weekend wishes

hoping for more sunshine yellow smiling our way......

to get some of the projects cleared off my sewing table......

to get my little one to catch up on all the sleep she missed during the time change this week...

to enjoy my baby shower this weekend with friends and loved ones.....

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relish in the joy of being able to stand up again without crying and revel in my 33 week preggo belly.

i'm looking forward to enjoying the baby shower on sunday child free! yee haw! after having a cranky little one hanging off me and my crippled back for a week and a bit while the hubs has been working till midnight and on weekends, i am due for some mommy alone time.

what are your plans for the weekend? are you in need of some mommy alone time?


all images luvinthemommhood unless otherwise noted

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to read some dreamy fairy tales with my little girl and try to get out from..............

under this cloud we have been under this week.....................

to remember what it feels like to do this........

bask in all the gorgeous signs of spring in our lovely city of victoria, bc......

eat a lot, and i mean a lot of cantaloupe and fruit salad, my new fave craving now that salt has become my enemy (damn you swollen legs)....

and to enjoy the company of a friend visiting from out of town who has know me since i was 2, enjoy dinner without kids or hubbies, good girl chat with maybe a bit of gossip thrown in and the comfort of hanging out with someone who has known you through good and bad times without you having to explain all the little things that make you - you.

what are you up to this weekend? do you have a friend who has known you your whole life?

image 1, 2, 3, 4 via tumblr, image 5 via flickr.

weekend wishes and the ever growing belly

i'm pooped, tired and ready for a good rest-filled weekend. this week has felt very, very looooong. so due to my 30 week belly weighing me down, running after my almost 3 year old, chores and a low iron level i'm going to keep this post short and sweet and leave you with some belly shots and some giggles from my little one.

and before you ask, yep, that's right, i'm wearing horizontal stripes. the top is a hand me down from my baby sis and i figured hey, why not, it's the only time in my life i would dare, and i mean dare, to wear these damn stripes cause you all know a girl who's got curves don't need no lines showing how wide they are...haha. it was in my "to be refashioned for mack" pile when i thought hey, it's stretchy and not too warm, i'm putting this baby on, and yes, i wore it out in public too - it's just been that kind of week.

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giggles on the swing

wishing you all a wonderful weekend with a bit of a break from the kids giving you a chance to put your feet up, do some crafting, reading, napping or whatever else does your heart good kind of weekend.

what are your plans this weekend? you as tired as i feel? let's commiserate...haha.

p.s. ok my loyal readers...there's only 2 days left to vote for lil'ol me...we're so close, yet so far away...i'm up against some stiff competition...so i need your help. please send a little vote my way for "the lovelies". it's fast and easy, just a simple comment or tweet will do, just follow the link below to show your love. i'll be crossing my fingers :) for those who have already voted - love ya!

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weekend wishes

for more shadow belly kisses from my little girl........

for more signs of spring........

and flower fun........

and these gorgeous cherry blossoms that are starting to line our pretty streets....

to stare into these beautiful blue eyes
(hoping the new little bean has them too)....

and to have plenty moments of stillness.

the sun has been shining the last few days and let me tell you it feels wonderful, fresh, warm and so invigorating! i've been feeling bad for all the people enduring those winter storms right now, but we get enough of our fair share here in canada so i'm happy to have the sun for a change.

spring is definitely in the air, the streets are starting to bloom and fill with cherry blossoms, new growth is sprouting everywhere, my belly included, and it is perfect park weather. i didn't get in the "moments in the mommyhood" post this week so i decided to mix it up in the weekend wishes and use my pics instead of my usual sources.

i'm hoping for mackenzie to have plenty moments of stillness, like the one above, so i can get some sewing, crocheting or knitting done while watching the olympics - go canada, go! she doesn't nap anymore so it's a rare occassion for her to pass out in our house...haha. plus i have a new tutorial for everyone that's just begging to be finished.

what are your weekend wishes? are you in sunshine or snow & which do you prefer?

*all images luvinthemommyhood

p.s. just one day left for you guys to vote for luvinthemommyhood for the "lovelies" award for category handmade.

weekend wishes

that i won't cave into my cravings to eat about 10 of these lovely, lovely cupcakes.....

that my hubby would stop hating, and i mean hating, valentine's day..........

that i could find a photographer in my city to do a photo shoot for me to record my last pregnancy with little bean...........

and that they would do it for free or very little in exchange for some advertising and praise on my site...............

that a magical web designer will sweep in and save me from my blog housekeeping and help me to reach my goals for the site before the new baby arrives (insert last half of previous wish)..

and that this will be the weekend that i find my dream bedding so that i can finally love my bed again.

ok, ok, i know that's a lot of tricky wishes, but hey, a girl can dream right? i'm being quite honest though. i am on a hunt for the nicest and most talented photographer willing to help make one of my wishes come true. i never got a chance to have professional shots done in my 1st pregnancy and since this is my last baby i would really love to have some done. i'm all for bartering/trading services to cover the cost. do you know anyone? are you the person i'm looking for? email me :)

also, i've seen others do this before, i've got some big time goals for the functionality of this little ol site of mine, and have been painstakingly learning html and web design on my own during what little spare time i have and it's just not cutting it. in order to make things get to the point that i envision them i need some help. any designers out there willing to work with me in exchange for free advertising and tons of praise/recommendations on the site to help build your portfolio? email me :)

now, onto much more fun things....what are your weekend plans? are you a fan of valentine's day like i am stuck with a hubby who hates it? what are your weekend wishes?

p.s. don't forget to vote :)

images 1, 2, 4 & 6 via my tumblr page, image 3 - foshydog and 6 - derek gavey

weekend wishes

wishing i had a tent like this of my own to play in, it makes me think of the movie "the holiday"......

hoping to eat some of this yumminess.....

planning on doing lots of puzzles with my hubby and little girl.........

and if i'm lucky, between games night, bday parties and swimming i'll get in a good nap....

along with some knitting now that i have sorted all my wool - now that was a huge job i don't want to do again for a loooong time. i thought i was going to get lost in the abyss of wooliness that was my storage bins.

what are your weekend wishes? knitting anything fun this week?

all images via my tumblr page

weekend wishes

to improve my relationship with my scale...wtf...pretty much sums it up for me...

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hunt for new bedding that i can one day hang to dry on a sunny, fresh day.....

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enjoy the fact that my little one is almost...almost....completely potty trained....

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get some serious reading done before my stack of books cannot be renewed anymore.....

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get a chance to put down the knitting needles so i can have a brief interlude with my sewing machine....

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get my poor swollen feet out for a walk in the rain with my hubby and little girl....

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and just breathe. it's getting harder to do with the position the baby is in this time round so i plan to spend some time this weekend doing a bit of yoga and focusing on my breath.

what are your weekend wishes?

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trying to remind myself this as i grow larger by day...............

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hoping i get one of these for xmas so i don't have to roll my xmas cookie dough out with a can like last year.....

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loving that my fave designer from project runway - carol hannah, has a new and fabulous wedding collection! gorgeous...........

wishing i had the time and energy to whip one of these pretty tree skirts up from "censational girl"...............

and trying my best to finish up the project i've been working on using this lovely, lovely wool....................

and hoping i actually manage to find something to wear to the hubby's xmas party on saturday. i think a rehash of an old maternity dress is in the works, but i haven't decided yet.

i will fill you all in at the beginning of the week if we are able to find out the sex of the baby today - keep your fingers crossed!!!! i've been dying to start sewing/knitting for the new baby but have been waiting to find out if it's a boy/girl first. hmmmmm, i sense a project roundup coming your way....maybe.....i luv a good project roundup.

what are your plans this weekend? do you have a fave baby project you recommend?

weekend wishes

wishing you a weekend filled with.....

via maggie lochtenberg, haeshu

summer dreams,

via kara o'keefe

cozy, warm mittens,

via under glass, kristine may

fall strolls covered in bright, cheerful leaves

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pinecones galore,

via atomic turqoise, boak

and cute shoes perfect for those new tights you got.

don't you just love fall? as much as i am missing summer sunshine the bright fresh leaves are keeping me smiling. we plan on doing some xmas shopping this weekend, cuddling with cozy strolls, lots of laughts and hopefully some knitting on my part. i have a new project almost done that i am dying to show all of you! i figured since i have been sadly neglecting my sewing machine i might as well pick up my good ol' friends the knitting needles. it's been fun and i realized how much i have been missing knitting.


what have you been making lately? any knitting going on?

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wishing you a weekend filled with moments of those last summer rays, sunshine splashes, pretty skirts, twirls in the sun and of course, lots of fun. this is our first weekend home in a bit so we are going to spend a lot of time lounging, relaxing and definitely not packing/unpacking. hope yours is just as good :)

what are your plans for the weekend? how do you plan on enjoying the last bit of summer?

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the pics above just summed up my mood so perfectly i couldn't help posting all of them. i don't know about you guys but i'm soaking up every last bit of summer we have left.

we are heading out for.............yep, you guessed it, camping - again!!! oh my! my poor body can only take so much more tenting with a 2 year old! eek! i have been having dreams of owning my own girlified trailer to cuddle up at night in safe from the bears. i'm not sure if i've mentioned this before but i am deathly afraid of bears, so all this tent camping has been wreaking havoc on my nerves. god forbid i have to go pee in the night, it isn't pretty. i pretty much go into full panic mode and freak out....my poor family. last time i camped i sprinted through poor innocent people's campsites and flew in our tent almost knocking it over all because i heard a man snoring and thought it was a bear. oh well, what's a girl to do? i love camping, just not the bears :)

i'm so digging the album wonder by lisa mitchell at the moment. this is a must play for road trips and will surely be blaring from my car's stereo this weekend! our fave is "clean white love", mackenzie dances up a storm to that one! can we say girl crush???

wishing you all a bear free, relaxation filled, grass laying, ocean breeze feeling kind of weekend. see you on monday!

what are your plans for the weekend? any running away from bears?

p.s. don't forget to leave your comments here for the giveaway to win a gift certificate to *shey* [b]!!!!! the giveaway ends monday.

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me and mackenzie are flying solo for one night this weekend. my hubby is off to van for a stag and i'm crossing my fingers he'll drag his cute butt into ikea sunday morning for me. i've been drooling over the new 2010 ikea catalogue!!!! what have you been lusting after at ikea lately?

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it's been raining and damp/cold here and i'm missing the 30+ weather already. good thing we got some fall clothes for mackenzie last weekend cause we've been using them all week. i guess it's a glimpse of the endless rain to come...bah! if it weren't so beautiful here in the fall it would be really depressing.

my omi (grandma) is coming to stay with us on sunday for a few days and we're very excited to see her and get lots of grandma/great grandma time. we've been missing her.

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i'm wishing you all a wonderful weekend filled with hot tea, umbrellas (or if you're lucky - sunshine), cuddles and lots of girl time laughs.

what are your weekend plans? have you started fall shopping already too?

weekend wishes & poll results

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i'm feeling under the weather and so is my little one, so we'll be back monday rejuvenated and back in good health. in the meantime, i'm wishing you all a wonderful weekend. mine will hopefully be filled with visits to grandmas, friends, good food, some sewing if i'm lucky and lots of relaxation - a girl can dream right?

fyi - the results for the poll from last week's "fit friday in the mommyhood" were as follows:

weekly - 44%
monthly - 33%
bi-weekly - 22%

so it looks like after the summer is over i may be bringing it back to a weekly column. what would you like to read about on "fit friday in the mommyhood"? what body parts most concern you? which exercises would you like to learn?

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doesn't this pic make you just want to jump in? so cozy, cozy. i "heart" samantha lamb...what are your cozy weekend wishes?

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we have a friend coming to stay with us for the long weekend so i may not be posting on monday. we'll see how lazy i get in all the sunshine and roasting, toasting hot heat we have been having! i wish i was spending a couple of lovely hours in the corner of this lovely room!

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we are attending a "rib off" bbq this weekend that my hubby is competing in and let me tell you....this man LOVES his ribs. it is sure to be a showdown of manly meat eaters. i think i may stick to the bbq'd salmon and my margarita cupcakes i plan to make - yum!

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i also have some sewing on the go - a new quilt, a shirt & dress for me, wedding gift, baby shower gift. i am also madly trying to get my newest tutorial for the "newbie sewing series" up for you all next week! lots of sewing fun (and angst), there just doesn't seem to be enough time in my days lately, and then i saw the pic above and wanted to sew even more. i have definitely been bit by the sewing bug!

what are you working on this weekend? any fun plans/projects?

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mackenzie and i put in some serious baking time yesterday to get some goodies made for our weekend of camping with friends.....

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wishing you all a yummy smors, sunshine, beachtime, campfire knitting, tenting it all the way filled weekend! i can't wait to sleep under the stars.....

what are your plans this weekend?

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what are your plans for the weekend? we plan on watching some baseball, doing some summer shopping, beach combing, trip packing, movie watching, sunshine enjoying, yummy breakfast eating and lots of laughing! hope you all have a fun one planned as well.

wishing you all a wonderful, dreamy, flower filled summer weekend :)

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hoping your weekend is filled with wonderful wishes on dandelions and stars.......

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