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The Story That I Love You

Posted by Nat on Sep 6, 2011 | 1 comment

I’ve been seeing so many lovely things via Pinterest that are free downloads to print.  Check out my favorites on my “Don’t You Know” board, here.  I have a big project in mind for them, but in the meantime, I wanted to throw something out there as a thank you for everyone giving me so many free downloads.  So, here’s your freebie.  I made it on Picnik, and it’s not super fancy, but I like it.  You can read below for the background, as you should, or you can just download and move on.  If you do download this, please do the nice thing and leave a comment– I love comments, as all bloggers do. 🙂  You should be able to click on the one you want and then save to your computer.  Please let me know if it doesn’t work!

And with a frame:

So the background…

Do you have songs you sing to your kids?  Songs you think no one else knows, not because everyone else is ignorant, but because no one else could possibly be as in love with their kids as you are with yours?  Perhaps my background as a music teacher gives me a different take on singing to my kids, too- we sing constantly in our house and in the car (which feels like an extension of our house these days).  I’ve been blessed with a husband who loves to sing (and is good at it) and kids who love to listen to us- at least for now.  Someday soon it will be embarrassing, I’m sure.

Anna requests songs at naptime and bedtime.  It’s pretty cute.   She has a pretty standard set list- her “Anna Song” which I made up in a hazy, sleep-deprived, exhausted state just hours after she was born, “All the Pretty Little Horses,”  and a few others.  A few days ago, however, she wanted something different.  I’d been waiting for something new- while I love singing to her, I like variety, and we’d been singing the same songs for a long time.

Being a former music teacher, I have a plethora of songs in my brain to pull from.  For some reason, “The Riddle Song” came to mind.  I first heard it when I was training for some music teaching stuff- my mentor and amazing Goddess of folk music, Jill Trinka, sings a beautiful version, my favorite, which you can hear here .  It’s also from the 15th century, and was in a National Lampoon’s movie, too, which you can read more about here (the lyrics on this link are different from mine, as is the way of the folk song).  I sang it to Anna and she has been requesting it ever since, which is a good sign that she loves it.  Many other versions are so. Very. Cheesy.  So when you hear Carly Simon or Joan Baez warbling it away, that’s not what the song sounds like to me.  The line I made into the freebie is what makes the song for me- I just love the thought of someone’s love never ending, whether it’s love between parent and child or between two grown adults.  Or two kids.  Or two animals.  I’m a sap- can you tell?

I plan on putting this up in our house somewhere soon- not sure where.  I hope you enjoy it!

Flower Obsession

Posted by Nat on Sep 1, 2011 | 1 comment

I’m trying to find the balance.  I’m making tons of stuff but finding the time to get it on this blog- crazy hard!  In the meantime…

Flowers make me happy.  Every once in a while I will take pictures of them.  I’m sure they are not award-winning, and I’m dreaming of a new camera, but I love remembering something that was only around for a week or so.

I buy my flowers at Trader Joe’s.  I love TJs.  You can get a little bouquet of daisies for about $5 and it lasts nearly a whole week.

You can also see that I use them in posts sometimes- they help add color to pictures.

This bunch of sunflowers was only $2.99!!!  Happiness for $3.  Who can beat that?

Someday we’ll have a garden window over our sink and I can have lots of little bouquets and mini plants growing in the sunshine.  Until then, these will definitely fit the bill.

And lastly, while I’m trying to find balance, manage my Pinterest addiction, blog, sleep, and mother 3 beautiful children, I’m also so happy.   School has started, and I’m not any part of it.  I’m with my kids, playing, running errands, and worrying about what matters most- my family.  Life is crazy, but it couldn’t be better.

Here she comes…

Posted by Nat on Jul 3, 2011 | 1 comment

Hi Friends,

Whether you’re reading this via your email, reader, Google Home Page, or if you actually landed here at Crafting Crazy, THANKS.  I am on such a sharp learning curve these days with blogging.  Add to that the fact that I am about to head to the hospital to go have baby #3 and things have been a bit crazy these days.  The last 2 weeks have included me getting chased by a bee (@ 39 weeks pregnant. Neat), the entire family except me having a stomach virus, and lots of other fun stuff.  Needless to say, when you’re 8 days past your due date, you’re ready to go.

I’ll be back soon and have lots of ideas on my list- can’t wait to get back in the swing of things!

Love,

Nat