I sure do love this kid... (ps I'm still around)

Figured that I better post something here to prove to you that I'm still around. Little Eli loves to be held, which hasn't allowed for much crafting time, well none really. It's sort of hard to believe that I haven't cut one piece of paper for months. Starting next Weds. the boys will both be in school, at least for a couple of hours each afternoon Monday through Thursday. My hope is that Eli will start enjoying a small uninterrupted afternoon nap each day and I can get my craft on.


Last night Conner asked if we could go out on a date. How could I turn him down? So tonight after he got home from school we left Eli and Blake with Daddy and just the two of us went out. First up, dinner at Burger King (his choice) where we acted silly, took photos and Conner drew. I'm amazed at how detailed his micro images are.

Afterwards we did a little necessary shopping. Shopping with just one kid is so easy! I handed him a camera earlier in the evening and let him snap photos of anything that caught his attention which included a father and son at Costco. It is rather funny that my kid who shies away from attention had no problem snapping photos of random people he didn't know smiling at him.

We finished up out special night out with a little photo exploring at Olson Mansion. Seeing how much fun he was having snapping photos of everything made me smile. By the time we left it was nearly pitch black!

I think we'll have to plan another date real soon!

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Meet Gustavo

I'm always amazed how Brian and I will "ask" for something by describing what we want and it shows up in our life.

For instance, we described what we wanted in a couch right after building our house and no kidding Brian called one afternoon telling me that a buddy of his was giving us his couch - matching our "dream" couch description. Best of all it was free!

When we were dreaming about building the house, we "asked" for a builder who would work with our budget and while remaining realistic would not crush our aspirations. Shortly there after we were introduced to Mike Connelly, who was a pleasure to work with and was able to help us make magic with our small budget.

Last night we brought home Gustavo who is as close as possible to the dog we described as our ideal. We've always liked French Bulldogs and have dreamed about having one. Brian would have loved another boxer, but they just have so much energy and are a little bigger than I was wanting. We've love our pugs, but wanted one like Ollie who could breathe. Enter Gustavo, he is a French Bulldog / Pug mix, he looks like Ollie's redheaded twin with just the ideal amount of energy. Brian fell in love instantly and the boys just adore him. I'm pretty sure that he was destined to be ours, just like Tyson.

Yes, you could probably call me crazy bringing home a new fury family member with a 4 month old who keeps me busy. But just look at that mug, how could I not bring him home ;)

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Believe or Wonderland : Perfect Pairs for July 30 - 31

The "Perfect Pairs" available for Monday, July 30th through July 31st are the Believe Paper Pack with Holiday Pockets or Wonderland Paper Pack with Stickease.

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Sophia : Perfect Pairs for July 26 - July 29

The "Perfect Pair" for Thursday, July 26 through Sunday, July 29 is the Sophia Paper Pack and Stickease a $17.90 retail value.

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Mayberry : Perfect Pairs for July 21 - 25

The "Perfect Pair" for Saturday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 25 is the Mayberry Paper Pack and Stickease a $17.90 retail value.

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Place an online order of $75 or more in July and we’ll send you a popular paper packet and coordinating accessory—a Perfect Pair—for free! Different Perfect Pairs are available on different dates throughout the month so you’ll want to place more than one qualifying order to snatch several Perfect Pairs.

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