Impromptu Date Night

The in-laws were in town for T's birthday so we took advantage and headed out into the night... we didn't know where we wanted to go... just OUT.  My aunt suggested on Facebook that we go out to a nice restaurant and get a nice glass of wine and toast to being great parents-- so we did.  :)We went to Stanford Grill and the wine was just what...

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Count Your Blessings... Wednesday

Today I am grateful for:-- time.  It's so precious.  I wish I had more but I'm grateful for what I have.-- friends.  They keep me sane... sometimes.-- unexpected messages from long lost relatives.  It's nice to be remembered.-- a happy and healthy almost three year old.  I'm really struggling with the idea of having a 3 year...

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Count Your Blessings Tuesday

Today I am grateful for:patience.  I've been needing a lot of it as of late both at home and at work.my scheduled facial on Thursday.  MUCH needed!no grad class on Wednesday!!Glee time with C.  I rarely ever watch TV so at the suggestion of a friend, C and I downloaded the first season of Glee and we've been watching two episodes a night....

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Oh so crafty!

For T's birthday I'm running a bunch of activities for the kids at daycare.  I've taken on a few projects to save money ;)   Check out the bean bag game I whipped up in two days.  Day one I sewed 10 pumpkin bean bags with ribbon stems and day two I took a box that way laying around the house, some old tissue paper and wrapping paper...

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Count Your Blessings Tuesday

Today I am grateful for:talks with my sister T.  She always knows how to put things in perspective for me :)long evening walks with the family.  We'll see how long we keep this up!my MIL.  She's so thoughtful, giving and selfless.  It's easy to see where C gets it from!seeing how T has become such an individual.  He is his...

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Bufnite

             Am imbunatatit modelul de bufnita, l-am marit si i-am lungit putin snurul, asa ca sa poata fi purtat pe pipt, nu de alta , dar am facut corpul bufnitei din module, deci trebuie sa se vada cum da din coada nu??  Coada?? care coada? hmmm ma rog intelegeti voi, am vrut sa spun , cum se misca. Ce mai...

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Count Your Blessings... Wednesday Edition

Today I am grateful for:a sweet little boy who is growing way too fasta husband that encourages me to follow my dreams and makes sacrifices so that I can do so.  Thanks for being there for T when I have to do photo stuff, hun!FALL!  I'm loving everything that deals with fall but wish that the weather got the memo.the overwhelming response...

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Necklaces & Earings

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Holy Crap

I just had three people book photo shoots in November.  All in ONE day.  I've never felt so accomplish...

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Sewing Away

I didn't blog for a while and now I'm blogging a ton.  Guess I have stuff to blog about now ;)  Check out what I made tonight!  The black bow tie shirt on the left is for T and the tie onesie on the right is for baby Z whom I'm photographing tomorrow.  The bow tie shirt is my own design and I'm hoping it doesn't look too girly!...

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Giving myself and my kids some...

because nobody else will.  For the past week my students have been busting their little bums on our Hispanic Heritage Month display and video.  The kids did an amazing job (well, minor mishap but in the end it was good) and I'm angry that the principal didn't acknowledge them on the weekly bulletin.  What the heck does it take to get...

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