10 things right now

1. i cant seem to get my image to fit within my blog border- help!?

2. see the ring on my blog header? monday katie came over before school and kaylee was chasing her around with it saying "kiss the ring." mike got it by winning skee ball at chuck e cheese a few years ago and yes, he made us kiss the ring.

3. i been feeling like shit lately. sorry for the bad word but it best describes how i've been feeling. think of your worst cold x's 10. saturday at our friends house i was treated to yummy spaghetti, meatballs, ribs and garlic bread- i couldn't taste any of it not even the 10 cloves of garlic used on the bread. (slight exageration on the garlic but needed to prove my point). i did know the ribs were a little spicy but thats all i got.

4. so you would think i would stop eating. nope. i keep eating hoping some sort of flavor will show up.

5. i took kaylee to the old bag factory yesterday. wish i had taken my camera. the buildings 100 years old and i definitely could of moved in. kaylee got her first pottery items from dick lehman. he had a small shelf of items just for kids priced just for kids ($4.00 each). of course she picks out a brown mug + bowl. dick lehman was such a nice guy. he let us watch him paint a few pieces and he gave kaylee a big slab of clay to take home.

6. oh my what a windy storm we had last night. the walnuts hitting our house sounded like bowling balls. i was hoping that if anything should coming crashing down that it would happen in my master bath so we can renovate it.

no such luck.

7. the economy sucks! two of my favorite magazines are closing their doors- cookie and gourmet. and i just signed up for a 2 year subscription for gourmet.

8. amanda- i did just that on monday. i made a massage appointment for friday, my mommy day. life is good.

9. monday night i went to bed early, around 11pm and had a great nights rest. i was hoping to repeat it last night but failed. the pesky cat woke me up at 3:45 whining to be let outside.

10. debating on coming home after dropping kaylee off at school and taking a nap or doing some errands. errand running will probably win considering we have no food in the house.

loving!

fog and thistles etsy shop. super cute night lights and diy papercuts that you can download and do yourself. {great gift ideas!}

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little nugget eating a "dog biscuit" from hot box pizza

1. i'm not sure if my cool font shows up on other computers but i love it! its called dead hardy and you can download it for free from here.

2. great weekend- got my roots covered, spent time with great friends chatting, watching football, eating yummy food while the kids played.

3. i have a feeling that all those years of ham being a good, quiet boy, staying home etc... has finally come to bite me in the butt. friday, i got a call from once again a local sheriff. guess this guy is hired by the school and ham + a few of his buddies got caught doing donuts + attempting to drift on the school's parking lot tuesday evening. they could either have their license suspended etc or write a paper on why doing these things are illegal- due today. the sheriff did say that ham was really polite.

4. mike is out of town for a few days this week. i'm hoping my "getting projects done" bug comes back while he is away.

5. friday i have an eye doctors appointment so mike said why dont i just make it a "mommies day out" for myself. he will take care of kaylee. oh what to do and where to go?

6. i read on a blog this morning that there are only 81 days left till christmas. 81 days! where has the year gone?

7. i really love this idea from one charming party: the blog.

8. i jumped on the simplesong 2010 calendar and bought myself one, along with a few other goodies last week. i always kick myself whenever i pass up on her goods and its no longer available.

9. got a list ready for an ikea trip.

10. need to schedule a massage. still got my christmas gift card to use!

dreaming...

forget girls trip to ikea. if you haven't already, check out stephmodo's renovation of their cottage house (which can be rented) in france called la maisonnette. absolutely beautiful!

outside of la maisonnette

tv room. love the rounded door and brick/stone wall.

one of the bedrooms. love the woodwork around the windows.

the kitchen and dining.

another bedroom.

and the bathroom. love the hardwood floors and dark trim around the window.

and the beautiful garden.

i want my house to look exactly like this-dark hardwood floors +trim, simple, clean, the light color walls showing off the colors used in accessories- just takes my breath away. so now who's with me on a girls trip to france?

i LOVE...

joanna rutter's handcrafted jewelry! her shop is closed at the moment but you can email her for when she's going to reopen. go here to see samples of her beautiful work.

loving!

my very sweet friend michelle posted on her blog how she secretly purchased a necklace for herself from the vintage pearl. she got two different colors to represent her cute little kiddos because as a great mom, that's how she rolls. {and let me add that i am a big FAN of secret purchases-its just fun!}

my other sweet friend, christine asked me if i knew of any other places that sell jewelry and other goods. of course i do silly girl!

another one is lisa leonard designs. keep an eye on her blog and other blogs, she's been doing a lot of give-aways. {like here and here and here. sorry! most have already been closed}

another shop is maya brenner. she's a little more pricier but everything is still beautiful. {her state necklaces are pretty popular. i posted the new jersey one for michelle}

i have more jewelry and other goodies to share especially since christmas is coming (too) soon.

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hawaii 2008

1. my hands are freezing as i type this morning. wishing i was living in hawaii or just some place warm. {am i really that short? no wonder ham calls me midget}

2. the other day kaylee wore her new old navy pants and said she felt like a bubble butt. the elastic was in the back rather than the sides.

3. i stated that kaylee is definitely a buss when she replied, very sternly- "i am not a bus, do you see any wheels under me?"

4. i remembered kaylee's picture day though i'm just getting her a class picture. since when did they start charging $30 for a basic preschool picture packet? i plan on doing a "photo shoot" at home once the weather gets warmer.

5. went for a mile walk yesterday though i blew it by eating a chocolate bar, wings and buffalo chips (french fries cut in circles) with cheese. to justify it, i didn't eat much during the day and i ate only a few wings.

6. nothing new or exciting with ham. he's getting decent grades (A's + B's) and he's still looking for his dream car.

7. no, i do not have all the blogs i read listed. if i did, it would probably take 2 pages.

8. still working on my blog. i wonder how it looks on another computer. i tried to get on ham's but he locked me out.

9. my house needs a good scrubbing.

10. thinking of heading over to the outlets in michigan city on saturday. mike's going to the notre dame game with his bff which = trouble. who knows what time they will come home.