roman vincent has arrived!

my new nephew roman was born on friday! a big boy! 11 pounds and 8 ounces! can't wait to see pics of him! welcome roman!

gifts from my brother

i got a surprise box from my older brother a couple weeks ago. he also sent mikey a t-shirt and hat.



he found me an old copy of little men by louisa may alcott!





and he found these blue printed tiles which match with my kitchen perfectly!
thank you fonzo! i love them!

my hubby's creations

for those who don't know, my hubby makes things too. mainly woodworking. he made this toy car for mikey this week.




and this potholder holder for me!

the first time in 10 years!

this is the very first year.. since we bought out little house ten years ago.. that we have christmas lights! my hubby put these up over the weekend! very pretty!

happy late thanksgiving!

i meant to post a happy thanksgiving post.. but things just got a little crazy and busy. i made 4 pies for our family. 1 apple, 2 pecan pineapple and one pudding. and nope! i didn't take pics! forgot that too!
but we had a nice thanksgiving with my hubby's family.

hope everyone had a great day!

SWAP FROM AMY

i got this beautiful bunch of Christmas goodies from my sister Amy for our november swap.




pretty papers, ribbons, treat bags and stamps! this paper is so beautiful and it came from target's dollar section!



love the stamps! one says.. no peeking!


adorable owl towel and pot holder. she got the last set from hobby lobby!



pretty Christmas fabrics. i really didn't have much Christmas fabric. so i was happy to get all of these!
thanks so much amy i love everything!

new socks

you can never have too many socks.. especially from sock dreams! and it is getting so cold here... gotta have long socks!

ok i've changed my mind...

i went to see new moon again today..yes i'm crazy! but the theater is so close and so cheap. so anyways i think it is perfect the way it is. i loved it so much. i want to see it again, and again and again....

new moon

i went to see new moon yesterday.. all by myself. my hubby dropped me off at this tiny local theater. which was good cause it's very close.
so. i really loved it. i think they did justice to the story. thought they did change a few little things. i think the wolves were very good. i think they could have made a couple scenes more dramatic or heart tugging but general i loved it. the volturi were very creepy to me. i read somewhere that they weren't scary at all. i would go see it again if i had the chance.
i think Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart all did a great job. especially Taylor.
now the wait for eclipe!

thrift store finds.. part two.. antique

i also found a couple beautiful edwardian or victorian era things.





this beautiful lace collar and cuffs were found pinned together and needing a good whitening. they cleaned up well.. but do have a couple remaining spots. they are so pretty. the collar snaps closed and is accented with two silver trimmed glass buttons. and yes.. i intend to wear these!






this beautiful dress was fond at the same thrift store as the collar and cuffs. so it is possible the same woman owned them. it is entirely made from lace and netting. of course you would have won something ender it. it reminds me of the clothes in the titanic movie. with the overlays. so pretty! and surprisingly sturdy. i haven't washed it.. kinda scared to!