am i who i want to be?

clearly i need to work on my photographing skills. once again everything fit perfectly and i loved it all. last month they sent an adorable but small purse and in my feedback i said i would like a bigger one. the one they sent was perfect. as always...

I am looking at FET instructions on my desk. It is a series of shots, labs, ultrasounds and vitamins I will be taking over the next few months o prepare my body to host a baby. A baby that is not mine.
Maybe I should back up. Ten years ago, I got married to my husband and moved to Los Angeles from the midwest. The second day we were there, we attended a small group of other new-to-the-area young marrieds. There we met our friends, Lance and Kris. Kris...

They did it again!  I loved everything in my box, and wanted to keep it all. Alas, I had to pick my favoritest thing and send the rest back. Jeremy keeps reminding me that there's always next month, since they seem to always get me exactly what I'm looking...

Hopefully all my posts about how amazing my kid's birthday cakes are don't make you too jealous. Here's another one for you to admire.
My oldest started junior kindergarten this year. He wears a bow tie to school. For real.  All kids need an art shirt - one of dads old button downs to protect the uniforms from glitter and paint. I got the bright idea to embroidery his name on his, as...