Last night after we put the kids to bed with their doses of Nyquil (fighting a family cold around here), the hubs and I watched ourselves a little movie. Whip It . And it was freaking fantastic! Seriously, don’t you just love a movie that has you smiling thru the whole thing… and then leaves you smiling for hours after? If you haven’t seen it, please do. And then be sure to let me know what you think!
We had ourselves quite the little snowstorm here in western NC Friday afternoon. And for this south GA native, it was quite the event! We had another snow event back in December, but I missed it due to the fact that it happened an hour AFTER I was admitted into the hospital for the birth of Jacob. Nothing like watching the snow out of a tiny hospital window complete with view of opposite hospital room and patient right outside said tiny hospital window and the added bonus of post surgery nausea and pain from a csection. Yeah, that’s nice. But this time, this time, I was able to enjoy it with coffee cup in one hand and new babe in the other. And it was just beautiful. We ended up with 7 inches in our yard. I snapped some photos and thought I’d share them with you. By the way, for those of you that subscribe to MinivanLife via bloglines or a reader, be sure to click on over and check out the new banner. Yes, October is FINALLY over and I changed it to February. GEEZ, October lasted a looong time didn’t it?! Oh well… moving on….
Our view of the neighbors yard and trees…
Our front yard…
Aidan, thinking he’s going to pelt his mom with a snowball… don’t worry, I threatened to ground him for a month if he did it…
…he did it anyway…
Our driveway and willow trees… sigh…I do love willow trees…
My Lilianne…. my girl… my mini-me… (will those teeth ever grow in?!?!!)
Sarah, loving her sled… thanks Nana!
I LOVE this photo…. I can’t believe I caught her face like that!
Our home… the hubs took this photo… that’s me, the little green spot, on the bottom front porch. I really need to buy myself some snow boots. I had on my cute new blue converse and couldn’t bring myself to walk thru the snow in them.
My oldest two and their snowman…
I edited these photos with Pioneer Woman’s actions…. I just love the way they turned out…
Again with the willow trees… sigh… I do love my willow trees….
“Buddy, I’ll teach you everything I know”
….From 9 yr old big brother Aidan to almost 6wk old little brother Jacob
Please forgive my absense… we’ve adopted a new school schedule this week that is taking up my morning blogging tgime. Also, my youngest, Sarah 4, has come down with a fever and what I can only assume is the same virus/flu as my son had all last week. He is much better, only a cough remians. Apparently its’ a 7-10 day virus making it’s rounds … so that gives me at least another week of the sickies… assuming my other daughter and me and my husband don’t get it. I’ll be back soon (hopefully within a few days!) when things get into a semi-normal mode around here. For now, I want to concentrate on my family.
Wishing you all a healthy and happy weekend!!
Quick post this morning as the house is in critical condition and the laundry has exploded…. just wanted to pop in to show you who is up and about playing this morning! After seeing him listlessly lying on the couch all week, it’s good to see him with some energy.
A little progress was made on the Value Quilt. over the weekend..
Have a great MONDAY!!
Friday… you just don’t know how grateful I am that it’s Friday… end of the work week… aaaahhhhhh.
What that really means to me is that my husband will be home all day for two days straight to help fight the war on the flu! Let’s just say that this tired, worried and pregnant Mama had a minor breakdown last night that included some very pathetic tears. Aidan is still sick. He was really sick last night, but seems to be a little better this morning. I’m contemplating, very seriously, a visit to his doctor today. I really don’t like taking my kids to the doctor… I swear it seems like every time we go, someone else gets sick with something else. Anyone else find that to be true?
Or am I the only one… and that by admitting my resistance to doctor visits, it nominates me for the “Neglectful Mother of the Year Award”?
Thankfully, the rest of us seem to still be well with no flu symptoms in sight. This morning, while savoring my morning coffee, I paired up all my squares for the Value Quilt. Can’t wait to get them all sewn together and play with the design. Those are my weeked plans, sewing and flu-fighting (“Everybody was kung-flu fighting“…. name that song and artist!), along with a trip to the health foods store for some vitamins and some vintage shopping for this vintage swap. Such a hardship, that vintage shopping! Pure drudgery……. I wish you all a fun, happy and HEALTHY weekend! ….and then please send some of those HEALTHY vibes our way!
Aidan is still sick… but thankfully the rest of us are still flu-free. Thank you so much for all the well wishes!
Not too much is going on around here as I am keeping the kids as separated as possible. Girls playing upstairs and Aidan downstairs on the couch. I spend my time going up and down those blasted stairs… being 7mo pregnant, stairs have taken on a new meaning… and it ain’t good! But I find myself with some down time here and there so I’ve been working on hand quilting (my thread keeps breaking in the eye of the needle…any idea why?!) and this tutorial. Squares are all cut out, so now I’m working on getting them sewn together. Lots of fun playing with them on the flannel wall!
I’ve been wanting to share my vintage finds from mine and Kris’s “date” the other weekend. Found some vintage pillowcases to add to the evergrowing stash….. I really don’t need more, but I just can’t resist them.
LOVE these pillowcases… the one on the top is a vintage baby pillowcase… it’s so small and soft!
This lamp made me sqeal… out loud much to my husbands horror… and it now resides in our bedroom!
And this pretty robins’ egg blue bowl practically leaped into my arms!
It has those handles on both sides of the bowl…
And this was my favorite find of the day… a vintage baby blanket in pristine condition… just look at those apples… sighhhhhhh…. I can’t wait to wrap up this new boy of mine in this adorable blanket!
My days are feeling a little like the photo above… hazy and mellow. Sleep deprivation will do that to you. My boy is still sick, but hopefully on the mend. No signs of anyone else coming down with a fever yet. I hope it stays that way! I’ve managed to get a litte square cutting done for this. That’s them and my morning coffee above there.
What have you been working on? Anyone getting ready for the Holidays yet? Don’t forget to post your handmade photos here in the Handmade Celebrations flickr group!
I’ve got a sick boy here at home so please excuse my absence in the blogging world. I’m hoping that it won’t become a “family epidemic” and that I’ll be back in the next day or two. I’m around… just popping in and out when I have a moment. It’s a little disconcerting to look in my Google Reader and find 1000+ unread blog posts! I wish you all a healthy and happy Tuesday!
