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I love beautiful things and thoughtful design. I also live in one of the most expensive cities in the country, and our family lives off a single income so that I can be at home with our kids. Patience and persistence have been the key to finding stylish things on a tight budget.
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![[ A LITTLE CATCH UP ]
So far, 2011 has been off to a busy start. We’ve hosted a few babyshowers and house guests, taken a trip to Montana, and put together a birthday party for Alden. The party is today, and I’m hoping to hibernate for a few weeks afterward. Actually, I have a lot of little projects that I’ve wanted to get to, so I imagine that I won’t sit still for long. I’m also hoping to get back into a better blogging groove, so thanks to all of you have been patient with my sporadic posts.
Since my brain has been swirling with a bunch of random things worth mentioning, but not big enough for their own post, I thought I would consolidate them into one crazy post. Here we go…
Margaret Ann’s Pyrex obsession inspired me to buy the little bowl in the photo above. It was $3.99 at Goodwill. It’s not in the best condition, but it’s one of the prettiest patterns I’ve come across. The size is great, too. I have several large mixing bowls, but I’ve been needing one this size—just slightly larger than a cereal bowl. Thanks to Margaret Ann’s suggestion, I was able to easily identify the pattern as “Friendship” over at Pyrex Love.
Saturday we went up to my in-laws to celebrate Alden’s birthday with the family, and Patrick’s dad was able to dig up a pile of great photos of the USS New Jersey and its crew. Now I need to find some frames.
It seems like we’ve been celebrating Alden’s birthday for a month (it’s actually been about a week), but today is his “friend” party, and we decided on a space theme. Alden is a science lover (he has nerdy parents, so really, it was inevitable). I love putting parties together (remember Tula’s Hello Kitty party), and I totally geeked out on this party, channeling all my sixth grade diorama skills. I think I’ll try to post more details from the party later in the week, but if you can’t wait to see all of the photos, you can follow me on twitter for a few sneak peeks.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgz9u7hUM01qc7v1bo1_500.jpg)
[ A LITTLE CATCH UP ]
So far, 2011 has been off to a busy start. We’ve hosted a few babyshowers and house guests, taken a trip to Montana, and put together a birthday party for Alden. The party is today, and I’m hoping to hibernate for a few weeks afterward. Actually, I have a lot of little projects that I’ve wanted to get to, so I imagine that I won’t sit still for long. I’m also hoping to get back into a better blogging groove, so thanks to all of you have been patient with my sporadic posts.
Since my brain has been swirling with a bunch of random things worth mentioning, but not big enough for their own post, I thought I would consolidate them into one crazy post. Here we go…
Margaret Ann’s Pyrex obsession inspired me to buy the little bowl in the photo above. It was $3.99 at Goodwill. It’s not in the best condition, but it’s one of the prettiest patterns I’ve come across. The size is great, too. I have several large mixing bowls, but I’ve been needing one this size—just slightly larger than a cereal bowl. Thanks to Margaret Ann’s suggestion, I was able to easily identify the pattern as “Friendship” over at Pyrex Love.
Saturday we went up to my in-laws to celebrate Alden’s birthday with the family, and Patrick’s dad was able to dig up a pile of great photos of the USS New Jersey and its crew. Now I need to find some frames.
It seems like we’ve been celebrating Alden’s birthday for a month (it’s actually been about a week), but today is his “friend” party, and we decided on a space theme. Alden is a science lover (he has nerdy parents, so really, it was inevitable). I love putting parties together (remember Tula’s Hello Kitty party), and I totally geeked out on this party, channeling all my sixth grade diorama skills. I think I’ll try to post more details from the party later in the week, but if you can’t wait to see all of the photos, you can follow me on twitter for a few sneak peeks.
