*Day 2*

My "To-Do-List", my Prozac!

30 days of everyday us, Day 1.

I was intrigued by an idea that my friend Laura posted that she found here and decided to give it a go. It's a 30 day journey through pictures of our everyday. I'm aiming for the full 30 days, but I can't promise anything. It sounds nice just stepping back and thinking about the little details that make up our lives. Anyone else want to join? (Hey Chanc, I thought this might be fun-- 1st 30 days of life of newborn Aiden? Did you decide on a name? No pressure of course!!) So here I go.

Justin and I have never been much into giving/receiving flowers because "they just die", but after a rough day last week with the kids he brought home these (and ice cream too) and I have been smiling about it ever since! Thanks Justin!
I've decided that there is just something simple and genuine about flowers. I've told Justin he's welcome to bring home more any day!

Isn't this cool!

So, I opened my "doors" to Precious Prints a week ago today and let's just say that things are still getting rolling in terms of the revenue department, but check out the map above of people that have hit my site- from Argentina to Japan. It's amazing how small the internet makes the world. I have a little tracker/counter on my blog that shows me this and other cool things. If you don't have one, you really should get one. Click here to get it. By the way, I have been adding new cards to my shop, so remember to check back on occasion!

Ashlee's New Do

If you know Ashlee at all, you know it would be a miracle to keep her still through a haircut. But, she did amazingly well. This was her first trip of many in her lifetime I'm sure to get a haircut! The trim ended up being quite shorter than I thought and more of a bob than stacked and a-lined, but I guess that means longer till the next trip (and I'm just happy for an straight cut for as much as she was moving.)

It was cute when the first big chunk of hair fell on her lap. She looked up confused and said, "uh oh!"

GRAND OPENING!!!

Well I've decided that digital scrapbooking, blogging and photography are not enough to feed my addictions to my computer, so I'm adding one more thing! I've just opened an online shop making photo cards. It's been sooo fun making cards and hope to be adding new cards frequently to the shop. Sooo.... go check it out: preciousprints.blogspot.com

How it works is you email me your photos, choice of card from my collections and text to go on the card and I create the digital card and email it to you to print however you would like. I'm offering a special discount for the first 5 customers-- $10 per card order from my already made card selection. I also make custom cards. Check out the site for details! Here is a preview of a card I designed using products from my awesome sister Suzanne's digital shop Purple Tulip Designs:



PS-- I would be thrilled if you passed on the info to your friends, I know right now there are lots of mommies with newborns probably considering making 50+ handmade paper cards. I'm sure this could save them some lack of sleep!

Happy St .Paddy's Day, apparently 2 days late!

So, as we were dressing in green this morning, getting ready to celebrate St. Paddy's day Andrew was asking some questions about the holiday and I realized that I knew very little about this day. So I did a little search on wikipedia and beyond the basics of honoring St. Patrick and the lucky 4 leaf clover I found out some interesting facts: (check out the link for more info.)

* This year it was officially celebrated on the 15th-- Oops!! I guess they change the date when it falls during Holy Week.

* Originally the color associated with St. Paddy's day was blue! As the holiday became more associated with Ireland they changed it to green or orange

*Getting pinched for not wearing green is an American tradition not done in Ireland.

* Though the four leaf clover may be lucky, the more important symbol for Irish is the 3 leaf clover, it represents the trinity.

*It's a feast day, making sure to include green foods. In Ireland the festivities last 5 days!

So, even though we missed the day, I think that I'm still going to make a little treat for FHE to celebrate. Here's a cute, but simple idea I found on kraftfoods

It's Been Awhile

For anyone that talks to me on a daily basis knows that I talk about digital scrapbooking about on a daily basis (Sorry for the non-digital scrappers, this must be a bit annoying). However, for as much as I talk about it, it seems a rare thing to actually scrap a page or two because I guess life just gets busy. So, I'm very excited that I actually finished 3 pages!! My sister's new kit AHOY inspired me. She's amazing! She's my little sister,but I really look up to her. If you haven't, you really should check out her online digital scrapping store Purple Tulip Designs. I couldn't wait to scrap our San Diego trip that yes, happened 2 years ago. I'm not sure I'll ever catch-up, but I do know that I LOVE digi scrapping. I can't think of anything better than sitting down and reminiscing about the good times I've had with my fam (except of course making more great memories with my little family). To the digi scrappers out there, happy digi scrapping!




PS- You might have noticed that I'm not keeping up very well on commenting on all of your blogs. Just know that I read them all and LOVE it. What amazing people I know. Thanks for the inspiration.