Does This Look Like A Sick Baby??!

So, last Thursday Sidney woke up with a fever for the second time, and I decided then that is wasn't teething related, even though he popped two of those bad boys out in matter of days. Back to the story, we call the Pedi's office, and they tell me to go ahead and bring him in. As is my experience with cats, at least, they start feeling just fine after you cross the threshold of the emergency vet- you know the one. Yeah, the one with the $85 cover charge. Well, apparently kids are the same.

Here is Sidney after we get settled it. They must line those tables in magical paper, cause he goes nuts when he sees it! I'm still finding the bits and peices I had to yanks from him little paws before they got to his mouth.

Here he is, quite proud of himself for fooling Mom into bringing him in.

Now he's admiring that handsome devil in the mirror across from him.

And lastly, here's the pic of him babbling- I believe it translated into, "Hey look, everyone! My mom is a paranoid fool!"


... Babies. Sheesh.

Turns out, that I wasn't crazy, and he DID in fact have a DOUBLE ear infection. And the whole impromptu photoshoot here? Yeah, he's running a temp of 101.9. How am I ever supposed to tell if he is sick?!

Cause Every Once In A While I Like To Be Fancy

I would model these for you myself, but my hair is a hot hot mess right now. Getting something done about these roots ASAP!
You have to check out my friend Shauna's Etsy! She makes the cutest little hair clips! These are the two sets that I have purchased recently- and a big thanks to Shauna for letting me borrow these and posting about her site!

AREN'T THEY ADORABLE!! She also has some darling little headbands, and if I didn't think it would result in hundreds of hours in therapy, I'd totally get some from Sidney.

Paula's Lemon Bars

These are YUMMY!! Thanks, Paula Deen for all your buttery goodness!

Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
Pinch salt
2 sticks butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing
Filling:
4 eggs
2 cups granulated sugar
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9 by 13 by 2-inch pan.

Make the crust by combining the flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in the butter to make a crumbly mixture. Press the mixture into the prepared pan. You may need to dip your fingers into a little flour or confectioners' sugar to keep the dough from sticking to your fingers. Bake for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, to make the filling, mix the eggs, granulated sugar, flour, and lemon juice. Pour this over the baked crust and bake for 25 minutes longer. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired, when the bars are done.


We even got fancy and made some garnishes- which now really look like Pac-Man to me... haha!

Upcycle!

Thanks to my fabulous sister in law, Erin, for this idea!

Step One: Get yourself an old Coke crate- we found this one at JD's Antiques on Hwy 72. They have quite a few left- Pepsi, Dr.Pepper, Sunkist... I think those were the ones we saw, and they were around $10 each.

Step Two: Take a picture of it in the driveway.


Step Three: Put it in your kitchen and load 'er up!

As Promised

Pictures!!
This is the fabric high chair thingamajig that I made. How cute is that?! The pattern called for velcro for the closure, but I felt like getting fancy and used my snap pliers. And for some reason, I felt compelled to put batting in there, which I will not be doing again. But overall, I'm happy with how it turned out- and lucky for me, my model was in a good mood!

Going Green In Style

With reusable sanwich and snack bags!!



I can't keep these things stocked in my Etsy! They're lined with PUL and sealed with velcro and super easy to clean- just flip inside out, wipe it down, flip it back and voila! Then, when you'd like to wash the whole thing, you just throw it in with your regular wash and then let air dry. Air drying is best, but if you're in a pinch, you can throw it in the dryer- its just that the heat to the PUL can cause it to wear out sooner.

Is There A 12 Step Program?

For buying fabric? AH! I am in love with Fabric.com- you can find all of the new and hip prints, but of course, it comes at a price. Fabrics average $9/yd, but they give the option to buy in 1/2 yard increments, so that's what I've been doing. And with free shipping for anything over $35, yeah- I'm getting myself in trouble!

My next project (in between cart covers) is going to be a portable fabric high chair wrap. As seen here. I found some adorable little retro cowboy material that I'm going to pair with some blue bandanna print. I can't wait to show you!

In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb

What a great weekend! Lots of family time, lots of playing music, lots of food (I ate SO much yummy cheese last night!-oops, yeah- I didn't stick to the diet. At all.), and last but not least, lots of fun.

Here's that baby in the front yard with his easter eggs-




If I had the smarts to get this video from my phone to the interwebs, I'd show you how much fun Sidney had listening to Ben, Brian, and my Dad during their impromptu jam session at Nana's yesterday. He was enamoured!

Thuh-thuh-thuh-thuh THURSDAY!

Happy April Fools Day!!

I'm lame, I completely forgot to fool Brian. I was gonna tape the spray nozzle on the sink down, but he can be a bit of a crabby patty when I play tricks on him (insert eye-roll Brooke thinks that's uber lame face).