Although the rise in ultra low rise jeans has made this very difficult, I will not give up. I refuse to settle for the "mom jeans" complete with front butt.

Who's with me?

Thank you sweet girl. . .I needed that.

*For no good reason, other than the fact she could tell I needed help, my mother-in-law chased Cole around for an entire little league baseball game so I could actually sit and watch Brock play.

Thank you "best ever mother-in-law". . .I needed that.

*For no good reason, other than the fact that I am super hormonal, a friend let me cry on her shoulder.

Thank you friend. . .I needed that.

*For no good reason, I got an e-mail from a friend who mentioned that I looked beautiful on Sunday.

Thank you friend. . .pregnant me really needed that!

* Today I will do something for someone for no good reason because who knows. . .maybe they really need it.

I found this movie on my cousin Leigh's blog and I can't stop thinking about it. (This might be due to the fact that today I needed something more in this brain of mine other than Curious George and how to make the perfect PB&J.) If you have a few minutes to spare, watch this short film about our super consuming society and let me know what you think. It's fast moving and really makes you think about all the "stuff" we have, where it came from and why we bought it in the first place. Not to mention what happens to it when we throw it out, only to run out and buy more "stuff."

(Just push play towards the top of the site and the movie will start.)

(retro mocha colored hoops with navy crystals)

(vintage aluminum roses on hand made ear wires)

Famous for what?
Everyone's eyes on me.
What shall I perform?
What will my talent be?

Crisp, immaculate house.
Balanced meal, 5 o'clock.
Neatly folded laundry.
Partner for every sock.

Applause! Applause!
But wait, I'm so much more.
Me, a shaper of souls.
Little ones, numbering four.

And if famous for only this,
Content I will be.
Four souls to my charge,
Lord's eyes on me.

Brock on one side of the bed.

Cole on the other.

Seconds later. . . Cole has decided that we can no longer lay there if He is perfectly awake.

(somehow he has found my sunglasses.)

*And so my day begins!*

(I like this pair because it takes vintage beads and puts a modern twist on them)

(These flowers are posts for a more conservative self.)

No running around like crazy tring to get everyone showered, dressed, fed, and off to school on time. Just jammies, cartoons, and buttermilk pancakes!

Side note: Brock is not picking his nose in this pic, but even if he was. . .I don't care. . .did I mention it's SPRING BREAK!

( This one I did with fabric.)

Now all I need to do is develop the two years worth of digital pictures I've got stored on six discs sitting by my computer!

I have plenty of Samoas and Tag-a-longs to dull my pain!