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Technical/Physical Difficulties

Our internet connection will be down "any time" now. We are changing companies, because of to many problems - emailing especially (huh Blair? Tracy?) SO I don't know when and I don't know for how long.....argh!

Also...I have this lump in my hand, that hurts really bad periodically. Which means my crafting gets limited. My doctor told me, that the only solution is surgery - IN MY HAND - but I think I'll wait a bit with that! He said the the lump will return after surgery and I say: I'm to young for side effects like that!

 

Anyway...I AM working on my stuff for Plush You and some other small projects, so it ain't that bad at the moment ;o)

Baby Painting

I was laying in bed last night. Looking through a large hole, we have in the wall. Through it, on top of a dresser, in the middle of a huge pile of stuff, I saw this painting.

I made it for my son when he was a baby. It used to hang on his door, in our old apartment, when he was around 2 years old. Now he doesn't have a room. Or a door. But it's on its way. Promise.

The painting was made by "Mor", which means *Mom* in Danish ;o)

Trip de Cousins

We had such a great "Mini-Vacation" this weekend. We borrowed my brother's car and the kids sat in it, for 45 minutes BEFORE we even drove out of here!!! It took us 7 hours to get there and 4 to get home! There had been an accident, on the way out. We all managed. Well my husband got a little grumpy....but....the rest of us where fine ;o)

Our kids absolutely LOVE visiting their Dads sister and all the cousins. It's real sad, that they live 4-5 hours away and that we don't have a car, to go visit more often. They all get to big to fast, y'know.

This is Lasse - who we went to celebrate - and my son's *all time favorite* cousin. They just hang out. He's a lot older than my son, as is Louise, who he plays with sooo well. But they're cousins. And they just love each other, I guess. Even though we don't get together that much, they're just comfortable around each other. So we had a great trip.

Louise's parents (my husband's brother and wife) had - so nicely - prepared a birthday party for my daughter, in their summer house. With presents (getting help from cousin Lykke), cake (check out the pink one) and family - lucky girl!

We stayed in a summer house with my husband's Mom and Calle. We had this very funky lamp, hovering above us, in our room.

Our way back.

Playroom

Recently my husband and I did a little thrifting, at *Sudan Genbrug* ("Sudan Re-use") shop. I found these 2 lampshades.

And LOOK: They are exactly like the one one in my favorite book! (UPDATE: ISBN4-07-250139-5)Probably IKEA or something. They're gonna hang in the new playroom - when we get to THAT part of re-decorating!

I know I have a thing for stripes, but look at the DOTS.

Loving the Tea Set. I remember seeing one at Karin's blog - can't find it again though. Does anyone know where I can buy a set?

My mind is filled with house organizing these days. Especially organizing. I think storage is key. I found *Lege og bo* ("Play and live") a while back. It's absolutely wonderful.

Very fifties and sixties. A lot of great storage solutions. They don't make classy stuff for kids like that anymore, now do they? Maybe I should take THAT up....hmmmm....*karkovski - interiors for kids*!

My oldest girlfriend, Trine - we met at daycare!!! - actually has a company, Den Eventyrlige Kommode, where she designs furniture for kids and has it made here in Denmark. It's not my style, but I appreciate the design and craftsmanship. Check it out. I took all the photographs! (Most of the props are mine as well!)

More here.

Tomorrow we're going of to visit my husband's sister and celebrate her son's "Confirmation". The party is on the 12. which is also daughter's 2. Birthday - bah...bummer! We had a small party this past Saturday. Not quite the same. Kinda weird. For me anyways ;o)

Have a great weekend everybody and thank you for cheering me on - blog wise - I REALLY appreciate all of you!

HUGS <3

Strrrripes

 

 

Poor Baby! Her Mommy is crazy for stripes! Wow....I really AM nuts - check out the top right one. She even has a striped tank top, showing under the striped wrap dress! Geee....even my crafting is stripey ;o) The dog was for Blair. Ooohh by the way, she sent me a copy of Blueprint - very nice - we can't buy that or Domino or Cookie here. I just subscribed to Cookie though....hope it's good?

Anyway. We just started moving things around the house, to accommodate our new lifestyle. Now it's an even bigger mess. Upstairs we moved the closets out of our bedroom - where the 4 of us sleeps - into the kids room - where they never go. Loving the brightness and air....aahhhh.

The kids will then get the downstairs office/craft room, as a playroom and my husband and I will have to set up camp, somewhere else?

Photo's to come later....gotta get out in the sun....it's finally here! YAY! Time for shades.

Not TOtally gone ;o)

Hey everybody....I'm still here....thank you for all the nice comments and emails!!!

Well I can't just leave all my friends now, can I? I've been thinking a lot about this whole blogging thing - and I can see I got Shannon thinking too - what it means to me? I *spoke* to Blair a bit about it too. About the friendships we form here - are we REally friends? I can only say now, that we are! I can see how people think about me and take time to write to me and I think about my friends too ;o) (A smile for you Shannon - ha ha!)

• I LOVE blogging
• I LOVE crafting
• I LOVE selling my stuff

And I will continue to do so. I just need to find a daily routine around here, being new to staying at home and all! And I REally need to get my house de-cluttered, it clutters my brain, y'know? It was SO cluttered today, the weather is gray AND I just got my period (which bums me out), but then I got this in the mail:

Ever since Blair blogged about her first quilted handbag, I have LOVED them. When we arranged a swap, I never thought she would make me one - but she DID! And she even made it like *my first love*. She even send some other goodies: Fabric swatches, paper, candy, "Blueprint" magazine + pressies for the kids. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SAVING MY DAY BLAIR!

AND if that wasn't enough: When I opened my email Shannon had written me a looong LOVELY letter - thank you sweetie ;o)

AND I got a request for more giraffes!!!! Phew!

More goodies:

1. From my swap with RUN AMOK                              

2. I bought this pocket wallet from three green apple's

SO! How are YOUR routines? Do you have any? You better answer this or I will make a meme and TAG you all!!