This.

This is all I could have asked for for Christmas. This picture. You'd think I have so many pictures of us, but I don't. Not at all. I could complain about my looks...but ya know what? I'm giving myself a pass. Those 3 smiles you're looking at are all that I can see. When I saw this as I was downloading the pics, I got all choked up. I'm still choked up. I'm going to get this printed at my professional printer and cherish it forever. Thank you for taking it, Mikey.

Sucker for these sorts of things

http://www.sanddunebooks.com/

Check out this link and if you're like me, you'll be ALL over this type of thing. I ordered one for my mom and one for my dad.

A World Without Etsy???

This is s.e.r.i.o.u.s.
I just heard about some new law going into effect in February 2009. It is the CPSIA (Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act). It will make all handmade items that don't go through hundreds of dollars of safety tests illegal to sell! Ridiculous!
Read more about it here and add a button to your blog! The link I just shared will tell you how to add the button.
I could not live without Etsy. I love it.

Mr. Jingle

Mike's school has 3 "towers": Technology, Medical, and Professional. Each tower had a contest where the kids had to vote on a male and female teacher to be Mr. and Ms. Jingle. The criteria were the teacher had to be Friendly, Caring, and (aw geez, I'm forgetting.)




Guess who was voted Mr. Jingle???

I think we can make all sorts of jokes with the monniker Mr. Jingle!

Mikey's pretty hard on himself, so an external reward now and again is bound to make anyone feel good. I'm proud of him. This semester at school has been a rough one with the death of one of his favorite students. He's still affected by that everyday.

Anyway, give your hubby an extra hug today in honor of Mr. Jingle!

The Store that makes me Crazy

Anthropologie.
It's just to die for.
How does it survive...
because it is so.damn.expensive.
I really want to know
who shops there.
Reeeeallllly shops there.
Are there
that many rich folk
in the world
to keep it going?
Was there the other day
browsing and browsing.
And browsing.
Didn't buy a thing.
Picked up one thing I needed
and could afford
then felt silly
taking that $12 item
to the checkout.
Put it back...
in the wrong spot.
On purpose.
Oops!

There is some
serious eye candy
in that store.

Pout.

Them

Am quite smitten with them, I am.

Tree Lighting Wrap Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

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