A Valentine

Is it ever too soon to introduce your kiddo to Adobe Illustrator? Not if you want to spare him a fate of crying and falling apart every time he tries to edit anything he makes on the computer…ah hem…not that I end up in a crumpled heap, speed-dialing my graphic designer whenever I am editing my pattern templates… (hi, Flip!) So, I’m taking the coolest online class in Adobe Illustrator over at Nicole’s Classes and I have learned so much already in one week. Am having so much fun. read more

Valentines surprise


from Mer Mag

I was fairly excited to drop-off the big boy today at school because it is Valentine’s Day. He picked out some cute valentines cards at Target and he signed each one by himself. His classroom was all excitement with bustling mamas everywhere. Tables were covered with pink & red hearts and decorations. I asked where I should put our Valentines and the teacher instructed me to put my bag “over there on that table…with all the other bags.” Umm. What bag? We just have this tiny stack of two inch cards. Wait, weren’t we given a mandate to not bring candy? read more