Instaglimpse

Posted on February 3, 2012 by caroline

A glimpse into our week…

I feel like things have calmed down a bit compared to the past few weeks which is nice. I had time to have lunch with a few friends and get caught up on some things that I have wanted to do around the house.

Also, Greg and I have started date nights again! So, last week we decided to check out a new Goodwill store that has opened up since we lived here the last time and we found some record albums to add to our sun room ceiling.

Eden saw them the next day and said to me, “Mom, what are these black things?”

Last week, we ordered these from Button Bird Designs Etsy shop. Angela is a dear friend who is uber-talented and when I saw these in her Etsy shop, I knew right away that we needed them for the blank wall above our kitchen sink. We love them!

Our windows are finally covered by Matilda from Ikea. All those imaginary creepers outside will have a hard time watching Property Brothers or House Hunters with us now!

Who out there dyes their own hair? Who out there has had gray hair since they were in their early 20s? Who out there thinks it’s acceptable for women under the age of 40 {hey, I’m not 40 yet!} to have gray hair? You know my plight then.

I cannot stop taking pictures of sunset trees.

My view. A little better than last week!

Our kids have been blessed with incredible preschools and Eden’s new one is just as great. She loves it! Her class is full of all girls, which is good because she is surrounded by boys at home. Today her class wore their PJs to school and sang a few songs at the end of class for the parents.

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Yesterday, February 2, was a significant date for our family because 3 years ago this happened. An anniversary of an event that we will never forget and forever be thankful.

Cynthia

Posted on February 2, 2012 by caroline

See that lovely purse hanging out by that tree? Isn’t she lovely? That’s my Cynthia Rowley purse that my husband bought for me as a surprise a few years ago with a little encouragement from my friend Kristin. I love it! But she is so much more than just a purse…

What’s she doing?

She’s patiently waiting for me to take some pictures then she can get back to work. You see, that’s my camera bag. My Nikon D100 a.k.a. Nanney, got tired of waiting for me to purchase one of the lovely camera bags from Kelly Moore or Jo Totes or Epiphanie that I’ve been ~~coveting~~ really wanting for the past year. Why wait when I had this amazing purse that was big enough for Nanney? The only thing it needed was some padding for protection. So, I spent some time on Etsy and came across this camera bag insert from DarbyMack Designs.{It looks like DarbyMack’s shop is on vacation right now, but make sure you stop back in when it opens next week!} A very affordable, padded insert with fun little pockets on the outside.

It was a perfect fit! Cynthia & Nanney are both happy.

Now, with that said, I would love to own one of these one day. It would hold Nanney & Mac {my MacBook Pro 17″} ~ which is one thing Cynthia has a hard time doing (shhh, don’t tell her I said that).

On a side note, yes, we cleverly name inanimate objects in our family. Cynthia sounds so much better than camera bag, right? Our cars have names too ~ which I’ll share in another post since this post is about Cynthia, and she tends to get jealous when the attention is not entirely directed towards her.

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Instaglimpse

Posted on January 27, 2012 by caroline

A glimpse into our week through Instagrams…

The kids have loved having some snow to play in {me too!!} and since we’ve been here it has snowed twice and has given them some time to play {and earn some allowance}!

Our friends, Ashley & Ryan are getting married this summer and I got a sneak peak at their wedding venue, Rialto Square Theater. Absolutely. Stunning.

Eden turned 5! We celebrated with lunch at Chick-fil-A. {Yes! Charlotte friends, we have them here but it’s about 20 minutes away.} Then she practiced painting her fingernails alone. Later that evening, her brothers took her to dinner at Johnny Rockets.

It has been a week of check-ups with the doctor! The State of Illinois requires a health exam by an Illinois doctor in order to attend public school, so we have been to the eye doctor and pediatrician this week. Between the 4 of them they received 11 booster shots! Poor Stone, after receiving his 2 shots and watching Eden get 5 shots, he almost passed out! I did my best to distract them by singing but once that first shot goes in, nothing matters anymore. The promise to treat each of them to a hot fudge sundae on the way home seemed to soothe the tears a little.

I am participating in Darcy’s Project 52 Photo Challenge where there are weekly photo challenge assignments. One photo a week for a year. If you would like to see my submissions, check out my Flickr page. Maybe you would like to join too? {iphoneography is completely fine with this challenge!}

I am also linking this post to Insta-Friday at Life Rearranged.

Overload

Posted on January 26, 2012 by caroline

If you know me well, you know that my mind cannot handle a lot of things at once. Moving and making this transition has been fairly smooth, mainly because I have an amazing husband, but I have tried to be organized from the get-go. However, I think some of the organization has become a little out of control!

I have become obsessed with sticky-notes. Also, the Reminder app on my iPhone has been very helpful. For example, I know I need to take the health form that the doctor signed to Eden’s school the next time I go, so I set up a reminder on my phone to remember to take it. An alarm will go off as I’m leaving my house. Placing items by the door, right beside my keys doesn’t work anymore. I’d even trip over it walking out the door and still forget it.

When I became a mother, I coined the term “Scatterbrain Disease” or SBD. We would blame so many things on SBD. Even my husband caught on. “Oh, you washed our white clothes with a red sock and now they are all pink? SBD.” “You went grocery shopping and had the coupons in your hand and didn’t realize it until you were loading the groceries in the car? SBD.”

Is it possible to be so organized that you’re not? I think so.

Well, here’s what this simple-minded girl has to do when organization overload happens ~ REST.

Seems impossible to even consider, but for the sake & well-being of my family and others, here’s how I REST:

1. Read. I have a slew of books that I want to read right now. This one looks interesting.