i dig you!

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Since I dedicated last week's post to health stuff, I won't talk about that this week, except to say that we've mostly survived The Siege.

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Today I'm channeling my inner Joan Holloway (minus the bouffant hair and crazy hourglass figure).  So far, the retro fashion make over is going fairly well, although I must confess that it is hard to find the time to set my hair properly.  Lucky for me, my hair is pretty curly (and even more so after a recent cut) and so I can manage a somewhat retro hair-do without a set on many days.  But a roller or pin-curl set looks so nice when I can manage it!!  My look is tending a bit more toward the late 1940s/early 1950s than the WWII era, but that is more a function of needing easy access for breastfeeding right now.  The best part of the whole thing?  My husband loves the look and is so complimentary!  Never hurts the old ego to be stroked a bit.  

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I have a fun new project in mind, thanks to an idea from a bloggy friend, Matushka Anna Crawford.  She challenged her readers to photograph the alphabet in creative ways this month.  I thought it would be a neat idea to make a picture book for the boys with the photos.  I haven't actually started it yet, but when I get my feet back under me, I'm going to tackle it!  I think it would be a great MDS project.

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Yesterday I started making valentines for Piglet's classmates and teachers.  It took me a while to settle on a design, but I'm pretty happy with what I came up with.  Since I have to make 36 of them, I needed a simple design that wasn't very supply-intensive.  Besides, let's face it, they are four, and at that age, you are making the valentines for their moms as much as anything. I also wanted something that would be appropriate for a four-year-old to be giving to other kids his age.  That little dump truck with the "i dig you!" sentiment was just the right thing!

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While I was juggling Birdie (who has started projectile vomiting in the evening, just to keep things interesting), and trying to make the valentines, I started re-watching Grey's Anatomy from the beginning, mostly because I wanted to watch something on the computer that was familiar and easily interrupt-able.  It was kind of fun to see how that show has evolved over the last eight seasons. (And if you are a Grey's hater, don't tell me about it - I know there are plenty of objectionable things about that show, but I still like it).  I nearly gave it up after season six, but have gotten sucked right back in.  Although I've got to say that since they killed off Henry, I'm less interested in keeping up.

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Today is Boo's namesday, so we will have a little celebration at dinner.  I think I'm going to try and figure out a way to make vegan brownies, since that seems to be Boo's favorite dessert lately.  Although he is kind of a cookie monster. 

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And last but not least?  Breaking Dawn Part One DVD hits stores on February 13.  Yippie!!!  I've already preordered mine from amazon.com.  The timing is perfect as my husband will be traveling a lot that week.  Now I can finally catch the funny scene with the Volturi after the credits that I missed in the theatre!!