cookies!

(And the picture of me is blurry on purpose, so that the spare tire I'm wearing around my middle will be camouflaged. No, I'm lying. Actually I forgot to take my camera off the macro focus setting.)

myself a little nostalgic.

Child me is perplexed by adult me's ability to ride in the backseat of a car with steamed up windows and NOT have the urge to write and draw designs with my finger.

(Those circles were made in the summer months, from the suction cups of Mog's sunshade hanging in the window.)

my bed.

and tonight I plan to lie in it. ;-)

a framed photo collage.

of my sister's lovely family full of boys.

a paper garland.

Mog came sauntering into the kitchen with some leftover paper strips that I had cut and left on the coffee table during last night's Christmas card making endeavors. And that was all the inspiration it took. Of course! Those leftover strips are perfect for making paper garland, the kind we always used to make as kids. Easy, peasy, and Eliot loved it. After wearing it draped around his neck for awhile, we hung it on the Christmas tree. It was totally fun to work on a simple little crafty project that Eliot could get involved in. I see many a paper garland in our future! :-)

a play-doh snail.

You can see him right here:
http://stop-drop-roll-rachel.blogspot.com/2008/12/tasty-tasty-play-doh.html

a paper snowflake.

From a vintage Christmas hymn book. With Stickles glitter on it for that added beautifimousness.

I am loving Stickles. I want to put it on everything. I want to eat it so that I can poop beautiful glitter. It IS non-toxic...