"What is a mom but the sunshine of our days and the north star of our nights."
-Robert Brault
I can't believe that I experienced my 2nd Mother's Day this last weekend already! Wow does time fly. And I must say, this year's Mother's Day was just so much different for me than last year's. I obviously loved Liam last year just as much as I do this year, but this year I feel like I love him just SO much more! It's amazing how love can just grow and grow and grow. I am so fortunate to me the mama of this little cutie pie:
And I'm fortunate to have the mom that I have :) She is loving and caring and always listens to me when I complain/cry/rejoice about things. She's funny, smart, strong minded and strong hearted. And I wouldn't trade her in for any other mom! I love her just the way she is. Thank you mom, for being my mom.
And I'm lucky to have a great mother-in-law as well. She is kind, honest and always puts everyone else's needs before her own. And she mothered the man that I fell in love with, so I can't complain! Thank you, Carol, for being you.
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So....Matt and I had been working on a TOP SECRET project for Mother's Day this year -- gifts for both of our moms. And now I can finally reveal what we made! They're not finished yet (we wanted the moms to tell us how to finish them), but here's a little looksy:
Homemade Mileage Marker Arrows
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| Matt made a bunch of arrows out of leftover wood from our kitchen remodel. Then we painted them in three different colors - a light aqua, an earthy beige and a cream . |
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| Here they are, ready to be personalized. |
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| I bought stencils and outdoor craft paint from Hobby Lobby. |
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| Here they are personalized with 1) the names of places that are important to our moms and 2) the distance from their home to the place |
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| These are some of my mom's arrows: Lambeau Field, Pocono Mountains, Madison and the Apple Store! |
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| These are some of my mother-in-laws arrows: Hawaii, Jamaica, St. John and Lambeau Field. |
We weren't sure if our moms would want these arrows attached to a pole or a tree, similar to the photo below, or if they would want them hanging on rope.
Once the moms decide how the want they want them displayed I will be sure to post photos of the finished products.
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DAILY SMILES
Things that made me smile last week:
5.6.13
Liam and I went for a nice long walk with my friend & her son
5.7.13
Matt was out of town, so I picked up a gyro and a piece of baklava
from a local food cart for dinner - yum!
5.8.13
Liam giggled while playing outside with his cousins
5.9.13
We went yard-saling with my sister-in-law and niece all day, in the rain!
5.10.13
I picked tulips and daffodils from our flower gardens
5.11.13
We scored an awesome weathered teak table & chairs from an estate sale
5.12.13
We celebrated Mother's Day with our moms at their homes,
and then at our home in the evening
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