artist — mother — create — love — laugh — pray

This is to be a quiet place for me. A well deserved 10 minutes for a mommy to gain clarity & perspective, perhaps discover how to manage this balancing act of mine? I've also decided this to be my creative voice so you will likely see art (& artists) I admire, recipes, inspirational quotes. Or even a nod to the latest gadget/child must-have? My joys & frustrations with parenthood, work & most anything else that goes on in my oh-so-glamorous life! I'm a stay at home mommy by day. At night I read bedtime stories. When I'm not busy cutting food into small pieces, I design.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Arg!

Earlier this month I attempted a Pirate Ship Cake for Zachary's 1st birthday, it was a hit and here is how it turned out! :) Yum.


Monday, September 15, 2008

paper pregnant!

I love this saying! "Paper Pregnant". I found this at Adoption Mama. At Adoption Mamas get to be pregnant too... on paper! All the waiting sure gave me morning sickness and weight gain! This shirt will tell the world you are "pregnant" too, and when they ask you, "What is paper pregnant?"....aaahhh, you will get practice handling the art of "adoption information presentation."

Friday, September 5, 2008

loving these T's.

We're all looking to live a little more green and the best places to start is with the products we purchase and use with our children. One of the hot new Organic T-Shirt brands for babies and kids is Eco Ike, found at at ecoike.com! 100% Organic Cotton t-shirts are so soft (I want one for myself) and are even printed with water-based inks. I especially like the "I'm Organic" & "bee green"

Thursday, September 4, 2008

great shirt.


i just ran across this shirt on McCainBlogette.com (as blogged by daughter Meghan McCain).

early foreign language & fun...

Early foreign language is no longer a luxury. Little Pim is the leading producer of award-winning, language immersion DVDs for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Their mission is to make foreign language learning easy, fun and accessible for children everywhere. We currently offer three theme-based DVDs that use animation and images of real kids playing to introduce words and phrases for everyday activities. Each program is available individually or in a discounted three-disc set in Spanish, French, Chinese or English (ESL). 11 more languages are planned for release within the next two years. These include Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, German, Hindi, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, Greek, Farsi, Korean, and Swahili.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008