Spring Cleaning Party

I'm going to be Spring Cleaning along with Simple Mom or at least try! Mom and I are going to have a garage sale at the end of May and so I am trying to purge and de-clutter my little world and try to make it a little cleaner as well! Maybe get those cobwebs off the ceiling fans? Yeah, that would be nice!

Easter 2009 Round-up!

Happy Easter 2009 from the Harju Family!

HE IS RISEN!

OK! The sugar has worn off and Easter is now over but I did get some of my projects done which turned out fairly good. First, this year I wanted to try tie-dyeing eggs. Miles wasn't too impressed actually with the whole process, I think he really likes the whole messy dip and dye the eggs thing so maybe we'll do a few that way again next year. I actually bought this kit from The June Bride on Etsy which saved me from scrounging the thrift store for silk ties. This turned out to be fairly easy and I decided to blow out the eggs since we weren't going to be eating them. Matt helped me with blowing them out and he and Miles' helped to wrap them. I weighted the wrapped eggs down with a Pyrex glass casserole lid and I also used a

stainless steel pot since I didn't have a glass or enamel one. I do think next time around I will get the silk wet before wrapping the eggs to see if that would help make the silk tighter. I also finished making the cashmere bunnies for Max and Vivian. Vivian was so funny because she found the one I was making for Max and then wanted to know where hers was! I completely lucked out when I went hunting for a pink cashmere sweater at our local DAC thrift store because I really didn't expect to find one. This was my first attempt at a soft toy and they weren't quite the Betz White perfection but it was

fun and I'd definitely try it again.

I was going to hang these with ribbon but didn't have a spot for them, so my Mikasa bowl got to be the happy container instead!

The bunnies turned out cute if not perfect!

Happy Birthday Vivian!

Vivian turned the Big Two on Saturday, the 11th and got to celebrate and eat yummy cake made by Grandma Margie. I had to go back and look at her First Birthday pics - Wow she has grown so much!

Vivian's First Birthday April 2008

The Birthday Princess 2009!

Super Yummy Cake made with love by Grandma Margie!

Vivian got a new bike! It really wasn't that cold out but she insisted on putting on her snowsuit!

SHHH work in progress...

SHHH don't tell! I'm working on my big list of projects!

pictures

One of my biggest obstacles with this blog is feeling like I have to have pictures to tell my story. I visit other blogs nearly every day that have amazing pictures. So I try to take more pictures but then they stay in the camera until I download them! I've been contemplating a flikr or photobucket account so I can organize and access my pictures from anywhere which would be nice. I guess I can only work at it!

What's My Personality?

I love to find random quizzes - they can be so interesting...

You Are An INFP

The Idealist You are a creative person with a great imagination. You enjoy living in your own inner world. Open minded and accepting, you strive for harmony in your important relationships. It takes a long time for people to get to know you. You are hesitant to let people get close to you. But once you care for someone, you do everything you can to help them grow and develop. In love, you tend to have high (and often unrealistic) standards. You are very sensitive. You tend to have intense feelings. At work, you need to do something that expresses your personal values. You would make an excellent writer, psychologist, or artist. How you see yourself: Unselfish, empathetic, and spiritual When other people don't get you, they see you as: Unrealistic, naive, and weak

What's Your Personality Type?

Cookie Monday

On Monday, Vivian and I made cookies. OK, I made them and Vivian ate the cinnamon chips and raisins - someone has to sample these things. They ended up being yummy and were consumed very fast.