the pain!

agg! i think the pain is coming mostly from the braces now.. and ugg! it hurts really bad! i am going to ask tomorrow if it's supposed to hurt this much. meanwhile i keep taking strong drugs!
and another thing.. i cannot eat! only mushy stuff! i tried eating a couple of those powdery doughnuts yesterday and it was a PAIN to clean out of the braces! so i guess i'll be stuck with applesauce, soup, oatmeal, pudding, jello..etc.. for 2 years! well.. maybe i'll loose some weight at least!
if i could just have some pizza!

OUCH!

where have i been? well on tuesday i had all 4 wisdom teeth pulled out! i actually broke one so finally gave in and had them pulled. and as if that wasn't enough..i got 4 other teeth pulled so i could get braces! my teeth are so crowded..they said it was the best way.. so i have been living in pain-ville the last few days. hopefully it will lessen soon! anyways here is a first glimpse! of my horribly crooked teeth!

mikey on the swings

he wasn't sure about that big red one.. and ended up on the baby swing.. even though he looks like he's bored.. he was having fun...he didn't want to get off!

mother's day flowers

my hubby totally surprised me with flowers for mother's day too. and chocolates.. the beautiful pink rose is from my sweet neighbor.. she gave me the sweetest mother's day gift! thank you Itzy!

mother's day gift

my hubby got me this ds for mother's day and my favorite game mario brothers.. yes i like video games! really a fun stress reliever!

snail mail...

really pretty hand dyed seam binding ribbon. by lemon tree studio on etsy. i couldn't resist these beautiful
colors!

table runners.. from little mango imports. hand woven in Guatemala. i love things like this for my kitchen. i love pastels in the rest of the house.. but bright colors for the kitchen!


1920's ribbon work lingerie pins. got these on etsy.. aren't they beautiful!? i am currently enamored with the 1920's!

mikey's gifts.. part 1

here are a few of mikey's gifts.. gotta round up the rest for pics!


this cute hippo crayon holder was from, grammy. he love it! and wood! we love wood toys! thank you grammy!


adorable janie and jack sweater and socks from auntie amy! thank you amy! we love them bunches!


these i actually bought with some of the money he got for his birthday. but they are so cute, i had to include them!

blog make-over

isn't it cute! thanks to my sister amy who does these kinds of things for me! i am a bit computer challenged! it looks really cute! thank you amy! you are the best!

field museum

we took mikey to the field museum (in chicago)yesterday. it was the free day so we only had to pay the crazy 16.00 parking fee. we saw the ancient america's exhibit which my hubby liked, the comer childrens play lab where mikey got to touch all kinds of strange things like skulls and rocks. and he played in the music room. he liked the bells best. and we say the giant bushman gorilla and sue the t-rex! so it was fun. i think mikey enjoyed seeing all the strange things.
and he came home with a sue t-shirt which i'll show later.

mikey's birthday

well little mikey is now officially 6 years old! i cannot believe it! my baby is growing so fast! his party went well.. without any tantrums. and he ate birthday cake! his first time! he never wanted it before.. so here are a few pics.. enjoy!