I think we all know who our #1 Valentine is this year, yes?
Katie reads The Art Book of Love
Katie dear has been just the sweetest this week, smiling lots and snuggling in for pseudo-hugs. She is rapidly advancing toward mobility, and everyone keeps warning us that it’s “game over” then. I don’t think I will resent my daughter for crawling, but whatever. For now, she wriggles and wiggles and rolls around plenty. She seems genuinely delighted by playing with her toys, looking in the mirror, and turning her head upside down.
“Look at me! I’m nuts!”“Who is that precious angel?”
Well, I love her deeply. Infinite amounts, yet more and more each day. Del Griffith really sums it up.
Bonus anecdote: she and I have had some fun times in the car recently, running errands while listening to Shania Twain.
“Let’s go girls!”
I was thrilled to remember this song, which spoke to me deeply.
I’m sorry, but I’ve been watching Season 1 of Modern Family and really enjoying it. I know the dad is annoying–but without commercials and with the ability to fast forward, this show is really bringing me a lot of joy.
I mean, how can you resist Cam??
In other news, my sewing skills continue to progress. With Baby Katie as the chief recipient. Two weekends ago, I made a bonnet for the sweet babe. My mom sent me a blog post about “cottagecore” being a thing–because she is hip to the latest trends and has to inform me. Not going to lie, it’s real cute.
I know you’re impressed. Spoiler alert, it’s even cuter on!!
“I only have positive feedback.”
This weekend, I made a dress. I know. I surprise myself.
This hasn’t been shipped to Maryland yet, so you’ll have to stay tuned for a picture. But I anticipate Danny Tanner vibes.
I also made this boxy pouch. I love the fabric.
What should I name my Etsy shop? Just kidding.
I’m going home to St. Louis for the long weekend (it’s a four-day weekend for State employees because Lincoln Day falls on Friday) so yay rah for that. I guess that means limited sewing updates for next week.
To close, I was reading old blog posts and I stumbled across this quote from The Alamo that really spoke to me this week:
“It was like I was empty. Well, I’m not empty anymore. That’s what’s important, to feel useful in this old world, to hit a lick against what’s wrong for what’s right even though you get walloped for saying that word. Now I may sound like a Bible beater yelling up a revival at a river crossing camp meeting, but that don’t change the truth none. There’s right and there’s wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you’re living. You do the other and you may be walking around, but you’re dead as a beaver hat.”
dual personalities 