February 19, 2009

the shelves that daddy built

look at how cute these are! a few weeks ago, i thought out loud that della and  tiggy needed some shelves between their beds. custom shelves out of old barn wood would be nice, i thought to myself. and daddy disappeared into the garage.

a few weeks later he emerged with these. ( he wasn't actually working for weeks...he has a day job, too) and they are just perfect. i love his folk art touches. he's been jones-ing to use these license plates for years and the kids LOVE them.
his mom had an old barn in her yard that was falling down and was a shelter for wayward rattlers. he dismantled it and it lives with us now in many forms...dining room table, benches, and now these shelves. note lew's cape, hanging at the ready for come what may...those rattlers perhaps.
this is della's side. i like the wooden rabbit, nestled unknowingly in the fur of it's long lost mother. that's just a theory. looks cozy though.
and here is, just for fun, one of lew's "lections".  that's kid speak for co-llection, and i'll have you know that this is one of many. i found about 20 tubes of chapstick in a baggie on the bottom shelf when i made the pictures for this. the little buggar!  

the shelves that daddy built

look at how cute these are! a few weeks ago, i thought out loud that della and  tiggy needed some shelves between their beds. custom shelves out of old barn wood would be nice, i thought to myself. and daddy disappeared into the garage. 

a few weeks later he emerged with these. ( he wasn't actually working for weeks...he has a day job, too) and they are just perfect. i love his folk art touches. he's been jones-ing to use these license plates for years and the kids LOVE them.
his mom had an old barn in her yard that was falling down and was a shelter for wayward rattlers. he dismantled it and it lives with us now in many forms...dining room table, benches, and now these shelves. note lew's cape, hanging at the ready for come what may...those rattlers perhaps. 
this is della's side. i like the wooden rabbit, nestled unknowingly in the fur of it's long lost mother. that's just a theory. looks cozy though.
and here is, just for fun, one of lew's "lections".  that's kid speak for co-llection, and i'll have you know that this is one of many. i found about 20 tubes of chapstick in a baggie on the bottom shelf when i made the pictures for this. the little buggar!  

February 9, 2009

hand me downs rock!


The other day Daddy and Della went to the post office and there was a little surprise waiting there. It was a BIG box and it was addressed to Della Patton from her cousin Maycee. The air was electric with anticipation. We've gotten these boxes before and we know what they mean.

They brought it home and opened it and sure 'nuff.....it was akin to a disney princess convention exploding in the living room. Della went bezerk. And the 'trying on' began. And it didn't end until every last item had been put on, and modeled and approved. And THEN she had to to do it all over again for her brothers when they got home. It's unanimous that the Georgia cheerleader outfit takes the prize.  

Those who know me well, know that most all our clothes are thrift store finds. I'm proud of this. We are vintage and funky and don't usually exactly match. And we aren't spending a fortune on clothes when there are already wonderful duds out there just looking for a styling kid to breathe new life into them. Recycling at its finest! The box of hand me downs falls into the same category, but gets the added thrill of having been worn by the 'beautiful cousin maycee'. It means we talk about Maycee a LOT. We visit with her vicariously through her clothes. "Momma, do you think Maycee wored this to the grocery store?" not sure, but let's talk it about it for the next 3 months.....  

So thank you cousin Maycee and Aunt Michelle! We heard you're coming soon and can't wait to visit in person! Maybe YOU can answer all these questions!

everywhere we go...

hello kitty comes with. here she is, packed and ready. this is della's lunch box and snack bag. unlike the other two, della is ALWAYS hungry. always. always. got it? we pull out of the driveway and she chimes in, "mom, i'm hungwee."

yes, dear, i already know that.

so this bag and its contents are crucial to our daily well being. we snack at the library, at the rec. center, at the childrens museum, at gyminy crickets and all points in between.  luckily, she seems to be blessed with a good metabolism. 

but she is quite sturdy.