Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Just had to share this adorable pot of Rolos gold at the end of a Skittles rainbow.

This is a leprechaun trap! The gold, glittery stuff lures them in and boom, their foot will be caught in the white pipe-cleaner loop. Ingenious, no? Our kids set out salt water taffy to lure them :)

Have a super lucky, four-leaf clover kind of day!!

Just to Let You Know...

I love the fingers and toes.

school art

little black dress

a 'letter' she wrote to god about our dog, Knightly needing to be good.

Just have to shout it to the world... our 4 year old daughter is an artist! :) She has been drawing up a storm and just seems to get better everyday. I love watching her make art - she's very serious and often hums to herself... but don't even think about talking to her. She's way too busy :)

Since I'm talking about kid stuff today... here's a little story:

My 7 yr old son and 4 yr old daughter were in the car, on our way to dance lessons. Golliwog's Cakewalk by Claude Debussy came on the radio. Our son knows this piece from way back and we both love it. I asked if he remembered the name... yes!

Me: 'This is a great piano piece - I want to learn it. It's by Debussy who wrote one of my all time faves, Clair de Lune .

Son: No! This is from that Fisher Price movie, Baby's Day.

Me: Well, it's actually classical music (Impressionism) written over 100 years ago.

Daughter: Oh! Did you listen to this when you were a little girl?
Me: Uncontrollable laughter.

Stitchn' Til Spring

I found this crime scene this morning in the dining room just as I was about to drink the first cup of tea... looked down and laughed out loud. The kids do the most hilarious things sometimes! Makes me smile.

I just finished this super cute folk art embroidery designed by Kathy Schmitz. It turned out great and I'm planning on framing it. She is a Portland, OR based artist and I found her patterns at The Pine Needle in Lake Oswego. I'm on to the next one now... will report when finished :)