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All this social networking is getting confusing. Either way I added to the madness by creating a Twitter account for the crazy things my 5 year old says. I started posting them on my FB and my friends and family urged me to create a site to house all of them. Wonderfully enough Twitter already exists, so I post all her zaniness there. Feel free to follow and "LOL."

www.twitter.com/randomcarmen

Lazy Day Skirt

Just wanted to share this skirt I made for Carmie this weekend. I was surprised at how easy and quick it was to to put together. It literally only took a couple of hours. I used this adorable and easy pattern from Oliver + S. I love their patterns. I will have to buy one of the dress patterns and try my hand at one of those someday. The skirt came out really nice and Carmen couldn't wait to try it on. The pattern works off of simple measurements so you will probably see me making one for myself sometime ;) I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Don't put the cart before the horse...

So was it silly of me to commit to buying a bike trailer for Carmen before I actually have a bike to attach it to? Haha...I couldn't help myself! I blame it being a slow day at work and me perusing the craigslist listings. But in my defense it is in great shape, the lady was offering it for only 80 bucks, and she is just around the corner in Chesapeake. Plus, there were a lot of people looking for bike trailers in the WANTED section so I knew I had to act fast. The seller called me back quite quickly and it sorta threw me off guard, I'd figured it'd be gone already. So I had no choice but to commit. Sigh...me and my impulse buying...

Happy Easter!

Hello all! Happy Easter! I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter with those you love. Just wanted to share a little Easter Bunna I whipped up for Carmen's basket.

I couldn't stop giggling while I sewed her sweet little face on :) She's just a wee bunna because Lord knows Carmen has a whole plethora of stuffed animals, so I wanted to keep this one pocket size.

Happy Easter from Squishy Face Carmen >:}

Carmen Rambling of the Day:

(Kyle chasing Carmen around the house)
Carmen: "HELP ME AMERICA!!!!"

ahhh motherhood...

St. Patrick will love it!

I hope everyone had a festive St. Patrick's Day yesterday.

Carmie and I got a little craftin' and learnin' done. First we sat down and learned a quick history of St. Patrick's Day and all the fun stuff associatedwith it like Leprechauns and Rainbows with Pots of Gold. I also tried to explain to her that she is part Irish. She gave me the most hilarious look of disbelief, like I had just shifted her entire world! A kind of "What do you meean Mom?!" look. You would've thought that she just found out she was adopted. It was priceless. She always knew she was half-Filipino, but I guess understanding that she is part Irish too, is too much for her little head to understand.

So once the initial shock passed we started to make her very own rainbow complete with a pot of gold.My tot hasn't quite mastered scissors yet, so this is a perfect craft. She can't cut well but man does she love her glue stick! Although, she does have a tendency to firmly and angrily apply the glue :P

-Using a paper cutter I simply cut a few strips of multi-colored construction paper.
-Then I had Carmie paste the strips one on top of the other to another sheet of paper.
-Then I simply cut out the arc for the rainbow, a cloud, as well as a pot of gold shape. I let Carmie cut out her gold ;)
-Have your tot paste the shapes in their respectable places, and for the fun part, have them paste cotton balls on the cloud to make them extra fluffy.

And there you have it a fool-proof St. Patty's Rainbow.

Carmen Rambling of the Day:
(Carmen watching me make Pretzel Salad for my office's St. Patty's Potluck)
"Oh Mommie, St. Patrick will love it!"