I'm sure I'm not alone when I say "I've been up since 4".

After one really messy diaper and a few attempts at settling, I gave up this morning.  A nasty cycle starts when all Axel can do is whine.  He whines while sleeping, he whines even while I lay with him, and this morning at 5, I gave up the charade and decided to play.  There's never a bad time to play with your kids right?

I started to play his favorite game...lick each others noses.  However repulsive this may sound to the kid-less folk out there, it is a rather amusing game.  First, I try to lick Axel's nose...usually I succeed.  Then (this is the part he doesn't quite get), he tries to lick my nose...although he doesn't move his head, so I move my nose to his tongue.

This morning as always, he started belly laughing so hard, tears were coming out of his eyes...my eyes too (although I think I was crying...hard to tell when you are so exhausted).  30 minutes went by and he had nearly laughed himself to sleep.  I was shocked that it worked the same way as crying...they both end in slumber.

At 6:40 when my day was about to begin, I heard the familiar sound of my neighbors dog barking.  Every morning without fail, the neighborhood rooster/terrier wakes us all up.  Today, just as Axel was beginning to close his eyes, just as I was beginning to sew in my mind, the familiar neighborhood sound met my hopeful thoughts and all was right with the world.

Buenos Dias!

The truth is, my first born was actually a little Jade plant.  4 homes, 1 dog, 1 baby and 1 husband ago, I had many plants.  All of my green friends perished over the years in one way or another.  One son-of-a-plant remains.

It occurred to me yesterday that I really do fuss a LOT over this plant.  Without even realizing it, I move the plant around the house during the day.  I put it outside my front door to catch the morning sun, move it into the kitchen window for afternoon warmth and return it to the entry way each night so it's ready for it's morning air.  I'm constantly feeling the soil, rescuing it from Axel and checking for new growth.

One of these days, it will grow.  In 4 years, there have been maybe 4 or 5 new leaves and about 1" of height.  I am starting to think it's one of those "love-it-to-death" type of deals.  Perhaps the plant needs me as much as I need it.

I took it's picture today in it's morning sun glory.  I love it's tiny shadow on the side of my house.  Sometimes the nameless things in our lives are the most precious.

I have a NEW pattern!  In the spirit of prom and wedding season, I have mastered the reversible, one-size-fits-all, bow tie.

The PDF Pattern is available in my shop!

Also below is an adorable pic of my dog.  He gets less and less attention, but gets cuter and cuter.  Oscar is now 3 people years old.

Due to popular demand.  I have tackled the task of creating crib linens for Stokke cribs.  These are the beautiful rounded cribs!

If you have a need for this type of bedding, contact me and I will be happy to work out a custom design for your gorgeous crib.

I decided to change my web page to reflect the coming spring.  I thought a lighter look would make up for the fact that my hair is getting darker.

Exhaustion is setting in.  Over a year with no sleep is really catching up with me.  Today on our normal walk to the post office, I actually contemplated sitting down on the side walk and just taking a rest.  The only thing stopping me was the stroller I was pushing and the constant whine coming from within.

This weekend, Axel spent a night at my parents.  Unfortunately it wasn't as serene as I imagined it.  While cleaning the garage in preparation for the 2 showings we had on Sunday, I realized that at least Axel forces upon up regular meals.  Do all mothers forget to bathe, bathroom and eat?

Anyone out there who fantasizes about living in the house of an artist or living next door to a US congressman, I encourage you to look at my home.  It is lovely and I wish it would sell sooner than later.

Being that this is house #4 for us, I am used to the whole home selling process.  It doesn't make it any easier.

Post garage cleaning on Saturday night, I was inspired in a sassy way to create some cuff links from scrabble pieces (they were in the throw pile...but being green, I rescued them).  You can find them on Etsy and ArtFire.