i bought this fabric a loong time ago, planning to make a fall dress for sadie. well, guess what, jessica? fall is here! so i figured i should make something. made this one last night and finished it up today. now, before you go patting me on the back or saying "wow you made that so fast!"....it's the second version. the first version is crumpled … [Read more...]
charlie and lola
October 13, 2009 By 13 Comments
i don't know what it is exactly about this show, but i've fallen head over heels for charlie and lola.sadie has too, luckily.it's one of the shows we both really love watching. she even asks for "lala". we usually watch it before her morning nap to chill out. it's cute, it's british, it's quirky. i love the different patterns they use for … [Read more...]
a conversation with sadie
October 12, 2009 By 6 Comments
it went something like this:"dada....""do you like my new hairdo? me too. i didn't even pull it out all day.!"(score one for mom)"now listen VERY closely, dad.""I WUV YOU!""can you still hear me? good. bring me home a toy." … [Read more...]
disneyland (again)
October 11, 2009 By 7 Comments
whew. this was, by far, the most tiring disneyland trip we've had in the past four months. har har. for those of you not keeping up, this was sadie's fourth trip. within one year.yes, we are crazy. but when you get season passes, you've gotta use 'em! so use them we did. this time was the company trip, which was a blast. thanks again to jeff … [Read more...]
we’re back.
October 11, 2009 By 2 Comments
and in one piece.right now, that's all that matters.let's just say today was....interesting.pics from the trip coming! … [Read more...]
shirt redo
October 9, 2009 By 2 Comments
ok, so it's the same shirt as this one, pretty much. but i liked it so much i had to do it again. salvation army was having their 50% off everything sale last week, so i picked up this shirt for $1 or 2. ralph lauren, so well made and nice material. i also got a few others that i'm going to be messing with. one has shoulder pads. hehe. before … [Read more...]
happy birthday mum.
October 7, 2009 By 1 Comment
happy birthday mom! sorry we left for disneyland on your birthday! we didn't mean to. to keep up the tradition of embarassing/funny pictures of my family members on their birthdays, here is the one i chose for my mom. it was taken on the top of st. paul's cathedral in london. (our whole family went for our violin group tour when i was a senior in … [Read more...]
87 cents well spent, and the giveaway winner
October 6, 2009 By 4 Comments
hello from sadie! so...i had a busy afternoon of running errands, baby-less. (thanks mom!) though i missed my little sidekick! she makes grocery shopping so much fun!i went to wal-mart, the library, the post office, a shop downtown that is selling my onesies (!), and kohls. i got another one of those $10 off any purchase thingys for kohls in the … [Read more...]
candy corn softie tutorial
October 5, 2009 By 67 Comments
i'm not a big fan of the actual candy corn, but the stuffed version i like just fine.it's a lot more cuddly too. i suppose you could cuddle with the candy, but it might get sticky. edit: er. candy corn is yellow on the bottom. then orange, THEN white. oh well. i like this way better, but if you feel the need, go ahead and make yours the … [Read more...]
irish italiano
October 5, 2009 By 3 Comments
since justin has been home, he has mostly been talking about cooking, ireland, or cooking. since i love to cook, we decided to team cook a sunday meal for our family. the family consists of:mom and dadjessica rory and sadiejarom and stephaniejustinjoannajordan and janaejuliaandjoshthe table was crowded. elbows were thrown a few times, i believe. … [Read more...]