Friday, February 25, 2011

winter ProJecTs

Although I am beginning to get cabin-fever I am thrilled to look back at all the little projects I have done this winter. Sewing is so fun when I get inspired.






This is Noni's toybox that Peter made out of an old door. and I painted to match her dresser.
BEFORE



AFTER





BEFORE

AFTER





A few things for Noni-girl.




Monday, February 21, 2011

Beauty in the neighborhood!

Last week we were soaking up all the nice weather because we knew it wasn't going to last. (snow today)



On Friday it was 60 degrees and so beautiful out. We had a playdate cancellation so we had a mommy-daughter date instead. We went downtown and just walked around. Window shopped and strolled through a few boutiques and consignment shops that I had never been to before. There also is a new cafe that sells gluten-free treats. I got a vegan, GF peanut-butter cup and a monkey muffin. Thet were sooo good. It is hard to find fresh gluten free treats and especially hard to find good ones. I think this spring and summer we will be making many strolls downtown. Noni had a blast running around in the sunshine.





Friday, February 18, 2011

Happy Belated Valentines Day!

So we kind of celebrated Valentines day all week.
Noni gave daddy a card that she made last week.

We got Noni her own little chocolate treat.



Then on Monday daddy got his chocolate from Noni, that she picked out.

Peter and I celebrated last night by going out dinner to a local Tavern.
We got a gift certificate at christmas and thought this was the perfect time to use it.
Thanks to Nonah's amazing Aunt/Uncle and cousins she had a place to play
and hang out. She has so much fun there she probablly didn't even miss us.
Handmade with love!

No chocolate for me.... just a Tropical Breeze!... (yummy blue beverage at the restruant.)

So HAPPY BELATED VALENTINES DAY TO YOU!!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

I am loving....

My girls amazing, fun, evolving, and beautiful personality!!

My fave drink in the whole world.
Grande, 1/2 caf coffee, with cream and 3 sug n raw! mmm!
My fake gauges that I got for Christmas!

My decorated dreads!!

Watching Noni play...by herself...

and with her cousins!

My week old baby nephew, Tanner Lynn!

Nonis fascination with babies!

How it's getting so much easier for her to communicate with me!

The SUNSHINE!
Spring is coming, Praise the Lord!!









Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Valentine Time

We had a fun time with Nee-Nee today. (Peters mom) A tradition that she started when her kids were little she is continueing on with her grandkids. She makes valentine cookies and cards not only for her family but also for her neighbors. How sweet.
I hope to start traditions like that with my kids that I can continue on with my grandkids. Noni just loves hanging out with her cousins!!



Unfortunaltly Noni couldn't eat any of the cookies because they weren't gluten free. So she ate M&Ms instead.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Black Eyed Peas

So I love this song. Its catchy, its fun, its the truth. I heard on the radio today and can't stop singing it in my head. Its surprising coming from this group but the words really speak to me. Love! something we all want and all need more of! More love!

WHERE IS THE LOVE
What's wrong with the world, mama
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA, the big CIA
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah
Badness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
Now, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt can you hear them cryin'?
Can you practice what you preach?
And would you turn the other cheek?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send us some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love? (Love)

Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love?
The love, the love

It just ain't the same, always unchanged
New days are strange, is the world insane?
If love and peace is so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Nations droppin' bombs
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With the ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
So I can ask myself really what is goin' wrong
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin'
in
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images, it's the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids want to act like what they see in the cinema
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
Instead in spreading love we're spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found now ask yourself

(one world one world)
We only got (one world one world)
That's all we got (one world one world)
And somethings wrong with it (yeah)
And somethings wrong with it (yeah)
And somethings wrong with the w-w-world yeah
We only got (one world one world)
That's all we got (one world one world)

Friday, February 4, 2011

this moment


{this moment}
one image
no words
a tidbit from the week
held close to my heart

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Snowed IN

and no electricity. :( so we improvised. Im kind of ashamed of how attached I am to my electronics. I mean we couldn't go on the internet, watch a movie, listen to music, sew, or play xbox, which is pretty much what we do these days. Instead we read, played with all of Nonis toys, shoveled the whole drive way which was ice, and took naps. It was a boring uneventful day and made me quite cranky but today is a new day. I am so thankful we had heat though. Looking back it did create some fun memories.