Life Lately.

 This has been one of the most anxiety producing weeks!

Luckily, another skin biopsy came back benign.

But I can't completely relax because

the doctor wants to talk to me about 

some other test results on Monday

when I go in for a different biopsy.

 There was an ambulance ride/ER visits for our birthday girl

and another serious diagnosis that she is dealing with.

A new job venture that Jeff is jumping into with

all the uncertainties and the exciting possibilities

that come with starting a new business.

Changes in medications and all that implies

 for our 6 foot 3 inch boy of ours.

Life can be such a challenge.

Life is fragile.

 Life can be so beautiful too.

I don't want to miss a thing!

 

 

 

I'll get to my point, eventually....

There should be a song about one sock on and one sock off.

 I know there is a saying about Jon and his shoe.

Well, Jeff and his sock tried to take a nap

but the animals love him so much 

they had to keep him company.

Diddle Diddle Dumpling

One Socked Jeff.

 Sometimes, I have the most convuluted ways to go about things

but they make perfect sense to me in my head.

I had my eye on a simple and beautiful indigo quilt at Target

but it was too much money

(especially since I bought a big simple white quilt for our bed).

In that first picture at the foot of the bed

is a favorite old white quilt but it is too small

to fit and cover enough of the bed to my liking.

So I found some fabric dye for $4.

Smaller bottles are less.

I decided I'd dye the blanket.

And so I did.

It'll do.

11 Weeks Old!

He has such adorable facial expressions!

I'm such a big dork.

I just can't help it.

These grandkids make me sooooooo happy!

Happy Happy Friday!

I also believe in funkiness.

Without dead animals on walls

and booze.

I like this funky wall/shelf/desk.

Loveliness in Sweden.

Beautiful and touching video of 

a beautiful and amazing kid.

10 Weeks old!

Those little eyebrows get me every time!

I think Mama could market that milk of hers! Look at those cheeks!

How lucky am I that I got to go babysitting

while Mama went to the dentist!

That sweet little Mister melts my heart!

Poor Mama.

She got two cavities filled and a root canal

while the time flew for me

as I played, sang, fed and loved that little man.

I think I got the better end of the deal!

 

LOVE

I so LOVE this painting that little Miss Sunshine

painted for me for Mother's Day

(I imagine she had a little help)!

New Chalkboard Wall Art

 I LOVE my "studio'! I have so much fun in there!

 I recently changed a few things.

Last week when I went to The Beehive Bazaar I got a beautiful drawing from the very talented Caitlin Connolly (I also got that pillow). She really is amazing. Really, look at her website. Breathtaking beautiful art! I also got to meet her! She was so very nice. And I was so very much a dork.
I drew something new on the chalkboard wall and put that drawing in a cheap frame and put it on the wall.
It'll do.

Musical Chairs Turns into Musical Blankets!

I still love this chair that I got a while ago but I originally thought I was going to put it in the tv room downstairs and I didn't at first but something wasn't quite right about the whole thing so I recently put it downstairs where it belongs (I will post pictures in the future) and because I didn't want to buy a new chair I left it without a chair for a while and the whole thing had a dominoes effect and here we GO!
How's that for a real long run on sentence!

This picture shows one of the blankets I got for our room after I painted it a bluish color, some time ago (with adorable baby Momo).
I was trying to keep Jeff in mind so he liked the room but I didn't count on the fact that it was so full of primary colors that it would drive me crazy.

So on Saturday, I went to Target to buy a white blanket (same brand as the previous blankets--I liked the size of those blankets). I just really really love a white bed (and I've since added an old blanket for the end of the bed for those little dogs of ours).
I had bought a pink ombre pillow from The Beehive Bazaar on Thursday (thinking I was going to put it someplace else but I LOVE it in here). And blue walls = a pink ombre pillow.
 Well, at Target (on Saturday) I got that little love pillow too.

And I got this pretty white pillow at Target too.
I brought up this chair from my "studio" and I LOVE the WHOLE thing now!

And I didn't want to waste perfectly good blankets so I put them down stairs in Davis's room.
He LOVES red. Both blankets are on his bed now and we can switch them when the mood strikes!

I didn't spend a ton of money on my room and I didn't spend any money in Davis's room!

WIN WIN!

Mother's Day.

 I had one of the best Mother's Day ever on Sunday.

I haven't always liked Mother's Day for so many reasons.

I probably need to see a therapist for it.

Not really

because it all doesn't matter.

I had no expectations except that it was going to be a nice day

(I didn't even know when Jeff would be home from a trip).

I already picked my presents out

and even a few more.

Which was the most brilliant thing ever!
I had a great time picking out fun presents
for the sweet Moms in my life.

I also received the most thoughtful gifts from my children

(and spouses---where applicable).

I got to see each of my own wonderful children,

their (well just the two that are married) own lovely spouses,

and my two very own amazing grandchildren

(well, I do share them)

who, by the way, make me feel like

they are such special gifts to me

(yeah, I know they are not just mine

but I feel they are an amazing gift in my life)!

I absolutely LOVE each and every one of my children

and even though I feel inadequate always.

It's not all up to me.

Thank you dear Jeff

(and yes, I know it's not all up to the both of us either

which comforts me to no end)

for making my life have more meaning 

than I ever could by myself.

Thank you for helping me every step of the way

and helping me with this thing, 

called LOVE and LIFE.

I couldn't be any kind of Mother without you.

Oh, that Nat the Fat Rat (she's the tiniest thing really)

she is such a good writer, the cutest person,

and loves her little family.

Read here for an adorable and heart warming post.   

Some more pictures from this week.

Here are some other things I loved this week:

A Special Mother's Day tribute that will make you smile.

Somethings are beautiful.

Here too and here.

A part of me MUST be Scandinavian.

Some day I WILL make some paper flowers.

Oh, yeah. Here's my other blog.