Life Moments

i find it amazing at the things my daughter becomes
entranced with things we take for granite,

things that don't even blip on our radar

are instantly fascinating through the eyes of a child.

it's pretty neat to watch.

can we say sassy?

i was certain she'd walk straight to the grass

but nope, the rocks got her -

hook, line and sinker.

i'm grateful every day for her

and what she's brought to my life - 

the knowledge that it's okay 

to slow down every once in a while 

and just be.

kids are a lot smarter than we often give them credit for 

we should really listen more to what they can show us.

 it's amazing at how quickly they can pick up

or  tear up things...

and then, all of a sudden

it's 15 months later

and she's waddling like a penguin
to the fence to see the cows

{because despite knowing how to walk

it still hasn't registered with her
that she can bend her knees
to walk more fluently}

as hard as it may be,

i hope you can find the simple joys of 

tearing up paper,

walking to cows,

and playing with rocks

rather than focusing on what's not going right

in your life right now.

time is so precious...

why waste it worrying.

especially when there's so much to be grateful for.

Pregnancy Panties

if you've been pregnant

then somewhere between the 2nd and
3rd trimesters of your pregnancy
you've engaged in the 

"holy shit, my boyshort panties have
somehow turned into thongs" dilemna.
{and no, not the sexy kind}

to my friends who may be reading this

and don't have kids

don't laugh, this is serious

it really happens.

you know how Sir Mix-A-Lot says

Baby, got back?

yeah, well, at this point in your pregnancy
you ain't got back

you just straight up got ass...everywhere

and it's hungry

for your panties.

to resolve the situation is easy:

go buy you some of the biggest, most comfortable panties you can find

and continue being awesome at growing a baby in your belly.

the problem with these panties

is they don't know how to leave.

they're predators

and your pretty panties

their prey.
before you know it, it's a year later
and your panty drawer is filled with giant panties
that are big enough to be mistaken for a couch throw
and all of those glorious, beautiful panties that you once owned
are nowhere to be found
and you're standing there looking into the mirror
laughing, realizing it looks like you're wearing your own diaper
because you've simply forgotten in the midst of
dirty diapers, dirty laundry, dirty dishes
that there's not just a mom there
there's a wife,
and no husband deserves to come home to a woman
laughing in the mirror in nothing but some panties
that are as big as a small house
{or medium size house, whatever}
saying
ohmygawd, why have you not told me it looks like
i'm confusing myself with a rapper who's got a crap in his pants?

{true.story.}
so, let's band together and stop the ridiculosity
of Pregnancy Panties.

unless, of course, you're pregnant
or just had a baby
or doing laundry
or just really tired
or...
okay, fine, we don't have to get rid of them completely
because just like sweatpants
there's nothing like comfort
after a day of beauty
like slipping into something that makes you say
"ahhh, now that's what i'm talking about"

No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk

if you have kids

{or maybe you have a particularly
'young at heart' spouse}

you realize how quickly things can go awry

which is what happened the other night at dinner

i turned away for a moment

leaving my daughter with a new sippy cup 

full of milk

so that i could cut up her chicken nuggets

and when i turned around

seriously, maybe 45 seconds had passed

she had dumped the milk out on her tray 

and was mid-splash

in her face

and even though milk is expensive

really what's a few dollars in the glory of having fun

and what kind of parent would i have been 

if i didn't get it on video
{hint: not the fun kind!}
enjoy
♥

bonus points to the person who can figure out the movie i have playing in the background noise!

A New (ish) Bookcase

one of my resolutions for 2012 was to create more

i didn't have a specific type of creation in mind

when making that resolution

just that anything would really suffice

i like making things

it just gets put on the back burner a lot

{like i'm sure it does for a lot of you}

with life - cleaning, work, kids, etc...

but i've been rearranging what's on my front burner

{suck it dirty dishes!!}

and couldn't be happier with my first project of 2012

If you don't get the reference, click here

a small bookcase that my mother-in-law

happily passed along to me

when i asked her if she'd love to donate it

to the good cause of lillie's room

that has done without a bookcase since, well, ever

and to be honest is really quite ridiculous considering she has close to 50 books,

if not more,

{i have a problem, i know}
i had to update it a little bit

Yes, that's a screwdriver in the shape of a duracell battery.
And even yesser, it works in a pinch when you need to open a can of paint.

because the whole magenta look was not working for me

i went for a plain brown 

{that i already had - score!}

and then decided it definitely needed something more

so, after a little thought

i decided my medium of choice would be decoupage
on the shelves and maybe on the outside

if it turned out good - awesome!

if it didn't - well, it's going in a 1 year old's room, 

the chances of it surviving the next few years looking good are nill to none

either way, 

win-win

I ended up using my CriCut to help spice up the sides a little bit.

 

it's not perfect or fancy

 but i'm very happy with the final product

 even if all the 'storage' still ends up on the ground
{which it does, trust me}

the whole process
{which really took me just a couple of days}
was definitely worth it.
here's to starting and finishing resolutions for 2012!
how are yours going?