Pictures for Sale!

Brett has two pictures he would like to sell. They are pictures of rainbows. If you're interested, email me.

He was so cute just now. He drew these pictures and said we need to sell them. How he thought of this is beyond me. But, next week at his preschool he gets to buy Christmas presents in a little store so he's all about getting money for that. So, I told him we would put them on the computer and see if anyone wanted to buy them!

The price he tells me is $5 each. That's the price. Once again, I don't know how he came up with it but that's what he wants for them. He's my little Alex P Keaton I guess!

The Baby's Room

Ok, so these are my ideas for the baby's room. I am definintely using pink. No question about it. But, I'd also like to use the orange chair and curtains from Brett's room so I need to factor in orange to the design as well. There was this adorable pink/monkey/floral crib set from Pottery Barn Kids but I waited too long and now it's sold out. So, change of plans. Which is actually fine because who has that type of money right? And, I'm not sure if the bedding really matters a ton. Something plain and simple should work fine.

So yesterday I got a Pottery Barn Teen catalog in the mail. Usually I just recycle it but I decided to look through it as I was cooking dinner. I found the prettiest rug (see above). It's cheaper than the other one I was planning on getting and has pink, orange, brown and blue in it! I love it. Plus it's floral - something I need for my little girl! And I think I can paint some flowers on the wall to coordinate with it - not a big mural like in Brett's room, just some flowers in clusters on the wall. I wish you could see inside my head - it's a really cute idea.

So then today I was searching the web for ideas on how to paint the walls and found this picture with stripes that I recolored using the colors I want to use. I just can't decide on which combination I like the best. What do you think?

I haven't really been stressing out about her room and I'm not going to start now. I'm just going to try to work on it and hopefully get it done before she's two! I did decide though that I want to have something that I won't have to redo (like we are doing with Brett's room) when she gets a big girl bed. I think these colors will last for a while, don't you?

My friend Sally

I wanted to let you guys know about my friend Sally and what she's up to. She is a Stampin' Up demonstrator, has her own blog where she posts a cute project everyday and is currently hosting a holiday card contest. Sally is a super sweet gal, very type-A like me, and a good friend. If you need anything to do with stamping or scrapbooking be sure to check out her blog: http://stampersally.blogspot.com/.

I'm going to make a more concerted effort to post more on my blog. I used to think that only my mom and sisters checked my blog but I now know that other people do as well - such as my friend that I've known the longest (since the 4th grade) - Karen.

Ok, that's it for tonight. I need to save something for tomorrow right?

Closer to my goal

I went scrapbooking Friday night with my girlfriends. It's always a lot of fun to get together and scrapbook. It's my socializing time - kinda like a playdate for mommas. I never used to get a lot done on a scrapbooking evening - usually I'd only complete a double-page spread. But, ever since I've figured out my scrapbooking system (thanks Becky Higgins!) I've been able to get 3-4 double-page spreads done when I go scrapbooking for an evening. And this is with all the gabbing I do! Impressive, I know.

So my goal is to get Brett caught up before the baby arrives. This is a pretty big goal, probably more of a dream. However, I'm determined to get as much done as I can. I'm in a scrapbooking groove and don't have too much work at the moment. Plus, I'm too tired to do anything else but sit on my you-know-what so it's really the perfect time for me to try to get this done. I completed 4 layouts Friday night and 2 more last night when Brett went to bed. I also edited pictures for several more layouts.

Now I only have about 45 more layouts to do! Wish me luck!

Momma's Preschool Time

Ok, so I'm feeling a little bit guilty that for the past two hours while Brett has been at preschool I've been scrapbooking. I've been feeling quite pregnant lately so I decided to take a break and get some layouts done. (Although I need to do some laundry, make my dinner menu, sweep and vaccuum!) Oh well, that stuff will eventually get done. Plus, Lance doesn't read my blog so I don't have to worry about him "checking in on me"!

Check out the layouts I've done: http://home.everestkc.net/nrjordan/layouts

The Ladybug Bite

Learned something new today. Just now in fact. Ladybugs bite. I didn't think it was possible, but I have a crying 3-year-old as proof.

Here's what happened. Lance was out in the backyard mowing. Brett was in the front yard playing. I was up in the office "working" (scrapbooking ok?) and could hear Brett playing and talking out the window. All of a sudden I heard crying and screaming. I immediately ran downstairs and found Brett hysterically crying. I asked him what was wrong and he said the ladybug bit him (the ladybug was still sitting on his arm). Not believing him, I took the ladybug off him and asked where it hurt and he pointed to the exact spot where the ladybug had been. It was kinda red but I still really didn't believe him.

So we went to the backyard where daddy was and told him what happened. By this time, you could see two little welts on his arm, which clearly looked like a little bite. Lance still didn't believe it was a bite, but it was clearly something. I took Brett inside to put some medicine on it (that made it better - medicine and a band-aid). Then I came up to the office to research ladybug bites.

Apparently, the bug that bit Brett is actually an Asian ladybug (the yellow ones) and it's not really a ladybug but a beetle (I did know that from teaching insects in 2nd grade!). And these Asian ladybugs can pinch you which feel like a little sting - I'm sure a big sting to a 3-year-old! So, although these little bugs are cute and pretty - beware they do bite!