Be still my heart

My sister-in-law came for a visit this weekend, and it was so much fun to have a roommate for a few days and spend time with one of my favorite people. (We also managed to eat LOTS of good food!). She told me that when she told her boys about the trip, they all wanted to come. She tried to appease them with promises that they would get to come next time. To which, this character (blondie on the right) replied:

"Ok Mom, just bring Leah back with you." oh stop it! My heart is melting into a puddle at the thought....

What's that on your head?

My super-fab co-workers surprised me last week with an office b-day celebration. We always like to go out to lunch, have treats, maybe do a dance or two to celebrate one another's birthdays, but they managed to catch me off-guard by celebrating a day early. Sneaky! So when I walked into the office after teaching a preschool class, I was showered with brownies, a HSM-decorated desk, and this amazing HAT. Oh yes, it is a hat that my incredibly talented co-worker constructed from cardboard and felt. It was just a little too heavy to wear all day, but I did try it on for pictures. It makes me think of Dr. Seuss. And makes me think perhaps I should do more with cardboard and felt in my life. Oh the places you'll go...with felt.