Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Busy Bee

Aside from moving and packing, I have been filling a few orders. I made 15 custom black gate-fold cards with a centered middle pocket for a local middle school cheerleading squad. Each one included a vellum "end of year" newsletter over a black and white photo and each girl's name written in gold. They turned out really fun and I hope they will see them and think of the fun times they had this school year. 





I also recently shipped a finished tile to a fellow blogger who has a new baby girl on the way! Her bedding was the "Spring Bouquet" line from Pottery Barn- super girly and sweet!







I've been spending as much time as possible with my little fella', Harbor. As of today, he is two weeks paci' free. He is so incredibly laid back that I haven't had a rough night with him yet. He usually "talks" to himself for a few minutes before falling asleep- I feel very blessed that it was not a huge fight to break him.


My parents graciously kept little Harbor for us on Valentine's Day night so we could spend a few hours alone together. We did a little shopping at Big Lots (exciting, I know!!) and then saw Sherlock Holmes. It was nice to reconnect and get some time to really talk and listen to what is going on in each other's lives.



Harbor is doing really well. A few of you know that he had a little surgical procedure on the 10th of this month- they discovered he was a bit tongue tied and we made the decision to have it clipped. He is very quiet by nature and not much of a talker at all. They think he may start to babble a bit more now that his tongue has some more range of movement. He is proudly sticking it out every chance he gets, which is a new trick. : ) As a parent, you always want to do all you can to ensure your child's success as they grow older. Being a parent is not always easy, but it is always a reward and blessing.


We are just plugging along here. I am knee deep in parent teacher conferences this week and am looking forward to Spring Break. David is as busy as ever and we are so thankful to have good jobs in this unstable economy. I think we all know or know "of" people who have lost their jobs or foreclosed on their homes. We should all hit our knees in a spirit of Thanksgiving to have a roof over our head, food in our pantries, and families who love us. Life is about the simple things. I hope you have taken the time to count your blessings! The news on television can be so depressing sometimes. I prefer to rock my baby and read "Goodnight Gorilla."  : )  Have a great weekend!

23 comments:

  1. Jessica, the tile is gorgeous, as are the invites! Life is good!
    would love to have you visit sometime. Miss you.
    Leigh
    Tales from Bloggeritaville
    www.lbratina.blogspot.com

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  2. Harbor seems like such a sweet little guy! Love seeing your crafty projects! And it's good to be reminded of what we should be thankful for! :)

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  3. YOu are so gifted! Your little man is precious! Yes, definitely counting my blessings!!!

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  4. Congrats on the new move! Our oldest daughter had to get her tongue clipped and now she talks all of the time!

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  5. Oh my gosh! Those programs are so beautiful! What a great thing for those girls to keep.

    And of course, your tiles are gorgeous!!

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  6. The programs turned out really cute! I love the new pictures. Thank you for the reminder to be thankful for what we have!!

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  7. Awe, looks like you have a great family. It is important to remember to count our blessings in this rough world we live in.

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  8. Jessica,
    You are so talented!!! Those Cheerleading cards are so cute and so is that tile. Adorable!!

    So glad Harbor's surgery went well. He is so sweet.

    Have a Blessed weekend,
    Dawn

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  9. Thank you so much for my beautiful tile! I love it so much! It is absolutely precious! Thanks a million. The jealous of sisters has already begun. Mary-Kate said she wanted on just like it. (She already has one. It was so funny listening to her. She wanted me to hang it in her room.)

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  10. It is funny that she wants them to have the same things. She is excited to be a big sister.

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  11. I am so impressed that you already broke him of the paci! I have told myself the Prince has until he is 2...then it will be time to say bye-bye to the paci. The Princess sucked her thumb until well after 5, so 2 will be great for me!

    You all look great! Any fun spring break plans?

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  12. LOVE the cards you made!! You are so talented!!

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  13. I enjoy your blogs so much and miss them when you don't! How do you find the time to do all that you do AND teach?!
    Your creations are wonderful!

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  14. I nominated you for an award on my party blog!
    www.greygreydesigns.blogspot.com

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  15. it's good to be reminded of what we should be thankful for! :)
    party video

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  16. OOHH how adorable you all are!! I am ever amazed at how fast time goes!! & our 3 year old had the tounge tied surgery....It was awful!!!!!!!!!!!! after that experiance I don't know if I could do it again!! His wasn't the "normal experiance" as we were told!1 So glad your guys turned out good!!!!!!!!!! I haven't had much time to visit!! I miss it!! with 5 kids & school stuff it just goes so fast!!

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  17. & yes you do beautiful work!!!

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  18. Hi Jessica,

    I really enjoy reading your blog. Your son is so cute. I really like the tiles you make and was wanting to try to make one myself. I was wondering what type of tile you paint on and any pointers you could give me. My email is ctaylor1006@yahoo.com Thanks in advance if you can share any info!

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  19. Harbor is such a cutie! Love your projects and I would rather read to him too!
    Pam

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  20. Glad that you guys seem to be doing so well...I love to see all of your projects. Do you have a website somewhere that focuses and shows off your work? It's great! And Harbor looks too sweet.

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  21. Harbor sure has gotten big, what a cutie. I am glad he is doing so well. Thank you for your words.

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