our trick-or-treating was actually on Thursday night, which while it is nice because Tom is automatically off work on Thursdays, always feels a bit odd. Then of course we kept feeling like Halloween was already over.

Our eldest son ditched us for his friends…and I was so bad I didn’t even get any good photos of our costumes this year. Tom was Waldo (Where’s Waldo) I did the beehive hair from Martha Stewart Halloween, K was Beetlejuice, and B was Sherlock Holmes for school and a detective for trick or treating.

It was a good year with the Halloween party too, made it feel very festive. But there was something about this year that just made me feel like it all flew by too quickly. We had a lot of rain on the days we would of been getting pumpkins, and traipsing through corn mazes, so I think that was part of it. But goodness it just feels like it all rushed by.

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November Update [Nov. 1st, 2009|09:20 pm]
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My new shop is updated! I have an Etsy now since the crash of my zencart shop. It feels so odd to start over with a completely different web shop program, but I am hoping the Etsy shops loads faster and makes everything a smooth process.
I’m still getting the hang of it, and plan to have a big holiday update on November 15th!

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(no subject) [Oct. 30th, 2009|05:03 pm]

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Wesley's costume! He dressed up as his obsession.


His school's Halloween parade.


He was the only Lego! It was funny to see that there were two Marios and two Luigis in the parade. All those years of Wesley being Mario and I don't think we ever saw another one! I was right, walking there in the wind was NOT fun! My hood wouldn't stay up and I ended up with an earache. I should have worn cotton balls in my ears! But the parade was fun and I got to meet up with my friend, who I never get to see anymore. She goes to school full time and also has a full time job on top of that now, so she's very busy! So that was great, spending some time with her. Plus we are all going to hang out tomorrow and take the kids trick or treating together. Yay!
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(no subject) [Oct. 30th, 2009|01:01 pm]

heatherica
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It's been mostly cold, windy, and wet this season.


Not too colorful.


I've always loved the colors of fall.
I need more days like this!


Wesley has a Halloween parade around the front of his school today. Brock won't be here, so I'll have to walk to the school to see it and it is extremely windy out so I am not looking forward to it! I hope Wes can manage to walk in his costume without blowing away! I'll be sure to try and take some pictures to show. :)
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acorns! [Oct. 30th, 2009|03:54 pm]
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Yesterday Tom and I went for a few walks at all the different parks in our area. We were looking for acorns and it was harder then I realized it would be. By now most of the acorns have either been eaten or hidden away by the squirrels.

Still we managed to find enough for the projects I will be doing with the first grade class this afternoon. The acorn caps were actually really easy to find. Today is the Fall Party and we will be making little felt ball acorns by gluing the felt balls into the acorn caps. I’ve got a lot of the caps and balls so each kid can make several. I really wanted the kids to make the felt balls since I think that is one of the most fun parts of the whole project, but when I found out how long we have for the party, there just isn’t enough time.

Then this morning Tom drilled holes into all the acorns + chestnuts we collected yesterday, and those will be made into necklaces with wood beads.

I also sewed some fall leaf beanbags for the game. We did a similar game last year for the Winter party with snowball beanbags and kids this age just seem to love tossing beanbags around.

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(no subject) [Oct. 29th, 2009|12:45 pm]

heatherica
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Wesley's birthday party!
Since we were in the middle of moving, and more than a couple of the people we know
were out of town anyway, we decided to just have a small family cookout at the house!



16+ )
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(no subject) [Oct. 26th, 2009|01:24 pm]

heatherica
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I have pictures!! These are from Wesley's birthday. It was on a Friday and we took him and his cousin to Chuck E. Cheese's and to see Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (so good).


As you can see, he was pretty excited.


5+ )

I have some pictures from the little party we had for him too, but I still have yet to go through them! I have a ton to work on here, but thought I would take a little break since I finally have my computer up and running and I can get to my pictures. :D
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27 Weeks - Pregnant Kitsuke! [Oct. 25th, 2009|02:20 pm]

harunoame
I haven't done kitsuke since I was 15 weeks pregnant - just been too busy. I finally got a chance to dress in an ensemble I've been wanting to do for quite some time today!



Lots more photos under the cut - and belly photos! )

I actually didn't find it hard to dress at all today. The only real hurdles I encountered was the fact that my himo and datejime are...uh...considerably shorter on me now than they used to be! I also wore a kimono with no ohashori - I'm honestly not even sure if I could get an ohashori out of it when I'm not pregnant - but I didn't have any issues.

I personally found it extremely comfortable tying everything under my bust, and I did wear sarashi both wrapped around my bust and down around my belly to help support it. I looked a bit like a mummy undressed, but it was so comfortable! Oh, and just for the record - biyosugata is a pregnant woman's BFF!
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