happy valentines day!

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We are planning a lazy, sweet, crafty kind of day today. Completed by our favorite spaghetti and meatballs. It will always be romantic my my eyes.

I need to plan ahead

I Love this scarf from Zara. I would love to get my hands on it. And a pair of these Biviels too.

Have a good weekend!!

p.s. Did you know how much I like mushrooms?

we should be getting stairs

We did a little bit of a house renovation this past fall. And even though we aren't done, I'm putting together some ideas for how to decorate this newly configured space. We went up, so we will gain a stairway. (We don't currently have one of these) I think I'd like for it to look something like this.

image found here.

I love the globes.

so excited

And for a late Wednesday post, may I introduce baby number 4.
We are hoping to meet the little one some time this fall. We would love for you to pray for us!

a hood

After 3 weeks time, and picking up, then taking out stitches 20 times, the hood is on. I'm so glad it's on. I am a little bit closer to finishing. Wahay!
I really shouldn't be so excited, the sleeves are yet to come, not to mention button holes. :/

homemade deodorant only works if you use it

And then it works really well.
Here's what I might be making for dinner this week.

1. chicken pot pies in the shape of hot pockets. ( I had a dream about this)
2. real Italian manicotti
3. chicken vindaloo
4. southwestern grilled chicken salad
5. more burgers, because we love them

I actually got around to making those dumplings. They were wonky looking, but delicious. And I forgot to take a picture. Because by the time I finished them, I was too hungry for cameras. So here is a picture of some seed pods instead
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a cape

For these rainy days. I'll convince myself it's a segway into spring. And it will make me smile till may.

Here are a few fun things I liked this week.

The minimalist chooses his 25 favorites.
Amaretto hot chocolate? I know yes.
H& M sells home goods! But unfortunately only over seas. So we just get to look.

Have a good weekend!

living spaces

I would love this chair in my living room.
It's been almost two years since we moved in and the whole place is sadly unfinished. I am highly motivated to get things together in here though. Decorating is not my high point, so this is going to take some serious work. I really like a natural rug on the floor. This pillow is my real favorite. Also the orange blanket is just orangy.

my baby in the window

He's playing with school paraphernalia. And being the regular rascal that he is.

We are planning to lay low inside. We like to walk around town when we can, but its gotten cold outside again. After a slight rise in temperature these past few weeks, 20 degrees feels really cold again. It is really cold I guess. Cold enough to freeze the chickens eggs before we collect them. :/ Hoping it warms up again soon.

the jacket's end?

I really should have some better progress to show you. But I am finding it impossible to pick up 60 stitches for the hood. I mean, I am only getting 40. 40!!!

That is 20 missing stitches. I must be doing something terribly wrong. Because that is just ridiculous.
I'm going to search you-tube for its wisdom. If that fails me I'll be heading downtown to seek help at the local shop.

The frustration compels me to put down the needles. In search of another project.But,I really want to finish this. So I'm going to keep trying.

I don't know if you can really tell in these pictures, but we finally got a hair cutter.