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still here!

hmmm..... another blogging slump.  i've been trying to stay off the computer a little bit more than usual, it's starting to bum bigdaddy out a bit i think.  plus littlemama & i have been keeping incredibly busy every day with trips to disneyland, the zoo, music class, the beach, park,  playdates...it's nonstop over here which is great because i would go a little nuts sitting at home.  anyways, i guess my point is that i'm so wiped out i don't usually feel like posting, although i'm still addicted to etsy for sure.

here's a pic from disneyland a couple weeks ago

ok - a few etsy links now...

love these bulletin boards!  littleprettystudio

handmade block set, fidoodle

sumo baby, bambinamia 

this reminded me of the bizarre sighting of a real sumo wrestler in his "outfit"
walking down the sidewalk across from the beverly center (l.a. mall) yesterday....

groucho

pity the fool

wool elephant, tinywarbler

origami dress, miko207

Cassette Envelopes, Enna

Bird Lovers Bookplates, turtlepapers

adorable clothes from Rosie Goa

stitched squid dress, littlemisselodie

this is the reason time flies way too quickly...

stinky mcstinker  (eating dirt & throwing a stick in the air)

and then flipping a switch and being a complete angel

little mama

i've got to post a pic of littlemama over here once in awhile.....

little mama's shirt from Etsy shop Takae

Here's littlemama wearing the cute panda shirt from Etsy shop Takae.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Oh and just in case you didn't believe me...

This is the "'tude" I talked about in my last post.  I'll spare you all of the boring details (that goes in my other sadly neglected blog) but this kid is a serious little stinker right now.  And she's not even 2!  Holy crap.

I'm still here, really!

Phew!  We're home.  It's been quite the eventful trip complete with temper tantrums, horrific behavior in public, trips to the chiropractor & a trip to the ER all within 2 days of arriving.  And that was just my mom.  Don't even get me started on Littlemama's 24-7 meltdown the ENTIRE trip.  Hopefully this explains why I haven't been on here to post.  Just need to get through this crazy weekend and I'll try to get on her a little more often.  Hope you're all well.  I am having Etsy withdrawals!!

You can't go to the south and not eat at the Cracker Barrel

Going stir crazy in the hotel & feeding herself yogurt.

Tyler's on Babystyle's website!!!

How exciting to wake up to an email from Babystyle with my best friend's son Tyler's photo in it!!!

Aloha!

Bigdaddy & I are leaving for Hawaii tomorrow and taking our first adult vacation together in a few years.  Yes, that's right, Miss A is staying home w/Nannie Grannie and we are going to enjoy some much needed alone time.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and I'll be back and posting the week after next.

Wow!!

I caught yet another cold a couple days ago and haven't had a chance to post my giddy like a schoolgirl excitement over all the wonderful comments about littlemama's nursery photos.  And I had a big old dorky moment when I found out her photos were featured on a couple of my favorite blogs.  Ok, before the energy to post wears off quickly and I go hide under the covers I thought I'd answer a couple of questions.

The paint colors were a huge pain in the butt and took several tries until I got the results I loved. I ended up using Dunn Edwards paint which I'm not sure is available everywhere but you could probably order swatches off their website and have them color matched.

teal blue/green = Treetop (DE 5710)
sage green = Light Pine (DE 5535)

The bookcase & side table are part of the Shabby Chic collection from Target and are surprisingly good quality, especially for the price.  Here's a link to the bookcase...I don't see the side table on their site anymore.  : ( 

I got both shag rugs off of Ebay but unfortunately didn't keep track of the seller.  The white one is filthy and very hard to keep clean...I'd probably get a different color next time (or something machine washable!)

I'll have to do a couple posts on the artwork in her room. I have so many amazing art prints that I never framed since wall space is minimal in our house.

A few of my favorites:

Camilla Engman

Jeremiah Ketner

Yoshitomo Nara  (my all-time favorite) - get prints at Art.com

More Nara - I got lazy at the end and didn't buy the correct sized mat.
(One of these days I'll go back & fix it)

The left is a framed page from a book of Mark Ryden's work.  The
right is from Faesthetic  (I think!).

The left is from Urban Outfitters & the right is from Copacetique.
(I am blanking on the artists at the moment, sorry!)

Oops, I've got to run - I'll be back later!