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like a hole in my head

i know, i just got rid of a butt-load of books. but i hit my first tag sale of the season today and there was a decent selection of vintage books and they were 10 cents each so i got a couple. i gave each one a lot of consideration and only chose those i knew i would use for something. plus, the little red riding hood book is adorable...

i usually see some familiar faces while yard-saling (i'm often w/one of these girls). today i think i saw this local blogger, though i was already late for work and she was on the other side of the room so i didn't have time to go introduce myself (it was you, wasn't it tonya?). anyway, all that to say that you can't throw a stick at a portland tag sale w/out hitting a crafty and/or bloggy type.

and i know i said i would have some crafts to show off here this week, but it has been freaking glorious outside and we've been trying to make the most of it. the kids have next week off, and we have zero plans, so hopefully i'll get some stuff done then.

until then, happy weekending!

my nephew is a superhero

i want to give a little shout-out to my nephew, graham, who turns 5 today. graham was born with a grim birth defect called a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (cdh). cdh is more common than spina bifida or cystic fibrosis but gets less press because it is so often fatal at birth. graham, however, is very much alive, and today, graham's birthday, marks the first cdh awareness day. pretty cool, dude.

and i have to share some pictures of a really cool book a friend gave me today. i almost peed my pants when i saw it, because a)the illustrations are amazing and b)my mom had this piano book when i was little. i've had "john jacob jingleheimer schmidt" in my head all day because of it...

more pics on flickr. happy monday!

book purge :: day five

one more time...

group a:

group b:

group c:

group d:

ok. my house feels a lot lighter. thanks for helping me purge.
have a great weekend!

book purge :: day four

you know what to do...

group a:

group b:

group c:

group d:

group e:

good luck!

book purge :: day three

once again, tell me which group you want in the comments (check to make sure you're comment was left first) and then e-mail me your address. it's just that easy.

group a:

group b:

group c:

group d:

group e:

book purge :: day two

this is kinda fun. if you see a group you like, just claim them in the comments and then e-mail me your address. don't forget to check previous comments to see if they've already been claimed...

ok, here goes...

group a:

group b:

group c:

group d:

group e:

book purge :: day one

ok - i'm here to get rid of some books and hopefully make some people happy at the same time. win-win. a few disclaimers before we begin. if you are one of the many very generous and thoughtful people who have sent me books, please know that i really appreciate it and have always found wonderful material in every package i've received. i love the love. i have just reached the point where i can no longer keep things organized. ok, i have never been able to keep things organized, but it has reached crisis level and i now get overwhelmed just looking at the collection. something had to be done.

secondly, i am a tight-wad and a procrastinator, so these packages will be sent book-rate and it might take me a few days to get them to the post office. but i promise you this: i will get them out the door as soon as my lazy ass gets around to it.

today it's golden books. and you'll notice i have a lot of copies of the same books. i tried to give each group a nice variety.

here's what i'm thinking, just be the first person to leave a comment telling me which group of books you want and it's yours. then e-mail me your address.

group a:

group b:

group c:

group d:

group e:

more tomorrow!

tuesday

no gym this morning (john's out of town) :: drop off the kids at jen's because i have to be early at :: work :: home from work for a bit of lunch :: pto meeting :: pick up kids :: pay bills :: left-overs for dinner :: play with kids :: go to swim lesson :: put kids to bed :: watch some idol while saying hello to you :: off to bed

happy tuesday!

crazy

crazy beautiful...

(from brian wildsmith's carousel)

just plain crazy

crazy funny

crazy delicious (made some yesterday. recipe here)

holiday inspiration

i realized last week that i don't have enough forks in my house for thanksgiving dinner so i went to goodwill yesterday. i like these patterns...

and while i was there i found an old craft book, "holiday crafts you can make". here's a few gems...

busy week (obviously). maybe just pictures here or over at flickr.
happy monday!
xoxo