Nine years ago, big sister.
Eight years ago, sittin' pretty.
Seven years ago, a new sister.
Six years ago, a budding artist.
Five years ago, last addition.
Four years ago, loves soccer.
Three years ago, new haircut.
Two years ago, loving Korea.
One year ago, strawberry princess.
And now today, all of the sudden she's eleven. Eleven girls at a tropical-themed birthday party.
Love you Cora!
You can listen here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgovv8jWETM&feature=relmfu.
I'm a stay-at-home-mum, and I feel blessed that I am able to be one. My home is the where - and this is the where, looking its best. I wish it always looked this way, and I'm not brave enought to post a picture of what it looks like right now.
If you know me, you know that flipflops are my shoe of choice. But I also have some boots for winter, running shoes for working out, and some nicer church shoes that are falling apart, and don't go with everything anyway. I did have a pair of sketchers that I adored, but they were ruined in the mud of last year's Strawberry Festival. I got over it. I actually do have another pair of sandals that I've worn twice in the past 3 years, and another pair of church shoes, but I couldn't find them. I need some new church shoes.....and a pair of Converse. I hate shopping for shoes.
I can't imagine why anyone would want to see a picture of this. Yes, there are 3 things of women's deoderant in there. I don't know why either. My favorite perfume is CK one. The contact solution makes me sad, since my contacts broke and I've been wearing nothing but my glasses for almost a year now. I love Fructis curl sculpting cream-gel. Up top is all about Joe.....'cause I'm shorter.
Korean pottery - Leftover flowers from Valentine's day - My church bag that I got from Disneyland - One pair of JT's glasses.
Joe bought me this cuckoo clock the first time we lived in Korea. It's quiet, and most hours I don't even hear it. But when I do it makes me smile.
Sure, I could of put a picture of the dishes or laundry, but that seemed too obvious. So here's my bed - I hate to get in it at night, and I hate to get out of it in the morning. It's a complicated relationship.
This is a postcard from my Grandma Petersen. She used to send them to me whenever she traveled, whether that was to England, or China, or Samoa, or wherever. She was a real globe trotter back in the day. I sure miss that lady:)
This is where I usually keep JT. Okay, not really. I have about 1/2 the closet space I had in our last apartment:( Maybe that's why I always have a pile of clean clothes on the floor of my bedroom, because they don't fit........No, it's just because I'm lazy.
Today is very cold, and I'm looking at our pool, and wishing that it was warm enough so that they would repaint it with the cheap blue paint they use every year, and fill it up. A clear blue sky to go with it would be nice too.
Ever since Cora was born we've called her Corazoncita (Little Heart). The only problem with that, is that she has the biggest heart I know:)
The flower market is more overwhelming to me than the fabric market, even though the fabric market is a whole building, as opposed to a whole floor of a building. Even before you get to the floor, you smell it in the elevator. It is like heaven. HEAVEN! There is SO much to choose from, row after row after row after row, and I just never know where to start. I usually always get daisies though;)
I picked these up at fabric market in Dongdaemun. I have no idea when or how I'm going to use them, but I couldn't resist.
We picked up this little gem when we went to Donghwasa Temple. I can't remember what it says, something like health, wealth, luck and happiness. Right now it's hanging on the inside of our front door, herolding our arrivals and departures. Some day it will hang on my front porch and play with the wind.
I really wanted to look my best for this one, so I let Madelyn and Alex give me a makeover. They took their job VERY seriously, and assured me that I looked VERY good.
I think the close-up proves they were right;)
Come back in 5 days for more.
The only thing is, I'm not going to post 1 photo each day - I'm going to post them 5 days at a time, okay?
Oh my gosh, I love this picture. I swear they all stopped smiling at the exact moment I took the picture. I substituted in the Sunbeams class at Church. I knew these boys' moms, but I did not know any of them - so yes, they were strangers......as well as the girls in the class, who were all in the bathroom when I took this picture. All it takes is one class to fall in love though;) A couple of hours later, and not only did I know their names, but I knew a great deal about their personalities and they're likes and dislikes. I got hugs. I got sneezed on. I learned that graham crackers and ritz cheese crackers taste best when mixed together. One girl invited me over to her house, but said that she would call to make sure I was "available" first. And in the opening prayer, one girl said, "Thank you for my forehead". Priceless.
This is Joe, Madelyn and Cora inside the tent that the kids made. It was huge.
Anybody else a fan of Community? It reminded us of Abed and Troy's blanket fort. 