tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49404748835215859732024-03-20T02:20:28.418-07:00WundermentsThe life-vent of a happy busy mom! :)Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-54946798503517766602011-04-07T14:29:00.000-07:002013-05-25T20:15:51.899-07:00Olivia<span style="color: #666666; font-size: 85%;"></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593009811484667362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__6TMZdJ8JLQf0DpbZYfZWdDxX5o8PNm1iv-6lxjyFh6PWyv4sMRLKCg453kxq_Ri8cvZqgKU-Kzt3tZDQkNdSVUVukIXdjvfpC6eSTCRQURcVm7iIYHNvFeMUh9UBL4AQZi63kwpUT1d/s400/Olivia2.JPG" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 363px;" /> <br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not a great blogger. I'm a sucky texter-backer (hi Haley!) and a sucky blogger...this I know. So I am back to playing catch-up as always :) I'll keep it short and sweet for all of you that know I have a rambling problem. My name is Alex...and I have a rambling problem. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I began to finally paint again I found myself spending a lot of time with one doll in particular. Her shape was not functional but she wasn't meant to be. I had always loved the Kokeshi from the San Diego </span><a href="http://subtextgallery.com/blog/"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Subtext </span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">show back in 2007. They selected over 75 artists from 13 countries and it was awesome to see the end result from some of my favorites working out of their 2 dimensional element.</span></div>
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593011644584803074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TcwzFIF0TPa7TCgZOpLoADPvWZHug2asNn6QfqfYMlac2SPedRSnr8AVuVZGMh_mcoj2ii-MMkeVA43QbsosGKY6JpAYI7g7pFFn-ZmBQRdW7H2YEK9Vid8yZ2GVu_eY089Lu7z6bUlp/s400/subtext.jpg" style="display: block; height: 232px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my first doll with no ulterior motives to "do something"; no string to hold or purpose but to just sit there quietly on a shelf. Tedious, but I cannot tell you how great it was to make her! (</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I named this, doll # 1, Olivia after the daughter of a new friend).</span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also decided to take on a wedding cake topper order! I have had many requests over the years and turn them down 95% of the time (plenty of Etsy sellers making wedding cake toppers), but I figure as long as I take on one couple at a time, my perfectionistic problems won't get in my way. Translating human faces onto a round 3-D surface is challenging abut also fun-times! I had forgotten how much fun it was to create </span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">family awhile back. Aside from Olivia, custom painting is sooo rewarding!</span></div>
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Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-16094986429923141932011-03-06T14:56:00.001-08:002013-05-25T20:32:05.001-07:00A Quiet Comeback<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIolJ5j4MUc9ttbfX_DYgYaEXMKj7kKRbPwYx3WE_wt6TECi5MtO7oZG0VFUYL0TQ9fjFonR8oRqmEXdEslO2ljrLcvCWrzqRy9-uY14FR2G2ayCA4PCwK_3riXzorR1wNx4rQLUl_1iH/s1600/blog.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581121301847742066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIolJ5j4MUc9ttbfX_DYgYaEXMKj7kKRbPwYx3WE_wt6TECi5MtO7oZG0VFUYL0TQ9fjFonR8oRqmEXdEslO2ljrLcvCWrzqRy9-uY14FR2G2ayCA4PCwK_3riXzorR1wNx4rQLUl_1iH/s400/blog.JPG" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow, a year has gone by...here's a quick update! It's a house full of students over here. The girls are attending an awesome Charter Academy and I will be pursuing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sonography</span> (possibly Nursing) at our local state college....thank God a lot of the pre and co-requisites are the same because there are a TON of them I have to knock out before I can apply for a spot in either of the programs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so excited to have this reopening on the 12<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">th</span>! I'm restocking some old classics and introducing some new things including my 1st WK Collectors Doll, Olivia (sneak peak above). I hope to do one a month...each doll will be an original, one of a kind creation. She has been so much fun to make...after batches of remakes...such a welcome, relaxing break from the regulars. Also bringing back the pig-tailed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Kokeshi</span> Spool Doll and some other surprises!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope everyone is having an amazing year so far! I've missed all of my crafty friends, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">etsians</span>, and supporters and hope good things are happening globally for all of you!</span></div>
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Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-54806734436416203152010-02-02T01:43:00.001-08:002013-05-25T20:33:39.006-07:00New cute things<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVD0sWOk8dUrcPjumAYHOiq860e5vfanC12SuJeiHlVGH2e8nNMLDxaZGueCtx55FJNHn5hCx1A5ww9aVxG7zFzKX_iYJzneqPIL-gDwxS7Yba3GC_EXr5dV7UOt01dVwrVkHseRumA-x/s1600-h/kai-lan.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433581043300381490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVD0sWOk8dUrcPjumAYHOiq860e5vfanC12SuJeiHlVGH2e8nNMLDxaZGueCtx55FJNHn5hCx1A5ww9aVxG7zFzKX_iYJzneqPIL-gDwxS7Yba3GC_EXr5dV7UOt01dVwrVkHseRumA-x/s400/kai-lan.jpg" style="display: block; height: 202px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 85%;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you have kids, I'm sure you recognize these three from Nickelodeons Ni <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hoa</span></span> Kai-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Lan</span></span>. It was a tedious but wonderful break and challenge from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Kokeshi</span></span> Spool <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dolls</span> I normally make. Even better, they were <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">commissioned</span> by a fellow wood doll artisan, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Beccijo</span></span> of the </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/theenchantedcupboard?ga_search_query=wood+doll&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=3&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enchanted Cupboard </span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...which made 'my heart feel super happy' <--kai- class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" span=""><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Lan</span> always says that. :)</--kai-></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A WAY overdue product will be arriving in the shop this week! I hope everyone out there is having a wonderful start to their week!</span>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-80570067943421897442010-01-22T21:23:00.001-08:002013-05-25T20:39:06.397-07:00Update Tomorrow!<span style="color: #333333;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also in the update, a batch of sweet little, "falling" acorns amongst some other surprises!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a Jaidy birthday party today..definitely party on a budget but every little touch she asked for I tried with all of my soul to make happen. I can't believe my baby is five!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christmas Eve, after the "feeding of the reindeer" and the setting of Santa's cookies and milk, the kids finally fell asleep. And my dad brought our kitty, Franky, home. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've already given him "pet names": <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Frankford</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Frankenbaby</span></span>, Franklin, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Frankfurter</span>. I'm weird about names but the woman that fostered Franky and his brother Sammy LOVED them. She had bottle-fed the siblings back to health and they were her "kids" so I kept his name for her...ya, not a big "Franky" fan but the care she gave this kitty made him a sweet, loving, purring, hugging, sit on your shoulder-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ing</span></span>, people-loving cat and we adore him! I was waiting for him to freak after I put the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Christmas</span> collar on him but he didn't even flinch! He has no idea he is a cat. He also likes to play in water. We love the little weirdo!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The plastic tree with my baby's kindergarten picture was Zoe's creation. She was beaming when she gave it to me so I will forever picture that expression every year I see this ornament. :) The little beaded ones are from a collection that a very good friend from New Zealand (or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Sea land</span> as my girls call it). </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She also sent yummy homemade chocolate confections which were gone in under 3 minutes! Living so long in a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">city without friends or family, </span></span>I'm so thankful for the few really good friends I've made through <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Etsy</span></span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Flickr</span></span>. Cupcake (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Kaysie</span></span>), you are another one! You've been such a great friend to me over the past couple of years that I've known you....why must you two have to live so far away?! Thank-you so much for "being there" for me and my girls. You have the most beautiful hearts, and I heart you for it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">I thought about it the other day, just how jipped my girls have been. </span>There's just not much fun to be had with a couch-potato father and an agoraphobic mother, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lol</span>! Lately I feel like I've been transported back where I left off before I started having panic attacks. I feel motivated again, my ambitions are back. It was a leap of faith to move on with my life and I'm so grateful I had the courage to not only leap, but to not take <em>somebody</em> back (pats self on the back). I wouldn't have even cared to make things better had it not been for my two little girls...I thought it was impossible to have <em>more</em> reasons to love them so much!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really want to get the kids into dance, martial arts, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cheer leading</span></span>...<em>something</em> to nurture their self-esteems. I tend to feel particuarly overprotective in this area because it's a fear of mine that these two will be like mommy. Of course, I'm not a a horrible person, but fear and insecurities really hindered opportunities in my life while I was young...like a ball and chain. I can't help but think of how things would have been had my young life not been ruled by those two suffocating traits. </span></div>
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422655508980117234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zBarNq8MzlZTC9VH1QMGCxeLsHDLQhEtPYN2VZK_dyhQZTE0uceRH28re_8H_Gun6w6lnkqhwBHm_ZJOEuHH5fTj1NB0QChqTE8pTJ2YbjaV8MuhUa9cPejnTETUESLph5I2_9Gqm1NQ/s400/co.jpg" style="display: block; height: 339px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sister's youngest turned 3, and I've talked about "Martha Sister" before and so of course his birthday was a giant fun-fest for kids even for my little sick Zoe! Here's some more pics from that day</span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">!</span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422650511974302898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6IL4KLgSiUUiU8m1edy3f71mHSMBF3tPrxshs7nZ8ReYibqgQUAUVzZhBcyAPj3S3shDmQxbDVkgJ9Q-BTWe3GNuYXJdy7t6fwcuR1JS49p0MYYYeYm5s6RSSkW3Duw32d7fYXz-tGt9/s400/mosaic0195073aa284676d8673e8001435342f9c5a8379.jpg" style="display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's nothing more entertaining than watching the maniacal playing of hot potato...or in this case hot monster truck...kids go crazy! I wish I had video of my nephew hitting that pinata. It was like 'tap,tap,tap' and he bent both knees with every tap. Adorable and hilarious! One bonus to the party was the arrival of Santa...aka, the PC Beach Fire Department...the boys got candy filled candy canes, the girls Disney Princess ornaments filled with candy and we <strong>all </strong>got chocolate!</span></div>
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Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-68594539082685890252009-12-21T22:04:00.000-08:002009-12-21T23:22:49.040-08:00Belation: A Continuance<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbpGvLTagKjGDlxU5OjGWtvGcw0m9sJ8wBul60mhZj6O_ghKwlpLtsKoY06cvXel6ppbFajj4bgRD9Lb8xDJU0vut28YO-GkIQZLyUjtj9XMR_1Ia3_TlM4zmLtnWG0uLznsulj9hJE1t/s1600-h/thanksgiving+09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417938264586758962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbpGvLTagKjGDlxU5OjGWtvGcw0m9sJ8wBul60mhZj6O_ghKwlpLtsKoY06cvXel6ppbFajj4bgRD9Lb8xDJU0vut28YO-GkIQZLyUjtj9XMR_1Ia3_TlM4zmLtnWG0uLznsulj9hJE1t/s400/thanksgiving+09.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#333333;">I know, I know, it's Christmas time but I'm sticking with my<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVRZNTN3_rJj364Arm_pmINR4XrakpQm-eMA9HNj1DGorinU8XMeLXqyV5fi59nVDNUq6d910pqSNtRX8YeNoXo3DTl6_exTx09qYt2rpaTgcm1ijjgXcYhpS9gDktYR09GQwZYSxM68V/s1600-h/acorn.jpg"></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">unintentional</span> late posts until time allows me to be a tad more current with these things. I wanted to share some pictures from Thanksgiving which also <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">happened</span> to fall on my birthday this year! Perfect timing as there is so much to be thankful for this year!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 135px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417940766947264642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeGVxJ6v5eW6WKKqela8QedVpx0dzkqEuEIkdVrpD4yiKACIWqkd0SxX1xxltmPReaPeQPfOtKK19FUQAeHlUACsLlQ4JbcaZf9EBICf-aySqlczO2oy_0dCEGgNTIeJwmzaL5fwi3IUY/s400/mosaicf40e5230be40366401c9422782334ca7d75b6eb8.jpg" /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">What's not to love about Thanksgiving? Yummy food. Family...speaking of, my sister did her usual "Hostess with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mostest</span>" thing and concocted lots of festive edibles! Those acorns on the end: donut holes with their tops dipped in chocolate, then rolled in toffee <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">pieces</span> and a pretzel stick for the stem....so good!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 362px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417944268563963394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDHv_CMWoREZpClbF5NPVxAXCtFyTw5l7D4k4e31FNU28KVva3fKzcMyQO28nu9CV7TMy7NCFWGp9GTSDD9w3z4ijl5iC_AZF0wobKEXc-A9HK7Lb69mpNVtTQuCHBQbfvHG367O6wC8t/s400/acorn.jpg" /> </span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Speaking of acorns, some sweet little ones made their first appearance in my shop....and speaking of my shop, I'd like to thank everyone who stopped by to shop the update...means so much right now, so a big <strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff6666;">THANK YOU!</span></strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;"></span></strong><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417946761734212018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgNaiL8afIeZ7sedNtFLzzRN6C43JYdIO5U_yOg96CwryWkaeRLWH4Me5CpaTP4tRtIudeS12ThJZzPHaOO4drgJma42fe7PXJS5-poQuz03lhG_VedmR1OMG6ZX9XsYMTaEAhdvPy1tX/s400/up.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">I'm about to lay on the couch and try to watch Funny People without falling asleep. Wait....no reflection on the movie (I haven't seen it yet)! I'm just so sleepy right now. First some more pictures from our Thanksgiving!</span></p><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417948808843556034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxunhoH5oqWkec6d7EnCID0Q_vZKQSIc2uPs4LQy5CiImFunLQ6PEtt3fogP4FM1Pv0uhPVxjIXPwOgshGhuW05QapoWXDw35u5pUjODxCu0S-YC50TCJSO60KXzW7rCSb2xNjs0oYCQQn/s400/wishbone.jpg" /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jaida</span> wished for a unicorn and Zoe just said "I love mommy". It must be true because little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jaidy</span> didn't win this wishbone tug-of-war. :) Good thing because she would have been really <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">disappointed</span> to know that Unicorns don't <em>really</em> exist. </span></div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><br /><br /></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417950774894314098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8_ZmS2l14nU7iBrqnnY25JNEJykcXnaATXGT4osucz9I46F6pKw7wtA5p5OSSCsHON20dYpLNk8NIEup472kPT8D7QfWv3dQOiX-_F_gR_Lf1CRoTo8cwjgg62isOEV9GUoEEA7s4uH-/s400/wishbone1.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 367px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417951476215758850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7qbuGVC9kGAiqvB9QI2QEuX_EpTeWwQjU9dLzEPcgZTZwUWWEzm1fhFFQEsEnndfBedvAR_v7aoGJnGiY4YjNAbovPrkibIIMiyGrX0rpjHmi8jJa_6o-SnRNnzd3ZfQ8zYqoW2pHmCO/s400/cousins.jpg" /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Oh...and my cake. My mom brought it over and the girls sang me happy birthday and gave me cards they made (I <em>almost</em> cried). This birthday was way less detrimental than turning 30 last year. I feel like I wasted my 20's wallowing in mental hell. I know this decade is going to be awesome! Still, it was a strange birthday; bittersweet. Hard to explain. Although, the cake took away the "bitter" pretty fast! I love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Carvel</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ice cream</span> cakes! </span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417955306699818626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGk_Cbh1Vvdv4f7rIYvb6vDH1_1zhnMLA-dL5ox7Elka6B7T1jnQPmJHmzhXYTraCbBJqlPUNHdwWTaAI3PCRKI9CrIJz9JNRCV-RPvvNkA9WlhNLENNjytl9Sn0vqHQLo9RAVHX2Nc0Gz/s400/cake.jpg" /></span> <span style="color:#333333;">I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving and if I don't post before Christmas, Merry Christmas! xoxo</span><br /><br /></div>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-71413093061132974342009-11-29T06:11:00.000-08:002009-11-29T06:11:50.146-08:00Belated Holidays, Birthdays, and Updates<div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjDFSTNu44ifP6amuMKVjiHhTOtniGfwny9hB9frse3knRS_mmlLQKEXKWrRO0075ZMAEsPjs5FDHfGTBb1SL8Lkbx0xr40vCllJBMqCLb4Mh3r1zLIDE-nFyh9MDECXTEEzAN_LnpQCf/s1600/blogup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409361993962233810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjDFSTNu44ifP6amuMKVjiHhTOtniGfwny9hB9frse3knRS_mmlLQKEXKWrRO0075ZMAEsPjs5FDHfGTBb1SL8Lkbx0xr40vCllJBMqCLb4Mh3r1zLIDE-nFyh9MDECXTEEzAN_LnpQCf/s400/blogup.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>Edit: This was supposed to have been sent last night but two little girls wanted to snuggle and I fell asleep. Oops!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="color:#333333;">I have this terrible annoying habit when it comes to estimating time and following through with announced updates, which, believe me, annoys myself as much as I'm 99% sure it annoys all of you. Camera issues were one thing, but along with that came mental shut-down days where all I wanted to do was be with my kids....when I should have been searching for my battery charger. I know...totally unprofessional. Please forgive my lack of business savviness and I'm so hoping no one waited around on me to start the listings and if any of those aforementioned people are reading this right now, I'm so, so very sorry :( I feel awful. Tomorrow, no excuses, no mental shut-downs, there will be listings, I promise! Really, I swear!</span></span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#333333;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409368812540245250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpWTQMJqLLFkPK-0XEGI8YQT9yl5sM5ySTukbvqReGCbmW3sYY11-Vha3Y84X9Ebeb992EouDvr0X6tbBEATObEOOI_0Og29-szxMB4d2pK7Ii8zE7suhPq9vMInHKFd72qRcrOyJp6nB/s400/halloween+party.jpg" /></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Another bad habit of mine...updating my blog. Allow me to reminisce...My big-little sister (a year older but she can shop the kids department for clothes) choreographed an awesome double-birthday with a Halloween theme for our kids on Oct. 31! Each of us has a child with a September birthday but we couldn't have birthday parties for different reasons so my perfectionistic, anal-retentive sis pulled the ever present Martha Stewart from within her (see above pic) and the result was what Zoe called, "the best birthday ever" (awww). Wait, isn't every occasion involving presents a "best day ever" for kids? No, but Zoe and Jaida <em>still</em> talk about it and I caught Zoe running up and hugging my sister for no reason other than it being her way of showing her appreciation for an awesome birthday party!</span></div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409421022396394290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE77yqSdvPQrqwMUHwQrSzK6ZJe0JOkHQO_JUwAwDiTXob83vlsnhKCWajXhRDHN7m4-pzK7Mk7O8_GLQmUrhA3oXtiw3j-whINdCVBtxR_plzGg0ezj5AsiApJCRy8RRDVbfn1dZFWCxO/s400/games.jpg" /> <span style="color:#333333;">Hilarious outdoor games</span></p><p><span style="color:#333333;"></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409423752781029730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTqf1gbiF35-JMVqHtmrPc9J1nd2HtC6E0_1JTcEoeLDnCwnXtuX0JvrGqs3OXxiaeRTCHqiVjYU8rINyiSg-9WsDBufLpVrFIyfVeCLuaGY6dBCpuP7EuknIyxkM2LkHoteO2FgdYHwE/s400/limbo.jpg" /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#333333;">Indoor games (that also included a frantic game of hot potato...well, hot pumpkin).</span></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409430639128296322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStBDtum6yfbx_WX1BRRT7VoIgZX8bkJd89SUGzu-yGwH1QyWVREvp3YV2whNyrC4ooG-QWqudGBYLSDqvPzAJXK7bv4hdk3fhdtzcOvHOjDI8FYKquI2zjO7PnjdRxA3cxe53OlGYsPs5/s400/birthday+kids.jpg" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#333333;">The birthday boy and girl!</span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#333333;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409433106329916482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMa3NU8VTqKOOn0rpiUX3ApgQLZ353FLuZy2XIcYgKtS6YsM2Z6daAjfxE778fU7PxhpwDSxNLsZcL69YoMqHC2cxws-M7HPBDo6aZLtXliFXl_px7V6SMcMivUOnmpkKEkERE9qwl4xFm/s400/monster+mash.jpg" /></span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#333333;">They all danced the Monster Mash (Jaida did The Robot).</span></p><br /><p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">We ate cupcakes and all the kids went home with kid-swag bags full of fun toys and candy. Everyone got a prize no matter who won a game. My sister thought of everything....I still don't want to ask her how much she and her husband spent on this party. All the gifts came from my sis and my parents because mommy is a little financially strained at the moment. I thank God for these people in my life because we would honestly be homeless without them!</span><br /></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">*nervous laughter*</span><br /></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">That night my girls trick-or-treated for an hour dressed as themselves. </span></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 327px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409524305494100290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBDSUvZG5qZQhfciJ0_opCLseGYkh7e5Ayoes0EmHAA0eyNT8PZcNp7Vuc3tYou1Oj9cshSTZH0NFkAhsHStzz2vjyz76E7MuoienPhETrQqtsHHg27XWg5B-quCW7Hz89Qld3dQwz_kf/s400/halloween09.jpg" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff6666;"><strong>My princesses :)</strong></span><br /></p><p align="left"></p>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-53554173317078619472009-11-02T10:47:00.000-08:002013-05-25T22:49:25.505-07:00Down came the rain<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of you may also know that I have suffered for nine years with </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Panic Disorder</span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">/</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agoraphobia"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Agoraphobia</span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and after many years (and many <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">meds</span></span>) I finally found a medication/psychiatrist combo that made me feel 80% better....but I still panicked at the steering wheel. I still couldn't be alone. My eyes still scanned </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the room for the phone/exits. Anxiety makes you feel dependant on people closest to you and sometimes the one closest to you isn't exactly someone you feel you can depend on...if that makes any sense. I felt very unhappy in my marriage but I was also terrified of being "out there" in the world; I have known for a long time that it was my own fears that kept me in the miserable position</span><span style="color: #666666;"> I was in. In the past, huge life changes happened <em>to</em> me, not <em>because</em> of me andhere I was, forcing this huge change! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All that matters to me are those two, my precious girls. Thank God for my parents who have helped us financially. My dad, who has lent his new car for me to drive since this mess began and who has kept the tank full; who has paid for repairs that needed to be made to the townhouse and let me do our laundry at his house. My mom, who has looked after my health (I was down to 99 lbs) and would take me and the girls out to eat, get me vitamins, help with the kids and remind me to pray. I'm especially thankful for my sister who has helped toughen me up and who has had my back throughout all the hell I've endured in my marriage. I don't know what would have happened had I not had (and still have) her pushing me. Zoe wouldn't have had school clothes or school pictures, presents for her birthday if it were not for them. So this is my public thank-you to them and to all of you who have prayed and sent kind thoughts to us during this time. We love you so much!</span></div>
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Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-74964023394060236872009-06-20T12:47:00.000-07:002009-06-20T15:06:36.972-07:00Deutschland, here we come!!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPWwrmkl-fiPJLCvmUAKLlw1_I-sMFqHbsRtQGFuHO1aZHCh03rv6y8ecV_ldH7TbrFT5DEFxkVNqT0sBBAb2nbaS9WaHpY06GGvSrPG_GNVHf-7h1eCelEZ_P-Zr9eIKM2DgaCPedLCN/s1600-h/IMG_0997+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349503285931447810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPWwrmkl-fiPJLCvmUAKLlw1_I-sMFqHbsRtQGFuHO1aZHCh03rv6y8ecV_ldH7TbrFT5DEFxkVNqT0sBBAb2nbaS9WaHpY06GGvSrPG_GNVHf-7h1eCelEZ_P-Zr9eIKM2DgaCPedLCN/s400/IMG_0997+copy.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Some of you may already know my husband hails from Germany. I visited once with Ben (sans kids) back in 2006 and it was amazing...although I'm not a fan of air travel. We won an all-expense paid trip...no, kidding, I'm not that lucky. Actually, Ben's father bought us all tickets to come and visit. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">He met Zoe once during her first Easter (she was just a baby) and has yet to meet <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jaida</span>. I would rather him fly to the States but he also wants his mom to meet her great-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">grand kids</span> as well as the rest of his family. I can't complain. We desperately need a vacation and not only is the destination awesome but it's free which is perfect because, well, we're broke! Ft. Meyers, Florida straight through to Düsseldorf, Germany...still freaking out about the long plane ride.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">My last shipping day in the </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5328095"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#339999;">shop</span> </span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">will be June 25<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> so be on the lookout for new stuff as I scramble to make a little extra spending cash for our trip! I love Germany...it is a breathtaking country and we were this close (holds tip of thumb and pointer finger 2cm apart) to moving there. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">This time we're going when the weather will be nice and warm....last time I brought sandals like an idiot and had to go shopping for clothes that I never wore again...well, some of them. Here are some pics of our last trip there:</span></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349528549810346786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEU95WTLa6GbwQhBqkW-5HJCtgXpVM_tYhXP05knYR7S2UYLxk9gR0Pua-JAHz9WhhkV7FU7W3-K3XPjCCvg1Z1I85dddebkb3GW3rLEZKUtT8rcC8VwhsukuaL1RAVTG2FyPDiGm2hGRP/s400/mosaic95d8489ee015a11a8e6f843b590e61f60b4d7a44.jpg" /></div><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;">All of our poses are the same...we need to be more creative this time. See that castle? It was so amazing and what a workout to make it down there (they drove us back though, whew)! We got another workout sprinting up the (500?) dizzying, spiraling steps to the top of the Cathedral ( Kölner Dom )...I could stare at that architectural work of art for hours studying the beautiful details of it. Speaking of spiraling, look how that tree grew in spiral-formation (Ben's pretending to twist it).</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">The cute baby in striped stockings is Emma, Ben's niece and the cute baby in blue is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Anskar</span> (love his name), his cousin Nicole's baby boy. Can't wait to see how they've grown and meet the new kids! Oh, and yes, nothing special about <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Walmart</span> but that one sold beer in an outside tent...so funny! We also got to take a quick 24 hour visit to Paris. When the bus dropped us off for an hour to do whatever we wanted I was actually afraid for my life.....long story. Anyway, that's it! So excited!! Just need a tranquilizer for the plane ride there and back and I'll be set!</span></p>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-24571816985019152212009-06-10T08:43:00.000-07:002009-06-10T09:10:28.033-07:00One Lovely Blog Award<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCMJGuorUmL6nb4FZ6bmrGCLDHdUl_GDc22x0RtG3fA-wlkgDIowXJInL4GmdQgYlmsr3kFKdbz3K_9HhAxfWsGgXa4D27AlgbznQHVTFHHZ8LcgE_Dh2mqpehs23XTkyrvYagdQJTjHC/s1600-h/thankyou.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 328px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345730897937371986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCMJGuorUmL6nb4FZ6bmrGCLDHdUl_GDc22x0RtG3fA-wlkgDIowXJInL4GmdQgYlmsr3kFKdbz3K_9HhAxfWsGgXa4D27AlgbznQHVTFHHZ8LcgE_Dh2mqpehs23XTkyrvYagdQJTjHC/s400/thankyou.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPLKs2_hgWFDVSB2mPd0mjn8Bnx2VAF1jYxI86Man0hFhFn-l9e88TiHqSnLdFRY5aAr88V71h0m-NdRSp5r8ZtCid001Jz0ThbeeH5yrkVcuMcDTmSTRda_CSoejzfe_leRsK_z7jL0L/s1600-h/IMG_1935+copy.jpg"></a>I would like to thank <span style="color:#000000;">Fran</span> of <a href="http://www.auntifranni.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#339999;">http://www.auntifranni.blogspot.com/</span></a> for nominating me for this award! I really don't blog as often as I'd like to so it's very sweet of her to think of me! Oh, and check her shop out <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/auntifranni"><span style="color:#339999;">here</span></a> or <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=22519"><span style="color:#339999;">here</span></a>!</div><br /><div>I'd also like to thank Sarah of <a href="http://esshaych.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#339999;">Diaries of An Obsessive Compulsive</span></a> </div><div>for her sweet feature on my shop! Check out her adorable Etsy shop, EssHaych <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5936970"><span style="color:#339999;">here</span></a>!</div><br /><div>Thank you both! :)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-16050705313319600472009-06-03T15:40:00.000-07:002009-06-03T16:04:40.234-07:00Yay! Front Page!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrQgs2vG9nhIfdTKFYyjZR2Z2yrMj0XCKnmCrPI_9u0Qhxw6xU9xXEM0Rv8vt-cMl_209QAdZRASbJtgR2U_FwtwjafZyF7Kn8ewBuLUW5zA4rWUjhDqFYHWrWCRLHAxDSQlJzpUYNgK9/s1600-h/Image2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 327px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343236262239631058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrQgs2vG9nhIfdTKFYyjZR2Z2yrMj0XCKnmCrPI_9u0Qhxw6xU9xXEM0Rv8vt-cMl_209QAdZRASbJtgR2U_FwtwjafZyF7Kn8ewBuLUW5zA4rWUjhDqFYHWrWCRLHAxDSQlJzpUYNgK9/s400/Image2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">I know, the front page changes every 10 minutes it seems but I still get excited to know I've even been there <em>especially</em> when it's a hand-picked front page. I know it's silly but I get super happy when I imagine an Etsy employee thinking anything that I make is worthy of the Front Page.....yay!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">In family news: Zoe lost her second tooth...and she didn't get overemotional this time when it came out, just excited! I stole her box after she fell asleep, but before I could put it back under her pillow, she woke up and drunkenly waddled into my room half-asleep. When she realized she had forgotten her box and ran for her room I had a mini-panic in my head and quickly ran after her explaining to my distraught five year old (poor thing couldn't find <a href="http://wunderments.blogspot.com/2009/05/mommy-my-hearts-beeping-fast.html"><span style="color:#339999;">her box</span></a>), " The toothfairy probably woke you up"....."ya, she can't take the toothfairy box to Pixie Hollow, it's not allowed so she probably got scared off! Go back to sleep and she'll come back". And she did....went back to sleep, and I, the toothfairy put a dollar and some coins in her box and slid it under her pillow. She woke up early the next morning and squealed with delight and happiness! Oh, then the patting-tears-from the eyes thing she does was back. :)</span></div>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-42694301602771997822009-05-30T14:43:00.001-07:002009-05-30T16:00:34.178-07:00Monochromatikinder and her Mom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgHCAMFqlILxWM5jQ5Y7O2_0732u2BMoaAT2ce1mlMpVZtr362QadCAx0QGODMGB0fw3-Wuv3e1xKni0vbZGhHL5tB7_QTQt1imkQe3Gn_7XSXfYMBwEIgWy9RbnRWqAThDxH9RneqXCu/s1600-h/IMG_0868+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 333px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341736111091144498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgHCAMFqlILxWM5jQ5Y7O2_0732u2BMoaAT2ce1mlMpVZtr362QadCAx0QGODMGB0fw3-Wuv3e1xKni0vbZGhHL5tB7_QTQt1imkQe3Gn_7XSXfYMBwEIgWy9RbnRWqAThDxH9RneqXCu/s400/IMG_0868+copy.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#333333;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Just listed this little duo in the shop. I've been wanting to remake my original <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Monochromatikinder</span> Doll series for a long time...I just haven't found the time. But last night I couldn't sleep...and so these were born. </span></span><br /><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span><br /><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I started the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wunderkindetsy/3293983818/in/set-72157611132367476/"><span style="color:#339999;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Monochromatikinder</span> Dolls</span> </a>awhile back one day when I was trying to explain to my daughter what the word Monochromatic meant. These dolls have slightly different shades of blue and brown with a contrast of black and white. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Art is healthy, I want to teach kids while they're young and support them as they grow...into the next little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">da</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vincis</span>!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">****************************************************************************************</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Oh, and I'm so excited that heart-o-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">matic</span> is back and better than ever thanks to Julian (the originator) and Karena (of Magic Jelly)! Together they made an awesome site I will be on most likely every day. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Etsy</span> wrote a great article on it on their blog...read all about it<span style="color:#00cccc;"> </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/handmade-code-craft-cult-4087/"><span style="color:#339999;">(click)</span></a> ! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Yay</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">CraftCult</span>!!</span>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-9465732971606770662009-05-28T17:40:00.000-07:002009-05-30T13:40:30.382-07:00"Mommy, my heart's beeping fast"!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSasbwljejXBxtAwfkOufOCOaaYSTU84qUbTDRoHHxCKaPZ_rxCrZVA9VhxTNUHUhoBD9eBph6TqSfiQANZo2i_8w0gZmcSN-DprCZMlCgVAb2pyLc5qKizOKJQng-m5F4YfPqG_YKGOQv/s1600-h/3574532099_69ae997ee4_o.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 352px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341104128063932802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSasbwljejXBxtAwfkOufOCOaaYSTU84qUbTDRoHHxCKaPZ_rxCrZVA9VhxTNUHUhoBD9eBph6TqSfiQANZo2i_8w0gZmcSN-DprCZMlCgVAb2pyLc5qKizOKJQng-m5F4YfPqG_YKGOQv/s400/3574532099_69ae997ee4_o.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">That's what she said, my little Zoe, after losing her first tooth last night! She did the overemotional patting her teary-eyes thing she does when she's excited or happy (so sensitive, she is!) and now she's anxiously awaiting the wriggly tooth next to the hole to fall out. We celebrated by drinking a glass of "coffee" now that she's reached a new milestone. It's actually <a href="http://www.teeccino.com/Default.aspx"><span style="color:#339999;">Teeccino</span></a> </span><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-size:85%;">but they think it's coffee and it tastes great....except now I'm addicted to French Vanilla <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Coffee Mate and Stevia. You brew it like regular coffee, and it's made by the Republic of Tea peaple . Hazelnut and Almond Amaretto are my favorite flavors...oh, and if they'll give you a free sample <a href="http://www.teeccino.com/secure/register.aspx"><span style="color:#339999;">here</span></a>, and even better you get to pick the flavor!</span></span></span><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341050224095946738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xwn0CUyejV5XqHc_2nv_sg2lRbwoxnnAzH4ZK7Po7YI8NxwNtFwttT-oOrOKi9W1XWSeOb5hRyC5zLegK8Xnyzd1_0zk48GM33HBv0xOwQIxzs7HS8mlImQbGzsoX1DbqrqYM4m7BasV/s400/IMG_0702+copy+copy.jpg" /> <span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">I personalized her little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">tooth fairy</span> box (I know, it's sloppy but I was rushing!) and this morning she was so excited to get a gift from the tooth fairy....a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Velcro</span> dartboard, fun for all! I can't believe in a few months she starts school. Uh-oh, now <em>my</em> heart's "beeping" fast! Thank God my little sister is pregnant so I can remind myself how much work they are! I miss my "babies" but I'm so proud of my girls, even though they are becoming more and more <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">independent</span>....they'll always be my babies. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Okay, I'm going to go cry now!</span> </div><div><br /> </div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Kidding!</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Maybe. </span></div></div>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-71606052386404285352009-05-26T12:31:00.000-07:002009-05-28T20:33:14.604-07:00A New Baker!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"><strong></strong></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g0o1jPPqMgsewxKj6_AeXClTpShjpJV45Dv0wQC0UH2C9ogi4HS8XxzHNGzPBhzaOuxeRSdINn19lef0ih39QdLM1rdY_4CkmryEaNJx25i9gSFo1yvtXVDoN8p6fLg5mQnP55vPCQUt/s1600-h/IMG_0674+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 340px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340218974775055490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g0o1jPPqMgsewxKj6_AeXClTpShjpJV45Dv0wQC0UH2C9ogi4HS8XxzHNGzPBhzaOuxeRSdINn19lef0ih39QdLM1rdY_4CkmryEaNJx25i9gSFo1yvtXVDoN8p6fLg5mQnP55vPCQUt/s400/IMG_0674+copy.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"> I'm so sorry about my few and far between postings. Our lives are very stressful right now. To make a long story short we are trying to cover two mortgages and well, I will NEVER landlord again....I'm a big softie when I shouldn't be and a big meanie when I shouldn't be. I can never get that right!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">We're going to be moving soon back to Panama City, FL (when I was younger my friends and I referred to this city as a black hole and here I am being sucked right back)....but the bright side is my daughter, Zoe, starts school this year and although the four of us (and 3 pets) will be cramped into a 900 square foot townhouse that I loathe, she will be attending one of the best elementary schools in the city...and that's so important to me! Plus, my poor husband, Ben, won't have to travel 1.5 hours to work every day...he'll be home more and that makes me really happy. :)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">We spent the weekend with some very welcome guests (Ben's family) and they brought a wet saw and skills to tile our master bathroom! It looks awesome! We're hoping to have the cabinets finished this week so we can call a realtor in and get this house sold! Ben's mom made it look WAY to easy...I swear, this woman knows how to do everything!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 328px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340224165471349010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwzkwYKvyHlIQ18c57XEuFuGOoyjeJqLMcYb89BVgmiqEokDRQ-iMzSSPpFC8BTAmIb_UDv7Pf2kxxA3PP1YnnhkwmUYJ0tK8nlepI7uycKAq9rxoy-kGESKcr0ilABD5Z6RBxHxn0gOP/s400/IMG_0675+copy.jpg" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#333333;">Oh, I restocked some little Granny smith zakka apple boxes! I hope to have a Spool Doll update soon and I promise: next time I won't be waiting so long to update my blog! I have so much to say.....just no pause button for my hectic life! :)<br /></span><br /></span><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></p></span>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-74920696779155323982009-05-01T18:53:00.000-07:002009-05-26T13:05:20.311-07:00Update Tomorrow!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkFjpxlHad_e0PG6_imCH6Yqgthv1PF2Nhh_pY6gxKOQskjPMWkno0ItxuGQu-tJUFp9f9nKUj0o9pg_4P_F6AIeIHYYt5o5kxtgOYCP4XtzzmC4w9o_WMHMTSzYRjGJClz7hNBL8pmL4/s1600-h/IMG_0615+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331039625508342754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkFjpxlHad_e0PG6_imCH6Yqgthv1PF2Nhh_pY6gxKOQskjPMWkno0ItxuGQu-tJUFp9f9nKUj0o9pg_4P_F6AIeIHYYt5o5kxtgOYCP4XtzzmC4w9o_WMHMTSzYRjGJClz7hNBL8pmL4/s400/IMG_0615+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">It's going to be smaller than I'd hoped for but there are a <strong>ton</strong> of things going on in our lives currently that include evicting tenants, moving to another state, registering our firstborn in school, and a collection of small annoyances that = out to huge time-eaters! Can't wait to get settled!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">I have a little surprise if you are one of my sweet blog-readers. There will be six spool dolls in the update (which is at 5pm Central) and if you see one that you absolutely love I'm allowing one "reserved" doll per person! Feel free to call dibs through comment or convo, I'm fair so I promise first commeth first getteth!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331297503543864322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCuZHDHxwazbSQsD1Fcp48hCglQ-IukeyEJUgIRKibTPouMSWKNNxOMSls3wIRyYSIpSRyTHJPd1HIuAq5i-hBrHbkclFi9O9ES6YaQCbS-Befx7V8HFV8W74UflAYtc6o11id33W6DIA/s400/blog+copy.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Here they are, the spool dolls for tomorrow! Rikuyo (with the pink hair) is the first doll sporting the low-side buns, and the Lucky Kokeshi is also the first to have a new hairstyle! There is one more spool doll for the update, </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wunderkindetsy/3274458409/in/set-72157604974569228/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><span style="color:#339999;">Hitomi</span> </span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">....but with pigtails. There will also be a Toothfairy box restock as promised as well as Twine Bakers including a new baker girl! Hope to see you at the update!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span><br />* <span style="color:#cc66cc;">Thanks so much to my super-sweet blog readers for putting your claim on your favorite doll before todays update! They are all promised to happy homes!</span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><span style="color:#cc66cc;"> </span>* </span>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-17340196261599849292009-04-23T10:05:00.000-07:002009-04-23T10:26:42.051-07:00I Heart Moo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSO_uKHwvxnoWisS4TpJsD_kbs6lszoosJxE54MA61tJmLVonwKrqUKx4eLV_tEBgFqwKDeivxGINorZaEoLCXzj9vFXUnDnJAaMa-FJRjMn9_yNofteH8-HBpviLWQchKDQErWkI4Aab/s1600-h/IMG_0560+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327937726907882130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSO_uKHwvxnoWisS4TpJsD_kbs6lszoosJxE54MA61tJmLVonwKrqUKx4eLV_tEBgFqwKDeivxGINorZaEoLCXzj9vFXUnDnJAaMa-FJRjMn9_yNofteH8-HBpviLWQchKDQErWkI4Aab/s400/IMG_0560+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">My sticker books from </span><a href="http://www.moo.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">Moo</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"> got here and I love them so! They arrived a couple weeks after my moo cards and now I can't find my moo cards to share with you. I'm so unorganized, but I love the cards just as much . I've been trying to organize my chaotic office so when I find them, I shall show and tell. :)<br /></span><div></div>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-48608864300390390592009-04-22T17:37:00.000-07:002009-04-23T09:59:22.721-07:00Happy Earth Day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMK2K43P_TwYFALVK11VXFOaZzPcLwEBQxtwNmy5DESGclXPWfrekmkx1qsoOYNmujws0E46YF6P-VTUXrkwYOXZnmnEvpjdX1V1SIBzesgEoiqZzP6gDFiH2WT2t76d7pGMhyphenhyphenEBVbMv8m/s1600-h/stitchface+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327705753513160530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMK2K43P_TwYFALVK11VXFOaZzPcLwEBQxtwNmy5DESGclXPWfrekmkx1qsoOYNmujws0E46YF6P-VTUXrkwYOXZnmnEvpjdX1V1SIBzesgEoiqZzP6gDFiH2WT2t76d7pGMhyphenhyphenEBVbMv8m/s400/stitchface+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#333333;"> </span><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#333333;">In honor of the occasion I present some eco-faves! That adorable bear up there was in my etsy favorites! He was made out of new and upcycled fabrics, washed with phosphate free detergent. He is also stuffed with 100% polyester stuffing made from recycled plastics. He's gone now (I know, it's so sad) but his creator,</span><span style="color:#ff6666;"> </span><a href="http://www.stitchface.etsy.com/"><span style="color:#339999;">Stitchface</span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#339999;"> </span>churns outs lots and lots of adorable eco-friendly plush creatures in her etsy shop. Right now there is the cutest toothy beaver waiting for some lucky person (eco-conscious or not) to adopt him!</span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327708464042642322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduqcbkEYlXjmYqcstgBO_hP_NfZ-UeKqw7E-zu4FQiquu71kKc7SNywaWDr__CEAlgqsI42mJucF1ZpDesLAF8MlOyVspUFV1EbGfZ1PnbszLLrozlCi80YrRiEitSWVuxSEy7JmLc9tI/s400/kitten+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Another awesome Etsy shop</span>: </span><a href="http://www.vintagerenaissance.etsy.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">Vintage Renaissance</span></a><span style="color:#333333;"> ! <span style="font-size:85%;">I love how they repurposed this vintage suitcase into the coolest pet bed! It just wouldn't be the same without those bright, chartreuse, clawfoot legs, I love it! Our shih-tzu, Libby Lu loves to be up high and anytime life gets super-busy and I slack on my laundry duties, I'm sure to find her sleeping in the basket at the very top of the pile. Everything they do is one of a kind so you have to check often to snag one of their awesome creations!</span></span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327710031070130146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtb2tSIavEInHaqo_0oybe72NWOzlJ9AJOReJpnU_ou7uF0XJyPcVNVM5kt2dI95dY5pRu1a4J4CeHQtwXp9MAJ9M8R120Hw5kruWNgfw-HH0sZI6j6eiGAUeUVVi8aOkGcvcmNJuix2d/s400/pt_shoe.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">It's no secret I love wooden toys, but not only is this little shoe a mere $6 <em>and</em> teaches your kid the art of tying le-shoe, but it is made of non-toxic eco-friendly rubberwood colored with vegetable dyes! This shop is entirely eco-friendly and has so much great stuff...oh, and free shipping on any order over $50, which would not be hard at all to spend here. *sigh* if only my credit cards weren't in my freezer. :) </span><a href="http://www.modernkidstuff.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#339999;">Modernkidstuff.com</span><br /></span></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327931669861915586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfBL0af2WgWP7BZeJLHL1XLpwyhYYH0xyCdRh5psIEIhq5ljkLMGu1NRkHTMZWCafD6dAIcbwP3L3O9NpgUNPDnzvsb6kpSAHHbnPNtZTH4NFLqWs8ihULDpAYzSkqjRsZxoBJV0R0e1R/s400/yava+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Yet another one of my favorite etsy shops, </span><a href="http://www.yavaglass.etsy.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">Yava Glass</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">! Awesome upcycled glasses. I always think of this Etsy shop when I see a really cool bottle...they will turn any screen-printed glass bottles into your own personal drinkware. I will definitely be on the lookout on our next trip to Germany!</span>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-9904646729294453662009-04-13T12:02:00.001-07:002009-04-28T09:10:22.228-07:00Tornadoes and Customs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseuie70XeFVhkykcr01myDvXilj7NzPtCZ-s5Bxd6PKujCXZAJxwh8wcH7YiDc6jQDGPpjAD0ZoJBUHOxsltKyma01NpmQeh30zq-IihrErlb3HCtoHSqti1uXzUMJUCVvGfXxl0SjrRi/s1600-h/IMG_0557+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327976053382328114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseuie70XeFVhkykcr01myDvXilj7NzPtCZ-s5Bxd6PKujCXZAJxwh8wcH7YiDc6jQDGPpjAD0ZoJBUHOxsltKyma01NpmQeh30zq-IihrErlb3HCtoHSqti1uXzUMJUCVvGfXxl0SjrRi/s400/IMG_0557+blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Well, today was off to an interesting start with a 6:30 am Tornado siren wake-up call. Thankfully, (and this is probably the only time I will ever be happy about this), both of my little girls snuck into our bed last night so we just had to scramble to collect our three animals and into the bathtub we went. A gust of wind blew the back door open and in poured about a gallon of rain-water....I was so glad Ben was home because I would have lost it without him...he's so calm. The storm passed pretty quickly and there were no tornadoes riding down our street (so thank-you God)!</span><br /><div><div><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324255338296882434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 356px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFgZ6Bop8taNpn3gRDi0Pnz7r93R6glnyHBNbFTFApGvsJMQX1kXKqJ8LAgFI14HR9hmADURLr5duRgHspeiER6bqy1Qa71dtQP0X74xG8FCAiCMogUC-XgyeB9z4imPbD2E7rFzw9L31/s400/IMG_0555.JPG" border="0" /></div><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">This is Mom and dad of the custom family I've been working on...not clothed or varnished yet but they are near completion, yay! Here are their three beautiful kids! </span><br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324255947420285474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpi1h-ckVQlJeiRimXa7y1YMph-1hfmkSZROnky12VMjq5kla1PW5iwtbZV1bWkClxRFS9NjvpNHrrle1oLq3nQEcoiZUzJC0zcqsRwFULp5gGNTdd9HHhnpCv9fH4FeQhS_c4FwMVmCns/s400/IMG_0556.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Paloma, Vincent, and Navae (aren't those great names?) Two of the kids also have some custom beauty marks they will be receiving today and I will be shopping for clothes for them all tomorrow...today is stormy and horrible! I'm also working on the family's Great Dane and fluffy cat...the Dane was an experiment but so far he's turning out really awesome....I think this is why I try to avoid customs; I spend <em>way</em> too much time and the customer has to wait forever and I hate that for them. I always see something to improve and am <strong>constantly</strong> touching up...it's a problem. Luckily, the girl I'm working with is really sweet and has been so very patient but I'm determined to unite the spool family with the real family this week!<br /></span></p><br /><p>* <span style="font-family:arial;color:#00cccc;"><strong>Oh! Shop update May 2nd!</strong></span> :D</p></div></div></div>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-45922179479527447992009-03-29T16:49:00.000-07:002009-04-22T21:22:37.117-07:00Update of an update<span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">I can't thank everyone enough for coming and shopping away at my update, especially a certain New <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Zealander</span> named Virginia and a group of new friends living in Virginia....weird, isn't it? Oh, and I can't leave out a new friend hailing from my husband's homeland Germany, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Suse</span>! A lot of new people as well...you all know who you are! Thank-you sooo much!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318762712459066882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 315px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekfbuv7EFvX4TSn_l5hT-loaQNy9uTljjVGfWoS8opJe6jHD1J6xpEjID0OMO4umW2_m_IxodOVl73iIlC3CLUo1COaxoyi_85Sf-OhGieL-X-_WIuFAS0zLmXKuosnts1c3vKZiRqVDQ/s400/IMG_0433.JPG" border="0" /></span><br /><p><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A new Kinder Box! I'm <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">obsessed</span> right now with exposed wood-grain, I love it. She hasn't been varnished yet and when she is, the grain of the wood will really pop!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318763279002763682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzD88tQXUwk_UVUjzfm3bl4NsjKECDgDlAM7e82VxoEETr72k6q3V8rVIWu0cImv2XCJ98_SSx_-LcjpYK1X2y8YWYArxe8-EmqHusEwBlW2z_MYuH8dM8z94DPsJ87bShWIv8P2ne8lDm/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Good <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ol</span>' Baker <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Giuseppe</span> is back and he'll be listed as well as a a new twine-keeper, Baker Molly! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Rei</span> with a top bun is also about to be listed in the shop! I apologize for being so slow with listing, I'm still trying to get the hang of things and I didn't spend any time with my girls yesterday so I was feeling "mommy-guilt" so I played most of the day with them. I watched my five year old Zoe, make a new friend...it was really cute. They both had <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">scooters</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">scooted</span> around the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">cul</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">de</span>-sac together as if they'd been friends forever while <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Jaida</span> chased the two of them around...why can't friend-making be that easy when you get older? Oh, to be 5 again. :)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Speaking of those two, I promised I'd watch a movie with them so I had better post and go! :D I hope everyone had an awesome weekend!</span></p>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-39050979709975926522009-03-27T17:53:00.000-07:002009-03-27T18:59:28.585-07:00Shop update tomorrow!<span style="color:#333333;">Without further ado here is a sneak peak before the update! :D</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318038391092921970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5U7kSMeJtCpaz_ClZIbsR90rfUBMxxYmFaNQGM2EmGwQcSu4UOXeDV_dK2O_9ahac_PqaZrnKllQ71rmdDr1aBB784tVIVN_n3wcNxGvP4dwEq4hyZ7fqvP8STTUUCnKRYWqjKXKQmFDy/s400/mosaic7649311.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">New Kokeshi Spool Dolls including our first blonde boy, Easter Special Editions, beautiful open-eyed girls, and a kissing Yuki Doll! </span></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318040298178867746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5irgxy4IjOxGGZIDms1XhSDZGxzbow3Jfk8a7_fpTlu0Isv6QbAH0eZfhPHta1P_9_Dh0oeWSkyZvtMn8wLHlsFzVRYhGz2lnPDLdfxKfUC1ZcpASw0jwOXqVL-q3QCbCkys59FpUReI/s400/IMG_0393+copy.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">What is a baby without baby fat? Into this world they were born clad only in their birthday suits and look at them now! All fattened up with bakers twine!</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">My new Baby Bakers! They are tiny as you can see next to the sweet "Littlest Pet" but they are each wearing six yards of beautiful baker's twine! Plus their spool bodies fit right on your spool rack so they are functional and adorable! Oh, and in case you were wondering, our original Twine-keeper, Baker Giuseppe will be back as well. :)<br /></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></p></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318049633248344354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpe_5NZt7LErRztw-32Kn1RlbLhWVWvJhr0NRdpJWIpWck2UyGpfsux_VrIpuOBKIDz9J0ZJ6zFMrDAJPDTrq-bE57jR64lmr6ffNhDT1eWfPnAjynmOuxUPiygYQDOqhymSHZLXaDveT-/s400/blog.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#333333;"></span><span style="color:#333333;">New fairy-tale inspired Kinder Dolls! Also in tomorrows update: Kinder trinket boxes...my <strong>favorite </strong>product right now! I'll be updating as soon as time allows tomorrow but I know for sure it will be in the afternoon. (I like to make big breakfasts on Saturdays). ;)<br /></span></span>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-36588788327452966652009-03-26T11:04:00.000-07:002009-03-26T11:37:32.871-07:00*Sigh* An Edit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEqPAfCv2kn_Miyj1sJ-zwUpgZW-_O-gPooTp-n3z_WTUC0MRIrZluC5o5df_c-3F8GoFsY2KQKK6R2_Dz3w3SlG2YhNGNbPSfYAxGK7rhRcZuNOUwgP5bRW8G6A5XWmSftFy_OMnYUar/s1600-h/sorry.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317565893064069762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEqPAfCv2kn_Miyj1sJ-zwUpgZW-_O-gPooTp-n3z_WTUC0MRIrZluC5o5df_c-3F8GoFsY2KQKK6R2_Dz3w3SlG2YhNGNbPSfYAxGK7rhRcZuNOUwgP5bRW8G6A5XWmSftFy_OMnYUar/s400/sorry.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#333333;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Some of you may be here to see the sneak preview of the new stuff for what was supposed to be tomorrows update but, alas, a thunderstorm with great timing has us stuck in Florida and there's really no other way to say this; I'm afraid to drive in the rain. It's only an hour and a half to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Dothan</span>, Alabama where we live, but I can't stand a second of driving in rain <em>especially</em> when there's thunder and lightning added to that rain, and two of the most important little people in my life strapped to the back seat. I'm so sorry. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">But...tomorrow evening I'll be posting the sneak peak of brand new things, and since the kids can't go outside, it gives me an extra day to work on more goodies! The update will be Saturday evening, seriously I promise!! :)</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-56347095583802538642009-03-24T10:25:00.001-07:002009-03-24T21:37:33.244-07:00Gearing Up!<span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">The update is this Friday and I will be restocking these little ladies...</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316806898987054258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 326px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4armDdmpY3FHmO4pM7YAQkoH9rYB59bme7sdzmC0KVzHMMKAdpiv-jUtGQjrR3L9r37db7SePX4KeQxpaHwnGEEnWa7UXfyM1md7nOVDp9SnDEh2CvIu42oMFkVPKN6CkFKXkz200Xxf/s400/IMG_0351.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">...as well as adding a new DIY Spool Doll to the DIY section (the top-side bun Kokeshi style) like this Yuki doll:</span></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316808066399507714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 347px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZnT3Bppc6aLERDSNZ6dEc3i4ZWFpMSHzAGlzvZ-Mw-PIill8Ur-SFk8bWqfpOJvQuOjYU_aKw7cpqe9vy8YIbOPof3rZ8c5gbrIxmgTMi5scO0djvYT0iex-nBns0Gs4DJzsXZjt8Jw8/s400/IMG_0339.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">I'll be upping the quantities of the DIY dolls as I've been getting a lot of requests for me to do so....wish granted. :) I've also been very diligently working on my first custom Spool Family for a gorgeous couple and their three gorgeous children! I'll have some new (painted) Spool Dolls this Friday as well including some Easter Editions!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Check back Thursday...I have some new things to show you before the update! :)</span></p>Wunderkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859982656221209210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940474883521585973.post-76044533598550380332009-03-17T20:49:00.000-07:002010-01-03T16:27:16.336-08:00A modest intro<span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hi, I'm Alex and I, as per usual have been over thinking.
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I know this is just another blog in a sea of a trillion but I've rough drafted more than several "First Posts" as if my very life and credibility depended on it and in the end...it's <strong><em>just</em></strong> another blog in a sea of a trillion. And so like many "firsts" in life I'm just going to get it over with. :)</span></span>
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<br /></span><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">My husband, Ben, who brings home the bacon and our two beautiful offspring/partners in crime/comedy duo, Zoe, 5, and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jaida</span>, 4, who keep me laughing and who ground me to what is <em>really</em> important in this world.
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<br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">Everything I do is for these three humans. The loves of my life.
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<br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#333333;">This month marks my one year anniversary as a seller on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Etsy</span> and even though my time is always constrained, I figured I could at the very least use blogging as a way to let my sweet customers get a sneak preview of products before shop updates! Also, I really wanted to have a place to go and just talk about non-work-related stuff, vent about things, talk about my kids, post about current favorite <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Etsy</span> offerings, movies, books, so here it is...my official outlet. </span></p>
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