Easter is early this year!??

W.I.P, originally uploaded by too_occupied.

I just found out a couple of days ago that Easter is in March this year!

It will be a busy month! St. Patricks Day. Spring break (2 weeks long!) & Easter!

Gosh! I had this awesome plan for a St.Patty's window display, but now looks like it'll be pure Easter. Maybe I'll sneak in a little something for St.Patty's in there.

So here I am freakin' out about bunnies & eggs!

Sewing till by machine explodes!

Rockets & Canoes

I haven't had much time to go thrift shopping in the last while, but found this little jem for $2 the other night on my way home.

I miss the old days... the days of riding bikes around , going for tea & thrifting.

It was all so simple.

I love this. Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow!

What was I thinkin'?

I was just talkin' about this how long ago??? How feet can totally effect your whole day & body. If your feet are not happy in shoes. Your whole body will pay the price for it. I wore shoes today, that needed to be broken in. Everyone at home, warned me! "Wear socks! Wear socks!!!" I retorted with, "You don't wear socks with these shoes sillies!". I should have known better! My feet were bloody nubs by the time I got to work. Thankfully, I carry socks at Occupied! I stole these cutie panda ones to make my feeties feel better. I tried to deviate from my norm. I am most comfortable in sneakers. They are pretty fool proof for comfort. I'm too old to play roulette with my feet & unknown shoesies. I love comfort. I will admit it is great when you do find a pair of shoes, that don't do you wrong.

I think I'm looking for a new pair of sneakers tomorrow, to treat my poor feet.

Balance

it's all about balance, originally uploaded by too_occupied.

I'm having a hard time juggling everything. I desperately need to learn how to manage my time. It amazes me that some mothers I know actually awake at 5am, clean house & have some time to themselves before waking the kids for school. I can't do it. I wish I could. I know come the end of the day, I would be so beat, I already am & I wake up at 7am. I need over 6 hours sleep to manage. I guess, I never asked them what time they other mothers go to bed. If they go to bed at 9pm, then waking up at 5am, could be a slice a cake! Well maybe...

The owner where we live just put our house on the market. Now I'm looking for new diggs to call home. I kind of want to get a vintage airstream, but in real life, I would need two 40ft ones. Just so I could give my kids space, not to mention myself. I complain about my sewing room being in a closet now, where would I put my sewing room in a airstream? This is the thing wth people now a days. We think bigger is better. But, really 3 generations of a family in Japan, will live in the smallest of apartments & they manage some how. Why do we need 3000sq. ft homes? Do we really need all that space? I'm so torn.

My plan is to just try and focus on sewing right now. I've been distracted with what the next step is... where will we move?!!! I dread moving.

I love my bonita

hiding, originally uploaded by too_occupied.

Moose Molly with grandma Laura Chaplin

Baby moose with grandma Laura, originally uploaded by too_occupied.

Today Robert Chaplin came in & shared this lovely photo with me of his grandma from his blog.

It was taken in 1955. The moose was named Molly. Molly is being fed milk from a wine bottle. They lived on Babine Lake, in Northern B.C.

I love that his grandma, had a pet moose.

How wonderful is this photo!!!???

God I love it.

Check out grandma with a smoke in her hand.

The photo is so sweet.