Your Weekend

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FRIDAY! It always feels so good to wake up on a Friday morning…

Today is Harper’s last day of summer camp. She attended a MWF morning program that included daily swimming lessons. I couldn’t help getting a little teary-eyed dropping her off this morning. I am so impressed with how much her confidence has grown in the water.

As summer winds down we are preparing for our end of summer garage sale this weekend. I have a busy afternoon planned –lots of stuff needs to be tagged and moved down to the garage. I am selling half of the stuff in my house! (Furniture, TVs, computer monitors, frames, wall art, vases/pottery, clothes, mirrors, lamps, shelves, etc!) I figure that it will be much easier when we move later this year, and I can start fresh with decorating! I cannot wait to see where life takes us.

Have a wonderful weekend. XO, shari

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I’m going to disappear a bit early for a relaxing weekend. There is nothing like a long summer weekend, right?

I was looking through photos yesterday and got a little teary eyed when I saw this picture of my daughter. She was only 2 months old here – I loved those sleepy days! Where did the time go? I can only imagine how it feels when they become teenagers!

a few more tidbits:

friendship bracelets – I dream of being a 12 year old at camp with my arms covered in these!

I love you J Crew, but who can pull off this look? Even your model looks a bit ridiculous!

if you are looking for some good reading material this weekend, check out the August issue of Entrepreneur Magazine. My husband’s 24 yr old boss, Ben Kaufman, is on the cover!

My new blog discovery this week.

Lucky Photo Booth

A building of hammocks! what a relaxing idea.

How sexy is the outdoor shower in this home?!

Fortune Cookie Coin Purses

One of my favorite homes… in Thailand.

One of my favorite weddings.

One of my guilty pleasures.

If you haven’t seen this video, it is fabulous!

Have a SLEEPY weekend!  xo, shari

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Yay, Friday! I am working from Starbucks today with a bit of a headache. It has been an exhausting week and I am going to take a long weekend to reflect on all of the good things in my life. I have somehow gotten stuck in a cloud of negative energy! Has this ever happened to you? See you soon, shari

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Happy Father’s Day weekend! Any fun plans? We are going down to the NJ shore to celebrate. I am thinking about oversized pizza slices and funnel cake! Here’s a picture of Harper’s card for her “daddin” this Father’s Day. I love that it comes with a bumblebee bookmark.

P.S. This was my Mother’s Day card:

& BTW, I never give the kids cake!!

xo, Shari

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Good morning! My favorite day of the week has come.

Thank you all for the advice you sent through Facebook and email last night. Rexford had a 101.5 temperature, and it is honestly the first time that either of my children have run a fever. I was a bit nervous about what to do.  John is in London, and you all really helped calm my nerves.

Rex was up every few hours and would start crying hysterically. It felt like having a newborn again. You get desperate and will do anything to get baby comfortable & back to sleep. At around 2:00 AM we went downstairs for a bottle and an animal cracker. That seemed to be the only thing that would calm him down. At around 3:00 AM Rex was hysterical again. Stella came upstairs and calmed him down. She licked his face and nuzzled him -it was so sweet! The two of them are such good buddies, and I was so thankful to have her to help me! Around 4:00 AM when Rex was crying we danced in the dark bathroom together for about 25 minutes. Rex was super into the glowing orange night light on the wall and this seemed to do the trick!

Needless to say, I am exhausted this morning. The good news is that Rexford’s temperature is back down -last I checked it was 98.7. I am sooo happy that he is feeling better. John comes back from London late tonight and all I want to do tomorrow is sleep late and lay in bed/read stories with the children all morning!

Do you have any tricks when your kids are sick? If so, I’d love to hear them!

P.S. Spearmint Wedding & Spearmint Kitchen should be live by the end of the weekend! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Jo Klima!

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It’s been a busy, exhausting week and I am just getting the sushi out for dinner. Harper & Rexford are in bed, John should be home soon, and then we are going to turn on the DVR for some So You Think You Can Dance! Anyone else watch this show?

Hope you all have a nice, relaxing weekend. I will be working on a few things for the new blog (including ad sales!), Spearmintdecor.com. If you haven’t already checked it out, I’d love for you to visit and give your feedback.

XO, shari

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Happy memorial day weekend! Do you have plans? We’ll be spending Saturday in northern NJ with friends, and Sunday we’ll go to a local festival with a yummy BBQ and live music. Hopefully I’ll get some good photos!

a few more tidbits:

Apple Cats

square watermelons

a darling baby head

summer dresses

who am i

just little things

I’m thinking that it may be time for a new diaper bag – hmmmm…

IKEA DIY

housewarming gift idea

a day after shoot

i love this download

in need of inspiration, sometimes I think about taking online college classes. there are a lot of great choices

& blogging to pay the bills…are you?? if so, don’t forget to join in the Alexa Hop!

Have a LONG weekend!  xo, shari

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To all of you wonderful mamas…
take some time to relax this weekend. YOU deserve it!

Do you have any plans? We are taking Harper strawberry picking if the weather cooperates. I think she is going to love it!

a few more tidbits:

McDonalds, McFancy!

for the love of bread

food truck wedding

Magic Milk Straws

paintlounge – wow, this looks like such a fun social activity. i wish there was one near me!

appetizers & summer salad

tiny polaroid magnets

thinking about stripes & succulents

illustrated maps…i could look at these forever!

mini felt buntings

& Alice in Wonderland… UNDERWATER!

Have a good one!  xo, shari

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