Sorry...still waiting

Wow.  Where do the days keep going?

Not sure.

I have been told that I have peeps patiently waiting for the new spring items.

Just a couple more days.  I promise.

I had no intentions of it taking this long. None. But I should have lots to show you this week.

In the mean time all I have is a couple pics from today.

We had a nice day. It was my husband's birthday.

I will not confess to all I ate today because it would make you both jealous 

and nauseous. And since I am supposed to be low carbing it...I have alot

of work to make up for after today.

I have two chicks.  One wants to help with EVERYTHING....the other not so much.

This is the helper.  If you were building a fence she would want to help

...and she would be good at it. 

She also helped me make this.

However, while we were out today...we went here...and saw this cake...

we have never had a cake with fondant on it and since we are avid Cake Boss watchers...

my mom decided that we needed one.

So we had two cakes.

Oh and these...because they were so pretty:)

In my defense...I did only have one piece of chocolate cake.  And since I have not had alot

of chocolate lately...it was wayyyy too much chocolate...so I had no room for anything else.

But I do like to look at pretty things, so I may have to take my little chocolate ganache and laquer it and put it on a pretty plate.

Just jokes....I think.

Ohmy...my tummy hurts now.  But it was a nice day.

Another birthday being celebrated today is my dear friend Robin.
So please go to her shop and buy something to make her feel good:)

bad blogger baaaaaad

Where have I been?  Not sure.  Right here in fact.  Just not much to say or post this week I guess.

Did I plan on having all my spring stuff ready to post.

Why yes...yes I did.

Do I have it yet?

Nope.  Sure don't.

Grrrrr.

BUT.  I promise to make it good when it is ready to go...which I hope will be 

by the end of the weekend if not sooner.

Here is a hint of something to come...something I said would not be coming...but

I decided to do it anyways... and the hint is

alice

See...now you can't be mad at me for not blogging:)

So since I have nothing good personally to show you...I will show someone elses pretties.

Things that I would like to decorate with...but have no money to do so:)

Like this chandelier which I find kinda cool.

Or this credenza...I love the colors

I am not a "modern" person at all...however I appreciate it and if

the Extreme Home Makeover people were to come and demolish my home

leaving me with a rectangular shaped funkified one...

I would gladly spend the rest of my days walking into cool pointy coffee tables.

 

Staying in the Valentines spirit...I am rather loving these hand printed tea towels .

 

And since I am starving at the moment.  

In my quest to rid my body of all evils...aka carbs...I am HUNGRY.

I have been doing so well.

I have managed to kick my starbucks habit.

I can even walk into a starbucks...buy the rest of the family something yummy 

and walk back out withOUT my 500 calorie green tea w/ rasp frappy.

BUT.  Tonight. I am hungry.

Apparently I have more control than I think however, since there are 3 fresh

boxes of samoas on the counter from our favorite girl guide and I have not touched them.

If they were a cupcake laced in purdy sprinkles...now that would be a different story.

So I leave you with this photo. Unfortunately I have no idea where I got it from which

means that I also have no idea how they managed this rainbow icing. 
All I know is that they are pretty.

And the winner-zzzz are...

So I did not think it was fair for me to change the rules in the middle of the contest.

First I said you had to guess what song.

Then I changed to just guess your best guess:)

So I have decided that there should be two winners.

My next problem however was getting my daughter to decide who wins.

The chick takes 10 minutes to pick between strawberry or chocolate milk.

Asking her to pick out of all the wonderful readers who had nothing but nice things

to say about her...that could take until the middle of May.

(I will say...you guys all rock, such nice words of encouragement...it did wonders for her confidence)

So I used an online random integer picker.

Here are the two winners

The first winner was choosen out of the 5 correct answers.

Yes it was Taylor Swift "You Belong with Me"

and that is 

Pookie Pot Pie!

The second winner was a random pick from all the answers and it is

Lisa Lee!

So both Pookie and Lisa...please email me at customerservice@paperlili.com

and let me know what item you would like from the site:)

Thanks everyone for playing.  It was fun.

I think I need to do more giveaways...so I will be on a hunt to find some fun stuff.

Maybe I can track down some of the goodies from my favorite things that I post (who do I think I am...Oprah??).

 Photos by Lyralyra

Contest time:)

Ok.  This may be super simple or totally impossible.

This video is my daughter playing guitar.

She is pretty good when noone is watching.

When I am standing there with a camera...she turns into a nutter.

Never the less...if you know what song she is playing...put your answer in the comments.

Saturday, I will let her pick from the correct answers (if there are any lol) and the winner will win...

any one item from my site.  

Yup.  Now is your chance to get a free My Kids Rock tee...or a pair of leggings.

Any one item:)

So listen carefully and put your best guess in the comments.

UPDATE:  Ok.  I am thinking this is going to be more impossible than simple.
However...when you know the song...it will be very obvious.
Never the less...I will let her pick from ALL the guesses, correct or not:)

Matilda Jane...Hammond Bay

I realize with the amount of "finds" or "favorites" I post on my blog you probably think I spend all day 

surfing the web...and/or shopping.

Truthfully I spend maybe half an hour a day. My surfing time is very limited.

Gone are the days of reading Perez:(  There was a time when I was very up to the moment with my gossip. Heck, I was one of the original readers of Lainey's weekly gossip email.  Now...all I know is what my US magazine tells me in the hour I spend rifling through it while waiting for my kids at tennis.  

My days are currently being spent whipping out bling as fast as I can.

Clearly this is a much more productive way for me to spend my time anyways.

So my surfing/shopping list is also very limited.

But one of my daily reads is always Denise.

And her new line just came out today.

Hammond Bay.

I am not having an online trunk show this time.
Sorry.  

I have no idea why I didn't because I actually really need a couple pieces.

Like this outfit.

And check out this picture from Lyra . Love it.
You can see her Matilda Jane slideshow here.

I love the tie:)

She and I need to do another "shoot" (she shoots...I watch in awe) soon.

Currently she is not happy with me because I am wishy-washy on doing a big

shin dig for my daughters birthday party.

I had big plans...and she wanted to shoot an over the top party.

It would have been over the top.

I have no time to plan it though.

Ahhhhgggg. Pressure.

On a different note...stay tuned because I am going to have a contest coming up.

A fun one...as soon as I figure out how to post it;)

Stay tuned.

Spring is in the air...

I have a TON of new Spring designs coming. 

I need new stuff to look at.  So I will be changing things up a bit.

No worries...the leggings will always be available.

So will my staples.

But I cannot make any guarantees on other items.

I do think/hope/wish you will like the new stuff.

I hope to roll it out in the next week or so. First I have to make it:)

Then take some pictures...but it will be fun and colorful...and springy.

I know.  Hard to  believe!

Now...what do you think of Miss Sofie!

I love these pictures so much.

Can you believe she has two equally as beautiful older sisters?

Well it isn't hard to believe when her mom is Miss Mika Beth!

Of course they are all beautiful.

Sigh...I hope her girls appreciate how many fabulous photos

they will have to look back on.  Everything Mika Beth shoots is canvas worthy.

I wonder if her walls are covered in canvas'...they had better be.

I am waiting for my tutorial from her on how to do hair.

Not only does she take the best pictures but she can do hair too!

Really really good hair.

Do you know how many times I have tried to do this hair?

I have even watched videos on youtube explaining how to do this hair.

I cannot do hair...and there is ALOT of hair in my house.

Never the less...good hair...great photos...BEAUTIFUL Sophie...Thank you Mika Beth

ps...Mika Beth...I think YOU should do a hair video for me...so I can post it:)

p.p.s  I am not kidding

Ah I thought for posting purposes I would show you what happened when I 

tried  (for the 1000th time) to do my hair.

If you knew me...you would realize that 95% of the time I am under a cap and my hair is in braids.

Sad I know...you don't have to tell me.

So here was a documented attempt at doing my hair.

Uh...ok...it may actually appear better in the photo than it did in person.

I just realized what a big forehead I have.

I think it is time to chop some bangs.

They really hide a multitude of sins.

Bangs do not really work on me without effort as I have very thin hair.

But.  They do take a good 10 years off when you have them.

I think.

Ok...one more picture...from the last time I chopped my bangs.

You decide. Yay or nay on the bangs?

(how the heck did this post just turn into a hair post?)

Ok.  Now I am cracking myself up because I just breezed through our "photo booth" and it is insane the amount of different hairdo's I have had (in a very short amount of time).

So since I rarely EVER post photos of myself.  Here ya go.

This literally is a span of my hair in the past 2 years.

First I had this...which was a total disaster...not only did it look horrid...but it was like a broom.

So I had to do this.

Chop and color...again. 

But really...what color is this? I think at that point I was just happy to have hair in my head still.

Look...I was trying the wave then as well.

 

The funniest thing about these pictures (other than my goofy face I seem to make) 

is that they are the only pictures, out of the 16,000+ pics on my computer...of me. Ha.

 

Wait...this doesn't even make sense to me.  Apparently I went back to that blonde again.

Ahhhh.  Whatever. You get the point.  My hair is a disaster now and my salon chick is very wealthy.

Plus I have alot of points at Ulta:)

I...can't...wait

I cannot tell you how excited I am about the Olympics.

I don't know why.  I just love them.

Summer.  Winter.  I love them.

I have so many good memories of watching the Olympics.

My grandma was like this.  Maybe that is why I love it so.

I love that it is on ALL the time too.

My biggest issue with coverage in the USA though is that it is all about the USA athletes.

Coverage in Canada is about ALL the athletes. And Canada has some pretty fabulous athletes so don't you go saying it is because the US is the best lol.  I just like seeing the stories on athletes from everywhere. I like underdog stories.  And there is always a good story or two that comes out of the Olympics.  I can't wait.

As of this post...it starts in 4 days, 20 hours, 17 minutes and 41 seconds.

Told you I loved it:)

I also love that it is in Canada. 

My mom just sent me this youtube link.

If this doesn't get you all giddy and gushy and make you want to go there for a visit, I am not sure what would.
 

I need some Olympic Gear.
It motivates me.
And lord knows I need it:)

Remember...I got ya covered if you need something for the little athlete in your house.

 

Peeps...can't forget my peeps

If you are a previous reader of my blog you will know that I like to decorate for the holidays with peeps.

Yup.  Aren't I classy?  

You also know that I don't eat the peeps...I just find them perfect in a candy jar:)

They make myself and everyone who sees them, smile.  Try it.  I guarantee the same effect.

Think about it.  They come in festive glittery bright colors...and they are always fitting for whatever "holiday" is approaching.  The perfect candy jar filler.

 

I swear Peep's should send me a coupon or something with the amount of advertising I give them:)

Ok.  Other fab finds.

I was in Ulta the other day and this Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland eyeshadow set was on display.

It is beyond neat.  I love it.  

I love the eyeshadow colors and I LOVE the case.

So.  No brainer.  It is on my Valentine's list.

 

I am so SO excited about the new Alice movie. Who isn't right?

I need to read some comments on it before I take my 6 year old to it.

She is still a little freaked from our last movie experience...A Christmas Carol.

My 9 year is VERY excited about Alice.  

Remember our Halloween costume this year?

Now in case you were thinking I was going to sell these tees. I can't.  I am just going to assume Mr.

Cheshire cat is very protected.  BUT...I do have some Alice tee's in the works so hang on and I will have them up soon:)  Along with lots of new Spring options.  Lots.

Valentine's ideas...round three

Cannot guarantee how long this list will be as my computer is still being a pain in my bootay.

I just tried to post a couple things and the whole shibang seized up on me.

Tee hee.  I must laugh...or I will scream.

So.  Here goes.

First...this ring mug.  Because it makes me laugh.

Remember how I mentioned in list 2 that my wedding band was a bezel set.

Well this is EXACTLY what it looks like.

Funny.

You know who else has this ring?  

JLO

But I have had it waaaaay longer.

So basically Jlo copied me.  Ha.

Next.  These pantone mugs.  Because any graphic designer chick would go BATTY over these.

I love them all.

I want them all. 

There are also dishes.

 I want the dishes as well.

Uh...sorry...but I have to stop there because anytime I try to post another link...my 'puter seizes up.

So...come back tomorrow and I promise to try try again:)

Get 'em while their here:)

Due to lack of space...I cannot stock everything I would like. 

But I have ideas oozing out of my head...so I have decided that I am going to do

limited edition runs on some fun pieces.

These will be available only on my site:)

Of course...I will always list it on my blog when I put something up.

But when they are gone...they are gone.  

Here is today's fun little item.

This is the world's softest sweatshirt.

You will LOVE it.

The thing is...there is only one available in each size.

Sorry:)

Purple Limited Edition My Kids Rock Sweatshirt