day off?

It is a mom's life to have a day off work only to get out of bed at 5:15am because their son is up.  For no particular reason.  Usually I'm up by 5:45 on the weekdays and quietly take a shower and get ready so Shea doesn't wake up, but I think he heard daddy today (Fridays he has a meeting at 6am), and just wanted to get up!    Normally if I tell him to go back to sleep because  its not time to get up, he will...oh well.  We're having a fun morning though!  We read a few books by the fire, had some eggs and life cereal for breakfast, and now he's happily running around and playing with his toys by himself.  Oh and check out his awesome headband.  He found this fabric scrap on the floor and was trying to put it on his head, so I stuck it on him.  He instantly smiled and started nodding his head up and down all serious-like in the mirror.  What a crazy child.  He still has it on.  Definitely will be needing a dress-up trunk for him in a year.

He also has started closing his eyes EVERYTIME I pull the camera out.  Guess he doesn't like the flash, haha.




This morning I:  cleaned the kitchen (there were quite a few dishes from yesterday) and put in a load of laundry, and it's only 6:38am!  Pretty good start.  I have SO much to do today, its not even funny.  Mainly, I have to decorate a cake.  All the girls on Jeremy's side are throwing a shower for one of the other sisters (one of Jeremy's brother's wives), so on top of all of the baby things I've been sewing like a mad-woman, I'm also making a cake.  Yesterday I baked all the layers, and they're sitting in my freezer getting nice and cold.  Today I'm hoping to at least have the cake put together, I don't know if I'll get to decorating it or not.  I still have a few more gifts to make and we're having company tonight.


I was also up until 11:30 last night making a diaper bag (posed on my lovely washing machine, such a nice backdrop).

(inside)

I think i'm going to go Wal*Mart today and get a few essentials to put in it, and throw together a few matching burp cloths. Then my gifting will be complete.  Hopefully she likes it!  I always get worried before giving away handmade gifts.  Like I'm worried they're lame...but I guess its a little better than homemade potholders, right? :P  

Also, I thought I would share my roses.  They aren't new, but  I love seeing these while I'm in the kitchen doing dishes.  They're just so bright and happy (even if the picture is kind of dim).  I have never been able to keep plants alive very long, and I've had these roses since Valentines day.  

Wishing you a happy and productive Friday!