Another Fabulous Quote...

It is a mystery why adults expect perfection from children. Few grown-ups can get through a whole day without making a mistake. ~Marcelene Cox

Perspective

My 6 year old nephew came running inside the other day to show us the latest find he and his cousins uncovered in the yard. "Mom! Look! I found a Hairy Butt Flower!" It's really a budding poppy- but in Brandon's mind it was a Hirsuiticus Glutimus Crackipod- or something like that.

*sigh*... The sweetest shoes ever.

I'm the opposite of a label snob. I shop at Wal-mart and thrift stores and garage sales. But these make me want to take out a loan or sell a kidney for a pair of shoes. How cute are these? They have poppies all over them. If you ever see these Minolo Blahnik shoes at a garage sale, let me know, okay?!?

A Wonderful Quote...

There is no way to be a perfect mother

and a million ways to be a good one.

~Jill Churchill

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Global Warming... the Great Conspiracy

It's been the absolute pits for weather this summer in southcentral Alaska. We've had record amounts of cool temperatures and rain, and even with our "midnight sun" during the summer months, it's been gloomy and gray with all the constant clouds. I think we've only had 2 days over 75 degrees and it's been in the upper 40s and low 50s forever. Without much of a summer it kind of feels like we've had 12 months of fall, winter, and then fall again (22 months if you count this coming fall and winter)! UGH! HARUMPH! #&*%^$!!!

Okay- enough of my grumbling and boo-hooing. I've been trying to be optimistic about it and take advantage of this time to work on some projects indoors. I've made aprons, sewn curtains for almost every room in our house, and painted/redecorated our bedroom (a.k.a. love nest). I've still got lots and lots of ideas, things that need to be finished, and things that need to be started. I'll post some pictures after a bit. In the mean time, here's a glimpse of some summer fun our kidlets had on Independence Day- one of our very rare sunny days of the chilly summer of 2008! (The girlies are family-friends-and-with-any-luck-future-daughters-in-law, Abby and Lilly)

Paulo dubs these: "Ghetto waterslide"

Moniker Abuse

Oh, heck no. There's being a mean mommy... and then there's just cruelty. I cannot believe this trend. If you think my kids have slightly unusual (I prefer "less common") names, you should see this.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1468610.ece