hitting the barf bucket

i don't know whether it's sadder to watch a 2 year-old barf who doesn't know how to barf {it's messy, see} or to have her decked out on the couch like this for a whole day and not want to move. barf bucket close at hand {i knew we saved that joint compound bucket for a good reason}.

killing me. but i won't deny enjoying the unlimited snuggle time.

lizzy had it first. then maren got it. and mama was not spared, nopeity-nope. so not fun.

and then the neighbor kid got it from us, for which i feel like a worm of a human being.

but at least the 3 of us all did our puking at different times, which was a blessing. 

all 3 of us puking simultaneously would have been a nightmare.

on the bright side, it was super short-lived. we slept it off. and slept. and slept some more.

AND i got my curtains up. yeah, color!

choosing minty paint

Since we bought this house, I've become a huge believer in paint samples.

Lots of them.

lots. of. them.

So many that the guy at the hardware store laughs when you walk in the door. Ah-gain.

Picking a minty color isn't anywhere near as trying as gray was, but I'm still glad I laid down the $20 to figure out which color I really love most {'cause, it turns out, the color I would have bought if I hadn't done any samples turned out to be my very least favorite of them all, ahem cremedemint}.

The colors are all a little wonky with the lighting when I took that picture, but you get it. Peridot has just the right balance of whu-bam and ahhh. Figuring out the right color makes me feel much more motivated to get in the bathroom and patch up the walls so I can paint!

{sea glass by glidden. marina bay + creme de mint by benjamin moore. peridot, spring stream, + herbal mist by behr. see my bathroom inspiration gallery here.}

giveaway: shabby apple $50 gift card

I've got a special treat for you today...

Shabby Apple is generously offering one lovely reader a $50 gift certificate to their online store!

I love SA's dress designs {modest is hottest} and their photography/styling has been to die for lately {mad hatter, anyone?}.

Know what I'd want if I were the lucky winner?

alice

el dorado

high marks

honey bee necklace

light as a feather

Decisions, decisions.

To enter, you need to do TWO THINGS.

1. Like Shabby Apple on Facebook.

2. Leave a comment, any comment. Make me smile!

You need to do BOTH THINGS to enter.

I'll randomly select a winner this Thursday, March 29, so you've got until then.

Good luck + happy shopping!

This giveaway is closed + the winner has been notified. 

man cub

I'll spare you the baby private parts picture, but believe me when I say that this kiddo is most definitely a man child. Richard is stoked, I am excited/bewildered, and the girls seem confused {a what now?}. I told R that we could always dress the baby in pink to save on a whole new baby wardrobe, but that idea got categorically vetoed. 

Oh yes, this is going to be my man's-man man-child. {got all that?}

4 almost 5

loves: dress-up, nail polish, caterpillars, coloring, bikes, learning time, friends {i.e. assaulting random 10 year-olds on the playground}, cutting sister's hair, gumbo, curious george, making faces, making fashion statements, making cookies, chasing the cat.

she keeps life spicy around here.

love you, chicken pie.

at home

my neighbor brought over a 1 week old boxer named alice. eeeeeeee

i love opening the fridge and seeing all kinds of homemade deliciousness in jars.

{don't go thinking i'm all high and mighty, let's notice the reddi whip in the back}

our first sticker chart, and it works! for now.

hello, spring, we've been waiting.

happy {belated} first day of spring

Look who snuck out for some squirrel hunting on the first day of Spring. Crazy cat! All of us, 2-footed and 4, are so in love with this weather. We have been hanging clothes outside {little helpers who are close to the ground are a big help to this big-bellied mama}, playing croquet, taking sunshine naps, and having lots and lots of picnics. All this vitamin D is making me so very happy. How about you? Did you celebrate the first day of spring?