Ummm, sort of?
Monday, August 29, 2011
Say what?!
After watching me change Charlotte's diaper Sawyer says, "MOM! Oh no! Charlotte has a BUTT on her penis!"
Ummm, sort of?
Ummm, sort of?
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
In Bidness
I've had several people asking for photoshoots and after a pep talk from a friend in the photography business, I took a dive in.
Check it!
Strebel Photography DOT Com! YEAH!
Check it!
Strebel Photography DOT Com! YEAH!
No Ordinary Jamboree
So there I was, sitting right where I wasn't suppose to be on Friday night.
And there HE was, sitting where he wasn't suppose to be Friday night.
Thank God we were home when we were suppose to be elsewhere. Thank God the sitter wasn't here alone with the kids.
It was 11 pm, an hour I normally sleep. I was looking through etsy-damn etsy and its distracting ways- when I heard a rumble sort of noise and wondered WHAT THE HELL Geoff was doing in the garage.
Rumble, boom. BOOM!!!!!
Does he seriously need to be working in the garage this late when the kids are in bed?
CRASH! BOOM!
I take my eyes off of this cute knit hat with super long ear flaps and fuzzy soft looking yarn that would look so cute on a newborn when I notice Geoff is in his office ACROSS the house from the garage. As in NOT in the garage. As in, NOT making the noise.
"Geoff?" I timidly ask as I walk toward the laundry room. The noise is loud, getting louder. Something in our garage is bigger than a breadbox and I don't want to play 20 questions to find out what that "something" is.
"Geoff, seriously, GET OVER HERE! Something is in our garage!"
Used to my overreactions when seeing something as small as a mouse run across the road, he doesn't move.
The noise got louder.
"Geoff, get over here! Meaning NOW!!!!!!!!!"
He walks over, the noise gets louder, I yell "BRING YOUR GUN!!!!!!!"
Hearing "gun" he walks a little faster, hears the commotion and then runs toward his gun.
Meanwhile I lock the door and push my weight against it, because you know, I'm hardcore like that.
Geoff returns with his gun in hand and I can tell he's nervous. This is no ordinary 'bird got trapped in our garage' noise.
He opens the door slowly, gun leading the way.
And there it was, a black bear sitting on the hood of our jeep like he is always there on a Friday night and what the hell is our problem?
And after 29 years of my life wanting to see a bear, can you guess where my camera was?
In the car. In the garage. With the bear.
True story.
And there HE was, sitting where he wasn't suppose to be Friday night.
Thank God we were home when we were suppose to be elsewhere. Thank God the sitter wasn't here alone with the kids.
It was 11 pm, an hour I normally sleep. I was looking through etsy-damn etsy and its distracting ways- when I heard a rumble sort of noise and wondered WHAT THE HELL Geoff was doing in the garage.
Rumble, boom. BOOM!!!!!
Does he seriously need to be working in the garage this late when the kids are in bed?
CRASH! BOOM!
I take my eyes off of this cute knit hat with super long ear flaps and fuzzy soft looking yarn that would look so cute on a newborn when I notice Geoff is in his office ACROSS the house from the garage. As in NOT in the garage. As in, NOT making the noise.
"Geoff?" I timidly ask as I walk toward the laundry room. The noise is loud, getting louder. Something in our garage is bigger than a breadbox and I don't want to play 20 questions to find out what that "something" is.
"Geoff, seriously, GET OVER HERE! Something is in our garage!"
Used to my overreactions when seeing something as small as a mouse run across the road, he doesn't move.
The noise got louder.
"Geoff, get over here! Meaning NOW!!!!!!!!!"
He walks over, the noise gets louder, I yell "BRING YOUR GUN!!!!!!!"
Hearing "gun" he walks a little faster, hears the commotion and then runs toward his gun.
Meanwhile I lock the door and push my weight against it, because you know, I'm hardcore like that.
Geoff returns with his gun in hand and I can tell he's nervous. This is no ordinary 'bird got trapped in our garage' noise.
He opens the door slowly, gun leading the way.
And there it was, a black bear sitting on the hood of our jeep like he is always there on a Friday night and what the hell is our problem?
And after 29 years of my life wanting to see a bear, can you guess where my camera was?
In the car. In the garage. With the bear.
True story.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Photoshop is my Bit@h
I'm shooting a wedding on Friday (First one, yay!) and hosting a baby shower on Sunday so I've been a wee bit, uhhh, busy?
Of course I have all my usual mom stuff like cleaning and butt wiping and you know.
So when I started looking at what we are going to do for the shower, I wasn't sure how much I believed in myself in terms of designing all the party decor. The theme is "Picnic" but more so watermelon picnic. The inspiration came from Hostess with the Mostess. (Are you as addicted to this site as I am? People take their parties VERY seriously these days!) But when I focused on the picnic part of the party, the decor was kind of lamo and there WASN'T any of that general picnic looking stuff at the stores but when my friend brought up this party, I think it was the watermelon part of the picnic she liked so now I'm focusing on watermelon for decor?
Anyway, as I got down to business I thought, I am OVER my head with this design stuff. For serious.
I emailed Melissa (The girl that did my lemonade party stuff.) and told her I would pay her, PLEASE HELP but her sister in law had to go and have babies yesterday with NO regard toward my feelings. Pfft. So I sat down with photoshop and we had a talk. We bonded a bit. After an hour I figured out one problem that has been annoying the hell out of me since I installed photoshop. Soon we were like BUDS, we were like, happy hour going, get caught singing in the shower without being embarrassed, riding on each other's back and slapping each other on the a$$ sort of friends.
And here is a preview of our long life together
and the party too I guess.
If you have any awesome watermelon baby shower ideas, let me know, I have until Sunday! Love you guys more than rice crispy treats!- holly
Of course I have all my usual mom stuff like cleaning and butt wiping and you know.
So when I started looking at what we are going to do for the shower, I wasn't sure how much I believed in myself in terms of designing all the party decor. The theme is "Picnic" but more so watermelon picnic. The inspiration came from Hostess with the Mostess. (Are you as addicted to this site as I am? People take their parties VERY seriously these days!) But when I focused on the picnic part of the party, the decor was kind of lamo and there WASN'T any of that general picnic looking stuff at the stores but when my friend brought up this party, I think it was the watermelon part of the picnic she liked so now I'm focusing on watermelon for decor?
Anyway, as I got down to business I thought, I am OVER my head with this design stuff. For serious.
I emailed Melissa (The girl that did my lemonade party stuff.) and told her I would pay her, PLEASE HELP but her sister in law had to go and have babies yesterday with NO regard toward my feelings. Pfft. So I sat down with photoshop and we had a talk. We bonded a bit. After an hour I figured out one problem that has been annoying the hell out of me since I installed photoshop. Soon we were like BUDS, we were like, happy hour going, get caught singing in the shower without being embarrassed, riding on each other's back and slapping each other on the a$$ sort of friends.
And here is a preview of our long life together
If you have any awesome watermelon baby shower ideas, let me know, I have until Sunday! Love you guys more than rice crispy treats!- holly
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Wild Thing
One of these kids is NOT Sawyer...
We had a rough morning over here. To cheer me up, I bribed, errrr, TALKED Sawyer into doing a mini photoshoot. I LOVE mini photoshoots fueled by chocolate.
We had a rough morning over here. To cheer me up, I bribed, errrr, TALKED Sawyer into doing a mini photoshoot. I LOVE mini photoshoots fueled by chocolate.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Vintage Inspired Jewelry Giveaway!- Closed
WINNER- Blue Violet. I sent you an email, you have 48 hours to respond. Thanks everyone!
Confession: I've been a little addicted to jewelry lately.
Actually, not just a little, it's a problem. It started with a little Stella and Dot obsession after winning a giveaway. Then I bought the Petra bracelet. Check it out. It's ROCKIN'!
Then Geoff bought me this super cool gold and silver chainish type necklace on vacation. And I ADORE it. And wear it everywhere.
So, you see how my husband fed my obsession a bit? SEE THAT?!
Then I started looking at Etsy shops and found Pinking-Edge Designs. At first I clicked on a few pictures, then I started drooling a bit. Then might have stalked her shop. Shhh, don't tell. I'll stop talking and let the pictures speak:
But not only is this stuff totally cute with a cool vintage vibe, it's also reasonable! Almost everything in her shop is under $30. Do you see why I was stalking her store like a crazy person? After a few love notes to her shop, Kay said that she wanted to give one of my readers something $30 or under. AND, it's totally your pick! So you can go stalk her shop with me! Yay!
RULES:
MANDATORY
Go to Kay's shop Pinking-Edge Designs and tell me what your favorite piece is in a comment below. Please include an email address.
EXTRA ENTRIES (Please leave a separate comment on this post for each entry you completed below.)
1. Follow my blog via Google Friend Connect
2. Post on your facebook page
3. Like this post
4. Post this giveaway on twitter (Up to once a day.)
Giveaway closes midnight Sunday night August 21st. Winner will be contacted by email and has 48 hours to respond. Thank you and happy winning!
Confession: I've been a little addicted to jewelry lately.
Actually, not just a little, it's a problem. It started with a little Stella and Dot obsession after winning a giveaway. Then I bought the Petra bracelet. Check it out. It's ROCKIN'!
Then Geoff bought me this super cool gold and silver chainish type necklace on vacation. And I ADORE it. And wear it everywhere.
So, you see how my husband fed my obsession a bit? SEE THAT?!
Then I started looking at Etsy shops and found Pinking-Edge Designs. At first I clicked on a few pictures, then I started drooling a bit. Then might have stalked her shop. Shhh, don't tell. I'll stop talking and let the pictures speak:
Lockets! LOVE lockets! This piece is one of my favs!
Or this Flowers and Friends necklace. I die!
I have a soft spot for pearls and flowers:
But not only is this stuff totally cute with a cool vintage vibe, it's also reasonable! Almost everything in her shop is under $30. Do you see why I was stalking her store like a crazy person? After a few love notes to her shop, Kay said that she wanted to give one of my readers something $30 or under. AND, it's totally your pick! So you can go stalk her shop with me! Yay!
RULES:
MANDATORY
Go to Kay's shop Pinking-Edge Designs and tell me what your favorite piece is in a comment below. Please include an email address.
EXTRA ENTRIES (Please leave a separate comment on this post for each entry you completed below.)
1. Follow my blog via Google Friend Connect
2. Post on your facebook page
3. Like this post
4. Post this giveaway on twitter (Up to once a day.)
Giveaway closes midnight Sunday night August 21st. Winner will be contacted by email and has 48 hours to respond. Thank you and happy winning!
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