He didn't like the bacon and took it off his plate. Maybe he's adopted.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
Blog Material At Its Finest
Sometimes you get to the end of your date and nothing especially blog-worthy has happened and you're hanging the laundry to dry and thinking that it's probably just going to be one of those times when you throw up a Daily Jamie and call it a day. Then you find a pair of socks that don't belong to your child, that one of his teachers must have sent him home in after he destroyed his original pair on the muddy playground. And you realize that these American-themed socks without a name written on them probably ended up in your kid's reserve clothing bin because he's half American. And that makes you smile.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
It's Getting Dark
The Swede was away this weekend with most of the dudes in our company at a mountain bike race, so Jamie and I spent the weekend painting the bedroom. I still have some finishing touches to take care of, but I am thisclose to finally having the bedroom of my dreams. I'll be back later this week with before and after shots.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Love All Over These Walls (Plus A Giveaway!!!)
Poor little Jambo was home today with a fever and it was very sad to see him so wiped out, but it did allow me to be home to sign for this canvas print of an Instagram I took of Jamie on his second birthday. I hung it up right away on a narrow section of wall in the living room where our family photos had been and then moved all of them into our hallway. I rather like the new location as they are much more noticeable now.
Incidentally, the company I ordered the print from, Canvas Pop, sent me a thirty dollar gift card and I'd like to give it to one of you. The twelve inch by twelve inch print I got was about fifty bucks, so the gift card is obviously of some value. I couldn't be more pleased with my order and recommend Canvas Pop highly. If you'd like a chance to win the card, leave a comment, any comment, and I'll pick a winner at random next Friday.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
King Of The Day
Since Jamie turned two during the summer, when he and most of his classmates were on vacation, they celebrated his birthday today at preschool. There was a big picture of him on the wall along with some balloons right when you walked into the door of the school, plus they sang to him while he stood up on a pedestal. Best of all, though, was the crown he got to decorate and wear. Most kids take theirs off right away, apparently, but Jambo left his on all day long. Then, when I picked him up and took him to the car, he caught his reflection in the car window and flipped! The reminder of his royal headwear had him overjoyed. It's eight o'clock now and he hasn't taken it off all evening. Bedtime should be interesting.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
The Business Cas Fashion Show
I was so excited to start dressing up for work again that I got a whole fashion show worth of outfits in a little over a week. Now, without further ado, let me just talk a little about my clothes.
I got this dress at the Gap while I was in Cleveland. It was sixty bucks originally and I got it for twelve! It's flowy and wonderful and the colors make me happy. I'm glad I decided to wear it on Monday, sqeezing out my last wear of the year, because by Friday it was too cold and too late.
This outfit made me feel uncharacteristically professional, maybe because it's not often that I wear pants that aren't jeans. Also, my husband told me, like, three times that I looked beautiful that day so this one's a keeper.
This outfit, however, was deemed to be weird by the hubby, but he's Swedish so what does he know about fashion? Yeeeeeah, it's probably weird. But dear, sweet denim button-down, if I'd have known how much I was going to love you I would have bought you years ago! Thank you for making this dress work appropriate.
I thought I was too old for grey jeans until I saw another thirty-year-old, only-slightly-more-stylish blogger modelling them. I ran out and got my own and paired them here with this polka dot H&M tee, which I typically treat as a neutral and wear with outlandishly mismatched bottoms. I took it easy on this day and just wore outlandishly mismatched leopard pumps. Did you know leopard is also a neutral?
Sunday, August 11, 2013
All The Young Dudes
Friday, August 9, 2013
Swimming With The Big Fish
Today I'm guest-blogging about my favorite trend and my most recent Etsy.com finds at Sarianne's blog. Meanwhile my Swedish street cred is at an all-time high.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Late Summer Evenings
Being in the office all day kept us from realizing that it's still totally summer. We took an impromptu walk along the lake and through the woods tonight after dinner and I tell you what, it was hot. Even at seven in the evening, all the small beaches and docks along the way were occupied by families swimming and sunning and picnicking. We talked about it on the way home, how it felt to be at work again when the weather was still so nice, and decided that we had squeezed the most out of our vacation so it was AOK. Anyway, we still have the evenings.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
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