Pure Bliss!

I love this ad that I found in a magazine!

This is how I feel about housekeeping-

I would much prefer to have a party and hang from a chandelier then clean, dust, vacuum, sweep etc...

I also love that the gal has red hair and is wearing a ballgown.

How appropriate!

Sometimes we take life to serious and focus on the negative-

we need to remember to let loose and think happy thoughts.

The world is our oyster!

Paris for Kids?

Brock hasn't been born yet and already I have big dreams for him and our family.

It all starts with seeing his dad hold him for the first time, telling him I love him, singing him the Michigan fight song, and reading Where the Wild Things Are .

When he is a little bit older and has a sibling(s) we will bake gingerbread men, make wishes and blow dandelions in the backyard, take the dogs for walks, look for caterpillars, take pictures of clouds.....

Not once had I considered taking him to Paris! It is one of the most beautiful and magical cities in the world and when Joe and I visited there 2 years ago we had an amazing time eating crepes next to the Eiffel Tower, seeing Monet's waterlilies, having a french Starbucks.

Then I read an article in one of my favorite magazine's, http://www.cookiemag.com. They described how with kids you can see a city in a whole new playful light. Whether you are having an ice cream cone outside the Louvre, or pushing a sailboat in a Parisian fountain, or riding the enchanted carousel for the one hundredth time, Paris is not just a cultural experience it is also a whimsical one at that. With kids you will see things from their younger and fresher perspective and appreciate the little things life has to offer, not just the stuffy museums and bad food.

As for me and Brock I think we will start with exploring the backyard and go from there.

Baby Brock!

There are many special milestones in a pregnancy.

The first is the pregnancy test, followed by seeing the heartbeat, feeling the first kick, seeing the first fuzzy ultrasound, buying maternity pants....

All important and meaningful but still 6 months into the adventure a woman might not feel like it is really real!

But it is real and he has his own room with his name in it!

Brock's due date is April 6, 2008

And his mum and daddy already love him to the moon and back!

Autumn Leaves and Grandparents

I apologize for not posting sooner. I had some loose ends I needed to tie up and many magical thoughts that needed sorting.

Here is a picture of the card my grandmother Mimi sent me for Halloween.

She said that it reminded her of my favorite movie, Wizard of Oz. She is very special to me and I have so many fond memories of her from my childhood. I liked her chocolate chip cookies, and going for walks around her neighborhood pond, reading joke books, and having her special punch on Christmas Day......

Grandparents are so important to their grandchildren.

They are friends, teachers, mentors, and heroes.

They are loved.

Always and forever.

Texas Coast

Photographic proof of the beautiful coastline of Galveston, Texas. Joe and I paid a visit to Houston last week, stopped by and saw the Kemah Boardwalk, and felt real Texas sand under our toes.
Here is what we saw:

Books come in all Shapes and Sizes....

Thanks to my mum, a retired librarian, and her mum a retired volunteer librarian, I have developed a deep love and respect for books and the importance of reading. One summer when I was a young girl, my family started a competition with my brother and I to see how many books we could finish before the school year started. I finished that summer break with some 70 books read! I just read and read and read......
Now that I am older I belong to a bookclub and read a book a month with them and I also enjoy books that I spot at the bookstore that I have heard of or that catch my eye. I also enjoy childrens' books and have been collecting them with my mum for years. Recently I purchased a delightfully wonderful Beauty and Beast book at a used bookstore in my neighborhood. I just love the illustrations and wanted to share them with you. It is written by Max Eilenberg and illustrated by Angela Barrett.

Anthropologie

Have you ever walked into a store and thought it was created just for you? I never felt that way until I walked into an Anthropologie store in Colorado on my way to moving to Dallas, Texas. The shopping trip starts with an enchanting window display usually overflowing with magical tree branches and sparkling chandeliers. Inside they have candles burning a warm scent. Everywhere you look they have feminine skirts and ruffled blouses combined with pink champagne glasses and crystal doorknobs. I swear when I leave I am ready to go back home with my polka dotted butterfly plates and have a tea party in honor of this delightful establishment. These are some pages from their most recent Fall catalog. Simply delicious!
http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp