When Can I Move In?

There's an article in May's issue of Country Living magazine about the Martha's Vineyard cottage of actor Tony Shalhoub.  Their little saltbox is absolutely beautiful; it's exactly what I picture when I think of my dream home.  And after the day I've had, I want to move in.

Michael and I had a lot of yard work to do today, which presented a problem as the kids need to be outside with us too.  Every time my shovel would hit the dirt, Gavin and Charlotte would be smacking each other because they both wanted to ride in their little car, or Nathan would be running towards the street, or someone would want to go in the swing, or someone would eat sand.   We did get a lot done, but I am exhausted.

If you need me, I'll be at Tony Shalhoub's cottage, here:  :)  Good night!

SCORE!!

I have a thing for books.  I have a thing for vintage.  So you can understand why Friday felt like Christmas for me!

My school library was going to discard a bunch of books that the students hadn't checked out *in years* to make room for some new ones.  The librarian put them in our faculty room to see if anyone wanted them.  Imagine my delight when I spotted these beauties:

I understand why kids haven't checked these out in years. I really do.  Because they are used to shiny.  Modern.  Glossy.  They judge books by their covers.  But so do I.  And to me, these covers are BEEE - YOU- TEE - FUL.  My colleagues had a good laugh at me because I was literally squealing with glee.

This one is my favorite:

Yes, it's a little dirty.  Nothing a little Magic Eraser can't handle.  Isn't it the cutest?

I love this one, too.  I think I may frame it and hang it in Nathan's room.

I think this one may be the perfect bedtime story.  And it's by Charlotte Zolotow, one of my all-time-favorite children's authors:

Modern-day illustrations in children's books are works of art, truly.  But there is something so sweet and charming about these:

The best part, of course, is instilling my love of reading in my children.  It's just a bonus that they also have my great taste in books. :)

Happy Easter!

EggHeads

How I love Easter. The adorable girly dresses, the spring flowers, brunch food, and Peeps, of course!

Yesterday the twins and I dyed Easter Eggs. We did this last year, but the twins were really too little to understand what it was all about. They weren't quite so sure about it this year, either, but they played along. Mostly they just wanted to play with the little copper egg dippers.


We used these bowls from Ikea to hold the dye. I can't recommend these enough. We use them about a thousand times a day, for about a thousand different things: cereal, goldfish, stickers, toppings for tacos...you name it!













Here's a shot of the eggs in the dye. Lookin' good!













And here's the finished product:


Happy Easter!