Musical Monday: Nancy Sinatra - Sugar Town

I think this video is awesome!!

Yesterday & Today

Yesterday I...

• slept in until 8:30!
• felt only a little sick
• had to take 2 extra strength Tylenols to get through the morning
• went to the Chiropractor... that was soooo gooooood, I needed that visit badly
• made 8 zillion puzzles (slight exaggeration?)
• kissed my boys until they asked me to stop
• used my mom voice... a few times
• got overwhelmed
• made Apple Oatmeal Muffins with the boys
• put a dent in our mile high piles of laundry
• worked on Zac's super hero quilt

Today I...

• got to sleep in until 8:30, again!!
• will eat the rest of the Apple Oatmeal muffins we made yesterday
• will pull out the screwed up stitches in Zac's quilt and fix my mistakes
• will paint the basement
• will work on the rest of the laundry
• will work on one of the many lists I am currently making...
• will say "I love you" 50 times
• will make a Root Beer Float.... mmmmm....

What have you been up to?

Gift Exchange

A few weeks ago the lovely Ms. Casey hosted a bit of a blogging party gift exchange.

I signed up and was randomly paired up with another blogger to exchange a small package we would each assemble for the other.

The idea was to have the package received by your partner by January 31st.

I was paired up with Jessica from Oh So Antsy and had a really great time getting to know her through some e-mails while I tried to figure out what to gift her.

Unfortunately neither of our packages arrived by the "deadline" but we knew that going in as our locations were so far from eachother (she's in Texas while I'm in Newfoundland), the deadline just wasn't realistic in our case.

Yesterday I opened up Jessica's package and was so excited with what I found.

she gave me two lovely balls of a purply yarn, 

 a bunch of different teas to try, along with steeping instructions

and this amazing hand cut Canada necklace.

Jessica has a shop selling necklaces like the above and I'm not going to lie and say I didn't have my fingers crossed that she would make me one.

It really was a fun experience and came at just the right time.

Nothing like receiving a package of goodies in the mail to brighten your day!

Thanks so much Jessica! everything was awesome!  

A little Video

I have this "thing" that I don't like sharing videos two days in a row.

So yesterday being Monday, I shared a video, which would normally mean I would try and avoid showing one today... yes, I am bizarre... yes, I know this...

however I love this little video and simply couldn't wait any longer to share it. 

I think it's just too cute and it puts a smile on my face.

Streamschool (Patakiskola) from Péter Vácz on Vimeo.

Happy Tuesday!

Musical Monday: Eisley - Silverspring

Beauty...
...makes me so calm and relaxed...
this is the song I listen to after a hard day.

Dinosaur Quilt

I finished a quilt!!

I started making it probably a year ago and just recently decided to cut it down from Twin bed size to lap size and I am so glad I made that decision.

Eli is not a comfort item kind of guy. He doesn't need any stuffies to sleep with, had no interest in a soother, doesn't need the same blanket every night... he's pretty laid back.

So watching him tote this blanket around with him everywhere is melting my heart. 

This morning both boys crawled under it and matched all their toy dino's to the ones in the pictures.

 There's nothing more gratifying then seeing something you made, loved!

The dinosaur scene in the middle of the quilt is a flannel panel. I cut long rectangles of co-ordinating fabric and quilted the fabrics surrounding the panel. The back is also covered with a flannel and if you can get past the horrible binding job it's nice and cozy warm!!

Now on to Zac's superhero quilt... hopefully this one will take a little less time to complete!

My Week With Marilyn

Growing up I always had a very strange obsession/adoration for Marilyn Monroe.
I read her biographies, spent hours looking at pictures of her, did school projects on her...
Kind of odd for a kid under 14, but there was just something about her.
Always so beautiful and sultry, but also... so sad.

A few weeks ago I saw some pictures from the filming of this movie and got so excited!!
I can't wait to watch it...