Lately Quinn has been obsessed with reading big books. We have tried some chapter books and he loves reading these big story collections. Enter: Ghetto fabulous bookmarks, Star Wars Fruit snack wrapper and scrap of fabric. I wish I was kidding. The funny thing is: Quinn became obsessed with these bookmarks. He HAD to open up to the page. He HAD to put the bookmark in. The concept fascinated him. He even picked a bookmark at the prize counter at Chuck E. Cheese's. We lost that ...
This Mom’s Back To School’s Musings
This week Quinn started preschool. It is only two days a week for 2.5 hours. Even though his time away isn't long, it is monumental. It is the start of his school career and his experiences without me. The start of him meeting people I don't know. It is hard to wrap my head around the fact that I am a parent of a child in school. I feel like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital. It is quite remarkable how quickly time flies when you are a parent. Quinn is a very ...
Am I Ready To Have Children?
Today I saw a blog post about knowing if you are ready to have kids. The blogger talked about people being in love with the idea of a wedding and not really thinking about the long haul. She wondered if she was in love with the idea of having a baby. You know the shower, the excitement, the gifts, the cute baby stuff. She posed the question: How do I know I am ready? I started to leave a comment, at which point I realized I had a lot to say on the subject. I decided to make it a post instead. ...
Fall Mantle & Printable
The fall mantle is done-zo! I think. I have been known to fiddle, create and tweak, but for now I am calling it DONE :). If you have been following along you know all about how I created that burlap and fabric flower fall wreath, the rope vase and the tractor and hay photography. Remember I ordered the wrong size prints? So they get cut off a bit. Really wishing you could see the headlights on the tractor. (shakes fist). You might remember that gorgeous wooden bowl from my World Market ...
Southwest Inspired Dinner Table
It is no secret, I am not the biggest fan of cooking. I love a good presentation though. Playing around with a pretty table setting is my kind of fun. I had the luxury of receiving a gift card to World Market in the mail. I jumped at the opportunity to pick up a few pieces for my dining room. Fun fact, my table is actually from World Market. My husband and I stumbled upon it, on clearance, when walking through World Market right after we were married. It was the first piece of furniture ...