live and learn...

I hope "they" were right when they said "practice makes perfect"....let me tell you this, trying something new one time, certainly does not....which is made clear in this pic of my first wedding cake. Oh it faux....and I'm still tweeking it. I plan to put the initials of our company on it.....That sound you heard....wasn't the wind. It was Martha Stewart rolling over in her grave.

Moving Day

Remember when your biggest worry was how to wake up in time to get down to the cafeteria before breakfast is over.....Here are some shots from that world......

It's raining again...and not just a little summer shower...buckets! Did I mention the thunder and lightening? Plenty of that too...On a lighter subject, I found this really cool product for back porches, for all of us who share our inhabitants with mosquitos, but still enjoy the outdoors...Check it out: http://www.mosquitocurtains.com/...... A very inexpensive way to bring the outdoors in.....and cute too!

These are some party "poms" I made. I'm still getting the hang of it..but I think they are so festive and cheery! If they look a little "tired" it's because they hung there all weekend, with kiddos coming in and out....touching, touching,touching.

If you have never visited this blog...http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/my_house_is_my_home/page/4/....you must...Let me warn you, if you have even an ounce of passion for design pulsing through your veins, be prepared for a "spiritual experience"....Here's a little taste....

This is a decal...from a French company, of course...one word...three syllables..ooh la la!

Some updates....It's official..I am the new bridal/special events consultant for EFS......It's still raining......The girls are off from school, again!.....The boys leave Monday........Bella is driving me crazy.

Pick a bouquet:

this one...........

or maybe this one?

this makes me happy

I look at this picture, and I feel happy...I don't know why. I don't consider myself to be a "pink" person...but I love this setting. I could sit in a room like this everyday. The only problem with this dining room....hard to imagine a vegetable looking natural in it....

Few words...for now

Sigh...just as the title says, my nest is emptying. Next Monday, three of my "little" birds will fly south, for school. It's impossible to believe that my baby boys are "men".