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woo hoo!

in case you're wondering, we're still celebrating.  today marks the end of it.  noah's superhero in training party and mike's much lower-key, but still totally fun and all-about-him party this evening. :) 

mike's a good sport.  he really is.  his birthday is always at the tail end of two sometimes over-the-top celebrations.  he's happy to enjoy a quiet evening at home with his family.  i love that about him.  i will add, however, that we do celebrate him with food and love and a gift or two.  this morning i made him banana muffins and coffee -- so it's not like he has it all that bad. ;)

here's a little video i'm sure he'll enjoy.

happy birthday, mike. :)  happy wednesday!

celebrate.

april is a big month at our house.  75% of the birthdays take place in the last week + 1 day of april. :)  here's a glimpse of last weekend's festivities:

so today i'm asking a question.  and i'd love for you to weigh in.  one of the things i struggle with this time of the year is how to celebrate each birthday without making it so busy that none of us (especially me as the facilitator) gets to enjoy it.  what do you all do?  or how did you celebrate growing up, and how do you do things similarly or differently? 

happy friday.  thank goodness it's friday!   

have you met sara bella?

it's no secret anna's long had a love for horses.  we've helped anna carefully and timidly pursue this interest over the past year -- everything from books about horses, collecting mini horse figurines, even signing her up for a mini pony camp where she learns grooming, saddling and first riding skills.  so it's hard to believe we haven't (until now) explored the world of bella sara.

here's a little video on how it all works. 

so if you've got little horse-lovers at home, check it out.

happy wednesday!

april 15.

yes.  it's tax day.  did you get yours sent in?  ever wonder what else happened on april 15th?  i did.  a quick google search revealed the following riviting facts.  read on, spread the word and impress your friends. ;)

did you know on april 15th:

• in 1865 abraham lincoln died after being shot the previous evening by john wilkes booth
• also in 1865, andrew johnson became the 17th president of the united states of america
• in 1876, harvy proctor introduces ivory soap
• in 1947, jackie robinson put on his first brooklyn dodgers uniform -- number 42
• in 1955, mcdonald's sold their first hamburger... ever!

happy tax day!  happy tuesday, friends. :)

hi there.

sorry for the lag time between posts.  i'll be honest -- i've been vacuuming.  you see, it's spring, and daisy's a shedder.  i seriously think i need to try this baby:

ah.  the joys of dog ownership. :)

happy spring!  happy monday!

mixed emotions.

a mixed tape -- for you. :) 

(thanks, grace, for the linkity-link.)

happy tuesday!

laundry.

there.  the real reason i haven't been blogging.  i'm simply over-run with laundry from our trip back east.  as most of you know, it's not the washing that's hard, thanks to the invention of the washer/dryer.  nope.  it's the folding.  with that, i bring you the following video clip, courtesy of my mom (aka, the laundry queen). :)  enjoy.

off to practice. :)  and happy monday!

for laura.

do you read laura kurz's blog?  she updates daily.  she can always be counted on for a giggle.  :)

this one's for her. ;)

and happy friday!

i know it's been awhile

i don't have much time this morning.  been racing against the clock.  but to tide you over until later...

happy thursday! :)

label tulip

big thanks to cathy and cindee at label tulip for asking me to be their guest designer this month.  you can find the guest designer  gallery here.

such a fun combo of stuff in this kit! 

 

 

click on the photo to see them a bit larger.

i really enjoyed working with this kit.  the people stamps were among my favorites.  check out how their wonderful design team used the kit here and scroll down.

and in an effort to get this thing posted before midnight (at which point i turn into  pumpkin)...

happy saturday!