broken arm, take two

i never thought it would take another broken arm
to get me to blog again... but here i am!

so, the other night we were over at a friends house and ethan was in the basement playing with all the other kids... there were lots of them. apparently they were climbing on the roof of a playhouse and jumping off. well, ethan didn't quite make it to the jumping part, and before he knew it, he slipped and fell to the floor... we knew right away something wasn't right, since ethan is known to be a tough little guy, and he was in lots of pain. sure enough, he buckled both bones in his wrist. he was so brave and i was proud of him for not throwing a fit when the doctor didn't have a red cast! he was really excited for a red cast, to match his red shoes, but settled pleasantly for a green one...

now the fun begins of trying to keep that cast clean and dry!

oh and i am not going to lie anymore and say that i am going to do some catch-up on this blog.

maybe i will, maybe i won't.

i need some direction with this blog, and have been trying to figure out just what that is...

but in the meantime... life is busy & good! :)

in the paper

wow! check this out!

my cute little sister sara, who makes adorable "little pretties" for little girls,

was on the front page of the
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER!

it is an article about the new CPSIA law that was supposed to take effect on february 10th, but luckily it was postponed a year! if you don't know about this, sara has links about it here. basically this law will make it illegal for sara and many others to sell anything she has made for children on etsy, or even give it away for that matter! quite ridiculous! it also will greatly affect thrift, consignment, and second-hand stores that sell children's goods. don't get me wrong, i want my children's items to be safe, but this law does take that to a whole new and ridiculous level!

read the newspaper article here.

oh, and savanna LOVES her little pretties...she has adorable jewelry that sara has made.

and this doll quilt is so so cute.

savanna has had this for a while and plays with it all the time and loves to wrap her dolls in it. i am also lucky enough to have been given lots of cute skirts, shirts, dresses from sara that are adorable, handmade by her, and one-of-a-kind.

there really is something so special about handmade. i grew up with much of my wardrobe handmade by my mom. i never really learned to sew, but want to learn now. luckily, in the meantime, i have sisters who have that talent and i can call on them for that handmade touch... and believe me i do!