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Insta-Friday

5.10.2013

Little moments. They’re the ones that count, right? The moments we tend to capture on our cell phones? Here’s a look into what I snapped this week
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Moments filled with my sweet dawg. Damn, I love him. And damn, he is BIG.

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Moments filled with joy when I see my almost-finished kids bathroom! What’s missing? Obviously the toilet. And then finishing touches like the decorative shower curtain, window treatment, etc. I can’t wait to share everything we’ve learned about having to custom build a shower for a small space and about having to purchase teeny tiny toilets and Ikea vanities vs. standard big box stores and so so so much more.

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Sandy moments. Volleyball season started this week wit a bang! Or a loss. Call it what you will, our team still stinks! But we’re ok with that. This year, we will have team shirts, so at least we’ll look like professional losers.

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Yummy moments. A giant box of fair trade, organic chocolatey goodness appeared on my doorstep yesterday thanks to a klout perk. This bar? Divine. Absolutely. I need to find where I can buy it.

my-fair-milwaukee-fabric-modern-yardage

Crafty moments. Love love love this fabric!! I need to get some. It depicts Milwaukee in such an awesome way…the knotty pine that can be found in so many basements, the cream city brick, the lighthouses in Lake Michigan, her brew city fabric, and the ‘my fair milwaukee’ fabric depicting milwaukee’s famous architecture. She even has a humboldt park fabric.

best-friends-school-age

Moments filled with beauty. I chaperoned a field trip to the Mitchell Park Domes earlier this week. In the show dome, I managed to snap a pic of Norah and one of her school BFFs, Mckenna. I love that she won’t tie herself to one friend and has several girls that she is equally good BFFs with.

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Artsy moments. Practicing my chalkboard art skills. Also, I still need work.

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And colorful moments. Its coming along. Not all up, nor is my piece de resistance. The deer is from Salty Bison that I purchased at the Queen Bee Market, as is the globe printed on the dictionary page. The print is from Yellow Heart Art. Photography is by Page Kuepper Photography.

Linking up with Jeannett from Life Rearranged for Insta-Friday to celebrate those moments.

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What I Wore | Rules Not Apply

5.08.2013

Mother’s Day is around the corner. And I am totally hoping for some spa time. Because mama desperately needs a big, fat pedicure. Tis sandal season and I have the worst heels you ever done seen! Its an embarassment to men and women alike!
Anyway, I digress. Here’s what I was spotted in this past week…

cardi- Stitch Fix | tank + shoes- Target |jeans- Gap | necklace- Walmart

A springtime staple of sorts. I ran errands, did yardwork, and went to a little neighborhood jam at the bakery. Love this kind of practical, yet not sloppy outfit.

jeans- Gap | tee- Forever 21 | wedges + belt- Target

I totally ditched those old fashioned rules about not wearing white before Memorial Day. We had a meeting with the school guidance counselor in the morning to talk about some middle school stuff. Later in the day when I changed in order to garden, spray paint, and whatnot, the husband commented on how I had looked so nice. Aw. (maybe I should ruin these ill-fitting jeans. It would give me good reason to buy a comfy pair!!!

jeans- Target | top + tee- Old Navy | sandals + belt- Target | necklace- Forever 21 | bracelet- Charming Charlie

The dog was bound and determined to be in the photos. Oh well.

dress- Old Navy | capri leggings- Kohl’s | sandals- Target | necklace- Create Joy from Snap, c/o The R House Couture | bracelet- Tiffany&Co.

Linking up this week with Lindsey for What I Wore Wednesday

and Alison of Get Your Pretty On for the weekly I Feel Pretty

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The Generation Gap

5.07.2013

I grew up a child of the 70′s. And in my youth, I can recall times that I wished I had “normal” albums to listen to while my friends and I roller skated in my basement, but looking back, I am so very grateful for the music that my parents exposed me to.

Sure, eventually I owned Michael Jackson’s Thriller album. But I also often listened to The Mamas and The Papas, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, The Moody Blues, The Beatles (Sgt. Pepper), and well…the list goes on. Needless to say, I developed a taste for rock and roll. I truly appreciate good rock and roll. The Black Keys? Awesome. They channel so much Led Zeppelin that its amazing. Others I’d put on my list : Muse, The Strokes, The Killers, U2, Foo Fighters, The White Stripes, The Fratellis, and The Raconteurs. I also have a soft spot for good rappers. They are the most talented poets ever.

No, I do not like Bruno Mars. Sorry.

So how do my music tastes affect my children?

Going waaaay back, we were never the type of parents to play kiddie music in the car. Ever. The kids listened to what we listened to. But now that they are older, they are developing their own tastes. And their tastes seem to be gravitating towards pop/top 40. They have their playlists and pandora stations they listen to at home. And we do let them listen to some of their favorite songs in the car. But there are times that we find the opportunity to try and bridge that generation gap. And we torture them with my music. There’s been comments such as, “this sounds like country!” to, “this just plain sucks. why would anyone like this.” But I’d like to think that I am opening their worlds and someday, hopefully, they will thank me for it.

Other things I make my kids do?

Dress up nice and take dance classes. Ha. They thank me for it. He absolutely loves loves loves Mad Hot Tap and Ballroom and can be found doing his dance moves in the house at any point during the day. And I love watching him. And they’ve only been doing this for 2 months!

Click here for videos of the performances for swing | latin | funk

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Teacher Appreciation Gift Guide

5.02.2013

I admire my kids teachers. I really do.
And its not because I once was one of them.
The teachers that my kids have actually inspire my kids to want to learn. The things that my kids come home and tell me just amaze the pants off of me on a daily basis!

So when Teacher Appreciation Week rolls around (or, em, Staff Appreciation, as we call it in our school), I look at it as the perfect opportunity to express our family’s thanks to these wonderful people!!

Some time ago (way before I was president of the PTA), some person came up with the brilliant idea to provide all the staff with a survey of their favorite things: drink, flowers, places to eat, shop, pamper themselves, etc. And it even includes things that they’d rather not get. And the top 3 items that appear on those lists? 1- things with apples, 2-lotions and candles, 3-mugs.

So with that in mind, I’ve created a board on Pinterest to help you out. However, I do have to share the #1 idea that I found because its brilliant and it made me laugh. And because everyone (and I mean everyone) loves a gift card.

(she has ones for Target and Starbucks, as well, that are equally funny)

Other great gift ideas: personalized stationary | coffee cuffs or mason jar wraps | offering to take the teacher’s recess duty | offer to bring the teacher in lunch for the day | offer to clean the teacher’s classroom | bring the teacher in some of her favorite flowers-picked from your yard, perhaps- and a handmade card from your child

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What I Wore Wednesday

5.01.2013

Another Wednesday, another day closer to SUMMER!!!

And Wednesday means that its time to link up with Lindsey

For me, this is inspiration time. Time to see what other stay at home (or work out of the home) moms are wearing. Time to see current fashions. And time to hold myself accountable for putting a little effort into my everyday routine of getting dressed.

Mint madness!!! I picked up these mint pants at the Gap, as well as this white top. While I love love love the color of the pants, I am terribly fearful of staining them in the Wisconsin springtime. Not well thought out. But this top? Oh so comfy. Totally my style.

pants + top- Gap | shoes- Target | jacket- Old Navy | Petunia Bloom- The Sweetest Petunia | sunnies- Anthropologie

This weekend the weather was gorgeous. I had to change out of my gardening gear to head to Norah’s soccer game, so I threw on something casual and comfortable. The jury is still out on these Gap boyfriend jeans I picked up last year. I think they are not flattering at. all.

jeans- Gap | flops- Sanuk via REI | top- Old Navy | belt + sunnies- Target

I recently had some of those Old Navy dollars to throw around, so I picked up this maxi dress and am so happy I did! Its terribly comfortable and it hides a food pregnancy (bonus!)

dress- Old Navy | shoes- Target | necklace- F21 | bracelet- boutique

That’s my stinkeye look. Ha.

jeans-Gap | sandals- Target | top- Piko via Anthropologie | earrings- F21 | bracelet- Sage & Harper via QBM

Have you heard of the Printed Palette? I saw their goodness in person at the Queen Bee Market and just love some of their stuff. Their shirts drape so nicely and the fabrics are oh so soft!

Feelin’ like a farm gal, yo.

jeans- Gap | sandals- Target | top- Old Navy | earrings- Kohls | belt- H&M

Link up with me and play along? Links to Lindsey and Alison’s blogs are below

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