{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  (follow link for more moments)

pretty:

I glanced up from the kitchen window this afternoon and this web caught my eye. 

happy:

Abbie and her Daddy.  

funny:

I have come to take a deep breath when I hear Hey, Mom c'mere!

I think this one was the milk tower mastermind. 

He had a funny little run in with Brendan this week too. B had gotten one of those rubber bracelets as a promotional giveaway at a booth. Aidan had been eyeing it and I noticed he was wearing it another day.  I asked how that came to pass.  He said "Brendan gave it to me."  "B," I said, "did you decide not to keep it?"  "Yes," he said very seriously, adding,  "but I am still little and I didn't know better."

So yeah, he's got it back. ; ) 

real:

sigh.

There is a story here. It pains me to write it.  I blame Angry Birds… 

No, it's not what you think.  Truth be told I have never played with an Angry Bird.  I am not sure how the game even ended up on my phone.  Nor the giant pimple one which makes my stomach turn everytime I flip through my app's wondering where my Hipstamatic disappeared to. 

Anyway, I asked for my phone the other day and several people under double digits knew right where it was and rushed to get it, like, before the others got to it. The race to retrieve it was over faster than I can type this out. Abbie had an early lead but Brendan was closing in fast. She 'won' by making a Hail Mary pass in my direction…

"I gotchyer phone Moooom!" she squealed in jubilation.

so yeah again. 

If it survives the screen transplant I swear every frog breeding, pimple popping, bird flinging app is gonna be SO gone. Just Mom's boring old ical and shopping lists.  That's it. 

The littles have had fun way disproportionate to the $11 price tag on the Lite Brite this week.  Retro Hasbro games have a special place in my heart. ; )  Lite Brite was invented the same year I was and I still get a rush seeing the neon pegs light up. (remember this? I have been humming it all day.) 

Turns out that magic works in this generation as well. 

Since she is wearing it here I should show you the outfit for Tess that is finally finished and on the girl.  We made the peasant blouse from Emma Hardy's Making Children's Clothes which I have mentioned before.  I LOVE this book for people like me with very basic sewing skills. It is a compilation of the best kinds of online tutorials but someone has drawn up and printed the patterns on heavy paper.  Saves a ton of time. 

Best part is that there are no special constructions and the sizing appears to be spot on.  The parts assembled easily and the finished piece lays nicely.  

And it has been tested and proven twirl worthy.