The Glitter Workshop Dish

A Very Tiny Harvest

After I walked back from taking Zoe to the summer school bus I decided this morning was a great time to do a little weeding. I didn’t frantically grab huge handfuls like I usually do, instead I methodically got down and picked them out one by one. Sure, there are still about 1,000,000 to go, but the morning was too perfect to worry about all of those. I focused on the cool breeze, the beautiful colors of the flowers (wether they be intentional flowers or flowering weeds..), and the blessed life the goddesses have given me. For a moment I thought how it felt like fall instead of the end of June, but I didn’t grumble or moan about it to myself, I remembered all the things I love about fall, with the larger harvests, the pumpkin patches, the cool air.

I then walked in the back yard, which I usually wish wasn’t so cluttered (well, a huge pool will do that…), or so close to the neighbors, or home to a falling down shed, and that’s when I noticed there were raspberries to pick!

I keep wishing that our house was bigger, or cleaner, or that I could muster up the energy at night to run around with the girls and play instead of plopping myself down in front of the tv or reading in bed, or that we had more money to do more things, or buy more things… but what does any of that matter? Well, besides the more energy to play with the kids.. but that will come too. I won’t be pregnant forever (well, hopefully???? right????) and tonight we are planning some tv off family time with Zoe (Darby won’t be home til late).

I am just grateful. That is all. Sometimes I need to give myself a little shake (ok, sometimes a big shake) and open my eyes and tell them to see what my heart already knows… I am blessed.

The Lake, The Weekend, & Exciting News!

So, what is this almost eleven month old so excited about?

Well, beside the fact that it will be his big b-day in one month (yikes!! I gotta start prepping…), he’s going to be a big brother to a little sister!

That’s right. We had our ultrasound today and got to see our perfectly healthy, wonderful little girl waving and stretching out her legs.

Jerome and I are absolutely thrilled. Not that it wouldn’t have been great to use all the boy stuff we saved (I’m sure a lot of it we can still use..), but it will be fun to have another girl. Poor Jerome and Henri are going to be so outnumbered! So we are over half way to meeting little MS. Bean.

Besides the anticipation of waiting for today, we have been busy with trips to the cottage and fireworks.

We headed up this weekend and Henri had his first experience in Lake Michigan. Here are a few pics including some totally amazing wind turbines that we saw on the way up, Henri and I at a fabulous little diner we found in Neenah, and misc. water and family pictures (Grandpa is one of Henri’s favorite people…)..

Last night was Rhthym and Booms down the street from our house. Evidentally it’s something like ‘the midwest’s largest fireworks’ or something… Henri was asleep, and stayed that way, which is amazing since it sounded like bombs were going off in our yard, so Jerome and his sister Jenni took Zoe down to the park to watch them (Darby is at her dad’s still but Zoe has to come home for summer school…). They had a great time and I could even see the grand finale from our front yard!

You really can’t tell what this is, but it is still pretty cool… part of the finale :

Time to finish lunch, throw in some laundry, put my feet up and read for a little bit, and try to get some bracelets started. I also seriously need to start planning Henri’s party. With the girls first b-day’s I would have already had all the invitations made (by hand, of course) and be planning the menu! At least I have relaxed, well, a little bit, in my older age..

I feel refreshed after the weekend and relieved after the ultrasound. Here’s to wishing you all relief and refreshment as well…
xo

Summer, So Far

Swimming,

Marshmallow eating,

Gardening and weeding,

.. and even a little bit of working. Here is a wholesale order I just finished for Quince boutique in St. Paul, MN.

Today I have two appointments I have to go to, so I suppose I better stop stalling and get ready……

I can’t wait to see what the rest of the summer has to offer!

What’s New?

Well, I finally added a couple of coasters to my etsy shop! I listed a set of Where the Wild Things are and a sparkling sweet treat one. I hope to get more up in the next week or so. My wholesale and consignment accounts have been keeping me very busy lately, not that I am complaining!!

Life in itself has been keeping me very busy as well. I suppose being a wife and mama to 3.5 kids (officially half way done on Saturday to the .5, otherwise known as ‘bean’.. although it has moved WAY past the size of a bean…) will do that.

Last week we took the girls to Chula Vista. Besides Chula Vista itself being incredibly unorganized (couldn’t find my reservation… computer systems down etc..), it was a lot of fun. We even splurged and had the crab buffet for dinner which was super duper yummy. Crab is probably on my list of foods I’m not supposed to eat, but I sort of forgot to check before we left. Woops. Here’s the ladies getting ready to go back into the waterpark for round two of swimming.

Jerome finished setting up their pool last night too so they will be pretty much submerged in water for the remainder of the summer. Of course if it really gets as hot as they are calling for today, I may be spending the day in there!

There was also Violet’s graduation party which turned out great! Here are the girls ‘helping’ set up.

There’s been tons of watermelon eating…(Henri’s new fave food),

disc golfing, and new - baby backpack - testing (Jerome bought this brand new off of Craigslist!)…

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Zoe also started summer school. She goes all day (eight hours!), by choice (she only had to go half days) and so far so good! She got off the bus yesterday and said it was ‘awesome’. Her best friend is also in it with her, so that helps. Besides her two hour math slot the rest of the day is sports and recreation so I think it will be fun for her.

Today for me will be finishing up picture frames for a wholesale order and attempting to stay cool. Once in a while I wish we had air conditioning. Oh well… an excuse to go to the bookstore, perhaps?

Beginnings, Endings, and Everything Inbetween..

This past week has been absolutely crazy.

It was the end of school, which meant Darby’s fifth grade graduation!

Those years went too fast. Waaaay too fast. I can’t believe she is starting middle school in the fall.

That also means that Zoe finished up the fourth grade. I tried to get them to take a couple pictures together, and here is the best I could get! It’s getting harder and harder for them to stand still together for thirty seconds..

Last week also brought a first for Henri… his first pair of walking shoes! I guess this means he has to start walking… well, pretty soon.

I also got Violet a pair of ‘walkers’. Fine, she has been walking for many a-year. She is going to be fourteen tomorrow! Talk about time going too quickly. She is going into high school next year. Geesh….

This week we will be celebrating Violet’s b-day, heading to the Dells to Chula Vista, going to two doctor’s appointments, going to Violet’s eighth grade graduation party, and getting ready for summer school next week. AND I have a bunch of work I am trying to finish up for some more shops. AND Sunday is Father’s Day! Wowza.

Meghan from Absolutely Art came and stocked up on Glitter Goodies last week and so did Sachi, so go grab some fun coasters for Father’s Day, or a graduation gift! I do have bracelets I am finishing for Anthology and I mailed off packages to White Rabbit and Dainty Daisies. It’s getting there…. If I could keep up this kind of production it would be lovely!

Time to grab a cup of tea and get some work done while the young prince naps….

Happy Monday everyone..