happy new year! i hope it is. i actually have goals set this year. i never do things like that. or resolutions. but i'm gonna start things off nice and slow. well here is a simple woman's day book.                             

Outside my window...dark, cool and quiet.

I am thinking...about making my list. and putting it down in writing.

I am thankful for...a good cry. sometimes they come from nowhere but leave you feeling refreshed.

From the kitchen...shrinky dinks. my absolute most favorite quiet craft with the boys. and i don't care how wrong melting plastic in the oven is.

I am wearing...pajamas. shocker.

I am creating...a clean and well organized home. also adding little touches here and there for cozyness, creativity and color. so cheese. but so true.

I am going...to start running again. oh, you didn't know i stopped? yeah i have to pick sewing or running. since i am on a sewing hiatus 'til the new machine comes, running it is. plus the weight gain. oh and i signed up for this little run. the only run i plan to do this year.

I am reading...the lovely bones. it was on sale at target. why not? right. quit rolling your eyes at me. well it is going...i will report back the final verdict.

I am hoping...henry adapts to his new schedule well. that boy can stay up until 11. he is crazy. all while in a dark room with me laying down with him. still awake. tossing and turning. we start between 8 and 9. i don't think starting earlier will do. but maybe an earlier nap time. then an earlier bedtime.

I am hearing...a disney movie.

Around the house...quiet house. laundry is folded now to put it away. Christmas is still up, and will be for a few more days. :)

One of my favorite things...henry. and his haircut. so cute. he looks so much like liam when he was two. plus he is such a cuddly kissy " i'ya'-you mommy" all the time kid.

A few plans for the rest of the week: mom's group starts back up again this week. dr's appointment for henry. liam is back at the old grind so we are re-adjusting. Epiphany lessons and carols at church on friday.

Here is picture for thought I am sharing...

i desperately need to change the setting on my camera before i take anymore pictures. it is set at sizing them at 480x600. not good. i thought it was but now not so much. i'm still learning.

i totally won something. i have never won anything before. well, i did win a trip to hawaii when i was 19 or 20. i was on a now defunct game show on a not-so-music-television channel but since my show never aired i never actually got to go. boo.

but now i have a brand spanky new sewing machine! perfect since my sweet little beginner janome 405* is being a punk lately. seriously sooooo stoked. i entered to win everything apartment therapy has going for their 2009 holiday giveaway and this is what i won? can you say blessed?

God is so good. oh, this advent has been so filled with many surprises. so many lessons. well here she is. i think i am going to name her "annie-bug" a nickname my mom loathed when she was a wee little lady. well here is to you mom. thanks for teaching me that to make is to love. ha, so cheesy. loves it.

Janome DC 2010

*i do highly reccommend the 405. it is so simple and nice. i have had it for 5 years and this would be its first servicing.

SHAWNA from the heart of TEXAS!!! YIPPEE! I will be contacting ya'll soon. probably through fb. evelyn is gonna be as cute as a texas bluebell...or whatever girls in texas are 'as cute as'. because she is a cutey. even henry agrees.

congrats! now admire these eternal helium balloons...

handmade balloons by Clementine Henrion found via papier-mache. awesome.

last chance to win the hot air balloon tank pictured below. i will close the giveaway this monday TUESDAY afternoon, west coast time. pacific, whatever. to win you must go to our friendkidly shop and leave a comment here after this blog post about which item is your favorite. leave your name and that is all. the kids are gonna pull the winners name out of a hat tonight after dinner. this is gonna be good. they are so stoked.

i carry it in size 12-18mos. - 2T - 4T - 6Y - 8Y - 10Y...you get to pick the size!

don't forget the giveaway for the hot air balloon tank. 3rd picture. so freakin' cute!