interrupted

I had to interrupt my regularly scheduled hiatus to show you Wyatt's first preschool photo! I can't believe they got him to sit still and look at the camera. Not to mention his glasses are pushed up on his nose and he's not sucking his thumb. Because, yes, he is a thumbsucker. He's got a little fake smile going on, but I think it is adorable! Let's hope for such good luck when we take our Christmas Card picture this weekend....

hiatus

Whoa. Oh hiatus for a while as I STUDY to take my last 2 licensing exams. Yuck. These last two are definitely the most formidable, and studying is taking way longer than expected. So, I am obviously not blogging. I also cancelled magazine subscriptions, which are my fave, so don't take it personally! I do really enjoy blogging, but I have always felt I should be doing something else...studying! I just need to get these tests out of the way, I have been taking them for 2 years, after all. And they are yucky.
 But...here are a couple things on my mind:

I am going here for my first airplane ride in almost 3 years:

A wedding of a wonderful friend in Mt. Hood.

I am wanting something like this as a replacement for the sharp objects aka our nesting coffee tables:

Can you DIY this? 

Jon and I saw these guys at the Sun Valley Pavilion last week. Amazing show! Great live performance.

These are my kind of stripes. Off-kilter and unexpected. A play on something classic. via Bright Bazaar, a great new blog-to-me.

We thought for a nanosecond about trying to potty-train, as Peanut was pretty interested a while ago. I was told to get a chart:

I didn't even get a chance to tape this on the wall before he pooped on the patio. Umm..

Dr Diagnosis - New Sunglasses

Saw the eye doctor this morning, he said I have UV damage and that it is inflamed, if it gets any worse they will have to take invasive measures. Ick! I would love to take this diagnosis and splurge on some great new sunglasses, but I think I can only afford this first pair from F21. Too bad, MARC, Dolce, Tom Ford and Oakley...

 

all photos nordstrom except #1, Forever 21

Whew! I am a bad blogger. I know it isn't rocket science, and I am working more these days, but I think there are 2 culprits. 1) I enjoy reading everyone else's blog way too much. 2) Peanut is impossible to photograph these days. He is all over the place, grabbing at the camera, and generally I need my hands free when I am around him. That said, he does have a 2nd Birthday coming up so we will try to get some good pics of this occasion.

Meanwhile, here are some things I am too busy looking at on other people's blogs:

 Giant balloons with dangly ribbon and metallic sparklies? Yes!

 

So true! (for me)

 The felt flowers are a reoccurring theme. I need something to jazz up my ugly white metal cruiser bike basket, and I think these are it. Now to pick a color...and actually follow-through and do it!

 Cardboard planter. I love cardboard. Ever since we had to make a cardboard chair a la Frank Gehry in school, I have loved furniture made from cardboard. And cutting it is not easy - so I have respect for those perfectly razor-sharp edges.

 I'm ready to do another painting. What I really should be doing is studying, so doing another painting will be my reward for finally taking my last 2 tests.

Peanut Update

Here is Wyatt trying out his skis - the night before he hit the magic carpet. He would have slept with those skis if we would have let him.

 Here is a photo of Wyatt and some of his bestest buddies at their school's spring music program. Zero words came out of his mouth, he was in awe of everything going on around him the whole time. I do consider it a success because there were no tears and he stayed up front the whole time!

 Wyatt eats broccoli and baby green beans. Evidence.

 Wyatt and Grandma. Grandma and Grandpa came for Easter and provided a great day of breakfast, easter egg hunting at church and babysitting so Mom and Dad could go skiing.

His new bike. HUGE hit.

Only one more week! We are planning a watching party, even though we will most likely have seen her dress, etc splashed all over the media earlier that day. 

 These cookies provide some inspiration, although I'm not going to go crazy and do a Kate cookie, I might take a stab at some Union Jack sugar cookies. Yum!

This Slim Aarons photograph epitomizes spring in a ski town. People are swimming, but there is still snow everywhere. And it might have snowed last night! Ugh! It's such a tease. But you will notice all the people having fun in the background,which is what the end of ski season is all about.

 On an unrelated note, I might have found a use for all of Jon's used motorcycle tires that are hanging out behind our garage trailer-park style. Maybe even grow some veggies in them!

high tea

What better way to enjoy my favorite, a hot cup of tea, than with a royal wedding mug? I have the most amazing Prince Charles and Camilla wedding mug that I found at the Gold Mine for 50 cents, but after a few spins through the dishwasher it is hard to tell who is charles and who is camilla. And who cares about them anymore anyway? Princess Catherine has stolen the show. Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, the mugs I found online were gaudy (I know it is kinda tacky to begin with, but that doesn't mean the mugs have to be ugly). And they are way too expensive. I'm looking for a 4.99 deal, here. Let me know if you find anything. Also, some Chinese company whipped up a huge batch of mugs, but they put Harry's face on the mug instead of Williams. I guess the Chinese can't tell them apart....

 

In other related wedding news, the house of Alexander McQueen, led by Brit Sarah Burton is designing her gown. Based on some of her recent runway looks, it could be a little risque for the future Princess. She doesn't seem like one to make awful fashion choices so I am giving her the benefit of the doubt on this one. Can't wait to see it on april 29th!

(Uk gift company, Reuters, Crash Collective)