This and That and the CARD

I have been doing this and that... just keeping busy!  The BHW (Best Husband in the World!) has been gone thirty days in the last two months.  We have missed him so much and are glad he is home for good for a while anyway!!  I have been taking some pictures, visiting with family and wanted to share.


The four legger will actually lay with her head on the pillow in her bed downstairs.  Cracks me up to no end!

Jemma worked on her "invention" while cleaning up her playroom.  It was tongs made up of a Princess Tiana wand, a wooden spoon (stolen accidentally from the house in Ireland), a thing from her tool box, gift wrapping ribbon, and her giraffe that sings, "If you want my body" by Rod Stewart.  All these items together created tongs that helped move barbies from the floor to their tub!  I LOVE THIS KID!!!!

My in-laws came for a visit.  It was so nice to see them and Jemma enjoyed being with them.  I will share more on those adventures later!

One rocking four year old birthday party!  It was a royal ball and they had cleaned out the whole garage.  It was so cute!!  Check out the cake!  It was beautiful and yummy!

This picture is for Deb from Confessions of an Ugly Mom.  You may burn heart shaped things, but I found a lettuce leaf shaped like a heart!  Ha!

The BHW has started Jemma a mini smoking man collection.  This was the newest one he brought home.  Jemma has deemed her a she.   We have a book called Apple Trouble about a hedgehog who gets all kinds of things stuck in her quills including an apple.  Isn't this perfect for the story!!  The hedgehog in the story is a she so that is what ours is!

I did a photo shoot for  sweet friend and Jemma's best buddy.  I love the family and the fall colors just made the perfect backdrop!

I am linking this fun photo up with i heart faces Autumn Splendor photo challenge

Last, but not least, these bad boys arrived.  

Yep... that is a business card.  I am doing this.  I am going for it.  You have all been so complimentary and uplifting and have given me so much courage to go for it.  I read this quote on Kelly from Jax Does Designs blog and it really hit home.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the

 things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So 

throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch

 the trade winds in your sails.  Explore. Dream. Discover.”

~ Mark Twain ~ 

I don't want to look back and regret not doing what I love to do.  I want to teach Jemma to reach for the stars even though you may be terrified.  I want to do this for me and my family. 

I am setting sail.