Wine is my FRIEND!

Watch out! Don't knock over Mommy's wine!!!

If you have never tried Layer Cake wine...

you should...

it's so much more than just a cute label....

not saying that i don't judge books AND wine by there cover...I SO DO.

just being honest...

Merry Christmas!

I'm Done, I'm Done, I'm Done!

The house, the gifts, and the family are all ready...

Now all I want for Christmas is some F-U-N!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Sweet Sails...

these ornaments from Anthropologie are too cute...

I need to see if I can make my own version...

FASHION CRUSH

I Love Karen from Californication...

her stylist ROCKS!!!

She wears sooo many super cute outfits,

this season she wore a sequin vest that I so covet...

Visions of TOYS Danced in Their Heads...

They were just too cute looking through a toy catalog...

dreaming of what to wish for...

Wouldn't it be Romantic?

Writing Station

I am in LOVE with this writing station....

I can't remember where i saw it...sorry...

but I have toyed with the idea of home school before, and if I did I so would want to have this....

I just might have to create some replica of this anyway for home work and general creative space for the wee ones...

WHO WANTS TO SEE SANTA...

I have some connections....I know where he is gonna be on Dec. 5th...it's O.K. 

go ahead and tell everyone you know!

Shabby Chic Interiors

So Rachel Ashwell has her new book out...

it really is beautiful...her photographer is amazing..all dusty and filtered looking...

my husband...so sweet... took me to her book signing in LaJolla at WARWICKS book store..soo cute. He was one of the only two men there...again so sweet...one dream checked off my list. It really was a fun night...she is an awesome lady and i gushed like a babbling idiot...what can i say she is Rachel Ashwell and i have never made any bones about how very much I LOVE SHABBY CHIC. The worn and tattered yet sweet and elegant style really speaks to me.

It is a cozy relaxed style that i have yet to get bored of. It was a truly great night...thank you honey for being there to share it with me.

OH MY GOD!!!

I don't know what else to say..

It Time for The Grinch!

Every year we go to the OLD GLOBE THEATER in Balboa Park to see the grinch...

a mini tradition...we eat in LITTLE ITALY...we get COCO...we STROLL around BALBOA PARK...

but our little LUCIE LOU WHO , who has  always been too young to come...being no more than two and all...has turn three this year...uh-oh.

And so, against my better judgement, we are going to bring her along...

fingers crossed!

I couldn't be more THANKFUL for my....

BABIES...

STUDENT OF THE MONTH!!!

YAAA! WE ARE SO PROUD.

Sophia was awarded STUDENT OF THE MONTH yesterday...

I haven't loaded the pictures in my computer yet but this one of her at the BOOK STORE is

so CUTE...

THE BEAUTY OF BUNKS...

A good friend of my just had some bunks made for her two kids...SOOO cute!

We have had ours for a few years now and we still love them...

we've had them put together and now they are side by side...

when Sophia gets alittle older i'll put them back together- which she so wants to do...

the only down side is trying to make the top bunk with the rails on!!! ugggh!

here is a picture from our old house and one from the home we live in now...

i love looking at pictures of my bedroom from when i was a kid....I hope they will too.

Recycle and Make Ornaments...

Last year Sophia had a contest at school to make an Christmas tree ornament out of recycled objects....

we do ALOT of dry cleaning for MR.Rowley around here....

and we always have tons of those wire and paper hangers and plastic dry cleaning bags....

and some glue and glitter and a paper clip later....Tada!!!

It's a little dress...the girls LOVED it...

BROWN PAPER PACKAGES!!!!

This year for Thanksgiving I am thankful for sooo many things...

one of the things i'm thankful for is that i have a JOB...

I know so many people lost one this year and it really makes me feel SO GRATEFUL to be able to work...so as a thank you to my loyal clients i made up tiny little brown paper packages tied up with my hand sewn ribbon made from some vintage fabric...and i broke out my stamps and ink pad...and i added cute little pots of lip balm from Anthropologie and a couple of chocolate kisses...it got my crafting started off for the holiday season...So thank you powers that be for letting my tiny little business thrive. 

My Baby Started Preschool...

Little Lucie Rae started Kids by the Sea preschool two weeks ago...

the same sweet little school that her big sister went to...

she LOVES it... want to LIVE there...

what am I going to do with myself now?

Carefree Clothes for Girls...

 The name alone kills me! I so want to make everything in this book and have the photographer take pictures of MY kids wearing the clothes...

AHHH I'm FEELIN' CRAFTY....

The Holiday's are calling to me and it makes me want to CRAFT....STUFF...

If you have never seen this book you have to check it out-

it has some really easy, but super cute things to make for your HOME...

TRICK or TREAT!!

They were very spooky...and much candy was hunted and gathered....and when their buckets got too heavy and their little feet got too tiered....it was time to call it a night. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN*

MEET BUGGSIE...

Our newest addition to our family, and our first pet.....the Guinea Pig!

We HAD A PLAYDOUGH BIRTHDAY PARTY....

FOR BEAR...I have to say I kinda like playdough...

We Are Fellin' Really Halloweeny...

We went to LEGOLAND HALLOWEEN TRAIL in their Hula outfits  straight from Hula class... hey that is a legit costume right Moms? We also went to STU MILLERS PUMKIN FARM...I wanted to take home that cute goat...We also SPOOKE-A-FIDE our house paper bats and all...

and then we tried on some fun costumes at target...that is my husband/boyfriend in that monkey suit....and we haven't even gotten to the actual halloween day yet....we have one VAMPIRE and one BLUE FAIRE come out to visit next weekend...hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween....

As We Say Good Bye....

To the last few days of REALLY WARM WEATHER...hello is this OCTOBER???

I LOVE TRADER JOES

There is a new Trader Joes that opened a few minutes from my house....

I love that place...so many good yummy things to eat and a lot of great deals you can't go wrong... and the people who work there are always so friendly...love that!

The biggest plus is that my kids never complain about food shoppin' there...ballons, stickers, food samples...and NOW mini shopping carts! BONUS!!!

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

We ditched school yesterday and saw this...I loved it so did my 7 year old....

but my 3 year old lost interest after about 10 minutes....oh well...the movie made me remember how fragile children are...their little spirits can be so easily hurt...I must remember to choose my words wisely...because....I DO LOVE THEM SO.

COMING SOON......

A look inside what we have been up to.

SORRY CAN"T TALK NOW...I'M OBSESSED...

GET COZY!!!

YA! Shabby Chic is back!

She just reopened 2 stores and her web site and I soooo want some of these COZY COZY chairs....

SHOUT OUT TO MY HUSBAND

If you didn't know my husband is a AMAZING musician and a wonderful teacher....

he has been working sooo hard lately I just wanted to give him some praise....

he just started not one but three new jobs...

1. the new music director of a private school in San Marcos...

2. the new percussion couch of three schools in encinitas...

3. the new head of the music department of a public school in San Marcos...

AND if that wasn't enough he just wrapped three weeks the production of CATS at MOONLIGHT THEATER....

we just wanted to thank you for taking care of us and working sooo hard....

YOU ROCK HONEY!!!!!

MR. ROWLEY I THINK...

MR. AND MRS. ROWLEY CELEBRATE 10 YEARS....

Of Marital Bliss!...ummm..... well...... more often than not is more like it.

Yup that's right 10 years ago we got MARRIED! I would soooo do it all over again...I still have the hugest crush on him...The calm to my crazy...the father of my beautiful children...I absolutely couldn't do without him...we've had MANY great adventures these  past ten years....can't wait for more!