Guilty Pleasure Friday

Saw this poster, and laughed so hard.

This post is dedicated to the 19% of Michigan on the unemployment doles.

Thank goodness we get a new governor next year!

Have a fantastic Friday everyone.

Before/ After pictures

Thursdays just may be my favorite day of the week now.

I love having the "excuse" to play with pictures on my computer.

To see more before and afters, check out Monica's blog.

Anyway, here's my SOOC:
This was taken the morning that C. took on the crib.  The crib won. 
 (Note:  fat lip)

Picasa'd:
B&W, cropping, warming

I {heart} natural lighting!

Hmmm...

Can you guess what I'm working on?

These photos were deliberately taken out of focus...

thought my camera was going to combust...

but I made it happen.  :)

Hint:  It involves the cricut machine.  And maybe a sewing machine.

And has nothing whatsoever to do with the project teased about in this post.

Actually, that hasn't even begun yet.

Partly because this project is so much more fun.

And C. has been crazy sick.

Crazy sick.

And work has been crazy busy.

Crazy busy.

And I am just crazy.

Yep, that about covers it. 

Sunday morning...and random giddiness.

The boys are sick.  Again.  Started as an innocent headache on A's part and has morphed into snotty, rashy, fevery crud.  I know its going around and all...but COME ON!  We've had our fair share of crud this winter (C. especially). 

I ended up taking the boys into the Dr. on Friday afternoon to get them both checked- the Dr. we saw was using the word "asthma" when talking about C.  I always knew that was a possibility with him, but it worries me that its now in his chart.  I guess I always picture the runty kid in grade school with the crazy-thick glasses with the snap-down (instead of button-down) shirt, carrying his inhaler to gym class where he sat on the sidelines more than he played.  Asthma means, for C, that I REALLY need to be vigilant about his allergies- since his lungs are already inflamed more than not.  I feel bad for the poor kid...he gets so scared when he can't breathe.

I'm still in the same pajamas I went to bed in on Friday night.  (change of underclothes, though).  Don't judge me.  My kids are sick.  And when they feel better (thanks to tylenol), they fight.  When they don't feel better, they are like velcro to me.  A shower is long overdue- hopefully coming soon. 

I did have a big day with my cricut machine yesterday.  I'm working on gifts, donations and wall art for our NEW bathroom in the addition- which is so close to being complete I'm giddy with excitement.  Pictures coming soon.  :)

I didn't have enough energy/time/leash from the boys to get the sewing machine out like I wanted to.  Hopefully today.  I'm working on a baby gift that I started with the cricut and need to finish with the sewing machine...I hope it turns out in real life as cute as it looks in my head.  I'll post pictures if it does!

I received a phone call on Friday which both excited and humbled me.  It's a new venture, but totally up my alley.  An announcement will come soon- vague announcement for bloggy world, but more detailed information for my IRL friends.  I'm praying hard about it and so excited...and giddy...about the direction its going in!

My MOPS group is doing a consignment sale this year.  I'm thinking about what I want to put in there.  Do I get rid of everything from the boys baby stages?  Why do I not feel ready for that?  I know I'm done having babies...is this normal?  Does every mom struggle with letting baby stuff go?

Dave took Molly for a walk this morning and came in the house smelling of spring air.  Does anyone else smell the change in seasons?  The smell had me....you guessed it...almost giddy!  Why almost?  Well, we still have about 3-4 inches on snow on the ground and another bout coming this week.  But the tulips I won at MOPS last week are a nice splash of spring on my kitchen table!

Guilty Pleasure Friday

This post is dedicated to anyone who knows the difference between patience and wisdom.  And especially those of you who can apply both at the same time.

Happy Friday!

Pictures before and after

I'm beginning to look forward to these Thursday before and after posts!
It give me an excuse to get into my photo archives.
You can see more by going to Monica's blog.

Here's a picture I thought about putting on our Christmas card, but another one won out.

I love that they are playing with the same ladder- could skip the sun overpowering them, but that's just me.

Straight out of the camera:

Picasa'd:

(cropped, sienna'd, warmed, saturated, and glowed)

Winter in Michigan

Last week, C. and I...

...went outside after our light...dusting...

...you know...since it was warmer and all...

C. insisted...

...on wearing his brother's snow suit...

...which made him look more like an oompa loompa than a toddler...

 

C. played...

..like it was summer.

I got snow in my boot.

C. discovered he may be too big for the slide next summer.

C. liked to say,

"Mommy, look at me!"

The trees...

...moaned and whispered in the wind.

Molly...                                     

...went crazy with pent up energy.

I started...

                                                                                ...craving s'mores.

We both discovered...                             

                                              ...snow can be as fun as sand...

...and you don't have to love snow...

to love winter in Michigan.