snowed in!

Again!

some post-groundhog day bliss

look what my little rascal made at school.

it's a groundhog on a popcicle stick that pops up from inside the plastic cup.

hand-painted, of course.

super cute.

for the color-challenged bride

i saw this yesterday and thought it was pretty cool.

being pretty color challenged myself (i can't match a throw pillow to the sofa to save my life), this seems pretty darn handy:

a pantone color chart designed specifically to keep your wedding's color wagon from going off into the weeds.

find more cool wedding ideas at style me pretty.

loving cb2.

who knew crate and barrell had a sister store, cb2? it's chock full of cool, fun, retro/vintage-look furniture and decor.

peruse the catalog online here and see for yourself.

oh, and thanks to sheryl and her brother with excellent taste for turning me on to cb2.

this woman amazes me

kelle and i have become blog friends and i have met her in person once.

she has been anxiously awaiting her new baby, and last week little nella cordelia arrived.

read her amazing story here - her honesty is hearbreaking, real, brave, triumphant.

read her story and leave her a comment - a word of encouragement for a woman who has more courage and love than i can imagine.

go. read it now.

Image (c) Kelle Hampton Photography/Naples, Fl.

feeling blue?

i saw this old blue beemer near my office and fell in love. loving blue today.

no sex please, we're groundhogs

seeing a groundhog (also known as a woodchuck) always puts me in a happy mood.

and so, naturally, it was pretty exciting to find this vintage children's book at goodwill for a mere 99 cents.

we were thrilled - until we got home and started reading, that is.

not only is there some mating going on (and no, i'm not ready to talk to the boy about that), but two of the baby groundhogs get killed.

killed!

yeah, not good.

if you want a book to commemorate groundhogs everywhere on this auspicious day, i suggest "groundhog gets his say," by pamela curtis swallow.

it's cute and educational,and nobody gets hurt.

or mates.

happy groundhog day! and please brake for groundhogs.

vintage books

we love books around our house. i especially like the ones that came out during the sixties and seventies.

here are a few we have found at goodwill and garage sales. also my mom (queen of all thrifters) found several of them. (thanks, mom!)

of course, sometimes these books do not deliver the magical moments you are expecting.

come back tomorrow to hear about one vintage book we found that not only failed in the magic department, it threatened to scar my child for life. (well, maybe not, but it sure traumatized me.)

the ones pictured here, however, are gems.

Snow days are fun

we stayed at our friends' house and are taking advantage of the snow day by playing in the snow and watching lots of scoobie doo. and taking naps. and eating pancakes. it's a good day.

snowed in!!

the campus is getting pretty

just snapped this as i traversed across campus.

trying to go to press in the midst of all this so i'm still at work - despite just about everybody else jumping ship (go to your safe place! go to your safe place!)

the roads are slick so we'll stay with friends tonight or go to the Hampton Inn!

hurray for snow days!

by golly, it's snowing.

that's a big deal around these parts.

While we were waiting for snow

Last night we were wild with boredom, waiting for the snow. so what else could we do but make a solar system mobile?

and yes, pluto is on there, bless his heart. we couldn't leave the poor thing out just because he's not technically a planet anymore.

Oh, and in case you are wondering, yes, it's snowing. pictures to come!

Snow day?

in honor of the snowpocalypse that is surely upon us (4 to 6 inches tonight! get to your safe place!), watch this wonderful you-tube clip of one of my favorite moments in one of my favorite movies.

we've been singing the 'snow song' all week.

fingers crossed, maybe this time we'll actually get some!

LAFFMOR? Yes, that's needed today.

it's cold out.

i'll never make deadline.

and i got a ticket this morning on the way in to work.

boo.