your cold!

david is feeling better, but matty has got it now. this was a rare moment of both boys happy at the same moment. they’ve been a bit grumpy (and i have been, too!) i’m ready for us all to be well. tonight we are going to the college hoedown. hopefully i’ll get some fun pics of the boys in their cowboy get-ups. then get them tucked in early for bed. any fun weekend plans for you?

Eat cold cereal or delivered pizza for dinner, every night for a year???
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The winners for the baby spoon giveaway are Kim (kimmieclover@aol.com) and Carrie Haughey (carriemartha.blogspot.com). Congratulations!

Oh, I have been having fun with some new handmade chain and vintage brass!

Crystal quartz with round, vintage locket and sweet key. About 20″ long (Hits right above the bust). So fun and goes with everything. SOLD

Jet black glass is strung from vintage brass filigree. Earwires are gold-filled. About 1 1/2″ in length. SOLD

Chunky handmade chain with an oval, vintage locket and freshwater pearl. I love this bracelet!!! SOLD

But this one is to DIE for! handmade chain with a J-clasp in the front is strung with Cherry quartz. The free-form pendant has a beautiful plum color. Very long–hits right about the belly-button. So, so fun!! SOLD

Both boys are home sick today with colds. Argh! I was getting cabin fever so we walked around Morro Bay for a bit. The weather was crisp and so clear. It felt great to be out–but, of course, both boys were a bit fussy. Hopefully tomorrow they’ll be themselves again!

when did my boys get so big?! i came across this picture the other night and i just can’t believe how much they have changed. david had so many medical issues when i shot this photo and matty was such a little guy and i was so overwhelmed trying to balance it all! i love how they are growing together and how they love each other, how different they are and how they are just brothers.

let’s see, who could i make a baby spoon for? wait, everyone i know just had a baby! i think these are so, so sweet and because they are stainless steel, you can use them everyday! i recommend hand washing. about 5″ long. $24

and I’m going to give two away. so, tell what your favorite baby name is today. (mine changes every day–today it’s hallryn for a girl and james for a boy). and no, we’re not expecting!

so i pulled out my boots. who cares if it was 73 degrees today?! it’s officially fall! i love skirts and boots. what’s your favorite fall/winter wear?

i thought it would be fun to fill this rusty dump truck with mini pumpkins and put it out on the porch. the boys have been having a blast pushing it around and dumping out the pumpkins.

we’ve been trying to encourage matty to go ‘poopy in the potty’, so the other day i picked up this really cool remote-controlled hummer at the store for incentive. i didn’t want him to think it was a ‘peepee toy’ so i explained that this was a ‘poopy toy’ and he could earn it if he went ‘poopy in the potty’. he proceeds to scream that, ‘it’s not a poopy toy, it’s a peepee toy’. and i reiterated that it was definitely a ‘poopy toy’. of course this conversation seemed completely rational to me but when i looked up there were quite a few people staring at us. well the joke is on them, because it worked! matty went ‘poopy in the potty’!! of course once he earned it, steve was having so much fun playing with it that i had to remind him it was matty’s. gotta love it!!

try behind the chair in the front room

or playing in bed with daddy and matty

or over by the hutch in the dining area

that kid is on the move. we’ve been having a hard time keeping track of him!

i love going out for breakfast on the weekends. i want pancakes tomorrow, preferably with chocolate chips.

i had so many blogs i was checking regularly that i had to cut back. then i really missed some of them so i had to google around until i found them again.

this is my new keychain. i took the pic before i put the rest of my ugly keys on it

i find creativity usually strikes while i am driving and after a cup of nutty bean coffee. then i have to go straight home and make whatever has popped into my mind.

i mess up about 1 in 6 sterling stamped pendants. I either grab the wrong letter or lose my grip on the hammer.

i can’t stamp jewelry for at least an hour after a nap (when i am lucky enough to get a nap!) my fine motor skills are unreliable.

this is my favorite necklace lately. i am also really into pairing short sleeve tops with long sleeve tees.

i had a jewelry party last night. it was a small group, but a great time of chatting and connecting.

i think i am perpetually dehydrated and i am constantly trying to drink more water. and i like to tell people i am perpetually dehydrated. it sounds really serious.

i love getting comments on my blog and feeling connected with people i’ve met through blogging. show some love and leave us a random thought!

I’ve got a cold, so we’re having an ‘at home’ day. It feels so good to lay around in our jammies, snuggle on the couch and not rush off anywhere.

Matty has been doing so great with the potty. Staying dry and using the toilet independently. yay!!

We have leftover brownies from the other night.

I’m still glowing from my time with Chrissie and the girls.

It’s a rainy day and we’ve got pumpkins and gourds on our front porch.

What’s making you happy today?