Out for a Jog

I've gotten back in the jogging groove. Today we headed to the library on foot - well Grace was in the jogging stroller. It's about six miles round trip so it's quite a workout. Along the way we saw too many birds and butterflies to count, heard the tigers roaring, watched the horses and saw abundant colorful "flowers". We enjoy our jogs together - Grace is happy listening to music and watching the passing scenery while I get some exercise.

Polka Dots

Grace often wants her clothing to "match" Dean's or mine. I use the word match very loosely - as in today's case. She decided to wear a dress with polka dots to school. Dean and I told her that we didn't have any polka dotted clothing in our wardrobe. Her response was "well you do Mudder" and indeed I do. So here's your comic relief for the day......We get to school and the first thing Grace tells Mrs Sally is "We match - Mama has polka dotted panties on". Oh how kids say the silliest things.

As a side note, her cookie from Publix this afternoon matched her dress too - it had "lots of polka dots".

A Little Tree

Grace has been requesting a tree for her nature table. After spending time on Etsy and other sites that sell natural toys we opted to make a little tree ourselves using materials we had on hand. Grace had a vision of what she wanted the tree to look like so before I got busy with the jigsaw I had her draw the image on paper. After the tree was cut and sanded, Grace painted it. So here's the finished product - the Daddy cardinal sitting on his nest adds the perfect touch!

Handmade Gifts

I have always enjoyed giving handmade gifts - there's something about creating an item with my own two hands that makes a gift seem more heartfelt to me. I have made quite a few little scrapbooks as gifts in the past but my current love is fabric, not paper. So, I was excited to learn that I can utilize fabric and my much loved photos together. My first photo/fabric project (inspiration came from "Stitched in Time" by Alicia Paulson) is shown above - it was made along with a batch of cookies for Meme's birthday. It paired a wonderful photo of Meme, Grace and I at the zoo with fabric that helps remind us of our special day together.

I look forward to creating more photo/fabric gifts in the future - well near future. I've had some ideas swimming in my head for Mother's Day so I'll keep you posted.

Meme's Birthday

We headed to Meme and Pop's house after Grace got out of school yesterday to celebrate Meme's birthday. Oh what fun we had - we filled our bellies full of pizza a Cece's, watched Meme open her cards and present, had breakfast a Perkins, helped Meme get ready for a luncheon and lastly we went to the park with Pop. What good times!

Have a Happy Birthday Mom/Meme!!!

That Smells Good

The day has been filled with yummy scents. It all started bright and early when Grace and I made a batch of oatmeal carrot cookies before school. The delicious smell of freshly baked cookies filled the house. Next up was the absolutely amazing smell of our jasmine in the backyard. It's in full bloom now and the sweet scent made a bit of weeding much more pleasurable. And now as I type this post a loaf of artisan bread is baking in the oven. Oh the smell of bread baking - my favorite!

Earth Day

Have you hugged a tree today?