Its the little things

I downloaded a new camera for my Droid.  I totally heart Amazon's free app of the day.

This is called paper camera.  It has about 12 different settings.  It makes a morning walk with Atticus in the damp drizzle look a lot more exciting...

Who, being loved, is poor? ~ Oscar Wilde

Time

Proof I've been cooking...

Rice (for Atticus), cheese tortellini, and pasta & artichoke salad.

This...and the dishwasher full of pots and pans.  Today was the first day I actually used all 4 burners on the stove at once. 

Thats what happens when I have time on my hands.

I'm ready for a nap, but I have zumba in about an hour and a half.  I'm considering whether I want to do an hour of aqua zumba as well.  We'll see how I feel.

Its my Monday, after being off for 5 days.  I have less than no desire to go back to work.

Tonight's going to be a long one.

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. 

~ Mark Twain

This is what happens when girls get together...

I totally sprung for flowers.

toes are always funny looking...even when freshly covered in polish.

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.
~ Thomas Jefferson

Yup...yet another bag...

For my friend Katie's birthday.  Conveniently, we were born the same year...

The front...

The back...

The inside....the pocket has felt at the top so it can be easily seen amongst all those bees...

In keeping with the "old" fabric and the burlap straps...an authentic antique leather button!

I also whipped up a ring...just for fun....

And a card...

Happy birthday my friend!

"Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is Patience."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Loot from the run

Trust that little voice in your head that says "Wouldn't it be interesting if..."  And then do it. 

~ Duane Michals

Hell Run!

 

Courage is a kind of salvation. ~ Plato

Happy birthday Jason!

Today has been one of those recharge days.  Originally it was meant to be a change-from-graveyard-to-dayshift-sleep-pattern-so-I-can-wake-up-early-tomorrow type of days, but after I immediately fell asleep after sitting down in my comfy chair this morning (I HAD meant to stay up for several more hours), the original plan kinda fell apart.

So instead, I actually got some sleep, and after waking have been lazing around in my PJs, drinking coffee and catching up on internet world instead.  Also have been having long texting conversations and am currently up to 5 concurrent WordFeud games.  My phone beeps about once every minute.  Until about a minute ago, Atticus was snoring beside me, making best use of his time as well.

I should probably be doing something more constructive, like washing the mound of dishes in the sink, making dinner, or trying to find the waiver for Hell Run tomorrow, but lately I've found I just need to chill out more often:  stop thinking, stop doing, and just relax and enjoy the moment. 

*deep sigh*

Moment is just about over...I'm out of coffee and I'm hungry.

But back to the original title of this post.  What I didn't put was "extremely belated' in there, but you've come to expect that from me this year, so I figure it would be redundant to put that in there.

I was inspired by this tutorial, but I tried to make it a little bit more manly.  Tried.  Oh, and I lined it...



A fun winter hat!!!



Made of old tshirts and exposed seamery....

See?   :)

Lined with blue fleece that reminds me of cookie monster's fur....



Modeled by someone with a decidedly smaller head...



How could I forget the card?

Just in case you were wondering, my brother in law did ask for a winter hat.  He just didn't give any specifications other than his head size. 

Happy super belated birthday, Jason!

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts. ~ Author Unknown