Huh?

Last night, our local news station broke from regular programming to keep a constant watch on the weather. They gave reports of hail and a possible tornado heading right for where we live, in the area just north of Austin. We didn't get anything but hard rain. Rain is good. We filled an entire trash can for later use!

This morning, Bradley drove Chloe into town because that's where she goes to school. It's about a half-hour drive south of here (though only 15 miles). He said there were downed tree limbs with branches and leaves all over the place. He said the adjacent parking lot, "looked like a lush green field."

I thought that was pretty wild. The news was trained on our area, showing bright pink and orange blobs, and a big, swooshing arrow pointing the direction of this "potential tornado." The girls had pooled all of their pillow and blanket resources. They even put the dog on their bed (her legs are too short for her to make the jump by herself). And everybody slept peacefully, as there was only one really loud clap of thunder, from which Bradley said he could feel the electricity. Then I told him to get back inside and stop messing around.

Kids' Aprons ON SALE for $14

The Kids' Aprons are ON SALE for $14. There are plenty from which to choose.

You know you oughta. . . it's almost summer and the kids are going to be getting themselves all messy with "craft projects." It's true! They are machine washable and fit kids ages 3-7 or thereabouts.

Happy Mother's Day!

Real Quick

I just got back from The Domain. I took the girls to get them out of the house. Long story, but sometimes I just have to get up and go. I bought a coffee and they played in a fountain. Not really. They were tempted though. And then we window shopped. If I had loads of cash I'd shop at Free People. As it is, I can barely bring myself to go inside. We did though. And then we went inside Luxe where the sale, cropped jeans were $128. They asked me many times if I was finding what I was looking for. Maybe they meant had I looked in a mirror to notice I didn't belong in their store - ha! It's just that kind of day.

Just sos you know, I'm not raising shipping prices right away. The postage rates change again on Monday (first class stamps go up to 42 cents, for one), but I have no sense of the rhyme or reason behind the changes. I tried reading through it, I did. I'm going to wait and see. When someone makes a payment, I'm able to see what transaction fees are taken out, along with postage at the time that I print a shipping label. That includes delivery confirmation, normally. Once people begin placing orders, as of today, I'll know better how it all works out.

We stayed up late watching The Kite Runner last night. I picked up the book last week and I'd barely started reading it. The movie was excellent. I cried at the end, but I think that had to do with more personal issues. Ya know? Because Bradley didn't cry and he cries when he watches The Parent Trap. Since I've seen the movie, I've spent lots of today opening the book to places in the middle and reading from there. It's helped to fill in the gaps. The movie leaves out lots of details.

Oh, and Happy Mother's Day!

The Spring/Summer Line

The Spring/Summer Line has been posted to the shop. There are now board shorts for boys, clam diggers for girls, and twirly, tiered skirts. This is in addition to the patchwork skirts and apron tops I've added in the past few weeks. It's all there.

How exciting!