HybridizationingsMix-ins, Notions, and Plugins of our Lives

3 months, that’s not too bad for getting birth announcements out right?  I wasn’t going to waste money on a professional photographer because these kids are rarely in sync. Either one is crying or one is sleeping so a picture with them both awake, not screaming, and relatively cooperative is going to be rare. So here it is.

These are the outfits they wore for their first 4th of July. Here are some pictures from that BBQ.

I designed and finished the wolf pack cross stitch. I think I mentioned before that I was working on it. And my parents got me a cross stitch of a salmon while they were in Alaska on a cruise. It was really sweet of them, and I really like the pattern. Here are the pictures.

The next thing on my list is to frame the two Twilight cross stitches and get some good pictures taken. But I’m having a hard time figuring out how to frame them. They are so different so I don’t want to frame them like a group.  Any ideas??? And I’m also looking for some ideas on what to put in the background.

Contemporary. A fun blog that I follow Good Day Sunshine had a post about Sproost.com. I took their quiz and found out I am 44% Rustic Revival, 44% Nantucket Style, and 12% French Eclectic. Here’s what I like:

And Michael is 100% Contemporary. There is no wavering with him. Here is what he likes:

So I like old, and he likes new…How are we going to stay together? Our kids will be so messed up.

I saw this video a couple days ago and I have been cracking up inside whenever I think about it. I know…I have baby on the brains but this is still funny.

I love HGTV for reminding me how fun day dreaming is. Each year when they come out with their Dream Home, I think about what it would be like to live there, the surrounding area, etc. To date, my favorite was the North Carolina house, but the 2010 home could be even greater. For starters each year Michael and I look at the house and determine what room we could change into the theater room, because it isn’t a dream home for Michael unless it has a theater room. Number 2: it has a Casita with its own bathroom. Number 3: there will be a recycling room which in itself isn’t all that glamorous but just that they are thinking about recycling in their grand design, I wouldn’t be surprised if they incorporate more renewable and recylced additions to the house. I’ll stop there because I want to keep some of the mystery. Here is the floor plan.

1. Three-car garage
2. Motor court
3. Casita with bathroom
4. Recycling room
5. Back patio
6. Kitchen and great room
7. Walk-through pantry
8. Dining room
9. Home office with bathroom
10. Entry hall and foyer
11. His-and-hers walk-in master closet 12. Master bathroom
13. Master suite
14. Sunrise room
15. Home theater
16. Laundry room
17. Second bedroom with walk-in closet and adjoining bathroom
18. Third bedroom with walk-in closet and adjoining bathroom

(So you are welcome to dream and drool, but when the time comes, THIS WILL BE MY HOUSE.)

I finished a few things these last couple weeks. I thought I would share.

It means prosperity, which is symbolized in the plum. It is pronounced “thai”. I gave it as a house warming gift to Michael’s mom.

And this is a layout I’ve been meaning to do since November. I had a great time at the movies and couldn’t resist the excitement of the theme.

I started another cross-stitch. It is a kit I got in Washington DC of Mt. Vernon. It seems pretty easy, and I should have that done soon. I also started up (again) on the Galindo Family History project. I like that feeling of being reved up for something. I just hope it sticks and I can get something done this time. Family History is a little daunting when you get started. And so this time, since most of the software and tools are in place I can focus on the research, which I really enjoy.

It’s a little late, but Happy Valentine’s Day.
To all my friends and family, I LOVE YOU!

Over the weekend I saw the movie AUSTRALIA and am totally mesmerized by the young child actor Brandon Walters. He was magical! I enjoyed the movie overall, the story was interesting and the other actors did well too.  I would put it on my list of movies to see again (mostly to understand the dialog better – “Them cheecky bulls”.) I tried to find out more about Walters but being a first time actor there isn’t much. It is kind of sad because he is now 13, a young man, and I feel like it would be more difficult to cast him in that childlike innocent role. He is beautiful though!

Most everyone that reads this blog knows that we have been selling dolls for our friend Gregg for the last 2 years. If you have been to our house then you have seen the piles of dolls lining our walls waiting to be sold. Well, I am pleased to announce that the doll chapter of our lives is over. After selling $11,000 worth of dolls we handed over the remaining dolls to Gregg this weekend. And though it might look like a lot (see picture) compared to what we started with it is a very small, managable amount. I can’t tell you what a load it is off my shoulders to be done with this. We were of course happy to help a friend and his father and I learned a lot about ebay, but I am so happy to have my house (and my spare time) back.

After the dolls were gone, I was inspired to finish some other projects. I have been working on my first crochet project for a few months. It is a baby blanket. Hopefully anyone that sees it will be distracted by the bright colors and not see all the mistakes. I also finished my Girls Camp scrapbook that has been an ongoing project for a few months. See the pictures of that scrapbook and my other scrap pages here.