Oh, What Matters?

I heart Etsy!

I am so inspired by the talented women that I get to *meet* on the web. I recently received some sweet little packages from some Etsy superstars. The little nest with ephemera (love those pink tickets!) came from new friend Cerri at Little Pink Studio. The wine bottle holder was created by Lilia from Flea Market Studio. These goodies look perfect with my little Easter display.

Back in the saddle

I'm back. Typical me. I start something, get all excited about it, and then don't finish. Sigh. Being that it feels like spring here in Michigan (70 degrees!), I thought it's time for new beginning. Conner was so excited to wear short sleeves this morning. Of course, he paired them with his favorite pair of Old Navy fleece sweat pants. He even said "Oh, maybe we can go in the swimming pool!" Not quite yet, honey.

We've planned the front half of our family road trip in June. We're heading to Tybee Island (near Savannah, GA) for five days. We're staying in the cutest beach cottage that is soon to be featured in Southern Living magazine. Love that! Doesn't this place look adorable?

For the tail end of the trip, we're going to spend some time in Charleston, SC and then either head up the coast to Myrtle Beach or Virginia Beach. The part that I'm dreading is the 14-hour drive down. With three kids. That's going to be a loooonnggg trip. But, getting to stay in the south for 10 days makes it worth it. I love the south. The people. The food. The history. The shopping. One of the things I would love to do while there is get a professional picture of The Little Crew on the beach. I would really like to get them coordinating outfits from here. I am loving the whole preppy madras look. Lily needs that adorable little Madras ruffled swim suit. I admit it. I have preppy love.

I'm going to scrapbook tonight. Yes, I say that 365 days a year, but manage to actually do it 2-3 times. I got my Jenni Bowlin kit yesterday (love getting mail like that). The papers are so yummy. I have to do something with them. So, if I get creative mojo up and running, I'll be sure to post it  here. 

Back soon!

Diving Right On In.

Since I spend so much time reading other people's blogs, I thought I'd start my own. The title "Oh, What Matters?" was inspired by now 8-year old daughter, Olivia. This was one of her favorite phrases when she was about 4 or 5. I believe it was sort of the pre-cursor to the phrase "Oh, whatever" that seems to pop out of every preteens mouth (or at least it did when I was preteen).

So, what matters? To me, the pure joy that I receive from each of my children (of course, there's a great deal of agony too, but I'll save that for later) is what inspires me to get out of bed each morning. And, now that I get a chance to talk about them online to anyone who'll listen, well, that is just plain peachy.

What else will I talk about here in this online journal?  I do love to shop. So, you'll be sure to hear about my many shopping adventures. And, travel is pretty high up on The List, too. You'll be hearing about some upcoming trips to Chicago (with my hubby), and to Arizona (with two of my bestest girl friends). Oh, and scrapbooking and papercrafting are definitely on The List. Although, I should say that collecting scrapbooking supplies is really what I'm doing. I never seem to have time to make anything with all those gorgeous goodies. What I would most like to add to The List is digital scrapbooking.

I'm going to try and make this blog look prettier real soon.

Chat with you soon.