It's 7 a.m. Do you know where your kids are?

With no school this week because of the holiday I bet most of your kids are still asleep in bed and the house is mostly quiet. Not here, folks. The kids woke up at 6:30 a.m.(Ten minutes earlier than they usually do. Wha, what?!?) and hit the T.V. to get some much needed Wii-ing in for the morn. And at lunch there will probably be more playing and in the evening a dash more play. Sounds like a good day for them. A good day indeed.

Skirting Around

When the heat was still with us I whipped up a quick skirt for Audrey. She had been asking for one for a few months now and I finally got around to fulfilling her wish. Boy, was she a happy girl! I found the design over at oliver + s. It's such a simple yet delightful pattern.





Although it was meant for the lazy days of summer I think it will transition to the fall quite nicely. All it needs is a pair of great leggings and some tip toppy boots.

Makin' Moopy

I've had the worst kind of craft itch lately and I was able to scratch at it by making this little Moopy:




It's a chenille Moopy for my littlest niece. I think the colors will match her room perfectly. It was fun to make and super easy although I have to say that turning the pattern out is always the most frustrating for me. I got through it with very few swear words having to pass my lips.

You can purchase the pattern at Nest Studio. Check out Nest Studio's blog, Moopy & Me. It's inspiration times 100.

In case you were wondering...

I haven't been blogging because effin' Scramble on Facebook has taken over my free time. I need help, people. I am lost in a sea of words. Help me...

Who are you voting for?

You have a large list of Presidential candidates to choose from this November. Check them out here. I hope you make your vote count. Our country needs you.

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"They could not remember a time - Until now, that forever didn't seem long enough."-Curly Girl Designs

9 years ago today we shared our first kiss as Mister and Missus. I still get butterflies when our lips touch. Thank you for sharing this journey with me. You fill up my senses.

Happy Anniversary, Hon.

WOW! We didn't have giant cats at my old school.

I'm looking forward to October and not just because we get to celebrate Halloween at the end of the month. Making Fiends will finally be accessible via our TV instead of just the internet. Nickelodeon picked up this quirky, strange and albeit sometimes dark cartoon from Amy Winfrey. The main characters are Vendetta and Charlotte. Vendetta is this evil little girl and Charlotte is the good, happy-go-lucky one. I love how evil and good battle eachother out each episode with good always the victor. The hubby doesn't care for it, but the kids and I have been drawn to it like bugs to a light since we were introduced to it close to a year ago. So, to see it come to a bigger screen gets a major "WAHOO!"

If you have 3 and half minutes to spare, check out web Episode 1. Making fiends, making fiends, Vendetta's always making fiends while Charlotte maaakkes friends.

I'll take life with a side of sewing

I finally got motivated to sew something. Or rather I finally got motivated to fit in some time to sew something. I'm typically anxious to sew something, but getting the time to do it occurs very rarely these days. I usually wake up thinking I have all the time in the world only to discover that by mid-day nothing I had planned actually made it out of my head.

I had been eyeing the Bedside Caddy over at Husqvarna Viking waiting for that moment for it to become something more than just a dancing thought. And then that moment finally arrived! Audrey was very pleased with the outcome. And she now has a place for books and schtuff.

Summer is over. Kids are in school. Cue the ugly cry.

School started on Monday and my littlest one was off to Kindergarten class for the very first time. Excuse me for a moment. I'm vechlemt. Talk amongst yourselves.

Okay. I'm better now.



Sending the littlest one off to school didn't come so easy for me. It actually was like a punch in the stomach. The kind of punch that you see coming and you know it's gonna hurt like hell, but you just stand there letting it all happen anyways. And I really don't know why I got so emotional. The kids going off to school was an inevitable event. But, I guess the realization that there would be no more little ones running through the hall while I typed away for work kinda got me. I would not be needed, in the motherly way, for a few hours. There would be quiet. The kind of quiet that isn't normal. It's the kind that creeps up on you letting you know that you miss someone. Sheesh, the way of life that I had grown accustomed to for some 5 years would be forever changed. I would change. Audrey would change. Luke would change. I know, I know. Change can be good. But, there would be no more real babies at home. That reality was bittersweet.

So, did they miss me as much as I missed them? Heck no! Their first week of school was a blast. They made some new friends and enjoyed some mother-freeness. I also relaxed a little during the week and realized I'd survive. And I started to remember all those crazy mornings of trying to work and trying to fulfill my kids. You know, those times when Crabby Mom and her super Crabby powers were in full force. And that's when I sat back and embraced the "quiet".

Just in case you were wondering...

Is Osama President?



I was pretty sure I knew the answer to this and IsOsamaPresident.com clarified everything. They give you a pretty straight forward answer. Right on. Good to know.