Farewell to a friend

Oh, my dearest pair of blues - how I have loved you.

JCrew got it right with these.

When I gave birth, wearing these again is all that mattered in the "body war" that followed.

I did it. And I did it again after Sophie was born.

But now, you show the signs of aging. You are worn.

You are a little ragged.

The holes just came out of no where.

I bought some patches. But then I saw it. The threadbaredness that you were suffering.

I knew it was bad. I could almost feel the threads breaking with each movement.

Today, I decided it was time to give you rest. I will store you away for the future.

You have given me ten of the best years any pair of denim could give. I appreciate your perfection in style, size, fit. Thank you.

day 9

The images today are a reflection. They were all taken in early September last year. Just about the time that Emma was starting preschool for the first time. Just about the time I was leaving my baby with "other" people to care for her and keep her safe - and teach her right for an extended period of time. In two days, Emma will have her last day of preschool and she has learned a lot. She is so curious and preschool has helped us nuture that. She wants to be self-sufficient and preschool has helped promote that. She wants to be big - fortunately, preschool can't do anything about that. She just needs time. She has made friends at preschool, pretty good ones too. On Wednesday, I will post images of Emma now (Sophie too, for she has grown) but for now we are taking a look back.

Oh, the pressure

Well, as I see day 8 drawing to a close, I am realizing that this is just so much pressure. You blog girls who did a month of photography posting are pretty impressive in my book. I have missed a day yet again - and really it just couldn't be helped. Yesterday was a rather busy day just because it was and today we spent over 5 hours in the studio. Taking pictures. That counts right? Even if I can't put them up here, I did take them. Lots of them too. In the meantime, yesterday's picture should suffice. See, I got the paper dolls set from Wee Wonderfuls for my girl - who is just so incredibly girly. I had a small snag in printing them, but then we were in full swing ahead on these. I am now just cutting, cutting, cutting. Oh, and yesterday in one of the slower moments of the day - the youngest member of our family (yes, Sophie) - well, she knocked over Emma's cup and spilled milk all over the page of dresses. Serious trauma here - Emma was bursting over with excitement that I was almost ready to cut out the doll dresses for her because we all know that every special girl has a special dress. Especially when she is four. So, here is Kit - standing tall and pretty as can be. She really wants something cute to wear but I think I am too worn out (oh, we also built a playhouse out in the back yard tonight - it takes about five hours to complete).

Day 6 - a cozy little something in the works

I recently made a pair of the Amy Butler lounge pants from her book "In Stitches" and just absolutely love them. So much, I have been searching out the right fabric for a second pair - I need a backup. Well, today I chose this lovely little design from Ginger Blossom and can't wait to bust out my new pair of lounge pants. I am sure to return to this topic soon with a pic of the first pair, and maybe of the new ones soon to follow.

Day 4

Emma got an early pick up from preschool today - so that we could join a friend for the Rose Festival Junior Parade here in Portland. It is always so much fun to watch the groups do their thing - but my concern - what happened to the lawnchair band? There used to be this great group of middle school age kids that performed tricks with their old-school style lawn chairs. They were so entertaining, and when the parade ended and we realized they weren't there - well, it was a bit of a letdown. But, these guys are always nice and colorful and have some great "homestyle" instruments and lots of energy. Fun, fun. See you tomorrow.

Day 3, as it should have been

This is the image I intended for my day 3 post. My little bird has such thoughtful expressions sometimes. She was very focused on a drawing, she is often very focused these days, she can get so caught up in what she is doing that it is difficult to get her attention for anything. And smart. Yesterday, a woman was asking her some questions, and asked if she could count to 15. She proceeded to count to 50 without help. Oh, this mathy mama is quite proud.

I'll be back later with the day 4 image. Looking forward to it.

Day 3 ... and 4

Yikes! I fell to sleep on the couch last night and when I woke for bedtime, I was in such a sleepy place that it just didn't happen. And, only on day 3 - I hope that doesn't become a trend.

Anyhow, the first picture is from yesterday - we were taking some pictures of our backyard in progress to take with us tonight. We have an appointment with a landscape designer - most of the basics are covered, but with plants we just don't know how to put it all together. This picture is actually two images spliced together - one was exposed for the yard, one was exposed for the sky. This is my husband's fancy work. That counts too, right? I am going to give you more eye candy in a little bit.