Almost 1

In less than a month my sweet, little baby girl is going to be ONE! I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. I have started planning her birthday party and I am not gonna lie, I'm a little crazy for parties.
I bought this outfit for her to wear at her birthday party from Janie and Jack before she was born....did I mention I am a little crazy. The entire theme of the party is based on this outfit. It has cupcakes and candy and cakes and ice cream on it. So we are doing a sweets themed party. I will be sharing some of my ideas and the things I make for the party with you. As soon as I can find my camera. I think one of the kids must have gotten it and taken it off to an unknown location. I am going on a hunt for it today!

MIA

My camera has gone missing but as soon as I find it some good things are coming :)

Things I am scared of today

1. My new serger. It's sitting there on the table waiting for it's first run but I am really petrified of it. I have always wanted one and now that I have it I am to scared to use it. Ugh!

2. Making a slipcover. We have an old, ugly couch that is so big and comfortable. Russ loves it. I don't mind it, I just want it to look prettier. I want it to have a nice, white slipcover. And I "want" to make it because that's the cheapest way to go.

via Shabby Chic

Over at Pink and Polka Dot Kristi shares tips on making slipcovers. She has even put together an eBook called The Lazy Girls Guide to Custom Slipcovers. I should probably buy that.

3. Parrots. My sister-in-law was talking about her neighbor's parrot that talks to her every morning and that totally freaks me out. Big birds like that scare the crap out of me.

4. Putting my kids in daycare and going back to work. My year home is almost up and I am looking for a job again. When the day comes it is going to kill me to drop August off at daycare. She doesn't do well with other people and I can only imagine how scared she will be because she won't have any clue what's going on. Luke will be fine, he has actually been asking this school year if he can go to the after school program at his school with his friends.

I don't like being away from my midgets.

What happened to the giveaway?

So I haven't been able to pick a winner for the giveaway because CSN isn't sure if they have the bags. I am really disappointed in the service. It has been over a week since they told me they aren't sure if they can get the bags and I still haven't received an answer. I can't believe that this is the way they do business. And imagine if this is the run around I am getting after being asked to do a review of their service and website what kind of service you would get otherwise.

And the shoes I ordered for August from CSN.....yeah the shipping has been delayed twice now. I am totally pissed. I will most likely never order from them again. It is just too much trouble.

In the meantime I am trying to come up with something else to giveaway in place of the bags. I am sorry!

Using what you have

My sister-in-law is one creative chick. This girl can make something out of nothing. And no one can shop a thrift store the way she does. I am after her to start a blog but so far I have not been very persuasive.

(Michelle and Vin- Aren't they cute?)

The other day she asked me for ideas for how she could store her plethora of bracelets, did I mention she has a bit of a jewelry collection. The only idea I could come up with was maybe a paper towel holder. A little while later I got this picture.


How great is that?! Vases!!! I love the way it looks. Go check out her etsy shop, Everyday Zen, if you need to add to your jewelry collection. She is having a Just Because sale right now and everything is 30% off!

Don't forget to enter my Giveaway for the Thomas Paul clutch!

New shoes for Augie and a Giveaway for you!

This weekend I took August looking for shoes. She had been standing up and trying to walk and her little feet need some protection. I decided I wanted to get her Robeez because I had used those for Luke and we loved them. I had my heart set on this pair. Aren't they so cute?!

Unfortunately none of the stores at the mall had them in her size. And if you know me, you know that once I am decided on something that is it. So we left the mall with no shoes. I started looking online for them and that is when I discovered CSN. It's a shopping website made up of over 200 stores! And let me tell you, they have everything. You can find a corner tv stand or new pots and pans, even a handbag. Two things I really like, almost everything has free shipping and if you have found the item online for cheaper you can let them know and they will make you an offer.

And now you are going to get the chance to win something fabulous that I have picked out from their store just for my followers as a little Thank You!

I am in love with these little pouches by designer Thomas Paul. I think it would be perfect to carry my credit card and keys in every morning when Augie and I do our morning walk to Starbucks. I decided to get the parakeet one for myself and if you win you can pick whichever one you want.

The details:

-You must be a follower of this blog to enter. Once a follower, simply comment on this post (One entry per person.)

-For one additional entry, post about this giveaway on your blog. Once you have done so, leave a comment on this entry with a link to your post.

-Open to residents of the US and Canada

-Enter by May 9th. I will announce the winner on Monday, May 10th.

Good Luck friends!!!

Sunshine Day

Today it was so beautiful out so as soon as Luke got home from school we went outside to play.



He loves riding his scooter around on the tennis courts and Augie is happy to crawl back and forth and watch her Bigs.

We tried to blow bubbles but it was so windy they flew away too fast.

Then the wind knocked the bottle of bubbles over and of course the lid was not on.

Didn't matter because we were having fun!