First Fire of the Season

The weather here in Minneapolis has been so lovely lately and we have been out enjoying it as much as possible!  We had our first BBQ and Fire of the season this weekend with the Larson-Bursham family (sadly, the Wagners were nursing sick kiddos).

I love the Spring here and am very much looking forward to many more days on the patio with our friends.  I know Ava is excited to get outside.

Confessions of a Craftaholic!!

Hello my name is BJ and I am a Craftaholic!  The staff at Micheal's practically know me by name.  I go shopping and think, "Well that is cute, but I could make it myself for less!"  I have several projects always going at one time and about 5 more that I am planning.  I crochet, sew, make hair doo dads and jewelry.  I decorate cakes,  paint and am trying to learn to be a better photographer.  My kitchen table often looks like this...

 

Now that I am home with the kids, I am hoping to turn this obsession into something more useful to the family.  So I am going to try and sell some of my hair doo dads and whatever else I make on Etsy.  I'm thinking even if all it does is to bring in enough money to support my addiction, it will be worth it.  And who knows... maybe I will get rich and Ben can quit his job and run my online empire!!

So here are some of the most recent things I have made and plan to sell.

Now I have to actually set up the Etsy site and see what happens!

What a Difference an Ounce Makes

Life has been chugging along and Miles is 5 weeks old today.  Up until yesterday, I was still debating if I wanted to keep him or not, but Ava and Ben were against giving him to the Goodwill, so he is still here.  However, yesterday I began feeding him four ounces at a time, a difference of only one ounce.  That one ounce created a miracle attitude adjustment!  The poor guy must have been starving because he is clearly so much happier and so is Mamma...so I guess he can stay after all.

Miles reaction to the thought that I might give him to the Goodwill :)

I have recently joined a couple of Playgroups.  It is a little strange to take a 5 week old to a play date but I guess he won't be 5 weeks forever and I am enjoying getting to know some other moms in my area.  This whole new way of meeting people online is still a bit strange to me.  I feel kind of like a stalker as I look through the list of who has already RSVP'd to decide whether or not to attend an event based on a thorough judging of the profiles.  Oh well, I suppose they are doing the same thing to me...I hope my good looks and charm are well represented in my profile!

At our first Meet Up I met several other mothers that I think I am going to very much enjoy getting to know.  Ava happened to be out of school for that event so she was able to go with us and had a great time at the Williston Treehouse.

Miles, on the other hand, never woke up!

It was pretty much a perfect day!