(See why I’m calling it that from my pal Lara over at LCMF)

I got all “deep” last year.

This year?  Nope. 

This year I want you to meet some people.

My step mom, me, my dad’s mom, my sister (yes I am aware we look nothing alike), and Macy down in front.

Me, my mom’s mom, my mom, and Macy down in front again…4 generations of crazy broads.  Just kidding, Mom.  You’re normal.  Ish.

How fortunate and blessed am I to be 35 years old and still have both of my grandmas living?  Getting to know your grandparents as an adult is a fabulous thing that most people don’t have the privilege of experiencing.

And you know what?  Sometimes there’s a silver lining in divorce.  I’m a big believer that people come into your life when you need to know them and that there’s never a trial without something good to help you get through said trial, even if you don’t recognize it as the “good thing” at the time.  My sister and I joke that we’re thankful for divorce and teen pregnancy, because we needed to be sisters.  And when everyone can put their differences aside?  More people to love your kids, and kids can never have too many people that love them, right?  (Random story alert:  One year we threatened Macy with no Santa if she didn’t shape up.  She said “That’s OK, I have enough grandmas and grandpas!”…7grandmas and 4 grandpas at the time!)

So, take a minute today to thank someone that’s helped and supported you on this mothering journey, will ya?

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Do any of you get insane when you don’t sleep?

I do…like friggin’ CRAZY.

And I’ve lost a sleep over this here blog this week.  Who knew I cared so much, right?

But, I do.  And this whole WordPress switcheroo made me lose 4000 subscribers.  And I cried.  A lot.  And I was short with my kids.  And I was short with BC. And I cried some more.  And I drank A LOT of Diet Coke to combat the fact that I wasn’t sleeping.  (At one point during a conference call about Snap! I may have demanded that we have a soda fountain at the conference next year.)

All over a blog.

Yesterday, I threw my hands up in the air and walked away.  I went on a preschool field trip with my 2 littlest ones.

I got a little sunburn.

And I felt joyful.

So today we’re ditching preschool and having lunch with friends.

I’ll be back with some crap soon (Neighbor Jami’s window treatments and crib bedding are finished, I just need pictures), but this girl needs to recharge.

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So, I think my big bad switch to WordPress went off without a hitch, right?

RIGHT??

Somebody say something, please!

Whilst I’m figuring this all out, I thought I’d show you a project I did almost 3 years ago that is still one of my favorites.

I swapped out a few of the pictures yesterday and was reminded how much I love it.

The short explanation is that I duct taped a bunch of cheapo IKEA frames together.

For the longer explanation and details on where the idea came from, you can check out my original post here.

And check out that cute new lamp I picked up at Target this weekend.

Under $20, too.  See?

If you were notified about his post in a reader, could you let me know?  I just want to see what’s working!

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We’ve had A LOT of unclaimed prizes as of late and I’d like to wrap this stuff up.  So, if I don’t hear from you by Tuesday, I’m picking again!

The new Shabby Apple winner is:

#42, aka Jenalyn and Mike!

The new Imaginisce winner is:

#181, aka Kathy!

The new Crystal B winner is:

#127, aka Linsey!

And the Woombie winner is:

#130, aka KandA!

Shoot me an email to [email protected] ASAP to claim your prizes!  Remember, I’m drawing again if I haven’t heard from you by Tuesday!

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So, here’s your announcement:

I am not pregnant.

I am, however, involved in a whole bunch of awesome coming your way next April.

Check out the Snap! conference site for more info as it becomes available.  We’re still under construction, but there was no way we could keep this under wraps one more second!

I’m going to strongly suggest that you go check out the AWESOME women involved.

You can also follow along with Snap! on Facebook and Snap! on Twitter.

And now I’m going to plead for some help:

Part of the idea behind Snap! is that we’re all better together…as part of a community.  And, because of that, we want to DO something together during the conference to make a difference.

Do you know of an organization that could use our help?

Email me at [email protected] with the info.

See you at Snap!

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We packed up the old van and drove to Nebraska last week.

Yes, on purpose.

Some of us are better travelers than others.

Apparently he prefers 15 hour car rides to trips to the bounce house place.

Before we left, I got a new camera, and I’m pretty sure I want to marry it.  I’ve taken approximately one bajillion pictures already.  Most of them are super awesome, like this shot in the dark gym at an elementary school orchestra concert:

or this shot in a Walmart parking lot:

This picture?

ISO 3200.

My old camera maxed out at like 1200.

Random subject change alert!

My kids’ school does an egg drop every year.  Basically, your kid makes some sort of container to protect a raw egg and then the custodian gets up on the roof and throws it off.  If the egg breaks, they get a piece of candy for participating.  If the egg doesn’t break, they get a (slightly bigger) piece of candy for participating.

There are no restrictions or guidelines that I’m aware of.  For example, one year Macy embedded her egg in a box filled with Jell-o.  I put BC in charge of Keller’s entry this year.

What in the crap is that???

I’m pretty sure that egg is NEVER coming out, broken or not.

I’ve got an announcement coming up a little later today.  I’ll be back.

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This weekend (late Saturday night when all of you are out doing something way more fun than reading my blog and/or sleeping), Crap I’ve Made will be moving from Blogger to WordPress.

www.crapivemade.com will still be the place to find me and everything should transfer over smoothly, but I just wanted to warn you all in advance.

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The winner of the i-Rock set  from Imaginisce is…

#59, aka Annette A, who said:

I am a blog follower…..

The winner of the fabulous Char necklace from Crystal B is…

#66, aka Stephanie, who said:

Ooh! I love the Feuilles et des Fleurs earrings.

Shoot me an email to [email protected] ASAP to claim your prizes!

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