The fabulous Jane is officially my first real customer on Etsy at my Bellatini shop! I feel like a grown up business woman! Jane bought Margarita and Lola earrings. Margarita is pictured here. I’ve been working on more jewelry to list (and knitting scarves too) but since Gigi is at Mardi Gras with my camera…

click to enlargeFriday night was my sister’s Women’s Circle of Giving party. There was a great turnout and we collected tons of teddy bears and books for the children’s hospital. I’m so proud of Sara and all the work she did to make this first party a success. All the women were just great and…

Saturday 2/25/06I dropped my Mom and Hale (henceforth to be referred to as Papa and Gigi in an attempt to get myself used to calling them this, as switching back and forth confuses the grandkids) off at the airport this morning. I lent them my camera to take to Mardi Gras. This will be the…

Last night I went to a Party Lite party at Shannon’s. That was a lot of fun and they have a ton of cute stuff. I hadn’t been to one of those in years. Tonight I’m going to a different sort of party. My sister has put together a little charity group called Women’s Circle…

Displacement: According to Freudian psychoanalytic theory, displacement is when a person shifts his/her impulses from an unacceptable target to a more acceptable or less threatening target. Yesterday my mom and I went to visit my Grandmommy. You may remember that she is dealing with Alheimers. She’s getting worse and worse. My mom called to remind…

How did 5 days go by and I forgot to blog? Busy busy.Friday- Jon and I had dinner with my mom and Hale at this restaurant around the corner from our house that we’ve been meaning to try since we moved here. It was soooo good and had a fabulous atmosphere with excellent service. Problem?…

I recently watched the Japanese movie “After Life”. The premise is when you die you go to a waystation where workers help you examine your life. You must choose one defining moment, and that is the moment you will relive for all eternity. As you can imagine it is a sad movie. But it really…

Latest Target finds:–Window Markers by Crayola. Love these. Used them to leave love notes to Jon yesterday on every available glass surface in our home. Especially proud of “You are so hot” with flames drawn on microwave door.-I love the dollar spot section at Target and was so excited to see egg shaped sticky notes.…

Happy Valentine’s Day!pugs and kisses,Shannon, Jon, Ike & Kea

Ike had a big time with his Valentine cookies my inlaws brought over for the pugs.A special thank you to Ani and Alfred’s Mom for the fabulous Valentine surprises I received this weekend! You guys are the best! I’ve got my seeds growing Ani. And AM, the pugs have already devoured their treats, just like…