Warm weather things

and while everyone is swooning over Kate Middleton's ring...

:o)i get such lovely gifts.

here's to a beautiful weekend

i want to do so many things.

and i will.

starting with a cup of coffee :o)

the help

This makes me VERY excited.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1454029/

movie poster from www.movieweb.com

I read this book in about 3 days. I recommend it to everyone, always. I now crave fried chicken and caramel cake daily. And the trailer for the movie looks awesome!

The power of words

Do you ever feel that some words are thrown around too frequently that you start to think that people might not fully understand the power behind them? Phrases such as "I love you" or "literally", "I hate..", etc.

"I promise" is one such example that really gets me. I have made it a personal goal of mine to try and limit my use of the phrase "I promise". I feel like it's used too often and taken too lightly.
I've just simply been witness to too many broken promises, and they all hurt.

Step one: coffee

 :o)

Sorry for the fog

I can't help but feel that all this lousy New York weather is my fault. As it seems symptomatic of my mood of late.

I suppose it's time to get my act together. If not for me, then for all of my friends trying to enjoy a nice Spring!

A hero garauntee, or your money back.

I  blame Disney for my unrealistic expectations of men.

But, on the other hand.. At least I know, when I find him, he'll know his way around a dragon or two. ;o)

my ssb (secret single behavior)

Last week, in the midst of face painting and baking burning sugar cookies (but that's a whole 'nother upset in itself), the kids I babysit for asked me when I was going to get married. When my answer  to them was that I "didn't know when that would be"... they spiraled into a whole set of questions (every other being either 'why' or 'why not?'). Basically, what it came down to, is that they strongly implore that I get married soon before the eldest is too old to be a flower girl and i'm just simply, too old..

.. i went home and cried.

I was almost dumbfounded by the initial question. How do you tell 3 kids (no older than 9 years old) that you were recently heart broken and you feel as if every thing you knew, or dreamed for your life has been shattered into pieces, and that you don't know when or how you'll be able to manage to put the pieces back together again? My answer was as such: This question hurts my feelings. Now what do you want for dinner? I made them macaroni and cheese.

*sigh*  these are the things..
I'm currently seeking help.

inspiration!

 by: Laurie Necco

Her art work is absolutely charming and lovely.

To see more of her stuff, check out her blog.

love you, lau!

Hogwarts...

made of pipe cleaner, paper, two very creative kids,
.... and a babysitter who knows how to make pipe cleaner people.
All in all, a well spent rainy day :o)

sleepy lady

Lu Lu's make over..

Lu Lu is my poor, poor wig head who has, frankly, seen much better days.

I "acquired" (acquired means I did not steal........) Lu Lu from one of the (ohhh so many) productions of "Seussical" I did- back in 2004. She's been my confidant ever since; carrying many a Halloween or show wig, modeling for pictures of my latest knitting venture, and carefully wearing the hats I deem too delicate to throw into the overly large pile of hats I've come to own (it's a bit of a problem, really).

Since she's been helping me for the last 7ish years, i figured it was about time to show a little TLC in kind.

So, I learned the basic techniques of decoupaging, and, thanks to my grandmother who went through a major decoupage phase back in the 90's (so long ago, right? i know) I was hooked up with all the necessary equiptment and treated Lu Lu to some well deserved cosmetic surgery.

Before

After

Voila! She looks about 10 years younger and about 95% less creepy.


and she's been booking work like crazy: