So My Mother’s Day present from Daddy and the girls is a 90 minute Hot Stone Massage… I get to go and experience 90 minutes of blissful quiet. No screaming children, no markers all over their hands, clothes or faces, no fighting and bickering…. As much as I can really think how badly I need this… I also think about missing out on 120 minutes (including driving time) of hugs, kisses, super sweet “I love you, Mommy!”-s… I guess this goes back to the whole needing to take time out for yourself so you can be a better mommy.

I’ll be sure and come back to tell you how this place is… I’m super excited…

I know I know.. Mother’s Day is tomorrow.. but, I voluntarily took today to be my Mother’s Day since we needed to split the day between MeeMaw, and Grandma T… 

The day started off normal enough. We all got up… the girls woke up first, then Daddy, then me. HEE HEE… Daddy got up and took care of the girls so I could get showered and ready to go out for the day. They were so funny. He walked in there, and I hear them (over the monitor) say, “Where’s Mommy? Is she still asleep? I wanna give her a kiss.” I just melted… I quickly jump back in bed and pretend I’m sleeping so they can “wake me up” with a kiss on the cheek… They think it’s so awesome when they wake me up… Daddy changes them, and lets them run into the room and jump up on the bed… Sure enough, Monkey See is right next to my face, leans down and kisses me on the cheek… I open my eyes, and they just let out this squeal of laughter. It was so cute! Daddy convinced them to go downstairs with him so I could get ready… I think there was mention of mixing pancakes, and bacon… It works every time. 

I got up, got ready to go, and came downstairs. They didn’t even notice me.. They were too busy whisking the pancake batter. Daddy made a big, yummy breakfast for all of us… and then we grabbed our things and headed out the door. I wanted to go back to a place called I Made It. It’s a super fun place in Elk Grove right off of Highway 99 where you can paint all kinds of ceramic crafts, or make mosaic things! They have all the supplies you need, you just show up and pay a nominal studio fee, and item prices. It’s totally cool.  I’ll share more about it later! Monkey See and Monkey Do each painted a mug and a little tag-a-long to put in the bottom of the mug. I made a really cool salad bowl, and a heart plate with the girls’ hand prints on it. Daddy made an awesome serving dish for his “Atomic Buffalo Terds”. I seriously can not wait to pick everything up in a week or so. 

After all of our fun, we had to eat! We stopped over at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse. We’ve driven by the one by our house so many times, and just never stopped in. WOW! We were super impressed! The girls each got a cheese pizza kids meal, and Daddy and I got Pasta. His was the Chardonnay Shrimp Pasta, and mine was the  Grilled Chicken Pasta. The food was soooo good! Everyone ate and even had enough to bring home for dinner later! The service was pretty good, considering the place was quite busy. 

Monkey See kept saying she was sleepy, so we came home, and everyone (except Daddy) took a nap. Daddy volunteered to do some cleaning around the house, and prepare everything for movie night. Yes… The end to a perfect day… We ate our leftovers for dinner, and yum! Even reheated, everything was good. I took the girls upstairs for a quick bath, and got them changed into their Princess jammies. We all came back downstairs and set up the aero bed, popped some popcorn in our hot air popper, and got our pillows ready. We rented Alvin and the Chipmunks, and let me tell you.. It was such a cute movie! The girls LOVED it. They got up and danced to all of the music. I don’t know how they did it, but they stayed awake for the entire movie. I guess when it’s good, it’s good… LOL

They finally went to bed around 11pm… and we have to get up early to go to church tomorrow morning. That’s going to be interesting… We’re taking Meemaw and Peepaw out to breakfast tomorrow.. I know the girls are going to have fun, and probably forget all about being sleepy… 

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you Moms out there… You are all very amazing and special. I hope you all have an absolutely wonderful Mother’s Day… although.. taking one day to celebrate something we do every day just doesn’t seem fair.. LOL.. Cheers! 

I was looking around at the store the other day, and found these loops for attaching charms, etc to your cell phone! I was excited and came home and made these out of some seed beeds, and Swarovski Crystal I had lying around… I tried to design the beads to match the colors the charm would be…

As always, these items are available for purchase now by emailing me. They will also be available for purchase when our online store is opened! Stay tuned for more information about that!

I was hired to make some items for a wedding in July… I was asked to make the Ring Bearer’s Pillow, the Bride’s Necklace, and bracelets for the bridesmaids. They all turned out pretty good!

The Bride was very happy with the results, and that is what mattered!

Ivory Ring Bearer Pillow Satin with Sterling Silver and Gold Plated Charms (Sold for $35)

Bride’s Necklace Genuine Freshwater Pearl, Swarovski Crystal, and Sterling Silver (sold for $120):

Bridesmaids’ Bracelets (Set of bracelets & Earrings $35 each set):

Matching Earrings to Bridesmaids’ Bracelets:

Optional Matching Maid of Honor or Bridesmaids’ Necklace ($95):

I made my first watch the other day.. and it was sold within minutes!!! Found a watch face while I was out shopping, and figured I’d give it a try! I loved the way the Sterling Silver, Blue Swarovski Crystal, and Freshwater Pearl all went together so well. Of course, this can be done in any color imaginable. I think it’d make a beautiful Mother’s Watch too, by adding children’s initials and birthstones..

If you’d like one too, please feel free to contact me with your request! I’d love to make a custom watch for you!