Out with the old...in with the new...

The wrapping paper is gone. The cookies have all been eaten (or thrown away, when everyone was SO over cookies). The stockings are strewn about the floor. The laundry is taking over. The lighted deer is tipped over on his head in the yard (actually, ours has been like that for a few days...)

The party is over.

And so the new year begins. Full of new adventures and opportunities. Full of potential and promise. So many ways to make it great.

We started our morning (later than I meant to...oops) with pancakes shaped like the numbers "2009". FYI - "2"s are the absolute hardest to flip.

Last night I told the kids we were going to have 2009 pancakes for breakfast. After giggles and jokes about not being able to eat that many pancakes (ha!) Tater asked, very seriously - "How can you do that?"

To which I replied - "Because I am AMAZING!"

And without skipping a beat, he said - "No you're not."

Ouch. Puts a bit of a damper on all of the "I can do anything" vibe of the New Year. But I will rise above it. I think.

I did manage the pancakes - despite my apparent lack of amazingness. So I am game for anything!

Hope it was and will be great for you all, too!

Happy Everything!

Sprouticus and his family wish you and your family a happy and healthy holiday!

Whether you are celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, Festivus or something else - we hope you have a wonderful time surrounded by your family and friends!

I found it!

I know you were worried...


Now the holidays can happen...whew...

It's Beginning to Look...

a little bit like Christmas? (And, rats, I can't find my Christmas Stuff for Sprouts logo..)

I just ordered gift boxes to do gift sets at the Pixie Cowboy (where I am doing consignment). For anyone local to Chester Springs/Downingtown, the Pixie Cowboy is a super-cute children's shop with new and "vintage" kids clothes and accessories. The just moved to a new location, sort of behind Moore's furniture off of Rt 100. They are right next door to Make a Mess, which also looks like a very cute place for kids.

Anyhoo...getting things ready for the holidays. I can't believe it is already time!

I am also going to be doing a shopping event over in Byers Station at one of the model homes next week. I will post details when I have them.

Hope everyone is surviving the implosion of the economy... :(

Happy 6th!

Hope everyone had a fun and relaxing 4th of July. We had a pretty low-key day, but it was nice.

We went to fireworks on Thursday night, which were awesome. Cooked on the grill for dinner, which is always good. Had my parents over for dinner, which was social. Burned a multitude of sparklers (and no children), which I would call a success. We have flags out in the yard. So we had all of the elements of the 4th.

This afternoon we are having some friends and neighbors over for dinner, just to cap the weekend off. Somehow these 3-day weekends always get away from me and we never have a real plan for what to do. So they just turn into extended lazy weekends. Which isn't a bad thing - just not all that newsworthy!

The kids are back to camp tomorrow morning. I think they are pretty psyched to see other kids and have some fun. I tried to be fun. Really. And I was, some of the time. But 10 days is a long time...and my fun only lasted so long.

I have to pry them away from the TV now and figure out something to do so that their little brains don't completely turn to mush.

Hope you had a great weekend doing whatever you did!