a quote for the new year

"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.

Because if you are making mistakes, you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world.  You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.

Whatever it is you're scared of doing, do it.

Make your mistakes, next year and forever."

-Neil Gaiman

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dawn (verb)  1. to begin to grow light as the sun rises  2. to begin to appear or develop  3. to begin to be perceived or understood

merry and bright

A little ornament 

made by The Racecar

with love

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

1/4 cup water

Knead ingredients together.

  Roll dough into a pancake.

  Press foot into dough.

  Cut out print with a sharp knife.

  Bake at 200 F for 3 hours.

Let cool.

Paint and seal.

making the most out of christmas

I think holiday shopping can be arduous.  Overwhelmed by the list of presents to be purchased, I rush and rush to get everything done.  Whether it's clicking on "buy now" buttons or whipping through crowded stores, I'm not enjoying myself.

Today, I'm doing things differently.  I'm going to get my hands dirty and turn on some music and make presents with my six month old son.  Stay tuned to see our holiday ornaments made with love for family and friends.

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arduous (adjective)  1. hard to accomplish or achieve 

winston, clementine, and marigold

According to Colorscope, Winston Churchill is a Sagittarius and his main color is orange.  After a little research, I discovered that his wife was named Clementine and his daughter was named Marigold.  Churchill surrounded himself with his Colorscope colors.  Isn't that a neat connection?  

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collywobbles (noun)  1. bellyache

notebooks

Two new notebooks.  

I love this gang of cats, especially the small one, so I wrote a caption for him. 

"Don't worry, little guy.  You're protected."

With this notebook, I covered it with terrific wrapping paper.  

On the first page, I wrote, 

"I gather my ideas like a jelly maker, simmering words into jam."

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diligent (adjective)  1. characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort

belly flop

This cloud 

reminds me of a person 

belly flopping 

into a pool of 

cold water.

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bumfuzzle (verb)  1. to confuse or fluster

board book continued...

Here's the cover of my first board book.

I made it for The Racecar.  

We visit the Silver Lake Library on Monday mornings and

I thought he'd enjoy reading about things we do together.

At the library

We sit on the rug.

We look at books.

We dance!  We sing!

We learn how to count.

We listen to the librarian.

We shake our shakers goodbye.

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hunker (verb)  1.to settle in or dig in for a sustained period

happy halloween

On the day of Trick or Treating, I'm reminded of this good little witch.  I hope she comes back to our house tonight!

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swarm (noun)  1. a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere

inspiring letter

Dante Como used his very best cursive when he convinced the NFL to use pink penalty flags in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness.  How inspiring!

Ps. Here's a few more of my favorite letters.

memorizing poetry

I follow the wonderful blog CUP OF JO and we were challenged to memorize a poem.  Oh, how I love this idea!  When I was a girl, I memorized Shel Silverstein's "Clarence" and can still recite all of the words by heart.

This week, I've decided to memorize "The Trouble with Poetry" by Billy Collins.


Do you have a favorite poem?

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malarkey (noun)  1. insincere or foolish talk

board book kit

After reading The Happiness Project, I was inspired to follow a passion.  At the moment, two of my passions are the racecar and books.  So, I put these ideas together and decided to make a book for the racecar.  I purchased a board book kit at Target and started to collect my ideas.

A blank page has so much potential.

Stayed tuned for more...

ps. Do you have a passion that you'd like to follow?

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debacle (noun)  1. a great disaster or complete failure

paw prints

This morning I discovered paw prints on our back deck!  I wonder what critter they belong to?  A raccoon?  Any ideas?

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clandestine (adjective)  1. marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy

Did you know?

Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world.

When he was thirteen, he married a fourteen year old girl.  The marriage was arranged.

Gandhi had four children, all boys.

He wrote an autobiography called The Story of my Experiments with Truth.

His Colorscope is light blue, light blue, yellow.


(Image via Wikipedia.)  

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warm fuzzies (noun)  1. feelings of happiness, contentment, or sentimentality