if you're looking for david...

try behind the chair in the front room

or playing in bed with daddy and matty

or over by the hutch in the dining area

that kid is on the move. we've been having a hard time keeping track of him!

random thoughts in my mind...

i love going out for breakfast on the weekends. i want pancakes tomorrow, preferably with chocolate chips.

i had so many blogs i was checking regularly that i had to cut back. then i really missed some of them so i had to google around until i found them again.

this is my new keychain. i took the pic before i put the rest of my ugly keys on it :)
i find creativity usually strikes while i am driving and after a cup of nutty bean coffee. then i have to go straight home and make whatever has popped into my mind.

i mess up about 1 in 6 sterling stamped pendants. I either grab the wrong letter or lose my grip on the hammer.

i can't stamp jewelry for at least an hour after a nap (when i am lucky enough to get a nap!) my fine motor skills are unreliable.

this is my favorite necklace lately. i am also really into pairing short sleeve tops with long sleeve tees.


i had a jewelry party last night. it was a small group, but a great time of chatting and connecting.
i think i am perpetually dehydrated and i am constantly trying to drink more water. and i like to tell people i am perpetually dehydrated. it sounds really serious.

i love getting comments on my blog and feeling connected with people i've met through blogging. show some love and leave us a random thought!

happy.

I've got a cold, so we're having an 'at home' day. It feels so good to lay around in our jammies, snuggle on the couch and not rush off anywhere.

Matty has been doing so great with the potty. Staying dry and using the toilet independently. yay!!

We have leftover brownies from the other night.

I'm still glowing from my time with Chrissie and the girls.

It's a rainy day and we've got pumpkins and gourds on our front porch.

What's making you happy today?

it was so good...

to hold hands and walk slowly and get to know the girls better

to feed the giraffes and get a little wet (look at those lips!)

to explore and eat ice cream and ride the train (twice!)

to talk and hug and be together

chrissie and matt are in the process of enlarging their family. check out her blog (link at the right) so follow their journey.

brass.brass.brass.

It's so fun to alternate between the stamped sterling silver and the handmade brass. It keeps my creativity flowing. Here's what I was busy making last night...

I am in love with this chain! Big circular links with a Botswana Agate teardrop pendant. Gorgeous! Long--hits right above the waist. $58

Olive quartz teardrops hung from hammered brass rings. Simple and beautiful About 1 1/2" long. SOLD

18" gold-filled chain is strung with a hammered brass ring, smokey quartz, a tiny vintage brass locket and a sweet key. SOLD

This is a vintage brass pendant in french that reads, 'I love you more than yesterday, less than tomorrow'. SO, so cute!! Also has a vintage heart locket and a sweet glass bead. J-clasp in the front, hits right above the bust. SOLD

matty is making serious progress...

he has been initiating 'going potty' a least three times a day and yesterday he went potty for the first time at a restaurant!! We are thrilled and i know he feels so proud. yay, matty!!

it's starting to feel like fall.

after errands this morning, we stopped by la familia pumpkin patch off los osos valley road. it's really cute, with a few animals, a corn maze, a tiny haunted house and of course a lot of pumpkins!

david and daddy in the corn maze.

matty pushes the wheelbarrow.

don't be spooked, it's just david!

matty makes his way through the maze.

family photo