It's finally here!

Spring I mean. It's finally nice and consistently warm. And I am loving it!

Yesterday we ate breakfast on our deck. It was quiet and peaceful on a warm Sunday morning. We heard the birds chirping and the grass was green. It was such a lovely little slice of time that didn't last long enough. I'm looking forward to many more weekend breakfasts on the deck this summer.

In the afternoon we took a walk around the neighborhood. JM and I chatted and thought about all our blessings. BG pointed out the flowers, birds, animals, and bugs. I love this time of year.

Beg, Borrow, and Blog

Bloggy friends, I need your help. Next month I will be participating in my first outdoor craft show to sell my jewelry. I will be in the boutique for our city's summer celebration. I'm really excited about the opportunity and the exposure and hope to make some sales too.

The boutique is all day Friday and Saturday in a park. In June. Do you see where I'm going with this? It will be hot. I am trying to find a 10x10 tent to use. I'm hoping that one of you might have one you would graciously let me borrow. Or know someone who might. I know I could buy one of my own or even rent, but I'm not sure if I will continue doing outdoor shows. It this turns out to be a good thing for business, I will absolutely buy my own. However, until I know for sure, I'd rather not make that kind of large investment. So, does anyone have access to a 10x10 tent you are willing to let me use for a few days next month? Would it help to bribe you with using my new power sander?

Mother's Day

My Mother's Day was nice. JM was not feeling well so I still had all the mom duties for a Sunday. On Saturday we took a trip to Home Depot to get my gift. Before you cringe, it was what I asked for. This is what JM bought me for Mother's Day.A power sander! Yes, I am really excited about it. Our garage is filling up with furniture waiting to be sanded and painted. Now I won't have to sand by hand and this will do a much better job. We were going to hit the paint dept too, but JM wsa not feeling well. After spending time picking out flowers from the garden center, he was ready to head home.

I hope all you other mothers out there had a great Mother's Day!

Writers Workshop: Babies

I'm trying this new thing at work. It's called actually working instead of blogging. So that's why this post is coming up so late in the day.

When I saw Mama Kat's writing prompts, I knew I HAD to participate.
2- Do you want a baby?

YES!!!!!!!!!!

Is that a little too strong? Well, I figured this was the perfect excuse to write about our official status of TTC (Trying to Conceive).

When I first got married and we discussed child spacing, I thought 2 years apart was perfect. I grew up in a family where we are all about two years apart and it seemed to work fine. Now that I have a child, two years it too close for me. (I've read all the pros and cons on spacing too, I said FOR ME. Not judging anyone else's decision.) I think three years apart would have been great, but someone else was not on board 8 months ago. Now that BG is almost three, it will most likely end up 3.5 to 4 years apart. Which is fine.

I have started tracking my BBT (basal body tempurature) which involves taking my temp every morning before I get out of bed. JM likes to laugh at me for that, because I wake up just long enough to pop it in my mouth then fall back asleep until it beeps. I think he's actually nervous I will either choke on it or stab him in the eye.

I'm not such a patient person and I'm definitely a planner. So not being able to conceive when I want to is a challenge for me. We got pregnant really quick with BG, but some things have changed medically and it might take a little longer this time around. So yes, we are trying, I am thrilled, and hope to get prenant soon!

Tiny Tidbits

*** BG likes to hold up her middle finger and say "Dat bad." JM likes to accuse me of teaching her such gestures, but I really didn't! (Ok, maybe but not like that!) She did it one day and I told her that's not nice and we don't hold up just that finger. Since then, she has been showing off her new knowledge.

*** Last night JM was looking in the fridge when he turned to me and asked "Did BG drink my last juice box?" Funny, I thought we bought those for her, not Daddy.

*** BG insisted on having her hair curled today. It turned out really cute but takes longer than a wiggly toddler likes to hold still. I spent most of the time yelling at her asking her to hold still.

Victory! I hope...

Sunday marks the second day of wearing big girl panties with no accidents - including naps! (For BG. Not me, just in case there was any confusion.) She has even woken up in the morning dry on a few occasions. I am hoping praying we are fully potty trained so we can move on from diapers. The next you see BG, ask her which princess is on her panties that day. She is so proud.

One project down,many more to go

Disney was fantastic but I'm glad to be home and getting back in the swing of things. My husband has been on a business trip which means I have been frantically making use of crafting time while he is away. I have several projects that were waiting painting and I have worked on them and even completed one! Remember how my mom helped me sew this fantastic letter S? I put it in a frame I had and it's been hanging on the wall. But the frame was a mahogany color and I didn't like the contrast on the black fabric. I have been planning on painting it and finally got it done. Here is the frame before...

And here it is after. Much better. I really didn't like that gold matting.

Ok, so it's kind of hard to tell in these pics but I am liking it much better. I even hung it at the height I want it (as opposed to the height where there was already a hole in the wall. JM is irrationally protective when it comes to putting new holes in the wall.)

Here are a few things I've learned while working on these projects. I'm still in the middle of painting a few other things too.

1. You should NOT use the same place on the drop cloth to paint something white after you have painted something black. You end up getting black smudges on what you are trying to paint white.
2. Lots of spray painting will eventually leads to muscle strain and stiff fingers.
3. It takes MANY cans of spray paint to do a whole bed, even a toddler bed.
4. I'm a pretty lazy spray painter. I spray in one long continuous stream instead of short bursts as recommended. I'm also too lazy to wipe away drips. I wait for it to dry before hosing it down again with enough to cover the drip.
5. I have no idea how to determine if a project calls for spray paint or regular paint. I'm thinking I should have gone for regular paint on the toddler bed. I will certainly buy a can for when I get to the dresser.

If any of you out there are wiser than me on this last problem, please enlighten me!

Linking to Remodeling Guy and Hooked on Houses.