Now Thats Holiday....

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Happy 4th of July

One ghetto kiddie pool: $10.Old Navy Bikini I probably wouldnt wear in public: $20Being able to sit in my backyard, avoiding the Jersey Shore holiday traffic + the trek to the over-crowded beaches...

3 Little Piggies Gift

Just wanted to share one of my Misters Fathers Day gifts. {Yes, Im aware that Im a week late on this post... summer and all}. When I saw this, I just couldnt resist, seeing as how we have 3 little...

CM Get Away 2011...+ Our Tattoos From Last Week

This weekend we took off to Cape May, NJ for our annual overnight trip. Well, this year, my Mum took the Monks + Fif down for the overnight while my Mister, baby Liam-b and myself drove down the...

Vulture Yoga

Just for fun, wanted to share a bit of art by an "anonymous to some" artist friend of mine... Vulture Yoga: an art practice..performing lower,dis-respected and sometimes illegal forms of art,while...

Harry Potter Exhibit NYC

We spent Fathers Day in NYC attending the Harry Potter Exhibit! Actually, the outing was a gift from my Father {aka, Pappy} to the Fif for her Birthday. I always appreciate these outing/gifts from...

Like it says on the card...

To all the dads {especially my Mister}, who hear this phrase many times a day and respond in stride, rather than running to hide...You are wished a very Happy Fathers Day!~ J., you are the best...

{This Moment}: Chicken Yoga

A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If youre inspired to do the...

The Front Yard Farm: June Update

Here is our Front Yard Farm, to date.... and I cant begin to tell you how astonished I am by how well everything is growing! Really, astonished! Im sure Ive mentioned that neither my Mister nor I...

A Honey Bee Birthday for a Most Bee-utiful Little Miss....EPIC

Ah, would the phrase, "Better late than never" be appropriate here? Indeed! A full week + a HALF after the little princesss "bee-day" soiree I am finally getting the post on this lovely event,...

Stitch Nation Yarn...

Ive been thoroughly enjoying this Stitch Nation yarn by Debbie Stoller. I happened accross it in the local big chain craft store near us and was instantly smitten! The colors are so vibrant +...

Motherhood, Little Shoes & Loose Associations

This past sunday was the Fifs 4th Bee-Day soiree, which I had posted a sneak peak of on friday. The weekend was a whirlwind of shopping, cleaning, crafting + baking...but Im ever so happy to report...

Bee Day Soiree Sneak Peek

As promised...here is just a bit of what has been keeping me busy as a bee lately. The Fifs Bee-Day party... Yes, this Queen Bee has been list making, baking + crafting away in preparation for the...

Where you been lady?

Do you remember the childrens book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst? It seems that poor Alexander just cant catch a break as we follow him through his...

Black + White for Baby + ME!

Right around the time I became pregnant with my smallest of guys, I had been doing a good amount of sewing. No, actually, I was attempting to start up at Etsy shoppe and was preparing to do a craft...

Shopping Find of the Weekend...

It is muggy + humid as can be today...after what seems like an eternity of rain. Ive been a bit more laxed when it comes to posting lately...but I suppose since Im done with work for the summer,...

{This Moment}: My Seedlings

A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If youre inspired to do the...

Hot for Teacher, Vol.7: The Toile Dress

Here it is, the last Hot for Teacher post for this school year. And I have to say that this is one of my favorite outfits to date!Toile Dress: Marshalls {circa 2005}Cardigan, Socks + Boots:...

Cart before the Horse

We had a bit of a blogspot melt down last friday, and I lost my original post from Mamas Day. Uber- frustrated, I reposted a more Cliffs Notes style version of the original. However, if you had...

A Wee Vacation...

I am pleased to say that as of today, I am a free woman! Yes, the spring semester at the college is over. I have submitted all of my grades + I dont have any classes to teach until autumn. Woohoo!...

A thought for the weekend...

Mamas Day on the Farm

The Blogger site kind of crashed today, erasing my last post on my Mamas Day...so Im just gonna give the Cliffs Notes version in Photo form...plus the last paragraph I was able to recover!:::...

Mamas Day on the Front Yard Farm

Youre probably all set on Mamas Day by now...but in order to include a "finished photo" in my post, well, I just had to wait...So here is a snippet of my Mamas Day! I awoke to flowers, home made...

Happy Mamas Day

Ill save super-sappy for another day...instead, Ill simply say that there has been nothing in my life that can compare to being a mama + raising my 3 littles. It is only my hope that my little folk...

{This Moment}: Chicken Mama

A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If youre inspired to do the...

Hot for Teacher, Vol. 6: Say "Yellow!"

I always laugh when I type the title of this section. Ah, to play on words! Originally intended as a mock on an 80s song; all things are interpreted differently + mean different things to different...

Hot for Teacher, Vol.5: Asian Influence

It has been a while since I have posted one of these volumes...which is not to say that I havent been teaching or wearing clothes! Its just that sometimes Im just in too much of a rush to snap a...

Knitting Hats...Sort Of

Today I awoke to a beautiful sunny spring morning. Of all of the things I could have thought of; rather randomly, kintting came to mind. You see, I had a truly wonderful nights sleep last evening....

Current Events...

When I was growing up, I attended Private/ Catholic schools, where kiddos came to be educated from a variety of different towns relatively close by. My bestest of friends was Ildiko. She and her...

Shhh!...Ye Shall Not Eat Pasta + Post...

Sorry friends, nothing scandalous to report...although I have had a wee bit o wine + am currently indulging in a small {ahem, MEDIUM} vat of leftover veggie pasta at 11pmon a sunday night. We are...