Band-Aids for the Soul, Spirit, and Mind (LO's Crappy Crafts Part III.)

Working with the population I do (teenagers and young adults), I like to keep small, positive affirmations around our office.  Sow hen I came across this idea from The Little Seed, I knew I had to make a version geared toward my clients. The originator created a box of affirmations and sweet words for her mom to choose from when in need of a few uplifting words. So cute!
I create mine using quotes and affirmations geared toward teenagers (and veered away from anything too cheesy... save for a few Harry Potter quotes I could not resist). :)
Yay for crappy crafts!

From Within The Voting Booth

Confession. Today was the first time I have ever voted, and found myself being unbelievably proud to be doing it :) I won't go into it about why I haven't voted previously, or even the specifics as to what made this "the" year. But it is just that. This is *the* year to finally make my voice matter! Very proud to be an American today!

"Ghosties" and Pumpkin Carving

We waited out the wind yesterday evening by making what Viv is calling her "Ghosty Cookies" for her preschool class party tomorrow!

Ghosts of Halloweens Past

In honor of the significant amount of time spent putting together a certain Doc McStuffins Halloween costume (with much help from Nana J!) I decided to dig up some costume photos from other years! Sadly (or maybe thankfully?) most of my childhood trick-or-treating photos are at my parents house, but I was able to dig up some funny ones!

I'm pretty sure this was Mike's fave...

Mike as Dr. House, me as Holly Golightly and our Pumpkin's first Halloween :)

Mike and I in college the year my sorority all went as flappers (Ever hand-sewed multiple flapper dresses? Only for these girls would I ever do THAT again!) and Mike as part of ICP

No description needed I hope...

A personal fave

College- stolen (er...borrowed) from the college- 80s cheerleader unis

Laura Ingalls Wilder... I may have been around 8

College- TOGAAAA, TOOOGAAA!

6th grade maybe? Shampoo and conditioner seemed super awesome at the time

5 maybe?

Indian Summer

Mike had to go cover a football game, so Viv and I played in the leaves :) What a gorgeous day! Quite different from the 33 degrees we had the other day!

Viv's turn with the camera...