* We love finding outfits from thrift stores and taking those awful Wal-Mart Photo Center Pics… here is one Garrett and Isaiah gifted me toward the end of our pregnancy*

I had this whole post fleshed out about how I felt about my baby (who is no longer my baby) turning THREE soon…. but then I deleted it. I deleted it because it was all disconnected and I couldn’t form a good sentence, which only demonstrates how shaken I am that he will actually be THREE! Where did the time go?

when I actually get some time I will post more.for now enjoy these.

I don’t run across many blogs that make me want to be friends with the writer. In fact, I usually find it weird.  But THIS is someone I could be friends with…. I don’t know. I just think her blog is honest, authentic, and moving. Sometimes she tackles the hard stuff in her life- right on her blog- and I think that is brave. Other times she makes me pee my pants (usually figuratively). But TODAY, today me and my 24 week pregnant self wandered over to read Giyen’s blog. I knew I had to pee but I decided to read it before I forgot (placenta brain). I found myself on the edge of my seat…anticipating the ending of her post. THEN. I read  BuuuuRiiinnnnngggg! I burst into loud cackles and then I peed…

Yep. Pregnant lady peed on herself laughing. It was just THAT funny.

So: 1) GO pee, don’t hold it like I did

and 2) readGiyen’s blog. She is good people!

We are inundated with so much: BUY THIS! GET THAT! IT IS NEW! IT IS IMPROVED!  So I know the last thing you ladies (and gentlemen) need is another blog giving a review of more products… and that isn’t what this is.

When you find something amazing, worth talking about, you are supposed to do just that—talk about it. So here is an, unpaid and unsolicited, review of a great Etsy shop that deserves your attention. I have watched some of these mosaics being constructed and I can say, with confidence, that you get nothing but creativity and quality.

Vanessa Ryerse is a Northwest Arkansas resident who happened upon creating mosaics as a means of channeling her creativity and love for all things forgotten. She is someone whom, from the moment you meet her, strikes you as a being who infuses beauty and creativity in all she does. Her approach comes from a belief that, “too many beautiful things are discarded.” Vanessa has an amazing selection of vintage items as well as handmade mosaics. Please stop by her Etsy Shop and view her selections. You can also find her HERE and HERE