Lushlee

I’ve been spending allot of time here at Lushlee trying to catch-up on all of her posts. What a wonderful site for inspiration.

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Acoustic system "Stones"

I’m not usual the one in our house to go nuts over electronics. My husband built out home computer over a year ago and I still hear about how exciting it was to do. All I really hear is “whah wah wahhwa.” I always reply “Yes, honey, your the man” This buys me some time before I hear about his great and agonizing decision on our VOIP or some other wireless doodad or electronic doohickey he purchased. But this time I am gaga for an electronic. “Stones” so sleek and minimal. *sigh precious. I might disguise these as a father’s Day gift.

 

Acoustic system "Stones" on the Behance Network

New at Anthropologie

 Lunar Eclipse Top $78

 Mekori Tank $78

 Beach Stone Dress $258

Curling Posies Cardigan $88

 Accommodating Maillot $188

Cheap Husband / Fathers Day Coupon Book.

For my (cheap) husband’s birthday I made a coupon book. It was really the only solution for a chronically, disturbingly, cheap man.

He loved it. Calling him “Beautiful” is an inside joke.

Thought you all might benefit from it as well.

Coupons 1-4

Coupons 5-8

Coupons 9-Rules/cover

Simply print, cut and staple. I had started to get fancy by making a cover for the coupon book, I quickly realized that my husband wouldn’t care and that he was a staple kind of guy anyway.

This could also make an easy Fathers day gift too.

Let me know how it goes.

What we are Reading Now

Fabre’s Book of Insects by Jean Henri Fabre

I’m read this to the boys before naptime, there are no pictures and the language is pretty complex for the boys but they pick-up on the key words about the bugs and beetles.

The Tale of Mrs.Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter

I read this to my daughter when I nurse her to sleep, I have other similar books from Beatrix Potter but this one I have memorized so I don’t really have to worry about holding the book.

Our Solar System by Seymour Simon

The boys flip through this one all day long. Then they pick up whatever object looks most like a rocket ship and they say Blast Off about a million times and land on planets and pick up rock samples and take readings of the gases and dust on each planet. Imagination is a wonderful thing.

 

All Aboard America, Classic American Trains Edited by Melville Wheaton

I picked this one up at a campground, pick-up a book leave a book kind of thing, thought the boys would enjoy it for a day or two. My oldest LOVES it. He often asks in his sweetest voice “Momma, can you tell me the trains and things?” how can I resist? We have had the book now 6months. I now have an extensive knowledge of the Classic American Train.

New at J.Crew for Spring.

All my favorites, soft, comfy, relaxed. Chambray popover $78.00

Perfect-fit ruffle henley tee $34.50

Wool Jaspé open crewneck tee $49.50

Scalloped zipper cardigan $98.00

Cotton-wool lino cardigan $78.00

Silk chiffon Taryn dress $215.00

Pindot underwire tank $80.00

Haiti

I am overwhelmed with grief for those in Haiti living in chaos. May God guide us all through this despair. May God bring hope and peace to those in Haiti. May we all help in anyway we can.

Fast facts – Haiti

Children of Haiti

Red Cross Donations for Haiti

Craft Hope for Haiti

Donate your skills : Medical , Construction/Manpower, Teaching, Business development, Translators and Counseling

Accessorizing your poo.

My oldest has a habit of taking his nightly constitutional in his diaper after we tuck him into bed for the night. He'll groggily walk out of his bedroom and announce that he has a poopy in his pants and can I change his diaper.

He's a big kid and his poops are like wise in size and on more than one occasion my husband and I have called them "Man poops" in front of him exclaiming "Oh Boy S, what a man poop you have" or "S had a very large man poop" and such phrases like that.

So it started a couple nights ago when he walked out and said he had a poop in his pants and I went about cleaning him up when he said "Oh momma I have a big man poop and it needs a hat!" Just to make sure I heard correctly I asked "Your poop needs a hat?" S rubbed his eyes and said "yes, a hat momma" All I could think to say was. "Well I don't have one so lets just put him in the toilet and say goodbye to our man poop" (We use cloth diapers). I tucked him into bed again and my husband and I had a good laugh about it.

A couple nights later he woke again with a dirty diaper but this time he said "Momma it's a boy poop and it needs a shirt!" My response to this was "S, why are we dressing your poops?" No answer. Blank stare. Like I'm the crazy one.

Okay, maybe I am. I'm trying to use this to my advantage so I've told him that if he manages at night to make it to the potty and put his Man and Boy poos in the toilet I will make a shirt and hat for them. I totally will (I totally did). I have already started plans to cut out a t-shirt and hat from a dried flushable wipe so we can throw them down the toilet with the poo.

Yes potty training has made me crazy, I'm willing to make clothing and accessories for the excrement. Whatever it takes. Below styling of "Mr. Hanky Poo" For everyday casual- graphic T featuring Mr. Messy and a fedora hat and for those once in awhile formal nights- a tuxedo and top hat. Yes, we are all stocked up on crazy.