whatever

therapy

this is art therapy.

i had planned on cleaning but suddenly painting this bathroom (after a year....click)

was THE thing i had to do.

right that minute! 

it was absolutely therapeutic.

 

this is talby's dinosaur bus...i love it so much.  

looks like fisher price little people.

annie drew the emily cat yesterday while i was painting.

and i think sean made the tiger scratching the tree.  

lauren's OLIVIA is just perfect.  

she drew that free hand...amazing.

while i painted i thought about all my friends who are hurting...

and i prayed for them.

it felt good to use my hands while i did it.

then today...some more therapy of a different kind.

cleaning, coffee and cupcakes.

i cleaned that bathroom....and it just felt good.

not good to start but so good to finish and have it sparkle and smell fresh?

maybe i am crazy?

coffee with a friend.

that's always good therapy.

and then i made cupcakes.

not to eat them....just to enjoy decorating them.

i really didn't eat them.

and happy mail.

that's a kind of therapy too right?

all this has come this week.

the toddler bed i won from the 

OhDeeDoh color contest.

i have no idea what to do 

with this right now.

so it sits.

and this package of goodies 

from princess lazertron.

just to be nice.

i really love it all.  

a blog reader/friend melanie sent me her hot cocoa machine!

(the same one i said i was wanting.)

she said she hardly ever used it 

and thought my kids would like it.

how cool is she?

thanks melanie...it rocks.

AND
i ordered fabric 

from jcaroline creative.

i found her through 

today's creative blog.

(or TCB as i call it)

she had heather bailey 

fabric for $6 a yard!

it is just 

BEAUTIFUL.

i want to wrap up 

and roll around in it.

or make a cape for my self...as Super Mama?

Queen of the Laundry?

The Caped Dishwasher?

i could wear knee high pink go-go boots too.

yes...i like that image.  

HA.

*************thank you for praying for all my friends.**********************

pray for cora

this sweet precious girl is fighting for her life.

i wasn't going to blog about this.

i thought it was just too sad....too much for me...not my place.

but then i visited her and her mother and grandmother yesterday.

it's just the worst place you want to be as a mother.

it was almost more than my heart can take this week.

i decided to blog it because she needs our prayers more than i can worry about making you sad.

will you pray for her?

and for all of her family.

she is so tiny.  

so fragile.  

please Pray.

here is her parents blog.

and a place to donate money if you feel led.

q & a

well let's get to a few of these 300+ questions.

 i tried to break them apart into some catagories like 

spiritual, creativity, funny, random, family, scrapbooking...

today i will answer some fun and random ones.

do you have a favorite pair of pajamas?

yes.  these are my current favorites.  

nick & nora jammies from target with united states snowglobes all over.

(just to mention....these are not craig's favorite jammies of mine...too much fabric...wink)

can i ask the name 

of the green paint 

in your foyer?

YES.

it's Behr paint 

called Salted Ash.

it looks like pea soup...

really.

p.s. our hamster thing ATE the bottom of my green curtains. 

totally ruined them!

where did you get that ornate molding holding the photos in your foyer?

at a craft fair...7 or 8 years ago.  it's made from tin molding and wood.  

it used to hang above our bed in IL.  

one night we came into our room and it was on the bed and all the things on the shelf were there too...broken.

we were VERY thankful it didn't fall on us in our sleep!

it's heavy.

do pick out your girls' outfits?

not very often.  

i try to make sure what they have in their drawers fits and is cute

and after that they can choose what they want.

i think it helps their self esteem...making choices.

they are cute in anything.

and color is happy to see for everyone.

where do you get your kids' clothes?

walmart, target, garage sales and the thrift shop.

and occasionally the sale rack at children's place.

lauren does not agree with this...i understand that...she's 13.

when i was 13 all i could think about was GUESS and Express and The Limited.

all day long.

are you an american idol fan?

NO.  i despise that show.  i really dislike watching people sing on tv.

and fighting/bickering on tv.

but the office?  30 Rock?  Lost?  Brothers & Sisters?  Grey's?  ER?

yes....big fan.

what is your favorite family photo?

do you mean besides the 

Olan Mills 1988 portrait?

here are a couple of favorites of mine.

2005 church directory portrait.

love lauren's braids

(and innocenct smile)

this IS sean.

all the time...

and i love that he has a bit of a mo-hawk.

sweet little talbers.

baby annie.

this is a dorky posed picture 

but sweet at the same time.

this is my favorite of just the kids.

F-A-V-O-R-I-T-E.

lauren has a real frog on her knee...annie is looking up to her with that belly sticking out.

the boys' hair.

the suntan...the michigan beach.  

talby's polka dot swimsuit.

i love this photo. (and that trip)

and this one too.

with our IL. friends dave, jenny, jake and abby.

love these.

would you like to have a reality show about your life?     

no.

i don't think it would be very interesting to be honest.

adventures in walmart....folding laundry....sitting at the computer...cleaning up dog poop...

changing wet beds...taking away iPods, PSP's and Nintendo DS...making mac and cheese.

oh yeah...i'd watch that!  exciting.

craig and i thought we'd be good on amazing race.

unless i had to eat raw baby ducks or climb something really high or bungee jump.

or run...or have endurance....

then we'd lose.

do you find david duchovny sexy?

not really.  

i am more of mcdreamy or george kind of gal.

i mean.....COME ON!

steamy.

i am also a craig kind of girl.

"i like you a lot"

and last question for the day....

have you ever been in a home magazine?

nope.

do you know someone?  

send me in.  

spread the word...i would LOVE to be in a magazine...a Home magazine...just to be clear. 

(even though they all seem to be going out of business!)

now...must watch LOST with that hottie up there.