I know it's been ages, I have a two and a half year old and have been having a blast being a stay at home mom. I feel like I just blinked and now I'm seeing the light of a three year old birthday party to plan ;) I have been sitting quietly in the background watching as Papertry Ink has grown. New faces and new products. What an exciting thing! Congrats to all involved, I feel so proud to have be a part of the magic. As a belated New Years Resolution, I plan on making more posts to my blog and keeping more in touch with you all ;) Thank you for being so patient!
inspirational design quotes
- "Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." -The Dilbert Principle
- "The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows." -Milton Glaser
- "The details are not the details. They make the design." -Charles Eames, Architect, Graphic and Industrial Designer, Filmmaker
Fellow Papertrey Stamp Designers
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life in general
February 23, 2012
June 05, 2009
25 weeks
I had my darling husband take a 25 week photo of the growing belly the other day and I couldn't believe how big it was. I'm loving being pregnant more every day. Our little girl is very active and I'm coming to terms with the whole "who's body is this" phase. I'm rollin' with it and feel more comfortable in my skin now that I have. We ordered a crib that should be here any day now and a rocking chair so the baby's room is coming together. We had a Dr.'s appointment yesterday and all is well and good. Next trip will check my sugar. Fun.
Just wanted to say hi and thanks for stopping by my blog.
April 24, 2009
and it's a...
GIRL! We got an ultrasound yesterday that confirmed my husband's dream that we were having a baby girl! Now to buy the cute girl things. Happy Friday and have a wonderful weekend everyone ;)
April 19, 2009
the BIG news and even bigger news Thursday!
Well, I've finally decided to spill the beans this week. My husband and I are expecting!! This will be our first child and we are, as my husband would say, "over the moon". I was very, very sick the first trimester an was unable to move due to nausea. I was unable to exercise which killed me and barely able to work. After about 14 weeks it gradually started to fade and I started to feel more like myself. At 19 weeks now, I'm going on walks and lifting LIGHT weights. I was an avid runner before, but since I was able to do it for 3 months I decided to just go on walks until the baby's born and work into it again after that.
So now you know why I have been so bad about writing. I've just been able to keep my head above water, but now feeling better and better each day and ready to start preparing for our new arrival! We find out this Thursday what the sex will be, so I will update you when we hear ourselves. I'm counting the days let me tell you. I've had a chance to buy a few neutral baby things, but once we know I will be able to get some more gender specific things. I have included a photo at 14 weeks and will download the photos I have with a more current one this week. I'm finally looking pregnant!!
Thanks for being so patient with me and thanks for letting be share this wonderful news. Hope everyone is enjoying the new April stamp sets that were released at PTI and I look forward to sharing my new sets in the months to come! Madra Design Collection has a new set coming out in May, stay tuned it's sure to bring a little sunshine to your life.
December 19, 2008
let it snow
We have had one white week. Snow, ice, rain now snow again. I love this weather, only if it lasts a few days and I can still get around town. ;) I took a break from work today and went on a walk around the neighborhood with my husband and dogs. SO beautiful outside. The dogs love running around in the snow. I also took a photo of a little family of deer in our backyard. I tried to get the momma, and her two babies in the photo together, but the best I could do is get the little ones. Sweet.
Update... My husband just came in from being outside. I wasn't sure what he was up to, well now I know!
December 01, 2008
Thanksgiving
I hope all of you had a wonderful Turkey Day!
We had family drive from California to join us in Oregon for food, drink and good times!
We took the kids to my parent's farm. The day was filled with sheep, tractor rides and loads of laughs.
October 15, 2008
the rest of the trip
After a brilliant two days on the river, my husband and I headed to the coast and had some nice walks on the beach and just took in the sights. My favorite part is the seal lions. They crack me up, I could watch them for hours. We ate our fill of seafood and headed home Monday, relaxed and ready for another "short" week ;)
fish on!
Over the weekend my husband and my parents and I decided to take a fishing trip. I practically grew up on the river, but It has been awhile since I have gone out for the big ones. It was a beautiful fall weekend, the brightly colored leaves and the mirror-like reflection on the river was amazing. We kept saying that it would be worth the trip even if we didn't catch a fish, BUT WE DID! A 25 pounder!!
I wanted to share with you some of the highlights.
September 17, 2008
blackberries and jam
As I mentioned a couple of posts ago the plan was to make jam over the weekend. Mission accomplished! We made two batches and they turned out really great. My mom and I picked the berries at my parent's farm on Saturday and my husband and I made the jam Sunday. It was a really nice thing to do together. He did most of the jar prep and I mixed and stirred.
September 05, 2008
30 years young
For the last few weeks it's been crazy busy for Madra Design (great news), but I was in need of a nice vaca.
I was lucky enough to be able to celebrate my 30th b-day over the three day weekend so my love and I drove up to Seattle to visit some good friends' of ours. One of the days we were the cheerleaders at a soccer match and another we went to the lake and relaxed. We were able to see our friend's daughter that just turned one as well, what a doll. It was nice to get away and spend the time with some great people that it's been way to long since we have seen!! I love and miss you guys.