Unexpected Perspective

One of the best parts about creating your own offspring is watching them grow.

While I may tear up when I look at their baby pictures, I love to see how far they have come.

Mya is learning sign language.

Sophie can write her name.

Even though the thought of having teenagers makes me cringe, I cannot wait to see the smart young ladies they will grow into.

Epic Quilt

This past Christmas, I made Denny the most awesome quilt ever.

Behold.


This quilt is a jumble of hand stenciled patches, old t-shirts, woven fabrics, and so on.



I've slowly shifted Denny's wardrobe from his high school blackness, to prettier nerd shirts.

I had a giant 10 gallon container full of shirts, and didn't know what to do with them.


Now they are forever immortalized in the awesome quilt.

While the shirts are super, my favorites are still the hand painted ones.

Ron Swanson


Horde


Howl (my fave)


Our silhouettes from our engagement pictures. (my 2nd fave)



Being as this is the first quilt I've ever made, I'm super proud of it.


And just because they are adorable... some pictures of the girls. :)
I love their matching shirts!

Guess What I did...

Yup....

That beautiful, curly hair.... the hair I waited 4 years for....

Chopped it off!



Sophie has asked me several times to cut her hair, but I was always able to persuade her not to.
Today, she decided she was "for sure" about it.

So I cut it!

"Do you just want me to cut a little off?"

"No, I want it shoooooooooooooort."

"Like to your shoulders?"

"No, to my neck!"



Oh how I love those curls.


I must say, I am a fan.


As is she.

Miss Mya Loves Ice Cream

I mean LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVES it.















See?

Everyday Tools

In case you haven't noticed by now, I'm trying yet again (year number 3) to work my way through Let's Do 52. 1 picture every week, all year. I've only ever made it about halfway through the year, so we'll see how this goes.

Anyway.

Here are my "everyday tools".



These little pills are what kept me from ending up on the late night news.

I try very hard to be open about the struggles I face in life. I know how crushing it can be to need help, and feel like a failure. In our society, being sad is a weakness. Only losers need help.

Poppycock.

Truth of the matter, EVERONE needs help.
My help just comes in the form of a little sky-blue pill.

My hopes is that somewhere, someone will be positively affected by my openness.

What is life for, if not bettering the world somehow.