A tooth, roosters, and cake.

Gavin accidentally got his first tooth last week. He boinked (I don't think that's a word? But its onomatopoeia) heads/mouths/whatever with Adelle and *poof* there was his first tooth. Needless to say he was not thrilled. It was his upper right tooth and it is huge! The left one came out this week, as to not be left out- its also colossal. Seriously.
He looks so adorable with his barely there bunny teeth.

Adelle has been using more and more words, and putting together sentences. ("Go away")
She's also been on a sweets only strike... Ahh fun stuff! Her will seems to be way stronger than ours and inevitably she outlasts us and gets the ice cream after dinner. Smart Girl.

We've been spending loads of time outside. The kids running in the sprinklers, chasing the ducks and chickens, and digging in the sandbox. Josh has been adding plants to his garden and I've been dotting on my flowers. I love spring! Well, its almost summer isn't it?


Speaking of our chickies, it turns out we have a couple of roosters. Our best looking Red (formerly known as Rosie) and Gray (Bertie) have taken to crowing in the morning, or after a rainstorm, or just whenever they feel like we're a little too relaxed. So we'll be looking for new homes for these dudes. (New, friendly chicken-loving in a non-eating way, home)
Seeing these happy neurotic chickies and ducks in my backyard everyday has made me give up eating meat. And really I've always thought the word of wisdom advises not to eat meat (unless in times of famine)... Its been tough- yesterday I swear I dreamed about a huge chipotle burrito filled with perfectly season steak. I've been making myself eat fish instead, and although the Mahi Mahi I picked up from Costco is good, and mild, It hasn't filled the void. Yet. I'm sure I'll get over my cravings and find some tasty vegetarian recipes. I hope.

I've been really slacking on getting all my home improvement/decorating projects finished.
I'm {_} this close to being finished with the table. Next come the chairs (Oh what fabric to use?) Then I have a couple shelves to build (from knockoff wood)...Well this list could go on ForEVER. Really.
My sister Katherine is coming home for the summer. This girl would give Martha Stewart a complex. Seriously. I'll have to somehow trick her into helping me finish sewing the chair cushions. Or maybe I'll bribe her- with a great big yummy Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory caramel apple. Yum. Extra caramel please! I'm sure that would do it!
(I Love you Kat!)

Hmmm speaking(typing) of yummy things, I'm expecting a Cricut Cake in the mail soon! I have too many cricut cartridges not to get one... right? I mean I have to get the most use out of those little carts. Now I can have my cake and eat it too :) Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I'm totally in love with the Monsters cart BTW, and the Carousel one too!EEK! Talk about an addicting hobby!
Actually what hobby isn't addicting? Darn Moda Fabric!... Those amazing, sweet, yummy Jelly Rolls and Layer cakes. Those are deffinitely addicting.
I think collecting is my hobby. Really I just love to drool over pretty paper and fabric and then hide it in my closets. Josh is always complaining about the my craft things creeping slowly, taking over all the closets. I just told him to build me a craft room. Hah... not happening.
He's amazingly a good sport though, he even got crafty and make this weird necklace hangy thingy from a turkey beard and sinew and shell beads. He put it on this turkey tail spread he made for his brother. Weird hunter cave man stuff. I was proud.

"Amazing" keeps working its way out of my fingers onto the keyboard. I must really like that word. Or maybe its just that I've had an amazingly amazing evening. :0)

Life is a highway

And i'm riding a bike.

The last couple of weeks have been

Good and bad.

Adelle thought it would be funny to lock Mommy out of the house, while I went in the backyard to fetch something... 1 crying hysterical mama's Boy, 1 giddy mischevious Girl, 1 firetruck and 5 firemen (I know what your thinking but alas no, they were all old) and an hour and a half later, I was back in. Oooo was I frustrated! It was soo cold, my cell phone was IN the house, everything was locked, and none of my surrouding neighboors were home!

Josh has been busy working on improving our exotic haven of a backyard. Ha, okay, maybe I embelished this a little. Anyhow, he HAS been busy putting up a cute {white} picket fence, that is designating the dog area. (No yucky chain-link dog run for me. Thank you.) If you peeked into our yard you would think me a liar, because our fence is not yet white. Well that will have to wait for a sunny day.

He's also been working on finishing our raised garden boxes. (And I just found out that were treated lumber in a previous life! Um... will we die from eating our poisonned not-so-organic home grown produce? I hope not. He got the reclaimed wood for free, and it looked pretty old so hopefully we will be safe. Hopefully. We'll just make sure to ALWAYS bless our veggies before eating them.)

Next on his list is building the chicken coop. Our chickens are almost fully feathered, which makes them almost ready to go outside. I think we'll throw a coop warming party for them. Oh! and it looks like our ducks, Mr Hensworth and Mr Darcy are actually Misses. Oops. So we might keep them after all since they will lay eggs.

In between all this labor, he's been helping me finish our new old table. I got it for $31, it has a beautifull pattern of inlaid wood on the top. Joshiepoo sanded it down for me, and we stained it last night. I'm going to paint the apron and legs heirloom white. I think i'll also paint our chairs white. (I got 4 carved chairs for $30!)

I'm sure Gavin and Adelle will be excited to eat at the table again, instead of on their booster seats on the kitchen floor. Poor babies.

I would love to show and tell but our laptop (whith all our pictures) is in the computer hospital right now. He suffered major trauma after Gavin demonstrated his special talent of destruction :)

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bleh

Lazzyy day. Its so nice outside, I really should get out... but i'm not feeling it. My house is a disaster and i've been sitting around all day. I need some motivation and energy!

Gah.

Adelle and Gavin are naping, (at least I hope Adelle is napping. We got her a big girl toddler bed a couple of months ago, and she usually plays in her room during nap time now.)

I really REALLY should get off the couch and clean. Or get dressed. But instead i'm looking on craigs for a new table to replace the one I just sold.

Wish me luck. and pure energy. (like my little ham!)

to glaze or not to glaze?

glazed door

left side is glazed right side is not

Today I was determined to finally finish the kitchen cabinets. I repainted them all the same off-white as my trim and doors. My next step is to either glaze and seal or just seal. I can't decide which look I like best.

I really like the nice bright clean non-glazed cabinets but I wonder how long they will stay that way? :) I also like the dimension and character the glazing brings...but does it make the cabinets look all nasty and uber dirty? I can't decide!

Help?

LOOT

What a crazy fun busy weekend. Yesterday our little family drove 3 hours to a great little antique shop in the San Luis Valley, that Josh had spoted while on a work trip. Sarah, the owner was such a sweet little lady, and a great salesperson at that. Josh found a primitive yarn winder, an original 1858 US Map, and a couple other fun antiques. I left with some more milk glass pieces to add to my collection, Adelle got some costume jewelry bling, Gavin got vintage circus posters.
I guess we were on a roll because we went thrifting again today! We hit up ;) the flea market and a warehouse type antique store. The kids were unusually cooperative and we found some more neat pieces. I got an old piano bench with carved legs for 2 quarters! It needs some work, but I couldn't resist a good makeover piece like that.
We also ate our first *get ready* fried twinkies! (I know you are probably thinking OH! THE HORROR!) I've heard people rave about them, so we had to try the little heart-attack-on-a-stick. They were just okay, I much prefer a good ol' funnel cake.
Soooo the best part of our day was when took the kids to pick out our new little baby chicks! I think I was more excited than Adelle. They were so cute and fluffy, we left with 6 chicks and 2 ducks. I love them! They are sooo adorable, I could just sit and watch them all day. Adelle also loves her "birds". Gavin loves them a little (or a lot) too much.
I can't wait to get some back yard fresh eggs! Whoo hooo.

pictures to come...

Sewing a straight line

A little craigslist bench, perfect for storing the kids' toys! Should I paint it white? And no, I'm not trying to balance all the pillows on this one little bench, I just put them there for the picture which turned out not to be such a great idea because of the direction of the sun.

My first completed quilt top! :) YAY! What fabric should I use for the back??? I'm trying to decide between using just white, or using a couple different prints from the top....

sneak peak

I spoofed up this target frame with some scrapbook paper, flowers, an a couple buttons.

Messy kitchen, I'm thinking of adding beadboar wallpaper to the side of my cabinets, and my island. yes? no? Turkish Plates, and my new old red chandelier (It used to be shiny brass)

Vinyl frames made with my cricut

I love red! (I think she may need some bling!)