Hi, I’m Lisa-mommy to my boys, David, 9 and Matty, 7 and wife to Steve. I create handmade jewelry and love taking pictures. Stick around and get to know us!
Our happy little family… David, Steve, me and Matthias
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{because i am a little anxious, i’ve been looking for the happy even more}
and it’s not so hard to find…
1. a half-wished dandelion
2. toast and orange marmalade
3. favorite jeans
4. all four of us snuggling under one blanket
5. blue skies with white clouds
6. leaves starting to change
7. leftover cupcakes (yum)
8. matthias reading little books to us
9. coffee with cream (of course!)
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10. what else?
hello, wednesday! phew, half way through the week.
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i’ve got three outfits to share this week.
above, jeans banana republic
sheer top, red shoes, target
bracelets lisa leonard designs.
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same jeans, banana republic
ruffle top, boutique downtown
AMAZING necklace (that i got, like 20 compliments on) allora handmade.
flip flops, bass
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date night with steve (so fun!)
striped dress, on sale at anthropologie
boots, frye
flowered scarf, world market
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in the unlikely event that you have to choose
would you rather wear jeans/pants OR a dress/skirt every day for the rest of your life?
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yesterday we drove to LA to meet with david’s heart surgeon.
i’ve been dreading the appointment, and feeling anxious.
i was going to take david by myself, but at the last minuate, steve decided to join me. (so glad!)
we dropped matthias off at school and had some good friends pick him up.
he had fun playing pirates and eating mcdonalds.
a lot more fun than waiting in a hospital all day!
first steve, david and i met with the nurse practitioner so they could take david’s history.
then we did xrays, bloodwork and EKG.
finally we met with the surgeon. by that point i was exhausted.
he explained the surgery (we’ll stop david’s heart,
use a machine to pump his blood,
use membrane from another part of the heart to close the hole,
we’ll have to cut through bone, and it takes 6 weeks to heal)
and i started feeling terrified. i mean knees-shaking afraid.
he also said some comforting things,
(on a scale of 1-10, 10 being very complex, he rates this surgery a 2.
our surgeon has never had a patient die from this procedure.
david will spend about 4 days in the hospital and his pain should be minimal.)
when we left the consulation with the surgeon i couldn’t stop crying.
and mostly, i just felt afraid.
today i’m reminding myself that we are chosing this surgery.
we want david’s heart to be healthy.
and i’m reminding myself that we have hope.
i believe God holds this situation and david’s heart in his hand.
and i’m so thankful to be david’s mommy.
so thankful for the joy and perspective and silliness he brings to our lives.
so thankful i have an amazing husband to walk beside me.
{and thankful to you for sharing this journey with us!}
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i’ve gathered up pumpkins (lots of pumpkins!)
a wooden box, mums,
oval thrift store frame (which i filled with a bird cutout)
and a bit of leafy garland
to freshen our front porch and give it a fall feeling.
now if the weather will cool off a bit…
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how are you getting ready for fall?
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we are off to meet with david’s heart surgeon today (take two!)
i’ll let you know how it goes tomorrow.
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we had so much fun on our stolen vacation.
just the four of us. taking our time. playing. being together.
which is just what the doctor ordered
(even though we didn’t see the doctor. ha!)
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and today is free earring friday.
which means you get free earrings with ANY ORDER.
when you place your order just note ‘free earring friday!’ in the gift note or add’l info box.
you don’t need to add earrings to your cart–we’ll see your note
and include them in your order. yay!!
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this mama is going to sleep in and catch up on laundry this weekend.
that may not sound exciting, but it sounds like heaven to me!
please share, what are your weekend plans?
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our new create a handmade life necklace was created
just for ‘the creative connection event’ in minneapolis.
isn’t it sweet?
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there was one at each place setting for the keynote dinner with amy butler.
that’s jessica (allora handmade) showing the cute little box and bow.
so exciting!
and jo packham and nancy soriano invited me up front and introduced me,
which was crazy cool/my worst nightmare.
i have to really pump myself up to get in front of large groups.
but what an honor!!
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sweet friends, loralee, maggie (gussy) and lindsey.
maggie is wearing the new necklace in the pic above!
and we are offering them on the website for two weeks.
so head over and grab a new ‘create a handmade life’ necklace!!
(they’re only $32!)
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have you created anything fun or beautiful lately?
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these are a few outfits from the creative connection last week.
they were taken in the hotel mirror, so not the best lighting!
1. dress, fave gray sweater, and black skinny jeans, target
black flats, gap
2. jeans, target
black ruffle tank, kohls
green sweater, anthro
black flats, gap
3. ruffle dress, anthro (on sale $29!)
sweater, target
rosette necklace, allora handmade
boots, jessica simpson
4. jeans, sweater, target
ruffle tank, kohls
aqua scarf, world market
boots, frye
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and a few cute things i saw around minneapolis.
love this headband from allora handmade.
and on the right, navy striped with sequins, a knit cap–too cute!
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on the left, petal pusher from pleated poppy. so cute as a hair acessory!
and on the right, maryjane butters and her daughter. such cute style.
{more on the necklaces they are wearing soon!}
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and that’s the pioneer woman (ree) wearing some LLD bling and a cute peasant top.
and on the right, camille roskelly and laurie turk. such cute style!!
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david update…
so i pulled the boys out of school,
steve and i packed up all our bags
we had a hotel reservation (non-refundable)
and while in route to ucla, we got a call that the appointment was cancelled.
the doctor came down with a cold/flu. i was so frustrated!
ugh, i’ve been stressing out about this
and trying to be brave
and now we have to wait until monday to meet the surgeon.
sooooo, since we already had the boys out of school
and had a hotel reservation in southern california,
we decided to hit disneyland for a little family fun.
crazy!!
thank you for all your sweet words and prayers.
i so appreciate you. seriously!
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first of all, just a few pretty flowers
that have crossed my path lately.
or maybe i crossed their path.
but either way, we met, they were lovely,
and i snapped a picture.
don’t those leaves above look like little hearts?
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the randomly chosen winners for the through my lens necklaces are
chevelle sopkins and brandy b. congrats ladies!
i’m so glad you guys love the new necklace as much as i do!!
if you didn’t win, use code camera10 for 10% off your order (valid thru 9/30/10).
find the new through my lens necklace here.
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this picture of david came home from school last week.
and both steve and i were cracking up.
i mean, HOW did they get him to sit on that pony
with a HAT and bandana?
and he looks just slightly annoyed.
but overall, it’s just so dang cute, i can’t stop looking at it.
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we are off to meet with david’s heart surgeon at UCLA today.
we’ll talk about the procedure and recovery
and then set a date to take care of those two little holes in his heart.
praying i don’t turn into a pile of mush at the doctors office.
hope your tuesday is productive and happy!!
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i fly home today to my three boys.
i have missed them so bad it hurts. seriously i have a pain in my heart.
and it won’t stop until i hug them. a lot.
the creative connection has been incredible.
but right now, i want to be home.
