Mint

So last year, teal and turquoise blue were kind of a big thing. Now all I see is mint. It's everywhere, along with many other soft pastels for Spring. I tend to gravitate toward brighter colors, but trending colors catch my eye too. Here is a little vintage two piece that I unearthed over the weekend. It was deep within a sale rack.

Admittedly, it would look better on someone hippier and shorter than I am. What a great dress though, no? I love the little details in the jacket.

Proud Jane

I found this doll at Miracle Hill the other day and thought she looked so proud. I fet bad for her all disheveled and yellowed. At least she was high in a shelf where kids couldn't get to her in her wedding gown. She was $2.50. I brought her home and named her Jane and gave her to Beatrice with a new outfit. She is from 1965.

When I was little I loved dolls. I had Sarah and Pete. Sarah had blonde hair that was actually pretty disgusting, but I didn't mind. She was beautiful. Pete was cute... until he got lost in the woods for a year. When I found him he was black with mildew and had to soak in bleach. I still have him. Nobody else could love him because he still looks like he has a dread disease.

I found another vintage doll recently. He has choppy, bleached looking hair that greatly resembles Sharon Needle's boy persona:

What I Wore: Hugs Keep Us Alive

It's always a little strange to me when I go to school, what people notice and what they don't. Sometimes I'll wear something I am really excited to debut -like an amazing butter colored 1960s dress with a big bow at the neck- and no one will say anything. Like I'm wearing khakis or something! Then, I got my favorite t-shirt from threadless and when I wore it to school? Everybody had something to say! Apparently it is "epic."

Braids

This little girl wears two braids in her hair almost every day. She has to be like Laura. We are reading Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder and Bea loves it! She wants me to read it to her as soon as she wakes up in the morning, but mostly it is for bedtime/naptime after Amby is down.

Those books are so sweet and I think it is really good for Bea to start to realize that I'm not just making this stuff up: My standards for Bea's behavior are very similar to Ma's standards for Laura and Mary. Little girls must not be selfish, they must obey, do their chores and sometimes they must even be quiet.

I think Bea's favorite part so far was when Ma slapped a bear because she thought it was Sukey, their cow. That was really scary! But they were ok because Laura obeyed right away without asking questions. :)

A Little Plaid

Alright, alright, I've shown you this dress before. But, now I am letting it go. To etsy. Are you 32-26-36? If so, this dress would look great on you! (tiny yellow bird)

Girls' Nite Out

Beatrice and I had been planning this for so long! We went on a date as she called it. You would not believe how many times she invited Daddy and Ambrose to come along. But in the end it was just the two of us. We dressed up a little and curled our hair. I wore my new sweater.

We went downtown. The restaurant we selected had a bunch of vegetarian options and was fancy. But still really inexpensive. Seriously. Cheap. We got spring rolls, lo mein, tofu fritters and ginger slaw and drinks and had leftovers and it was $11. Huh? (James, lets do another date there! We haven't been since the day you proposed!) 

Bea is a very adventurous eater. She basically loves food. Can you tell?

We had planned on hitting up the toy store after dinner (Bea wanted a blue fire truck), but alas they were closed already. So we had ice cream instead.

On the way home, Bea told me she loves me. And I told her a list of some things I love about her. Like how she introduces herself to everyone in the sweetest voice I've ever heard, how her skin smells and how well she knows her letter sounds. 

I am overwhelmed by this blessing, this daughter, this beautiful responsibility that I've been given.

What I Wore: All The Time

This is my Spring Break. I clean house, cook, take lunch to James and play with my children. I know it isn't as glamorous (or raunchy -thank goodness) as some Spring Breaks, but it is my own time to unwind and catch up.

Today I cleaned to the point of mopping my many hardwood floors. Finished a logo for the Appalachia trip for Christian Education Ministries. Read to my girl. Did even more laundry.

Now I am painting my nails, doing some homework and watching V for Vendetta. It's not exactly the lighthearted chick flick you may expect for Spring Break, but I was listening to our real life Prothero on the radio today and getting a bit outraged at his fat-throated lies, so I thought I'd re-ignite my fire with a pointedly apropos movie. How's that?

outfit:

shirt: old navy

pants: thrifted

purse: darling companion

apron: target

A note on the photography: We have one of those remotes, but the connector cable is gone. So I am back to good old fashioned time-delay. SO HARD. Therefore, you may expect strange cropping until it is found! Sorry. 

If you are wondering about the title of this post, I never don't wear this.