Check out the Dragon Treasury!

Maura has opened her own Etsy shop!

http://www.dragontreasury.etsy.com/

She makes polymer clay dragons and has been working on a line of original ACEO's featuring beautiful dragon artwork.

ACEO stands for Art Card Edition Original. It is a great way to collect original artwork but in a miniature form. They are the same size as trading cards and are like a portable art collection.

Maura has sold two clay dragons so far! Check out her website.

Maura as Queen Elizabeth...

Maura's 5th grade class read biographies and did oral reports on their people. I almost died when I found out who Maura picked..I knew this costume would be most challenging. We pulled it off though without buying a thing! Every parent should own a hot glue gun! It was amazing, but she dug this dress out of the depths of her closet and suggested adding on to it. I say it was amazing because she isn't at all girly and would never wear a dress by choice, so she hardly has any!

It turned out pretty well. She already has the bright red hair so that was a bonus!

Time for a long-overdue update!

NEWS:::

In August I found out I was pregnant with baby #4! I took a long break from Etsy and promoting my shop. I was too sick and tired early in the pregnancy. I still sewed for myself and the kids and sent out any orders that sold, but essentially took a break.

I got a burst of energy in Feb.-Mar. and have been making all sorts of goodies for my shop. Now I only have a little more than 2 weeks until my due date! I still don't have a name for the baby. It's going by too fast.

Some of my new items:

James-isms that I want to remember

Decoding James-Speak

getting my creeps out = having fun and relaxing

destroyment = destruction

mums = car turning signals (which also tell you which direction to go in!)

water come-from = faucet when he was about 3

slurming = what jellyfish do in the water

July 26 2007 the cousins meet!

They finally met each other!!

July 2007 -- My sister Colette came to visit with her 4 kids. They survived a difficult road trip all the way from Michigan. The kids were able to visit with their Grampa and Grama Lyons (whose cookies are legendary) and were able to meet their similar aged cousins, my 3 kids. They had a great time!!! They swam, played army, Webkins, made artwork, and went out for ice cream.

In picture: Danny, Paige, Madisyn, Maura, Keegan, James, Liam

at the general store

Grampa Lyons takes Keegan for a 4-wheeler ride

We were sad to say goodbye!!

Lyndeborough Farmer's Market

Pictures from a recent trip to the Farmer's Market... My friend sells flowers, fresh eggs, tea and herbs. I set up my bags and sundresses at her booth one week.

Besides fruits and vegetables, they also have meat, sheepskin, yarn, delicious baked goods, spinach pie, doll clothes, quilts and more!

Liam and Big Teddy

Big Teddy or "BBT", Big Bad Teddy was originally marketed as the 'Milennium Bear' at a major department store. He had a red knitted sweater with a heart on it. He was purchased by Jim's Aunt Maureen to be used as a decoration in her house. When she and Uncle Frank moved and downsized to a condo in 2005, they had a yard sale. She generously invited all her relatives to come early and have anything they liked. That was the day Liam first met Big Teddy.

Liam is a 6 year old collector of teddy bears. Since that day, Liam and Big Teddy have had many adventures. Since coming to live with us, Big Teddy has lost the red sweater (it unravelled) and gained a quasi-construction worker, lovable but mean big brother attitude. He has been known to pick fights with other stuffed animals in the house, and has even been accused of ingesting smaller teddy bears. Last week he crashed Liam's jeep.

We all love Big Teddy, you never know what he'll do next! I am planning a new shirt for him with a skull and crossbones with teddy ears. Liam loves it each night when we tuck him in with Big Teddy at night, he's so big and soft,"Goodnight Big Teddy." Big Teddy says,"You're squishing me kid, get off me."