Santa came early via USPS

I love mail. I love mail soooo much. My favorite mail is from friends and family – oh how I love Christmas cards!!! There is, however, one thing I love more than cards and letters – packages.

Today I received the best package from a very talented friend, Natalie. I opened my beautiful package and squealed with glee because this is what I saw…

Oh my, I am in L.O.V.E!!!

Not only is it a camera strap, but a F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S camera strap in my favorite print (I have owned two, yes two of these V.era B.radley bags). And did I mention I also got a key chain too? I might as well die and go to heaven!

Natalie is amazing. She owns the most beautiful camera strap business on Etsy (check her out: www.cottoncandybynatalie.etsy.com). She also owns a fabric supply company on Etsy – you know, the good kind of fabric you can’t get at Joanns (www.justfabric.etsy.com). Completely well made, you can tell she pays attention to details! Her logo and labels are too die for.

So if I weren’t so excited to hold my little presents constantly in my hands, I might use them to decorate my tree:

 

Thank you sooooooo much Natalie – you R.O.C.K!!!

Showing some Southern Savers Love

Yet another reason to visit my latest favorite site. Southern Savers help me save money so I can spend more (just kidding about the last part… okay, not really).

In the spirit of Christmas they are doing a giveaway a day – go… run… check it out!

www.southernsavers.com

Yikes! Another reminder to watch my words!

Madeleine was playing with her toys, and all the sudden I hear, “Come on dude!” – my new G-rated version to talk to all my fellow drivers on the road. However, coming out of the mouth of a 2 year old, it doesn’t sound as squeaky clean as I imagined.

For my fellow procrastinators…

Would you like a nice family picture – one that you feel you’d be happy to display in your home, or finally have a decent picture to send in your Christmas cards? Well…

Yes, after countless hours of work I’m happy to finally have my website go live – www.honeysuckledew.com. So check it out!

Top of my “To Do List”

I love the decorations of the holiday season, the constant crafting that seems to go on, the yummy smells of dishes that are usually only made this time of year, and the joyous sounds of Christmas music making everything so merry and bright.

As I was forming my to do list today of all the things I need to get accomplished, my spirited two year old is sitting beside me being an absolute crack up that she is known to be. I decided I needed to stop for a moment and catch up on her.

I meant to post about her birthday (that happened back in August). I meant to mention how perfect a day it was. For Maine it was beautiful and warm, in the mid 70s, quite the contrast from my 60 degree-rainy-and-foggy birthday just 5 days before.

I made Abby Cadabby Cupckaes for her birthday. It was Phoebe’s birthday too so I made party hats for the both of them.

Mindy made her yummy pizza.

We even saw a bald eagle at lunch-time.

Madeleine got to open her presents.

 

I love the joy of finding out her present was a new baby doll.

She was cracking everyone up with how every tear of the paper she would hand to me to throw it away – Grandpa Opp would be soooo proud!

Happy birthday beautiful girl. We are so grateful for the craziness you bring our lives everyday.