Polaroid Magnets

There has been a tutorial floating around blogs and pinterest lately, and it inspired me to make my mom, m's mom and my sister in law their mother's day gifts this year.

Polaroid Magnets!

You can find the tutorial that inspired me here. She does a great job at explaining how you can make your own, though hers are WAY smaller than mine.

After I made everyone's gifts, I loved how they looked so much that I wanted to make some for our fridge!

One of my favorite pics of me & m.

I also made one out of the Windshield Diaries button!

...but, I messed up! Notice the goof? I'm missing a D in there somewhere. Whoops!

Happy Mother's Day

This picture of my mom was taken when my brother and sister were still little babies. I was only 3 years older than them. In this photo she is younger than I am right now. I can't IMAGINE taking care of three small children.

Thanks so being such a great Mom! I love you!

To my mom, to M's mom, to all the new moms, the moms to be, and the been-a-mom-for-a-whiles:

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

This week...

...impromptu Coldstone date with M
...photo shoot with M's band
...pineapple frozen margarita & a quesadilla on the patio.
...bought socks with puppies & kittens on them AND a memory foam pillow at Walmart!
...celebrated Cinco de Mayo a day early with 2 of my favorite ladies.
...surprise sushi lunch date with M
...experienced first hand how monotonous it is to put together an emailing list.

suggestions

Tomorrow is Derby Day!

1. Kentucky Derby Horses

2. Horse Racing Cuff Links

3. Vintage 1970's Kentucky Derby Belt Buckle

4. Vintage Kentucky Derby T-Shirt

5. Horse Racing Collage with Antique Wood Type

letters

Dear Skin,

I know you're sensitive. I know you burn very easily. I'm sorry I didn't cover you last week. Please be a doll and heal a little quicker. I promise I won't forget sunscreen next time!

Dear Future House,

This spring weather is making me antsy to get out of an apartment and find YOU. I can't wait until that finally happens. No matter where you are, what you are, we will love you because you will be OURS.

Dear Sewing Machine,

I wish you would stop having tension issues. I would really love to finish off the quilt I am working on without losing my mind in frustration. Thanks for your cooperation!

Dear Netflix,

After I finish catching up on Mad Men, I am totally getting some killer exercise videos from you. I can't wait to try them out!

Blogging Buddies: Inu, Nezumi, & Claire

 

Hi there

I have two cats - Inu (a boy) and Nezumi (a girl). Their names are Japanese and mean "dog" (inu) and "mouse" (nezumi) - my husband and I met in Japan and we wanted them to have Japanese names and we thought we were funny naming them those names!

Inu and Nezumi are brother and sister and our rescue cats. We got them when they were five months old from a local cat rescue centre near where we live. They had been found along with about 50 other kittens on the London Olympic site. Apparently, when people moved out of their homes, they just left their cats behind and as the majority were un-neuteured they just bred.

When we got them, Inu was the slightly friendlier and Nezumi spent her first 24 hours in our house hiding behind the fridge! Hence how they got named those names. Inu is still very much like a dog in his personality - and is very skittish, the rustle of a rubbish bag sends him flying out the cat flap. Nezumi is much friendlier these days and is very much a pleasure whore! She also "talks" to you - in a high pitched meow! She will also try and talk to whoever you are speaking to on the phone and has been known to speak to the TV!!

Funniest story I have is one day I got in from work and only Nezumi was in. Our rountine is that when I get in, they get their dinner. Anyway, Nezumi was bothering me for her dinner so I said "No dinner until your brother gets in" at which point she walked to the cat flap, stuck her head out and meowed. Within seconds Inu was in and waiting patiently for his dinner by his bowl! She'd obviously called him in for dinner!

Please check out Claire's blog A Monkey Fashionista

If you would like to participate in the Blogging Buddies series please send us an email!

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