Impromptu Date Night

The in-laws were in town for T's birthday so we took advantage and headed out into the night... we didn't know where we wanted to go... just OUT.  My aunt suggested on Facebook that we go out to a nice restaurant and get a nice glass of wine and toast to being great parents-- so we did.  :)

We went to Stanford Grill and the wine was just what we needed after a stressful couple of weeks.  Cheers to us and our 3 year old.

Count Your Blessings... Wednesday

Today I am grateful for:

-- time.  It's so precious.  I wish I had more but I'm grateful for what I have.
-- friends.  They keep me sane... sometimes.
-- unexpected messages from long lost relatives.  It's nice to be remembered.
-- a happy and healthy almost three year old.  I'm really struggling with the idea of having a 3 year old.
--  C.  I can never thank him enough for all that he does.  When people ask me how it is I do all that I do.. it's because he takes some stuff off my plate!
-- caring coworkers.  I know I can count on a few over here to help me out when I'm down and out.

Count Your Blessings Tuesday

Today I am grateful for:

• patience.  I've been needing a lot of it as of late both at home and at work.
• my scheduled facial on Thursday.  MUCH needed!
• no grad class on Wednesday!!
• Glee time with C.  I rarely ever watch TV so at the suggestion of a friend, C and I downloaded the first season of Glee and we've been watching two episodes a night.  LOOOOOOOOOOOVE it!
• C going along with my crazy creative/organizational endeavors.  I know it's not easy living with me... especially when I start color coding things.
• yummy dinners at home made by yours truly!  (chili and garlic rubbed tilapia with mashed potatoes, apple crisp dessert, blackened shrimp alfredo with whole wheat pasta and chicken/veggie stir fry to name a few)
• fall leaves... SO pretty!

Oh so crafty!

For T's birthday I'm running a bunch of activities for the kids at daycare.  I've taken on a few projects to save money ;)   Check out the bean bag game I whipped up in two days.  Day one I sewed 10 pumpkin bean bags with ribbon stems and day two I took a box that way laying around the house, some old tissue paper and wrapping paper and made a bat box!  (all my original design/vision).  Check it out!  (BTW, the bean bag is sitting on the left and it's orange... the lights make it look like an apple!)

I used tissue paper, glue and wrapping paper because I couldn't find my colored paints.  I also had to use blackboard paint because it was the only thing I had on hand.  Gotta improvise, I guess!

Oh and as I wrote this, C went and saw the bat, thought it looked awesome and threw the beanbag at it-- the white paint wasn't dry.  FML.

Count Your Blessings Tuesday

Today I am grateful for:

• talks with my sister T.  She always knows how to put things in perspective for me :)
• long evening walks with the family.  We'll see how long we keep this up!
• my MIL.  She's so thoughtful, giving and selfless.  It's easy to see where C gets it from!
• seeing how T has become such an individual.  He is his own little person and I'm in love with the person he is becoming.
• somehow being able to "do it all."  I'm always asked how I have time to do all the things I do and I have NO idea... maybe it's because I go to bed at midnight.  Oh and I think C has a lot to do with that too!
• my home.  I love that I come home from work and all is right with the world.  
• babies I can steal for a moment since I don't have a baby anymore!  

Count Your Blessings... Wednesday Edition

Today I am grateful for:

• a sweet little boy who is growing way too fast
• a husband that encourages me to follow my dreams and makes sacrifices so that I can do so.  Thanks for being there for T when I have to do photo stuff, hun!
• FALL!  I'm loving everything that deals with fall but wish that the weather got the memo.
• the overwhelming response I've gotten from the last photo shoot post.  I'm still in disbelief that I have so many shoots in November!  I can't wait!
• creativity!  Although sometimes I get frustrated that there aren't enough hours in the day to do all the things I enjoy doing.  
• having put the effort into the new class... I think I'm going to enjoy it!

Holy Crap

I just had three people book photo shoots in November.  All in ONE day.  I've never felt so accomplished.

Sewing Away

I didn't blog for a while and now I'm blogging a ton.  Guess I have stuff to blog about now ;)  

Check out what I made tonight!  The black bow tie shirt on the left is for T and the tie onesie on the right is for baby Z whom I'm photographing tomorrow.  The bow tie shirt is my own design and I'm hoping it doesn't look too girly!  We'll see when I put it on T tomorrow.  What do you think?

T modeling the shirt I made:

Giving myself and my kids some...

because nobody else will.  For the past week my students have been busting their little bums on our Hispanic Heritage Month display and video.  The kids did an amazing job (well, minor mishap but in the end it was good) and I'm angry that the principal didn't acknowledge them on the weekly bulletin.  What the heck does it take to get a kudos around here?  It's Hispanic Heritage Month and he has said nothing to the staff/kids about it but he can say "Happy Yom Kippur"....