Elephant Jumping On Trampoline

Just for fun!

The WINNER of the "Dirty Little Secrets" give away is...
Mandy for saying ...
Another great giveaway! You're so fun Nicole! Ok my favorite mom comment...hmm... mirror, mirror on the wall...I'm my mother after all! There ya have it! My fingers are crossed!

Mandy send me your snail mail address and I will send the books your way!

March Forth!

Seven years ago, on March 4th, 2002, I became a mother to Jude.

Here's a wee montage of the past 7 years.

Hey, Jude!

Where did those years go?

When did you grow up?

Stop growing!

In 7 more years, you will be a teenager.

Ack!

Seven years old.

Ack!

Jude, you are an amazing person.

Full of adventure, sweetness, and love.

I carry you in my heart.

I love your zest for life.

Your sense of humor.

I adore your serious side and your love of learning.

I love you.

I thank God you were given to us.

"You are my I love you".

xo

Happy Square Root Day!

3/3/09

Happy Square Root Day!

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I need to give a shout out to Alan for telling me about this "holiday".

Yea, Alan!

morning reading

A few weeks ago, I was chatting with my friend Laura about reading and the plight of moms everywhere who long to read but when we crawl into bed at the end of the day and start reading we promptly fall asleep. 

 This happens to you , right?  

I suspect this is the plight of busy folk everywhere not just moms.

Anyways, during the course of our conversation, Laura suggested (she is  student) that I try reading when I am not in bed. 

Huh? 

Novel idea. 

Reading mid-day.

Really.

Reading books for me.

Not storybooks (which can be for me too)?  Not Magic Treehouse?

Laura meant, sit down in a comfy chair at 9 am and curl up with a good book and cup of tea.

 Wow.

I think I might.

I will, right now.

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In the pile "Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

I am deeply attached to this book...it is as though she read my mind and stole my ideas.  I can relate to so much of it. 

A kindred spirit perhaps.

The other book, was a recent gift from my mom, "Home and Away; More Tales of a Heritage Farm" by  Anny Scoones.

 Quite possibly, Ms. Scoones is living my farm dream (on Vancouver Island).

I dream a little dream.

Speaking of Amy Krouse Rosenthal, she is the brilliance behind "The Beckoning of Lovely" of which I am an Ambassador (see above dog tag & business cards) of Lovely.  As I mentioned a while back, I am involved in this project as a Stuff-i-dignitary.  

You can check it out on Youtube.

read read read

Warning:

This week will be kid heavy posts.

Today is Read Across America and at the kids school it was also Pajama Day.

Which of course meant I NEEDED to make pj pants.

Actually , the pj pant endeavor started quite innocently.  

Jude wanted a pair of pj pants mended and then Delia asked me to make her a pair of pants.  

To add to those requests I had already purchased material to make Jude pajamas for his birthday (which is in 2 days). 

 Delia chose fabric from my stash and I spent yesterday afternoon and evening sewing. 

I sewed new pj pants and added appliqués to existing t-shirts.

I love the fabric for Jude's.  

Robotman by Alexander Henry.(can't find link I think it was printed in 2000)

Let's Read!

I spent a portion of the morning reading to a few classes, I read some of my favorite non Dr. Seuss books; "Little Pea", "The Old Woman Who Named Things","The Incredible Book Eating Boy" and a new to me favorite "Squids will be Squids".

Go read to someone!

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I forgot to mention, as Phouc pointed out, that it was Dr Seuss's birthday.