THE GOLD POLKA DOTS

Friday is casual day at school - no uniforms! So we get to pull out something from the closet that isn't khaki, navy, burgundy or white! Wearing a blouse that Daddy picked made for some fun photos! Here she is discovering pork ribs! She loved them and just kept chewing off the meat from the bone.


Realizing that the bone doesn't taste all that great!


This was in the morning on the way to school
those gold polka dots just drew me in!


Trying to tell mom, enough with the camera so early in the morning.

Trying to figure out what this gold thing on her waist is.

Playing on the ottoman in the living room!

More figuring out the belt!

MY SWEETIE IN GOLD POLKA DOTS!

CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY: OPERATION CREATE A FUN PLAYSET FOR OUR LITTLE WOLF!!

Abigail told mommy to write this on her chalkboard yesterday morning when Daddy started getting to work on the playset! Start date: Aug 15, 09.

So far so good...Daddy's all smiles.

Abigail checking out the tools!

Woo-hoo, progress!

The excitement is clearly mounting and so obvious on that face!

DAY 2: 8/16/08, Abigail bringing daddy some ice water!

Daddy happily taking the tall water bottle!

Aw, a sweet 'thank you' kiss!

The World of Mosaics...the Teachings of Jody Truly Mosaics

So, I was so blown away by my friend, Jody's, incredible mosaic talent, one of MANY talents this little lady possesses, that I had to beg her to teach me some. While I know I could never come close to what she creates, I would have fun learning from the pro and we could sit and enjoying talking about life while working on some mosaic projects! Check out her mosaics blog linked here to mine (see link off to the right).

I started with a birthday project for my sis...I figured if it came out bad, she'd still love it cause it came from me and from my heart and my cheesy arts n crafts mood. :)

Class I: Here I am on location with Master Mosaic-er Jody Truly.


Okay, so this is not quite as easy as I thought.

My teacher, the Jody Truly, from Jody Truly Mosaics. So kindly showing off my work...novice result. I strive to be her mosaics prodigy. Ha!

Here it is at it's current state. It's going to be a hot plate trivet. Ignore the fish, while my sis loves fish, I decided not to go that route when I realized how difficult that little fish would be as my very first project!

THANKS JODY!!!

A Playset for Abigail

Yup, we gave in to our active toddler and broke down and got her this playset! Hopefully, it will last her for years of play!! Neighbors and BFFs can all partake!! :)



Here she is going over the instructions with Daddy!!


She seemed excited when the boxes got here as if she knew what was going on. She even gave the picture of the playset a kiss!!



Look at all those nails!! More than "some" assembly required if you ask me!

Sure, Daddy is smiling now, but we haven't even opened all the boxes yet!