Thursday, December 31, 2009

New Year's Eve









I did a quick trip(24hrs.) down to St. George, with the boys, and we had a great time. Today was a glorious day on the beach- seventy degrees. Unfortunately, our sweet dog, Jack passed away, while we were gone. That is him on my main header- beloved, sweet and true. We could not have had a better dog to raise our boys. You were unconditional love, so thank you sweet friend, and yes, I might have to go have a good cry in the shower. Tonight with a heavy heart, appreciation, and peace, I will raise my glass to YOU!
P.S. That cute dog is George, and yes, it was bittersweet to watch him today...even though I didn't know Jack was gone. I just knew it was close. However, I love the cycle of life and watching this young dog whip up and down the beach chasing sea birds was comforting and it put me at peace. Adieu.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Awesome


Did y'all see the sunset the other night? I think the word "Awesome" is overused, but not in this case. I was driving back from the pet store with two new frogs and a beta fish, and just kept driving off into the sunset until the show ended. I was sad that I didn't have my camera, but glad that I was having one of those"One with God, One with Nature" moments. The next day my friend sent out an email about Glorious Thomasville Sunsets with a picture. Awesome!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Pixie Dust and Love Actually



Last night my son lost his second tooth. I, again, got the pleasure of pulling it out. Yes, I really enjoy pulling teeth and I am quite good at it too. My method of choice is dental floss, minty. Anyway, I had put them to bed and had sat down to my computer, when my son appeared and asked if he could write a note to the Tooth Fairy for some Pixie Dust. I thought for a nanosecond, realizing that there was not a speck of glitter in my house, and replied, "No, just go to BED." A moment later he appeared, "How do you spell -SOME?" Alright, lame ass mother of the year. Get your ass up and go compose a note to the Tooth Fairy with your cute son...Then go make some Pixie Dust HAPPEN. So I found some curling ribbon and divided into thirds and started cutting. I realized that our hole punch is heart shaped and starting punching. I heart punched our coffee bag because it was gold on the outside and silver on the other side. The new J.Crew was quite handy too- beautiful shades of red on both sides. I even used the glassine envelope from the Post Office and broke out the magic markers. I sprinkled it in his hair and bed. I put the rest in his little ziplock bag with his dollar bill. No, I don't believe in crazy amounts of money from the Tooth Fairy. Yes, I do believe in Pixie Dust and Love. Love is all you need.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Love at first sight



Love at first sight and the boy ain't bad either. My friend posted a link to this local talent that literally took my breathe away. His vessels are gorgeous. I majored in sculpture and to make wood do this is a trick. You should see the bedside table I made from a rough piece of cherry. Imagine four cherry legs, that look like wooden baseball bats from the Stone Age,with a top maybe an inch thick. Pathetic really, but it represents an amazing experience, that I had at Penland School of Crafts. As well as the realization, that furniture making was not my thing. It was way too much math and way too much work using way too many expensive machines, that I could never afford. I think I am going to have to take my boys down to see this guy. I think that a kayak hung down my hall would be great looking... Dreamy on all accounts.