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baby + cake

me:  um, can i please have that back?  i need it to make ___.

her:  no.  it's my baby.

me:  pretty please.

[silence.]

me:  i'll let you wind it.

her:  OK!

[fast forward 5 minutes of winding + untangling + rewinding]

her:  here you go mama - one fluffy green cake.

and now i must adjourn to transform this delicious cake of morehouse farm bullky and about 8 others like it into something awesome.  xoxo

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p.s.  thanks for the well wishes, friends.  i got the very best birthday gift ever today in the form of a call to report that my recent MRI results were good - nothing new happening since fall.  it seems the meds are doing what we hoped they would do, and that my lesions and i are coexisting peacefully.  i'll take that.  yes, i will.

aflutter

i'm over at Sew, Mama, Sew today with my fabric focus column - this month i've  put together a tutorial for these aflutter headbands.

GO TO THE TUTORIAL NOW

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my MRI is tuesday, results next week, manuscript due in 2 weeks, and hundreds upon hundreds of materials for photography due in 3 weeks.  whew!  taking it all one day at a time and enjoying the ride.

my sincere thanks to all of you who've sent sweet emails + good vibes + positive energy.  i'll see you on the flip side.  xoxo

waving hi

i'll have a fun little project for you in a few days time.  my mad mad month of making was interrupted and this little number provided a nice opportunity for me to reacquaint myself with my sewing machine this afternoon.  she's since been covered back up and will have to wait until we make it to the other side.

life is pulling me in many directions right now.  THE massive looming deadline is keeping me busy day after day, night after night.  and so far i have only had one meltdown, wondering if everything is going to be as awesome as i hope it will be.  i am thankful for family and good friends who breathe with me (and remind me to celebrate ice cream fridays).  i have another scan next week and this book distraction has me staying hopeful and so very positive.  and then there are two little people who are beyond excited about kindergarten orientation coming up, too.  and can someone remind my husband i like white cake with white buttercream frosting on my birthday cake and that i'm not baking it but i'd love for it to magically appear?  i can compare this time in my life to that final month of pregnancy when you don't know precisely how things are going to get from point A to point B, but you trust that you'll make it to the other side.  and it will be magical.  as will the moments along the way.  even if you are really really tired, enjoy those shiny moments.

hello, my name is busy beyond belief.

trust + hope, indeed i do.  xoxo