making things pretty…

the three Cs…

an overview of the past few weeks at our house:

Construction
Construction
Construction
Construction
Clean
Clean
Clean
Christmas
Clean
Christmas
Christmas
Clean
Construction
Construction 

Ok, so the Christmases were fun, but thankfully are over. We’re closing in on the end of construction. The cleaning never ends (and yet, no matter what I do, my house still looks like a tornado hit it).

I’ll be back soon — promise. 

1 comment December 31st, 2007

didja ever…

see something that just made you think you were going to FALL OVER from loving it so much?! That’s how I felt when I saw this mirror from onebravo design.  And then I went to their site and saw this Fireworks panel and mentally had to pick myself up off the floor just so I could fall over again.

Ok, I know that price-wise it would not only make me fall over for the third time, but perhaps roll out into the street in front of an oncoming herd of snowplows, but I *luuuurve* it.

Must buy tile nippers and learn more about making oh-so pretty, stripy mosaics…  

1 comment December 19th, 2007

small revelation for the day…

When my four year old writes the two year old’s name it looks like “Gut.” 

Perhaps I should tell everyone she knows German and we’ll pass it off as “good”… 

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Add comment December 19th, 2007

well here’s something…

that will freak you the hell out. You’re sitting alone in your basement office, getting to ready to type a heartwarming post about the sheer joy on your son’s face when he first saw the Santa Train this morning when… something flies past your head. And not a tiny something. A bird-sized something. And it’s all of 14° outside, so it’s not like we’ve had the doors standing open with a little birdie welcome mat out.  

Luckily the bird was contained to just the office and didn’t get loose in the rest of the house. Also quite lucky for the bird is the fact that neither the cat nor the boy knew it was here.

Right… off to search for bird poop. Hurrah. 

Add comment December 17th, 2007

so tear-jerkingly, yet laugh-inducingly sad…

Wanna know what’s completely pathetic? A totally exhausted, thumb-sucking boy with a stuffed-up nose, trying desperately to get his cold-catching, worn-out self to sleep. And the big decision is: do I keep my thumb in my mouth or do I want to, ummm, you know, breathe?

(Wanna know what else is pathetic? The fact that I couldn’t cram any more hyphenated descriptors in there.)    

1 comment December 15th, 2007

connect the dots, la la-la la…

The sheer brilliance of the idea behind this Connect the Dots Calendar is flooring me. How insanely simple, yet entertaining — connect the dots as the days pass and you end up with a fitting picture for the month. Genius!

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1 comment December 14th, 2007

oy, that green!

(Despite the color) I absolutely bought this Threadless t-shirt as soon as I saw it. But the truth is, I’m not sure what I’d do if *teh interwebs* closed down.

Wail inconsolably.

Either that or clean my house.

Add comment December 14th, 2007

pinch me…

because I’m not quite sure I’m awake. Word is that Paul Reubens is thinking of making not one, but two new Pee-Wee movies. Word is that he wants Tim Burton to direct (although Mr. Bonham-Carter seems too busy at the moment). Word is that Johnny Depp has been approached to play Pee-Wee. Word is I’ve fallen into some sort of alternate universe where all my dreams will come true. 

Mekka-lekka hai, mekka hiney ho. My wish has been granted… long live Jambi. 

Add comment December 12th, 2007

a doormat for Sybil…

Can’t tell you how thrilled I was to see this doormat. Because while I do love the fonts, I absolutely adore hand-drawn lettering. All the better that it has the extra “Come In / Go Away” thing going on. Brilliant.

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1 comment December 12th, 2007

in a nutshell…

This poster? Story of my life.

(ok, all except for the crown)

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Add comment December 11th, 2007