Cards.

(Little card for a sweet little girl's birthday)...


(Gift card holder card for a sweet little boy's birthday...


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(Card for a sweet friend's birthday... the kanji translates to say "celebrate")...


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(Card for a sweet friend's baby shower)...

The Holzmans Would Go!!

Alas... another day with a house full of sicko-s. Oh, well, I guess I should rephrase... we were ALL ill. AGAIN. My kids were literally driving hubby and I to the nut house. We knew we had to get out... BUT WHAT??? We are all sick. So, it couldn't be anywhere where we would come into physical contact with humans... or they'd contract our little "bug". It couldn't be somewhere where I had to physically entertain my own children. That is just unheard of while sick... Especially since you all know how hard I work to teach the children Latin before, during and after our play dates... and let's not forget the fois gras chicken nuggets I concoct...
And I digress...
Just before bedtime last night, we were excited by the prospect of the Eddie Aikau surf competition that MIGHT be happening today at Waimea Bay. For my mainland friends and family, who don't know, this competition is only held under certain surf conditions... simply put, HUGE surf conditions.. but they have to be minimum 20 feet (30 foot faces)... and consistent. The competition, since it's inception, in 1985, has only been held 8 times. Last year was my first experience... watching on TV. I was too pregnant to go (and I should also mention I had a toddler toddling my nerves). Anyways. WE reaaaaaallly wanted to go today. But, It turns out, the bay did not call the day.... Eddie would not go today.... BUT THE HOLZMANs WILL!!!!
We decided, what better way to get the family feeling a little better.... than a little, well, BIG surf, and some sunshine and salty ocean air.
WE packed it up, lunches, snacks, tunes, sunscreen and snot rags... and we were Northshore bound.







Riley had a great time...


Gavin... well, we probably should have kept Gavin at home... or at the infirmary... He was in sad shape...


All in all, it was a great time. We got to get out, spend time as a family, and see some amazing waves that just astonish me every time I see them... I have some cool video from our first stop at Pipeline, but for some reason I can't get it uploaded.... I'll post it on Facebook.
Anyways... we are still sick, but at least we made the most of it. And it reminded me to one day, tell my children the story of Eddie Aikau...

Mirror, mirror...

So... what do YOU do when you wake up and all of your plans have been foiled by rain? (yes, so sorry mainland people who are dealing with snow, 70 degrees and rainy with the occasional 50 mile per hour wind gust is my version of sucktastic weather).



I had to think of something quick... and it certainly was going to entail leaving the two monsters to fend for themselves. I know Riley hasn't read Lord of the Flies yet, but I am quite certain she can rule over Gavin for a few hour... I mean minutes, while I have some me time... CRAFTY time. I mean, you trust this face.. RIGHT??



I've had a project in mind for some time now...My sister brought me the materials from California... and like I've said before, thank goodness "stop procrastinating" wasn't on my list of New Year's resolutions (come to think of it, there was no list, I quite like myself with no morals or standards with a passion for gluttony and debauchery)...Anyhow... here is the mirror that I had my sights on revamping...
** Side note on this mirror... my mom originally made this for me about 10, maybe more years ago... Over all these years, and through all my moves... I can not believe this HEAVY ass mirror is still around. It was time for a new look for this beast.





So... I pumped the kids full of snacks and juice... and let them loose in the living room with all of the toys they could handle and (to my dismay) all the Barney I could handle... and after many tears (Gavin's, BTW)... my masterpiece was complete...

(I assure you, the seams are NOT visible up close.. only on camera, to you all, whom I am trying to impress with my SKILLZ... guess I'll have to work on that).



Up close look at the paper I used...



And voila, plans foiled by rain, didn't turn out so bad after all... huh.