My future me.

I think that I may have just found the coolest new site ever.

I am a goal setter. I am a list maker. I have found that if it is written down...it will get done.

Eventually.

I used to write letters to myself about where I was and where I wanted to be and open them months or years down the road to see how far I had come in that amount of time. It really is amazing what can happen when you take the time to get that vision out of your head and in front of your eyes. Even if you don't look at it for a year.

Future me is a site where you can write a letter to yourself and it will be sent to you sometime in the future...you choose. A month. A year. Whenever.

Who do you want to be in a year? What does the future hold? You decide. Write it down, and see if you are right when you get the letter from yourself.

Fun, eh?

Lunch Quote.

Reading Sara and Abraham this morning, I remembered how much I loved opening up my school lunch bag every day and reading a quote from my mom. Sometimes it was a thought, a sweet "i love you" and sometimes it was a profound quote that took me out of my teenage mind and on to bigger and better things.

Today, I leave you with a lunch quote.

"TRY NOT. DO OR DO NOT. THERE IS NO TRY." --Yoda

I was reminded of this quote this week from my favorite site Zen Habits, and it was just what I needed. Life is not a dress rehearsal. Live every moment like you really mean it, and make every choice deliberate in creating and building your world.

Have a great day!

That's what little boys are made of.

Little boys. I just love little boys. Here are two prints that will soon be three. Can you guess what the third one will be?

I love nursery rhymes. I loved them as a kid, but even more so now. I see how they have helped Addie and Ian with their vocabulary. I just love hearing Addie walk around the house saying

"Little boy blue, come blow your horn..."
"Sing a song of sixpence..."
"Lucy Locket lost her pocket..."
"Polly put the kettle on..."

Most of these rhymes have a tune, or if I didn't know one I made one up. Nursery rhymes as well as Dr. Suess have really helped my children to learn new words. I love it!

So, I will be offering TEXT in these images. But as always, it is an option. But I really do hope that the text is kept. I just love to see little ones learn new rhymes!

And also...DUN DUN DUN...I will be offering 4 hair colors and other background colors with these prints. I get so many requests to change the hair color, etc. that this time, I am just going to make it an option at purchase. Black, brown, red and blonde. This way, every little boy can see himself in the pictures. The third will most likely be out tomorrow...but my "boys" have been waiting so long for their grand entrance, and just couldn't wait any longer! Enjoy!

Happy Site Friday

It's the weekend, and the sun is shining! Granted there is about 2 feet of snow on the ground, but with the blue sky...it's heavenly out there!

I am going to start a Friday Tradition: Happy Site Friday. As an artist, I am CONSTANTLY saving swatches of color I find on the internet, as well as the sites they come from. So today, I leave you with a happy little site : Honeybunch. Be prepared for soft, simple and vintage colors that will take you back and wish you were 7 again.

Happy Friday!

Three.

Who knows...maybe more will come. But for now, I am settled. Time for the boys.

My kids come FIRST...

...first class that is!

Running a business while running after children is always an exciting adventure! The other evening I was tending to Ian, and Kenneth was in the kitchen. Addie came up to me wanting to play with Ian, and this is what I found. "DO NOT BEND" right in the corner of her mouth. I instantly searched all over her body for any more tatoos, but didn't find any! Going into my office though, I found a few bubbled mailers completely covered in "DO NOT BEND" stamps. "I was doing my work, Mama." She is such a little mommy.

The irony in this is that Addie doesn't really bend! Two days ago, she claimed that she had a papercut on her finger. (I still don't know if she really cut herself, or if it is pretend). I put a bandaide on her finger and that was that. Well, after a hand washing, the bandaide began to peel. She needed another bandaide to keep it "stuck." After a bath, both started peeling, so she needed another. (For whatever reason, that evening wasn't one to fight her on this). Well...I am really not kidding when I say this...we haven't added any more bandaides since, but going on TWO DAYS now, she has had her left hand clinched in a fist to keep them from coming off!!! Last night I woke up at 2 am and went into her room to make sure her hand was relaxed. (I was too tired to think of taking it off while she slept!) We have tried all the little games to get her to open her hand, but to no avail. We even went out to play in the snow yesterday, and she wouldn't wear a glove because her hand was in a fist. She has ALWAYS been my stubborn and determined one. Addie was my colicky baby...the one that could only sleep in my arms while bouncing and when her head was in a certain position in the crook of my elbow. Oh, some days I wish I had the mental energy to have blogged then!

On Ian's side of the table, we had a big first yesterday!!! Ian went to the potty...kind of. He kept getting out of the bath tub, telling me he had to go potty. Well, after the 4th time of my slippery seal covered in bubble bath sitting on the porta-potty, he went....but because he is a boy, I realized maybe sitting on the potty isn't the best choice! He ended up spraying all over the floor and all over me! Oh we had a good laugh...and a good celebration. It may have been messy,but Firsts are Firsts!!

Speaking of firsts, Horray for all of you who took part in my first "BUY TWO GET ONE FREE" deal! So fun! I will be sure to do more of those! But I am going to stock the SHOP with some more goodies first!

ONE MORE DAY.

Don't forget...BUY TWO GET ONE FREE ends tonight at Midnight (MST).
Have fun in the SHOP!

Shhh....button up. It's a secret!

Well, I will tell you what ISN'T a secret:

RAINYLAKECHICK who said "I love the "This Much" the best!" is the winner of my very first giveaway! Congratulations!

But here is the secret:

I am INCREDIBLY happy that so many of you left such great comments! As an artist, a new business owner and a new blogger, it is just really great to see such a great response from all of you! Thanks! I really take to heart the comments that you leave, and I just love getting meet new people (in the blogging sense) along the way. Thanks!

As a THANK YOU GIFT for all your wonderful comments, I am offering a BUY 2 GET 1 FREE to all my blog friends. Yes, that is YOU. I am NOT going to post this on my ETSY page. Just here. This is a little experiment. So, play along!

Here are the rules:

From NOW until Tuesday Feb 5th at Midnight MST (mountain standard time) when you purchase TWO items, you can receive the THIRD item (of equal or lesser value) for free. Please DO NOT purchase your free print. Only MENTION it in the "message to seller" box at the time of purchase. The shipping price will be the same as if you had purchased two.

Good luck, have fun, and see you at my SHOP!