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shopping will never be the same

I actually made it to the mall the other day to use up a visa gift card that was burning a hole in my pocket.  Per the instructions of my Mom I was to buy something for myself and I actually did.  I found a cute shirt that would act as a nice staple to my casual wardrobe so I scooped it up.  Unfortunately I got said shirt home and found a hole in it which made me mad but mostly because I would have to go back to the dreaded mall to return it.  We’re back from the second trip (in one week) to the mall and have returned with the following:

These:

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Obviously neither of which are for me.  Oh well, maybe next year I’ll get a little something (for myself) for my birthday.

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my gretel

Ever since Charlotte’s hair has been long enough to fix into two braids she’s always reminded me of a Swiss miss or German beer wench.  That being said, what could be more perfect for Halloween than a Gretel costume!   This was made from simplicity 2571 and came together in the two days prior to Halloween, minus the trim on the skirt which was done the day of.  Much thanks to my Mom who, without her help, I would never have been able to cut out and construct a costume in such a short amount of time.  I took the girls up to my folk’s home in the mountains and we sewed and stayed in our pajamas all day and had a great time.  Here’s the result of two sewing machines running simultaneously and sewing into the late evening hours…

…kinda wish she could wear it all the time.  I did tell her I’d take her to Disneyland in it so that should be fun.  No costume for Delia this year but I’m excited to construct something for both of them next year, especially now that I know my Mom is graciously willing to lend a hand.  Happy Halloween!

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shopping bag

I can’t be the only one who stashes goodies into the shopping bag/cart of their favorite online stores, right?  I currently have the beauties below in my Anthropologie bag and on occasion I might accidentally leave the window open just in case husband runs across it and decides to get me a “just because I love you gift” or something like that.

Yes, I am familiar with the wish list tool but much prefer to put them in my bag because it feels more like a possible reality than a mere wish.  Do you keep a running shopping cart, you know, just in case?

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homemade awesomeness

In light of the season I needed inspiration so I googled homemade costumes and happened upon this awesome list of The Worst Homemade Star Wars Costumes created by holy taco *.  Here’s a shot of the first one just to lure you in and entice you to look at the post…pretty funny.

*note: I do not endorse this website, just needed to give a proper link back.

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whole foods buycott

As most everyone knows the liberals have thought it a good idea to boycott Whole Foods because of the CEO’s denouncement of obamacare as stated in this article from the Wall Street Journal.

Wow,  I don’t know why but for some reason I am truly baffled at the lack of tolerance the left has for those who hold views contrary to their own.  You would think that “idealists” would realize that supporting Whole Foods for all of the store’s positive aspects is much more important than boycotting it because of the CEO’s personal opinions.  Some of those positive aspects include but are not limited to fair trade, organically and locally grown produce, and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle (which ironically would lessen many of the health issues that face Americans).

In reaction to this boycott the TEA has decided to hold a “buycott” on Tuesday, September 1st.  All of those in support of the freedom of speech, regardless of one’s personal opinion on obamacare, should step up and shop at your local Whole Foods.  We need to fight back against those who bully others for simply sharing their personal views.

Yes, this place is nicknamed Whole Pay Check for a good reason but what an amazing place to spend our hard earned money.  Better yet, what an amazing reason.  Let’s go shopping!

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retreat

The girls and I got back from my folks on Friday after four days of relaxing fun. I did a whole bunch of nothing which included not getting in a car the entire time and actually getting to fall asleep during nap time….lovely. Here’s some pics of our time away from home.

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Charlotte enjoying a huge lollipop

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Delia enjoying not being set down for four days

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Charlotte making friends

Oh, I did do one important thing which was plant Delia’s placenta by my Mom’s lilac bush. Since we are renters I wanted it to be somewhere that we know we’ll be able to visit for the foreseeable future, hence my parents yard…the ideal spot really.

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out of dodge

In order to meet a deadline, extra hours of work are in the forecast for husband.  So, I have decided to take the girls and go visit my parents in the local mountains.  Even though they live just over an hour away it feels like a true getaway.  It could be the fresh mountain air or the changing of scenery but whatever it is I get refreshed when I’m there.  OK, it’s most likely due to the extra people entertaining my two year old and extra laps rocking my 4 month old but that works too! With all the extra help I would love to take some time cutting out some patterns for clothes for Charlotte or working on some more b-day crowns.  But, being realistic, if none of that gets done I won’t be upset in the least.  I feel bad for leaving husband but to be honest I think having a quiet house will be a nice stress reliever for him as well.  Other than eating horribly because I won’t be here to make him food, I think he’ll do just fine.  I will post with pics of our peaceful retreat upon our return.  Till then, take care and God bless.

P.S.  If you haven’t done so recently check out http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/vallee for some exciting updates on Vallee…please keep her and family in your prayers.

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interesting read

Sorry for the political post but things are getting kinda scary around here and I found this article putting  in print many things I’ve been thinking…

The article below was written by Stanislav Mishin, a blogger and columnist for the Russian newspaper Pravda.

American capitalism gone with a whimper . . . . .

It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people.

True, the situation has been well prepared on and off for the past century, especially the past twenty years. The initial testing grounds was conducted upon our Holy Russia and a bloody test it was. But we Russians would not just roll over and give up our freedoms and our souls, no matter how much money Wall Street poured into the fists of the Marxists.

Those lessons were taken and used to properly prepare the American populace for the surrender of their freedoms and souls, to the whims of their elites and betters.

First, the population was dumbed down through a politicized and substandard education system based on pop culture, rather than the classics. Americans know more about their favorite TV dramas than the drama in DC that directly affects their lives. They care more for their “right” to choke down a McDonalds burger or a BurgerKing burger than for their constitutional rights. Then they turn around and lecture us (Russia) about our rights and about our “democracy”. Pride blinds the foolish.

Then their faith in God was destroyed, until their churches, all tens of thousands of different “branches and denominations” were for the most part little more then Sunday circuses and their televangelists and top protestant mega preachers were more then happy to sell out their souls and flocks to be on the “winning” side of one pseudo Marxist politician or another. Their flocks may complain, but when explained that they would be on the “winning” side, their flocks were ever so quick to reject Christ in hopes for earthly power. Even our Holy Orthodox (Russian Orthodox) churches are scandalously liberalized in America.

The final collapse has come with the election of Barack Obama. His speed in the past three months has been truly impressive. His spending and money printing has been a record setting, not just in America’s short history but in the world. If this keeps up for more than another year, and there is no sign that it will not, America at best will resemble the Wiemar Republic and at worst Zimbabwe.

These past two weeks have been the most breath taking of all. First came the announcement of a planned redesign of the American Byzantine tax system, by the very thieves who used it to bankroll their thefts, loses and swindles of hundreds of billions of dollars. These make our Russian oligarchs look little more than ordinary street thugs, in comparison. Yes, the Americans have beat our own thieves in the shear volumes. Should we congratulate them?

These men, of course, are not an elected panel but made up of appointees picked from the very financial oligarchs and their henchmen who are now gorging themselves on trillions of American dollars, in one bailout after another. They are also usurping the rights, duties and powers of the American congress (parliament). Again, congress has put up little more then a whimper to their masters.

Then came Barack Obama’s command that GM’s (General Motor) president step down from leadership of his company. That is correct, dear reader, in the land of “pure” free markets, the American president now has the power, the self given power, to fire CEOs and we can assume other employees of private companies, at will. Come hither, go dither, the centurion commands his minions.

So it should be no surprise that the American president has followed this up with a “bold” move of declaring that he and another group of unelected, chosen stooges will now redesign the entire automotive industry and will even be the guarantee of automobile policies. I am sure that if given the chance, they would happily try and redesign it for the whole of the world, too. Prime Minister Putin, less then two months ago, warned Obama and UK’s Blair, not to follow the path to Marxism, it only leads to disaster. Apparently, even though we suffered 70 years of this Western sponsored horror show, we know nothing, as foolish, drunken Russians, so let our “wise” Anglo-Saxon fools find out the folly of their own pride.

Again, the American public has taken this with barely a whimper…but a “freeman” whimper.

So, should it be any surprise to discover that the Democratically controlled Congress of America is working on passing a new regulation that would give the American Treasury department the power to set “fair” maximum salaries, evaluate performance and control how private companies give out pay raises and bonuses? Senator Barney Franks, a social pervert basking in his homosexuality (of course, amongst the modern, enlightened American societal norm, as well as that of the general West, homosexuality is not only not a looked down upon life choice, but is often praised as a virtue) and his Marxist enlightenment, has led this effort. He stresses that this only affects companies that receive government monies, but it is retroactive and taken to a logical extreme, this would include any company or industry that has ever received a tax break or incentive.

The Russian owners of American companies and industries should look thoughtfully at this and the option of closing their facilities down and fleeing the land of the Red as fast as possible. In other words, divest while there is still value left.

The proud American will go down into his slavery with out a fight, beating his chest and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is. The world will only snicker.

Stanislav Mishin

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twitteriffic?

This video pretty much sums up my feelings on the twitter craze…not that anyone should care how I feel about it :)

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Delia

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So I’m briefly breaking my Lenten retreat from the blog to announce the arrival of our beautiful second daughter Delia Elise.  She was born Monday 3/30 at 9:13 AM weighing 7 lbs 12 oz, 20 inches in length.  She is so healthy and mellow in temperament that she’s got us constantly counting our blessings…not to mention that she’s ADORABLE.  Big sister Charlotte is a champ.  She’s needing more attention than usual but luckily husband is home through the end of this week so she has been well attended to.  I’ll update with a brief synopsis of the birth once we get through Holy Week and have celebrated Easter.  Until then enjoy the pics we’ve uploaded on flickr….

God’s blessings.

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