because i am EXCELLING in the life department.
snake & butterfly is doing things i never dreamed it would do. we got into williams effing sonoma ya'll. new packaging is in full effect (thanks to me, mom, and that printer guy up the hill). we've just put in an application to an adorable little place in downtown campbell to open a mother-loving STORE. pictures and an updated website to follow.
oh oh oh, i can share this here because dan dan doesn't read this blog! i'm taking him to germany (bremen) and the netherlands (amsterdam) for his 30th birthday and it's a surprise. he's never been to europe. shhhhh. ideas? i've been to amsterdam but not germany. we have family in both places so won't be needing anywhere to stay. eeeee! going after christmas (28th?) for a week to ten days.
the kids? the kids are lovely and terrible all rolled into one. i am SO ready for school to start, not because they're bothering me particularly but because they are driving each other crazy. they play SO well together until suddenly: they don't. *i'm interrupting my own post to tell you that i hate baby's breath (the flower). there, i said it.* someone please inform me if there is a year round school near here. also, what the hell is with the GIANT list of supplies the kids need this year? 45 boxes of kleenex? 700 pencils? 68 boxes of crayons? i'm going to need to take out a loan. lorenzo turned five and yes, i'm a terrible mom for not making some special post. but anyway, he's having experiencing some "growing pains" but is still totally the love of my life. which reminds me. have i mentioned how much i love 7 year olds? while i find them exhausting, grade schoolers are SO much easier than their younger selves. they read! they use their words (mostly)! they HELP! they understand consequences! they play ridiculously complex soap-opera-ish games with their barbies (also, how lucky is miss p to have a little brother that LOVES barbies???). they take an interest in music! they turn their noses up at crappy chocolate! i'm so proud. :D