Am I OCD?

Over the holiday weekend, I discovered that my sister has the same strange egg obsession that I do! And even stranger.....my mother does it too!
I CAN NOT have an odd amount of eggs in my carton. I just can't....it is not physically possible for me. I loathe any recipe that calls for an odd number of eggs. I have been known to make egg salad simply to even out the number of eggs left in my carton.
But wait, there is more!
Any remaining eggs in my carton have to be stored in a symmetrical pattern. And the first egg I always use is from the lower right hand compartment.
Why do I do this? Is it hereditary? My mother does this. My sister does this. Do you?

Be a Lucky Ducky and get something FREE

So, here is the deal. Follow my blog and when you make a purchase from my Etsy store anytime in July, I will send a FREE gift with your order. Just mention in your notes to seller that you are now following my blog and you will get your little surprise. It could be a change purse, key fob, card holder, or something new that I am working on!

Stuff

I think the pictures in my etsy shop stink! I am not a photographer so I've really been struggling with lighting, backgrounds, and up close shots.....basically everything! I've been reading blogs and esty forums for advice and I think I've picked up some useful information. I took this picture of one of my new bags and I used some of the things I've learned. I took the picture in natural light with a solid, neutral colored background. I used a louvered door (from my craft show display) as the background but I am not sure how much I like it. I thought the louvers would add texture without overpowering the actual bag. But, I'm not sure. I do think that this background works better than the turquoise fabric I was using. I guess I'll keep experimenting:)

Pedal to the Metal

So....my noodle FINALLY learned to pedal his bike! Yeah! For over a year and a half, he has been content to just scoot along, but today he pedaled! Unfortunately, we had to cut our ride short. Summer in Florida = mosquitos! My little guy kept telling me "'quito bite, mama, 'quito bite", even with bug spray applied before we left the house. Oh, well. My Noodle pedaled the afternoon away indoors.

Getting Funky...

Lately I have been spending so much time making purses and other stuff for my etsy shop that I have totally ignored my other love.....quilting. So today I dug out this fabulous "Funky Christmas" by Michael Miller fabric and got to cutting. I decided to use my trusty old "Yellow Brick Road" pattern to whip up this quick quilt top. Cute, huh?

Sad

This is the first record I ever owned. My parents bought it for me and I listened to it over and over again. I haven't really listened to Michael Jackson in years either. But listening to all of the coverage of his death and hearing his music all day has brought back so many memories...like roller skating to Beat It at the South Park Roller Rink, listening to Thriller in the bus on the way to church camp, sitting on the floor, glued to the TV, so that I could watch him do the Moon Walk, and watching his videos on MTV. Regardless of his personal life, he could sing and dance.

Daddy and the Noodle

Today, my Noodle did not want to go to bed. He is definately a kid with a routine and his bedtime is usually a piece of cake....but not today! I think it was because Daddy was home to play with him and he didn't want the day to end :-) Well, after 15 minutes of gut wrenching, heart breaking crying, Daddy went in to check on him. Next thing I know, SILENCE! And when I looked, this is what I found.....How sweet!