yard work

gardening is definitely not one of my hobbies, but i do enjoy a good yard work session now and then.  today in portland, the weather was epic- blue skies, mild temps and no wind.  it seriously doesn't get better than this!  i got the kids down for nap, and headed outside. 
my rigorous leaf-clean-up/weeding/pruning bender was fantastic.  the front yard looks a hundred times better (and you know i like to keep shit tight!), and i am going to count it as my exercise for the day since i worked up a sweat.  bonus:  i got to talk to some other adults, even if it was just the mailman and a nice lady walking by with her dogs.

nothing compares 2 u

i don't know why, but i can't stop thinking about sinead o'connor.   i was in high school when her most famous song debuted, and i loved her big voice, her shaved head and her beautiful face.  she was so cool!  today is her 45th birthday, and i am sad to say that it looks as if the years have been hard on her.
here's to aging gracefully (hopefully!).

clementine love

as if there weren't enough reasons to love these sweet little gems...

i am so into these clementine lanterns!

designer diaper bags

i have been in diaper-bag-land for nearly three and a half years now.  at this point, i know no other way- i would literally be uncomfortable venturing out without my giant bag that contains a solution to every potential kid problem.
i have a pretty cool skip*hop bag (cool is used loosely- we are talking about diaper bags here), and now i am loving their new line that jonathan adler designed.  ooh la la!

i also had a dangerous moment on a recent trip to the coach factory store- the coach diaper bag is so classic-elegant and chic- and it was on sale- a lethal combination!   i think with such a nice bag i would be worried about the residue from leaky bottles and the collection of sticky raisins that inevitably forms.   good thing i talked myself out of it...

mourning the end

i just finished the first four seasons of mad men, and now i am at a loss.  it is such an amazing show!  i don't want to be done! 
the season five premiere in march seems like a long ways away, so in the mean time, i'll have to re-watch episodes or troll the amc site, playing their silly games (to my chagrin, i am betty draper) and obsessing about my favorite show ever.

brussels are the best

i need to pass this recipe on to my personal chef husband.  these brussels look amazingly delicious!

photo and recipe here

sweet jimmy

my husband is outta town, but i won't be lonely tonight- i've got this guy to keep me company.

hey jimmy, how are ya?