Salvaged Bunny

While going through lil' b clothes recently I noticed one of her favorite shirts was fraying beyond remedy and a favorite pair of tights had huge holes in the toes. One of my motto's for the New Year might be "spot keeping crap!" because I keep noticing things around the house that are in shambles but I still keep them, thus having a house bulging with too much stuff. So when I saw this, I thought, "This is crap, throw it away."(pardon the crassness) But then I had a better idea.

I realized that I love the fabric on the tights and shirt, and I should use it. So combining a worn -out pair of wool socks with the tights and shirt, I made lil' b a stuffed animal of her choice, a bunny. So here's, "Steeko" as she calls it, and she always reminds me that she's a girl bunny.

I was going to make it while she slept, but she got so mad when she heard this idea. So we spent Saturday trying to "make it together", which included a lot of frustration, love, cute moments, mess, and stuffing all over the house. Steeko's a unique and slightly ghetto new addition to our house, but made with love.

Posting Pics of Children

Today, I came across a few articles about posting pictures of children on your webpage, and it made my stomach turn. I actually feel like crying. It was so disturbing to hear what perverted people might get from a picture of a child. The articles recommended removing all pictures of your children and never using real names for their protection. I don't know what I think of all this, but I'm thinking.

I feel so saddened right now and I almost wish I hadn't stumbled upon these articles. I have loved sharing pictures of my kids. It's so fun, and probably one of my favorite things about posting! I don't know if I will change anything, but here are the articles. One is very strong, and not necessaryly my opinion just something to think about.

http://millenniumhippies.blogspot.com/2005/05/otherwise-known-as.html

http://urbansemiotic.com/2005/07/13/take-your-children-offline-now/


Hey, mamas. Tell me what you think.

Coast

Nikkor 50 mm 1.8 lens

I just got myself a hold of one of these last night due to some wonderful people, my uncle and ma mere, who gave me xmas money!!!! B and I took a few shots around the house, and we were amazed at how brilliant the shots were. This lens is incredible. I'm so excited to get to play around with it some more.

Holiday 2007 Update

Here's a ton of pics from the Holidays!
We got a box from Amazon which became a boat, obviously, which made for great brother and sister time. Here's lil'b smothering Bug, inspecting Bug, scaring Bug, and sharing box with Bug.










Here's Christmas time B.








Belle in a box.








Beam time Christmas!
Grandma Mern and Lil' B
Here's my moo making Buttermilk pancakes, and my uncle, who's awesome, and brother Max playing with the Nerf gun we bought him.














It snowed!!!!










Handsome Bug

This is the face he makes all the time now.

























Here we are.

Yummy Handmade Bûche de noël

I know it's after Christmas, but I just had to post this when I saw it. I love handmade things like this. It's Kayte Terry’s handmade softie Bûche de Noël. I have Christmas decorations from Anthropology that look like cupcakes and a gingerbread roll. They are so wonderful and so is this piece of art. Hope your Christmas was wonderful!

Here's Another Good One

This one is so classic. I had to put it up there. If you don't know Bing Crosby, you should, especially in the field of Christmas albums. This has all the greats, with Bing's beautiful crooner voice, some slow and beautiful like Silent Night, and some extra festive like Jingle Bells. A few of the songs have the wonderful Andrew Sisters, referred to as the singing sweethearts of World War II who also sang " Mr. Sandman" and "The Boogle Woogy Buggle Boy", whose "engaging harmonies" bring energy and spunk . Here they are in all their glory. If you haven't heard this album and you enjoy Christmas music, you should give it a listen.