WITL | day 7...

the last and final day... our day of relaxation!

i used today to rest my ankle. the week was long, busy and productive, yet FUN! so i pretty much just sat around with my feet up. days like today are much needed... everyone was up a little 7am (that's sleeping in for me) and about 40 images captured today...

Tyler grabbed the paper for me and complained about having to do it then he quickly ran upstairs to watch Catching Fire all while giving me the third degree about taking his picture...ha!

walked passed the mans office and he's busy playing a game, all bundled up in his thick sweater... Nala chewing on her rawhide bone.

i sat to watch the new Transformers movie, which i loved, with my cup of coffee and Sunday paper i have yet to read still and we enjoyed bacon sandwiches for breakfast.

Nala napping while i watched my 3rd movie... i know. while i relaxed off my feet, Tim & Corinne took the time to put my Ikea cart together for me. that was a huge help. so sweet of them...

Tyler sat on the floor to watch a Netflix movie w/ me and Corinne rolled my her AG dolls around the house in my cart.

found more of Corinnes toys chillin inside my cart while she was playing a game on my tablet...

Tried convincing Tyler to help w/ a few things downstairs, but he bailed and so the man and i ventured outside to clean up the garden beds...

it's expected to freeze overnight... harvesting all the sweet potatoes and tomatoes was imperative...

my sage bush is three or four years old. it has survived many winters and sprung back like crazy. but, it's taking over my herb garden. the dirt in front is where i removed the small thyme bush that was being hovered by the sage bush and replanted it on the back side. then we went out front to plant some tulip bulbs (so last minute) and hope they make it and blossom nicely in the spring...

our yard lighting hasn't been working well lately, so Tim cleaned up the tops and here is our big bucket of veggies we harvested. a batch of beets didn't turn out but i have some in the fridge already that did very well.

back inside i enjoyed a couple of truffles i bought at the farmers market Saturday...crazy amazing good; watched a movie w/ the kids and prepared dinner...

thanks to for taking a peek in this weeks WITL project... xo!

WITL | day 6...

Saturday was super cold, windy and wet! a day where i'd normally be inside relaxing, watching a few movies or binging on episodes i've missed over the past week. but instead, i decided to spend the day out & about with my friend and the kids...

only about 25 to 30 images captured, i was being lazy on the photos today...

after waking, having a cup of coffee while editing photos, i quickly got dressed to spend the morning with my neighbor friend, Carolyn, we spent our morning shopping at the farmers market and warmed up over another cup of coffee at Starbucks... the caramel brulee... YUMMY! so sweet and so good!

arrived home to find Tim helping Corinne sort through her trick or treating loot...

i had promised the kids i would take the shopping, since they missed out shopping for clothes and shoes before school... this was their moment. went to two different Kohl's until we found the right Adidas shoes Ty searched for via the web...

Corinne really liked the shoe w/ the heel... we didn't get it because she has enough shoes. it was all about clothes and a few accessories...

home to find my Etsy reader has arrived and then i had to snip off a loooonnnnnnggggg, strand of hair because we watched too much of the movie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and she thought it was a good idea to put gum behind her ear... sigh!!!

by the time we arrived home from shopping, we ate dinner. the boys then migrated onto the couch to watch the first Hunger Games (after not allowing him to watch this movie, he was stoked that he finally had permission to watch w/ his dad) and the girls quickly put on our jammies and lounged in bed to watch Hotel Transylvania with popcorn and carbonated liquid, ha!


the day was a great day! i really enjoyed spending quality time w/ my girlfriend and taking the kids out shopping. it's fun watching them pick out what they like and seeing how our styles are so different. and this time around, they had patience and made it that much more fun to shop without the bickering and whining to finish up... xo!

WITL | day 5...

phew... what a day! Friday was crazy busy and it was all worth it! i was super tired by the time we arrived home after 930 pm. my day started super early, like 430 early! WHOA! i don't know what was wrong w/ me. i guess the excitement of the day upcoming day and trying to complete a few things off my "list" was on the mind. didn't sleep much!

anyway, i captured over 70 images Friday. here are a few from our day...

trying a new brew & yes, it was strong! they boy wrapping himself up in his blanket, not wanting to get up and go to school. lots of tickling to get him out of bed.

new shower curtain we picked up at Ikea the day before... wanted to get something that worked for both the kids. Tyler heading off to school!

Corinne was a little slow moving this morning and she gets up as early as Tyler does. she tends to wander a bit, playing or drawing, which leads into rushing the last 15 minutes before the bus arrives. managed to whip up a bowl of steal cut oats w/ frozen blueberries and local honey...

drove her to school, since we were super late for the bus. home to clean up and work on some editing for a few projects i have going on at the same time and watched Kelly & Michael in the process.

at work today we assisted the designer (florist) prepare flowers and corsages for an upcoming wedding and a high schools homecoming.... this was fun!

i dashed over to Party City to pick up a costume.. so last minute! raced home to change and get the kids and i ready for the Halloween party.

Ty's best friend, Liam arrived and it was time for photos. picked up my friend Carolyn :) she rocked her costume, i love it so much! so fun!

while the adults played, the kids went off w/ teenagers to trick or treat... really fun night!!!

 the waitress and Bob Seger... SO AWESOME!

 Madonna w/ her producer and i just LOVE LOVE Mikes mini cocktail glasses...

i love a good Cab, but this Merlot was super delish!!! and yes, there was some REALLY good Tequila...

baby Lily arrived and was non-stop! love that girl! and the girls, us in all our glory :)

a very long day, but so much fun... xoxo!!

WITL | day 4...

Thursday was fun. i had the day off from the florist shop... captured about about 47 images. our day...

Tyler is always making weird, silly faces, so he posed for me prior to heading out to the bus stop. Corinne indulging in her favorite breakfast food, sunny side up eggs w/ toast...

time to stock up on almond flour and hemp hearts.... road trip to Ikea w/ the man and traffic on I95 is always a b&*$h!

we both barely ate breakfast so our lunch was healthy with a side of chocolate cake, lol! i wish we had a room to hang one of these space lights... wicked cool.

then we headed to HD to pick out a border for our shower and love this rock border. dropped the man off and then i headed out to pick up a few things at the market.

home to unload and clean out the fridge a bit... apologize for the booty shot ;) Corinne home from school showing off her super cool tepee she made at school...

spent a little time at my workbench working on a few pairs of earrings for a customer. cleaned up to begin dinner... sweet potatoes from our garden, so good!!!

i listen to music when i cook (actually all day long) and i am diggin this song by New Politics that played on Sirius radio... and i overheated the sauce, ha!

dinner and popcorn with wine ready to watch Scandal!

until next time...