pixiegenné

again with the random

(my mom - 2nd from left - and her sisters and cousin somewhere on the jersey shore)

leya tagged me for a meme - 8 random things, but i did a very similar one not too long ago. and if you look  here and here, you can learn more about me than you ever needed to know.

but i can't turn down a meme tag - so maybe i'll just alter it? how about 7 random things i like and 7 random things i don't like. i'm all about 7 because it's my super-lucky number and my 37th birthday is coming up on 7/7/07 and i plan to buy lots of lottery tickets.

seven things i like

1. honeysuckle
2. cinnamon toast
3. signet rings (don't have but have always wanted)
4. twinkly lights in trees
5. joe jackson. jackson browne. the jacskon five.
6. secret gardens, especially in urban spaces
7. blue willow dishes (again, don't have but have always wanted)

seven things i don't like

1. melodrama
2. pink floyd. the doors.
3. brussel sprouts
4. sneaker slides
5. logo laden clothing and accessories
6. almond joys
7. dream catchers

join in if you feel like it. i'm off to the beach. here's another jersey shore pic - my dad's mom (gigi) with her parents...

have a great day!
 

hi

my friend, jen, gave me this a few years ago. it's still one of my favorite things. i think john sets it when i leave the room - i often noticed that my mood has been changed, and not by me. i've posted it here before, but am sharing it with you again because a)i have no crafting or thrifting to report and 2)i just like it and felt like taking a picture of it.

thanks for everyone checking in on me - i feel silly because i'm really fine. just quiet. hangin' with the kids. lots of beach, pool, fountains, etc. taking a breather, i guess. but i'm gearing up to start painting my house and getting to a whole slew of crafty stuff i have in mind for me + the kids + the house. there should be some good stuff here soon. plus this blog page is looking a little stale so hopefully i'll be motivated to do something about that.

here's some summer goodness...
kites over cayeux
rainy day lights
floral dream
u-pick basket
malven

hope you are having a great week. i'll be back soon!
xoxo

i'm still here

just feeling quiet.
i'll snap out of it soon.
i pinky swear.

in the meantime, check out this cool fabric angelique sent me.
angelique rocks, no?

chat soon.
xoxo

quick hello

my friend betsy brought these over yesterday from her garden for jane (jane's sick).

just popping in to say a quick hello. i'm having a not-so-great week although the weather is fabulous and i am happy to be puttering around the house w/no big commitments looming over my head. definitely could be worse.

anyway, just wanted to let you know that i updated my shop yesterday if'n you're interested. and i'll probably add some more stuff this week. i hope you're having a wonderful week and i promise to be back around soon.

renegade!

this photo is courtesy of jen since i lost my camera battery on our ride to new york and didn't find it again until the ride home ('cause it was under the car seat). so we are back and had a wonderful time and met some wonderful people in real life and made a little money to boot.

it was great meeting emily and leya and heidi and sarah (and lots of other people, too many and too overwhelming to list them all here...) in person. they are all just as cool and nice as you'd think.

thank you jen for making it so doable and fun. thank you aprill for being such a great traveling companion and huge help. thank you sam for making things so much easier than they would have been without you. thank you john for holding down the fort while i was gone. thank you to everyone who cheered us on as we got ready and came by to say hi in that hot hot pool.

and now i am feeling a little burnt (literally - we forgot sunscreen on saturday + figuratively). i think a little blogging break is in order. i may have some stuff going up on etsy in the next few days and i'm sure i'll be lurking around flickr.

be back soon!

this is us

11 years ago today and still rock solid. happy anniversary, babe.

thank you for all the words of encouragement as i got ready for renegade this week. i'll be sure to take lots of pictures. and if you come, please say hello and introduce yourself...i'd love to meet you.

see you here next week!
xoxo

thursday

got kids to school :: delivered teacher gifts :: back to target :: worked on pricing, display, etc. :: picked up kids (half day) :: made kids lunch :: took kids to last day of school party :: hung out and relaxed :: bounced around in the bouncy castle (very fun and therapeutic, btw) :: took picture of aprons erin sent us (thanks again, erin!) :: stop by the ol' blog :: off to neighborhood cookout :: kids to bed :: pack :: organize :: check checklists :: resist urge to make just a couple more things...

wednesday

kids to school :: home to finish up some suitcases :: out to pick up some gift certificates for teachers :: fabric store :: back home to finish up teacher gift :: off to target to return frame i got yesterday w/cracked glass :: a.c. moore to return thingy i didn't need :: michael's to get thingy i do need :: lowe's to get some other stuff :: home :: saying quick hello here :: craft some more :: go get kids :: help kids make teacher gifts :: who knows what for dinner :: more of the same after kids go to bed :: chicken :: head cut off :: running around :: that's me

tuesday

(fix charlie's bike chain) :: walk kids to school :: walk home from school, stopping to return movies, buy a cup of coffee, and vote (local bond issues) :: work a few hours :: drive to target for a bunch of stuff :: hit a.c. moore for the bagillionth time this week :: skip home depot 'cause i can't deal :: work on teacher gift :: walk to get kids :: hang out at the school playground :: walk home :: have a yummy italian ice and check in here :: veggie burgers, left-over mac and maybe a salad for dinner :: laundry :: craft :: craft :: craft

monday

walked the kids to school :: hung out at jen's and worked on a suitcase while she worked on this :: walked down the road and shared a little thai for lunch :: drove home :: walked yoko :: tidied house :: made buttons :: made big list of things i need to do this week :: walked kids home from school :: fed them snack :: said quick hello to you (hello!) :: off to do laundry :: make some mac-n-cheese for dinner :: go to my sign language class :: stay up way past my bedtime making things

(i might not be great about returning e-mails or saying hello this week...i'll be back to normal next tuesday)