Imagine…

…if your blog and twitter account was blogged about on CNN. Yeah, how nutzo would you get?? I would flip. Like, jump in the air, literally FLIP.

Heather Armstrong was blogged about on CNN because of her twitter account, I’m sure that just because of that she has like ten million more followers on both her blog and her twitter. Lucky bum. She’s definitely one of my new favorite reads and I’ll be heading over there daily for her sense of humor and real-life writing. And I quote:

So I reach over, fumble around until I find the bedside lamp, and then all four of us wince at the sudden glaring light. Some of us wince more loudly and agonizingly than others. I won’t name that someone, other than to say that if there were a prize for best impersonation of a hyena being gutted with a chainsaw, we’d have a winner.

You’re going over there now aren’t you? You can’t resist her writing, can you? Told ya.

I love old pictures! Old pictures, history, facts and fiction, it’s all so exciting to me! And their clothes…their clothes are so fantastic!

I wish we had made it to England before my Granddad passed away, I was looking forward to asking him about his past adventures, his childhood and his experiences during World War II. My Dad is bringing back old pictures of Granddad and Grandma and their family and I hope to get copies of those great pictures. It’s not a replacement to the stories I was hoping to hear Granddad tell, but maybe they’re the next best thing.

When I see pictures like this I always wonder what came next. Where were they? Who was around? How did this scene play out? I imagine the story in my head like a movie.

This picture is of Hubby’s Grandma when she was a little one…kinda looks like she’s up to no good, doesn’t she? I love the lace detailing on the bottom of her skirt…and what is that chubby little hand holding onto?

I found this old picture (a reprint…but still, it was an original at some point…) and I think it’s beautiful!

Hmm

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Well, I just realized that this bag is no longer in the shop! I’ll have to go through my inactive items and re-post it. I love this bag. It’s so functional and perky! The print is so fun and happy, it’s a feel good bag!

The red bag I made (in the post below) was made as a diaper bag / purse, and this one could be the same! It’s big enough for diapers, bottles, a wallet, keys, and some baby clothes. And it has two exterior pockets to help with organization.

Feature Friday!

                            

You know those girls that have all the “perfect mother dreams” before they actually become a mother? That’s me. Well, not totally, I have a realistic point of view of motherhood since I’m the oldest of 8 kids and had to put up with them screaming all night etc. but when it comes to DOING things for my kids, that’s where I get a bit dreamy.

I want to put my babies in cloth diapers, feed them fresh veggies from my garden (gotta work on this one, still can’t seem to make my veggies live!), sew clothes for them, and allow them to be “cool” kids without letting them get all wrapped up in that image.

For a while there I thought there was no way I’d be able to put them in cloth diapers, for one thing…where do I get them from?? Duh, ETSY! I stumbled across Green Way Babywear and found my answer!

Green Way provides cute and practical cloth diapers as well as knit coverups (how funky, hey??). Not only do they look so adorable, they’re totally practical and beat those pokey-not-so-comfortable plasticy coverups that are sold in the big stores. And, if you live in the freaking cold north like I do, they have LONGIES!

Check out the Green Way Babywear shop for their pricing and more products and for super cute baby pictures (:

                               

                             

Little Cowboy

My sister in law is pregnant for the second time and I have this feeling she’s going to have a little boy. She thinks so too, although she’s really nervous about the energy she’s heard boys have. I’m trying to convince her to call him Jasper, but it’s not working so far.

I found this great little pair of cowboy booties on Etsy that I’d love to get for the baby, but I’m going to wait until I see if it’s a boy or not (:

                          

And this cute little shirt with it!