Highly Entertaining....

how did i miss THIS??!!

Well, duh. It must have been the nasty humidity, or the fact that I'm slightly preoccupied with everything pink and tiny at the moment...

I was featured on the Core'dinations designer spotlight post on the blog last week :)

SO COOL!

I have an assortment of Core'dinations projects that are in various states of completion sitting on my crafty table right now that will be shared oh-so-soon, but for the moment said table has been taken over by party hats that have been painted brown and a stack of fabric in the shape of feathers that are soon to be glued to a t-shirt. Once I locate my glue gun....

Ah, the wonders of creating an "EMU" costume.

I'll finally post a picture of the layout I created for the Core' booth at the CHA Summer show a few weeks ago. Can you tell my fingers were VERY "bzzy" while creating this one??

 

 

I just saw that Mindy from Core'dinationis posted THIS LINK on our DT message board that the layout cought someone's eye at CHA. The day just keeps getting better and better :)

I'm going to have to get a frame to house the layout for Miss Avery. Now I just have to get crack-a-lackin' on a cutie pie layout for Mr. Connor John, too!

Seriously, though...The versatility of the entire core'dinations line of cardstocks is truly incredible. I'm having a blast working with the textures and dimension I am able to create with such little effort. I'm super excited to be a part of such a cool product line :)

Thanks for sharing in my excitement today. More crafty posts coming soon!

32 weeks

(a few days late)

 

(photo credit: Griffin Robbins)

Ok, so the picture is horrid thanks in part to the fact that it was taken at 7 am, and that the freaking humidity has hit the area. I seriously feel like my face is going to melt right off my body. For real. Anyway.

32 weeks. 8 weeks to go. WOW.

The little bean is about weighs about 3.75 lbs and is about 16.7 inches long (so says babycenter.com). Babycenter also says that I'm gainign about 1 pound a week. This = notsomuch. I've gained about 5 pounds so far which is great... "bigger" girls are recommended to gain little to NO WEIGHT during their pregnancies. Guess this makes up for the 40 lbs. I packed on with Griffin ;)

I purchased a few presents for Bobio last week that arrived in the mail yesterday...

 

SO.TRUE. Although Bob did want to edit this to say 40 instead of 30...

 

ALSO TRUE. Bob is denying this statement, but he's SO dead meat in this department.

There was one other purchase that I bought more for my enjoyment:

Griffin totally appreciated this one, too. Great minds think alike :)

Today me and my boy are off to do some errands and find a place whrer the air condition ing is cranked to the max. Also in the plans are a sweet nap later this afternoon before I head to sweat my you-know-whats off at the BBC. Don't you want to come in and enjoy a nice dinner with me as your waitress???

Happy humidity, y'all.

rambling

Yesterday Bobio and I attended the baby-havin' class at the hospital. Although we were there for 7 hours, the time flew by (and he didn't even pass out during the birth video). I think he is feeling quite a bit relieved knowing the ins and outs of the whole "process".

One of the exercises we did was to read over a scale of pain/tollerance/medication request for the birthing process. The idea was that each of us would silently look at the chart, then the partner would guess at what level on the scale the birthing mother was at mentally going into the whole process.

My husband is good, I tell ya. He guessed my preference exactly.

While all the other expecting moms stated that they wanted pain medication ASAP, I was the ONLY one who didn't. Maybe it is because I've been through it before. Who knows? I am in no way trying to be a martyr and suffer through the pain... but if all goes well we will be delivering this little bean au naturale, just like her big brother was 12 years ago.

Anyway.

 

(Papa and Belle... right after she comes out of her crate. She ALWAYS has her blanket shoved in her mouth, kind of like a baby with their pacifier.... only she's a dog, with a baby blanket, who doesn't actually realize she's a dog.)

We wound up taking Miss Buttons on two walks yesterday. One was in the morning before we were going out for the day (I couldn't stand leaving her in the crate all day, even though it's pretty much her favorite place in the world). The next was at about 7 pm... after dinner... conveniently  we wound up at Smitty's for some deeeeeeeeeeeilsh lemon sorbet ;)

Poor Belle wanted so desperately to play with the dozens of kids sitting at the picnic tables, running in the grass, and climbing the trees. After a few minutes of pulling on her leash and wagging her tail and making those irresistable puppy-eyes at everyone she could, she finally admitted defeat and sat by my side, watching all the fun while I ate my cone. Poor girla-girl :( By the time we got back to the house it was nearly 8 o'clock, and she cozied up at the window to snooze and feel the cool breeze.

The best part of the whole day??

Waking up this morning.

I actually slept through the whole night (minus the one bathroom run at midnight... but that doesn't really count). I think there are MANY more late evening walks in my future, possibly adding that lemon sorbet into the mix once in a while. Remind me about this the next time I complain about a crappy night's sleep, ok? ;)

Today marks the 32nd week of my pregnancy. That means there are roughly 8 more weeks to go.

Seriously?

Seriously.

still sewing

If there was an ongoing wrestling match at my house between paper-related and fabric-related projects, I am finding that the fabric goodies are winning.

 

 

Nesting. I am totally nesting.

I had some fun with putting this quilty-thing together yesterday morning. I wasn't sure if I was going to keep it for the Bean or put it up for sale in the ETSY Shop. I reasoned with myself that I do indeed have another 8-ish weeks ahead of me as I continue cooking this one bean salad, which will give me PLENTY of time to use up the fabric stash I have before her arrival. So, into the shop it went this morning. It matches perfectly with one of the little gifty sets I listed a few days ago, and I'm thinking they would make the greatest of presents for a soon-to-be-mom (like me, only I'm the one making them).

I have some paper projects that are in various states of done-ness that are the next things on my to-do list. Hopefully you'll get some sneaky-peeks of those within the next few days.

I'm off to work today, then Bobio and I get to attend the "so, you're having a baby... come and learn how to do it" class at Falmouth Hospital tomorrow. No, that isn't the real name of the class, it's just the name I gave it ;) We'll see how Mr. Oliveira does when it comes time to watch the various birth videos....

Sunday is the Falmouth Road Race and I am high-tailing it to work early in the morning... on the other side of the Cape :) Have fun dealing with all the traffic folks ;)

have i told you lately?

I don't know if I just have a keen sense of awareness of my surroundings, or if I'm just plain nosy/opinionated. Maybe I'm not the only one who notices things, but I'm the one who is most *verbal* about my discoveries.

Case(s) in point:

Yesterday the girl driving the Lexus in front of me was eating a burger and texting at the same time she was navigating the stop-and-go traffic on Barnstable road. Either she has really fantastic car insurance, or she graduated from the Shurkus School of Driving ;)

This morning I noticed a man at the gas station washing his car. While pumping gas. Using the squeegie thing that regular people use to wash their WINDOWS.

The new Watermelon Coolatas' at Dunkin Donuts taste strangely like Amoxicillin. They are even the same shade of bubble gum pink.I chalk this one up to having too many ear infections as a kid. I think I practically lived on the stuff. Next time I order one I think I'll just ask for an "antibiotic coolata" and see what they have to say ;)

A few weeks ago I *just missed* being involved in a West Main Street traffic jam caused by an elderly woman rear-ending another driver. The elderly woman was already wearing a neck brace. Good forward thinking on her part? Maybe....

Why do people ALWAYS forget to put sunscreen on the tops of their feet? Seriously, how many times have you  gone to the beach and left not being able to wear real shoes for a week? (ok, so I noticed this about MYSELF today....)

Have you noticed anything worth passing on lately??

*bzzy* fingers

My, have these fingers been *bzzy* today!

I finally finished up the little quilt for the Bean's cradle, and I am oh-so-happy with it!

 

 

 

Now I can sleep soundly knowing that when this little bundle arrives, she will have a nice cozy place to rest her head. I gave up on my attempt at a fitted sheet and sufficed with a pink cotton crib sheet wrapped around the mattress several times. Voila! Bedding complete.

Not ONLY did I complete the babe's quilt, but I got the *itch* to keep on sewing. All morning long. And into the afternoon.

 

A lovely blanket backed with green fleece

 

By the Sea gifty set

 

Apples and Pears gifty set

 

Doodle Owls gifty set

 

Flowers and Birds gifty set

Do you think I'm already in the *nesting* mode, or what? I had to re-thread my bobbin three times while working, and change the needle once. That NEVER happens in one session. I could have kept right on stitching my heart out, but between the heat from the iron and the light from the sewing machine, I was starting to sweat a little. That, and the fact that I thought it was noon-ish when I finally stopped, but it was actually more like 2:30. *oops*

Dear Family,

Sorry for neglecting you all day. Hope you survived without me.

Love, Me

In reality, Bobio was off doing a million different things (two side jobs then checking out a third, mowing the lawn, creating a new wiring harness for the camper, helping my dad load said camper onto the trailer hitch of his truck...), and Griff was totally content to hang out with Miss Buttons watching the X-Games.

Sounds like everyone was just fine without me ;)

Obviously, I loaded all the new goods into the ETSY Shoppe. Take a peek and let me know what you think!