Adele - Make You Feel My Love (Official musicvideo)

Awesome. You know covers are my favorite. Or maybe you don't know that, but now you do!

In Which I am a Super Special Person

Um, hello? I am a giveaway on Anya's Green Baby! Well, my hats are a giveaway, but I feel positively FAMOUS! Yays!
Go and look and comment and act like you like me. That would be awesome. I, in turn, pledge to say that you are my favorite whenever we meet.
(offer good for one meeting time)

And your hair looks pretty.

In Which My View is Different

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and maybe a thousand times better.

Oh, this bebe.
And his moose-tashe!

Fin.

Dodging the Cute Patrol

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Because we keep getting in trouble for being tres adorables!

I know, it's gross. But I can't help it.

Mah Friend Turned Two!

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James! He is two! That is crazy!

More about his awesome birthday party and my sister's super wonderful school bus cake tomorrow!

In Which We see the Lunar Module!

Two cool things about life and libraries:

1) The library has a pass which gave us FREE admission to the Cradle of Aviation museum, where we thought James would have a great time seeing the planes and rockets!

2) The pass saved us so much money we didn't even care that we pretty much ran through the museum and James was most interested in the movie (clapped ) and the people that worked there.

Everybody stopped to talk to him, since we were the only people in the place for at least half an hour. He climbed around and me, his mama and his grandpa had a great time! Later on, I stopped at one of our local schools to read a few books for National Library Week (I'm a minor celebrity among first graders in this town). Then we had an awesome roast chicken (yeah, Gail!) and some brownies (alright, Joe!). Andy came for dinner and James insisted on saying Andy's name a billion times (good on Andy! And James!)

Also, we saw a real lunar module, and that was cool. But it looked fake and made of aluminum, which made it cool and weird at the same time - like a craft project!

In Which Dogs Fly

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This is Baxter, the flying dog! He is a giant doofus, and loves to run these crazy circles in my papa's backyard. It is his favorite! Sometimes, he runs, or gallops (he is as big as a pony!) towards you as fast as he can and then veers off at the last second, leaving a little of his drool on your coat. He's a good boy, and as soon as he learns to listen and sit and not eat everything in sight and stop jumping on strangers - he'll be a great boy.

Birthday Past

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I didn't say, but it was my mom's birthday last week. March 28. She would have been 72. This picture is one of my favorites, because of her braids. Gail and I used to wear braids like that every day (and I still do sometimes!). I also love the awesome embroidered shirt!
I miss her a lot - it's been almost 13 years. I wish she could have met all of the babies (now kids!) and been there with advice and squishy hugs and met my Andy and known us as grown ups.
For her birthday, we would have gotten her a bunch of stuff she didn't want, because she was terrible with her lists (we are a birthday/christmas list oriented family). She always asked for something for the house - like new dishtowels - and we'd be like, we'll get you new dishtowels on Saturday, but what do you want for your BIRTHDAY?
My pop had brought out her old pocketbook that still had some stuff in it, and it still smells the same. It has a measuring tape (who do you think taught me?) a mirror and her wallet. She maybe would have loved knitting the way that I love knitting. She liked to make stuff and fix stuff.
But I think of her always and do my best to follow what WOULD have been her advice (I hear it in my head even when it is the OPPOSITE of what I want to do!). She is remembered. She is missed.

Quinnie

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loves the camera! Oh, Quinn, you are so big already!
He is like a chubby version of Sir James, and quite nice in his own right!

In which Noah Strikes Again!

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I found a giant Noah's Ark! They are EVERYWHERE! This one was made by Grandad's Toy Shop in North Thetford, Vermont. You can tell it was handmade and handpainted. The ark and the little animals are on wheels!
Man, those vintage toy arks are everywhere I look, and I want to buy and sell all of them...

Organic Cotton Hand Knit Baby Hats organic cotton baby newborn infant handknit hat

Organic Cotton Hand Knit Baby Hats organic cotton baby newborn infant handknit hat
are now selling on EcoBold! Awesome! Ecobold is a go-green online store that sells items for every part of your life! And I'm on it! Yippee!

In Which There is a Tiny Wagon

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What is it about the miniature things (though this is not THAT tiny) that makes us love them so much?

Though this also fulfills my love of things to put things in, as well. It would go nicely into the tiny shopping carts I bought many of my friends when they were at Target ten years ago...

sigh. I should've bought one for myself. That shopping cart and this wagon could be best friends...

Time

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Well, time is a funny thing. My papa was not elected to the seat of mayor for which he had been running. It was a very long and very tense campaign with a lot of terrible moments. And now it's over. But now he will have more time. To play with James and hold Quinn and travel to visit his other kids and grandkids. Time to read a book or watch a movie or eat a giant breakfast. Now, time can begin fresh with fun stuff and none of the gigantic obligations his retired life has been full of. Now, he can party down.
And where will he certainly party down? My wedding, of course, because I am getting married in September and it is spectacularly weird to type that. The End.

A little late, but

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Happy Birthday, Miss Carter! I am working on a present of a different kind for you, it is cooking in my brain!

You are six now, so you are responsible for making sure that you don't lose a shoe here and there and also you have to make sure that you know what song to sing when your sister or mommy or daddy is upset. You are very fun, and I love you.

A find! A find! Old and awesome!

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It's another Noah's ark, with tiny animals. The dealer had said it was from the 40s, and it is surely handmade! The top hinges out to reveal the animals. I guess the flood got some because there are not two of each. Some are probably not from the original set. But you can love them too!

Found a new Antique Shop

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Check out this awesome mini cuckoo clock I found! Me and Kate went out last Sunday to a bunch of very cuckoo and crazy estate sales (which had nothing) and then ventured out east to some of our old favorites. But one had moved! And we found it and it was awwweeessooomme! So I got some new stuff to keep and some to sell, including this very awesome five inch tall cuckoo clock!

Happy Valentine's Day

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Here's a card I made a few years ago! It showcases my talent for drawing stick figures of 80s action slash sitcom stars. My Ricky Schroeder and Soleil Moon Frye are pretty good, too!
Well, Happy Valentine's Day to my Bear, and all of my family, and to anyone else who might read this - though I'm pretty sure it's just my Bear and my family...
I'd give you a hug and kiss but I'm under quarentine with a virus, so I will instead give you a Valentine's day head nod. Very loving, indeed.

Hello, my friend!

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Here is a NEW picture of Bebe Quinn. I have lots on my flickr. I also will tell you that he is pretty squishy and not awake very often. He is a nice baby and fairly happy.

And he likes the swing.

Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold

Though I'm not in super love with the video that accompanies this amazing rendition of Sting's Fields of Gold, if you haven't heard it, you're in for a new favorite...

In Which February is Ripe for Crafting

Oh, look at my pompom garland. A little red in a sea of white. Many snowflakes, paper and real, are still spinning around here.
I do like to make stuff. All different kinds of everything. And pompom garlands are my new favorite of the minute. I guess because they are sooooo cute. And fluffy. And happy looking. And easy.
Someone else made that hawt 3d paper snowflake. I made one last year, but I messed up a sixth so it looked like The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Sad little Quasimoto snowflake...
Here's hoping that the sun comes out and gives me a little Vitamin D...