Guess where I've been hiding??

YEP, it's true.. I paid a visit to the lady herself! :) One of my best friends has been living in New York with her little daughter who models/acts and me and 2 other friends went up to be with her on her birthday. My wonderful parents payed for my trip because they knew how long I have wanted to go! Thanks Mom and Daddy!!! I can't even tell you how much I loved it, to the point where I was brought to tears more than once. Just to be able to be at ground zero in person and to see the lady was very moving.

This is actually the view from Kim's apartment balcony. It was great to wake up and see this every morning. I took this one morning while everyone else was still sleeping.
Times Square... I LOVE Times square

We had so much fun shopping and we did lots of eating!! we did all of the touristy stuff..

It was everything I hoped it would be!! I have a ton of pictures, but I would be here all day if I posted them all. heck.. I even loved the subway! :) and the crazy taxi drivers!( my friends 4 year old can hail a taxi like nobody's business) yep, I love New York!

I had to post a picture of the Broadway sign, one of my lifelong dreams was to be on Broadway.. ok,so I was on Broadway, not ON Broadway.. but I did see a show.. Mary Poppins!! It was fabulous! :)

I'm finding it impossible to describe... but lets just say.. I will from this day forth stop making fun of people with bumper stickers that say I LOVE NEW YORK.. I SO get it now! ;)

Cupcakes and a finished quilt

I made these cupcakes for the baby shower I gave my niece. They were favors for the guests, I'll post pictures of the shower soon, it turned out quite beautiful!

Gabbie had to get in on the action, she made a cake all by herself. Well, ok.. I crumb coated it for her! :) and I finally finished the quilt for baby Sayla. This was my first quilt, I had fun with it, but I've always been a rule breaker, I just made it up as I went along. I have always been very intimidated by quilts...so.. not your standard quilt, but it's quilty anyway!!

We're back

We have been in South Florida visiting my sister and brother. We had a great time. One of the things we did while we were there was visit a sea turtle rescue hospital.. it was very cool. We also got the chance to see a healthy sea turtle released back into the ocean, very, very cool! Here are a few of the pictures I took.
This is Jonah, he has a very interesting story that you can read here.

This is another turtle being treated, he too was caught in a fishing line and it cut his flipper ( you can see it if you look closely) you can read about Petr Here
We were able to watch them administer medication, the kids thought that was cool, so did I.
The Vet and his assistants are all volunteers. I was amazed at how gentle and caring everyone was. I mean, you expect that, but for some reason, I was almost brought to tears at how passionate these people are about what they do. Simpy amazing.
And here he is after treament, back in his tank

I just loved that place!! There was also a little turtle museum inside and a beautiful gift shop. They also had tables set up outside with everything related to turtles that you could imagine, Locals donate their turtle collections and they sell them dirt cheap for donations.Gabbie thought that was the greatest thing she had ever seen! They accept donations, but entry is free.
All in all, a very cool place to take your kids if your ever in South Florida. I will post pictures of the Sea turtle being released in another post. I was so touched by this experience that I think I'll be doing an auction with donated proceeds, anyone wanna join me?

My first blog award!!

She likes me... she really likes me!!! :) This Arte Y Pico award is such an honor. From what I gather, this is an art and creativity award,so coming from The Mom over at Cheaper than therapy makes it even more special! I just love her blog! This is all very exciting!!



This is what I get to do now..
Choose 5 blogs that you consider deserving of this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contribute to the blogging community

I would now like to pass this award to the following blogs.

Jona at Stop Staring and Start Sewing it's no secret how much I love her blog and just her as a friend. She is a constant source of inspiration. I can never read her blog without wanting to go straight to the sewing machine ( or bake cookies for a UPS guy!)

Tonya at Puddin Pop How she does what she does, I have no idea!! I love reading her blog. I think all mothers could learn something from her!

Clara at Mimi Kattini She is a great designer and fun girl. She has quickly become one of my favorite spots in blogland. Alot of her work goes to charity which I admire so much! Just can't say enough about her and her creativity.

Dena over at Sugar Shop Her photography, sense of humor and mad sewing skills keep me coming back. I think you'll agree that she is very deserving of this award. I think everything she touches turns to art.

and last but certainly not least TADA! Creations She never ceases to amaze me. Her designs are beautiful. I love the way she mixes colors and patterns.

Gabbie's pool party

Gabbie's teacher threw her class a pool party on the last day of school. All of the kids went straight from school to the party, I had an apointment, so by the time I got there, they were already swimming. I felt so bad, I have never been late to anything for her before, I was so afraid that she would be wondering where I was... so I walk through the gate and...

She spots me...
Here she comes...

She has something to tell me..

Something terribly important

Very very important...

really Gabba?? you don't say..

Alrighty then!

This kid totally cracks me up!! she is so animated. From the moment her eyes open she's is ON!!

Tired as I get.. I wouldn't change a thing!! :)

New Listing

I told you I've been sewing, most of it has been baby gifts, but I did manage to finally use this beautiful fresh cut fabric. I bought this in Jona's shop a looooooong time ago, and just got around to using it. I love it, but everytime I started to cut it, it hurt my feelings..I have had it on my desk next to my board of inspiration and now it's gone.

I do have to say though, I think my Gabbie looks rather smashing in it. :) I have it listed on ebay .
It's been a long day.. until tomorrow.

Can someone explain this to me?

SAY WHAT?

Here is the back of the card

Just in case we haven't wasted enough time and materials, lets print it on BOTH sides of the extra card that is going straight from the box to the trash, we want to make sure that this useless card is not mistaken for a useful card. Hey... wait, wouldn't it be funny if people actually tried to play with the card that is "NOT FOR PLAY?"

No, No, that might not be funny after all, can you imagine??

Nope, that won't do, lets print both sides of the extra useless card just to be on the safe side.

We also have to be sure that they "throw it away" no souvenirs here.. no sirree, into the trash it goes.

( better put that on both sides too, don't want any hoarders trying to cram it in the junk drawer, and then use the lame excuse that they didn't see the right side of the useless extra card and therefore was jusified in adding it to their stash of extra useless things.)

and hey, look.. it rhymes, wonder how many man hours that took??

And if for some strange reason, you CAN explain that, can you explain

THIS??

Ay~she~wa~wa.... for real???