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Savannah Visit Recap

October 4, 2010

so i’m recovering this morning. long stretches in the car, lots of walking, a big belly, and swollen ankles and feet do not go well together!!

we had a wonderful whirlwind (and i mean whirlwind!) trip to savannah this weekend. we looked at potential houses and neighborhoods almost the entire time, but we did save a bit of time for sightseeing.

we came home with a house we love, and will hopefully be able to rent. we’ll see. that’s my mission today.

we chose the area of pooler. we’d love to live in savannah proper, but it’s not possible…for size, money, and safety reasons. pooler is clean, safe, and close to j’s work. it’s also known for some of its great elementary schools.

unfortunately, the house we love is in the zone for one of the schools that i have heard worrisome things about.

no one prepares you for the enormous sense of responsibility that you feel once you enter the school years for your kiddos. before, we could just move wherever we pleased. now that harper will be entering K soon (next year), it’s so much different.

the house is perfect for us…commute wise, size wise, everything. the couple that lived there before us even had two little girls…there is a pink and green bedroom and a huge playhouse in the back yard! 🙂

so, we are going to try to get it. and pray about the school thing. i am going to visit the school she is zoned for b/c as a former public educator i really do believe in public education and don’t want to immediately discount the school. we are also starting to think about private school.

the funny thing is, i’m trained as an early childhood education. i have all the tools i need to teach harper. but i want her to go to school. i have nothing against homeschooling. but doing it with two new babies…that’s a different story. i also know that she THRIVES in a classroom setting and i want that for her!

i love her and want the best for her. don’t we all want that for our precious children?

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,who have been called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28

so there’s the update. lengthy, i’m sorry. i kind of started rambling didn’t i??

i’m off to take miss H to school, here are my favorite savannah pictures. have a beautiful, blessed day…i hope it’s filled will happiness and kindness. xoxo

Currently

October 1, 2010

she:

1. had just eaten a cookie in this photo (can you tell, ha!)

2. is loving pre kindergarten. she’s a school lover, just like her mama was.

3. sings and talks all the time. and i mean ALL the time. non stop. in one long run on sentence. from what i hear, this is also just like her mama. 🙂

4. is still very into ‘ashion. she learned about joseph in wednesday night bible study this week, and told me that he had a “very ‘ashion coat”. touche.

5. wants to wear these boots from target every day.

6. has a new sassy streak that i think she learned from someone at school. we are nipping that in the bud. big time. i told her she is too beautiful both inside and out to use a sassy tone and words.she’s such a good girl, she is listening and working hard to be kind.

she:

1. loves pushing boundaries. and thinks it is very funny to fluster mommy. newest trick? pulling her dress up and flashing passerby. nice.

2. is just the sweetest “snugglebunny” ever. and she is VERY attached to me.

3. talks a million miles an hour as well. i can’t believe i was ever worried about her verbal skills.

4. is still blond, but her hair is getting darker and looks red sometimes.

5. does EVERYTHING herself. God forbid you try to help her with anything.

6. is saying “stinkin’ stinkin’ ” before every adjective. For example… “i’m stinkin stinkin hungwy.” or “fusty” (thirsty) or “scawed”. (scared). it’s HILARIOUS and j has picked it up. i’m hoping he’ll accidentally use it at work.

he: (yes this is the photo you get of your husband when he won’t ever let you take photos of him. and that’s fine with me b/c i love his legs. what? did i just say that out loud??)

1. is helping me so much with the girls and the house. and giving lots of foot rubs. and just being all around wonderful.

2. is so excited about his new job in savannah.

3. is filling the house with the sounds of football games. i must admit, i’ve missed that sound.

4. drives the new minivan like a maniac. and still thinks he’s too cool for minivans. whatever, mister. 🙂

5. eats ice cream with me every night and says it’s b/c i want it and he just has to have some too.

6. is the best.

she:

1. is REALLY really really really really tired (or shall i say stinkin’ stinkin’ tired) of people telling her she looks like she is going to “pop”. a. she’s not and b. she doesn’t like it referred to as “popping”.

2. is still reading up a storm. not scrapping so much b/c it’s impossible to stand up for long or sit and bend over, but you can read laying down and that is GOOD. Latest favorite? The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin.

3. was told by her OB a couple of weeks ago that her belly is “pretty”. this made her laugh and secretly pleased her.

4. has horrid swollen ankles and feet. it hurts to walk.

5. is LOVING modern family this season. it’s the best show on tv, hands down.

6. is obsessed with what everyone should wear for the upcoming photo session the family has scheduled. and so thrilled to finally have photos with everyone in them!

happy friday sweet friends.

we are off to savannah for a house hunt, any prayers would be GREATLY appreciated. i’m trying so hard (and praying lots) that i can stay calm in this process and that it will all fall into place!

love to you all

xxo

On the Easel Scrapbook Layouts

September 28, 2010

hey y’all!

i wanted to take a moment to share the projects i did with the studio calico october kit, on the easel.

i went overboard with my order this month!

i got:
watercolor

large circle border punch

mix and mend sweet treats stickers

alpha soup girl playing cards

i also used these mister huey mists:

calico cream

schoolhouse

calico white

whoooo! told you i was a busy shopper!! 🙂

alright, here’s what i came up with:

this one makes me laugh. big time. look at those monkeys!

i used the large circle border punch on the right side of the cardstock, and a corner rounder on the left side.

made using:on the easel, en plein air, watercolor, alpha soup cards, white mist, twine

i am usually not a banner person, or a mist person. i have honestly never known what to do with either one of them. but this month, it just clicked. i love the look of the white mist on the chipboard. and the bakers twine…it just has a fun, vintage feel to it i think.

i love love the exclusive SC paper i used behind the photos. it might be my all time favorite paper they have produced.

the polka dot block with the heart on it is the back side of one of the mme alpha soup girl cards.

i wanted the focus to really be these photos, so i kept this one really simple.

made using: on the easel (die cut paper and alphas), en plein air (butterflies), still life (buttons)

i used the HECK out of the dear lizzy die cut paper. truly. you can cut it into a million bits and pieces. it’s so delicate and lovely.

i noticed i used a lot of b/w photos this month. i take most of my “everyday” moment photos that way, especially the indoor ones. so that’s the reason behind so many photos that aren’t color. i’ve always preferred them anyway, kind of timeless.

the layering of borders on the left side is a combination of the mme crepe paper ribbon, that large circle punch again :), sassafras border stickers, jenni bowlin buttons and butterflies, and sassafras flowers. i just played around with texture, dimension, layering and color.

made using: on the easel (sassafras flowers, paper), watercolor (crepe paper ribbon, OA label sticker, papers), en plein air (alpha, border stickers, butterflies, metal frame),

another one using that die cut paper! on this one, i misted the back side of the paper (mist doesn’t take to the front) using calico cream.

made using: on the easel (die cut paper, paper border pieces), still life (buttons, bird stamp), watercolor (OA label stickers, alpha)

the little red hearts are cut from mme girl alpha soup cards.

i want to point out here that i really enjoy using iphoto photos on my layouts…such an easy way to document the every day!

here’s the die cut paper again. this time i cut a portion out and misted the back side using schoolhouse mister huey.

everything here is from on the easel.

and last but not least, i’m keeping up with my goal (or revisiting, shall i say!) of doing one two-pager for every month’s gallery.

as you can see, i used that dang large circle punch again. ha!

made using: on the easel (you and me die cut, alpha, patterned papers), en plein air (butterflies, patterned papers), bits and pieces from other add-ons

and there you have it, this month’s layouts!

have a beautiful tuesday!

xxo

Our Weekend in Photos

September 27, 2010

pleasantly plump at 29 weeks. hee! i always take photos before church…well because it’s really the only time i look fancy shmancy. ha!

the whole hair down, makeup, no glasses thing…that doesn’t happen the rest of the week.

hence all the pregnancy photos w/ chopped of heads. just being honest here. just don’t have the “getting ready time” for that every day. and soon i REALLY won’t! 🙂

i can always tell when i’m super preggers b/c my face looks puffy. yesss!!!

on saturday evening we took the girls to the old stadium here on post and just let them run wild. it did the trick and really tired them out…i think we will do this lots in the coming weeks!