Happy 10th Birthday

We're celebrating a milestone birthday with Lizzie today....10 whole years old! It's hard not to ponder the future and this decade that will take her from carefree child to capable adult. Plans today include a crafter-noon, Legos and chocolate cake. Happy birthday Lizzie!

Happy 9th Birthday

Time flies when you're havin' fun and what a fun year it's been! Seems like you turned 8 just yesterday. Happy 9th birthday my Lizzie.

Sushipot Is Seven

Children's Picture Dictionary Illustration, 1949

Seven years and three states later (Alabama, Kansas & Missouri) Sushipot is celebrating another successful milestone! A huge thank you for your support over these past years. I'm really looking forward to this next one now that I'm settled into a new studio and have got loads of fresh ideas brewing.

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The Number Eight

I love how she loves the number eight because "it looks like a bow and infinity". She's so excited to be eight. Happy birthday Lizzie Claire....as you told me last night....it will be grrrrrrrreat to be eight!

The Late Thirties

So am I officially in my "late thirties" now? According to Patrick and Lizzie I am! Oh well...I'm going to embrace it and say being 37 is g-r-e-a-t! I've been showered with lots of birthday surprises and phone calls from family near and far AND Patrick made me his best red velvet cake ever. He makes one for me every year on my birthday but this one topped all the rest. I mean it was perfection. Excuse me while I go sneak another slice....

Happy 7th Birthday

Happy 7th Birthday Lizzie!
We've enjoyed every snippet of time spent with you
this past year and look forward to a new one.
We love you.

xoxo,
Mommy & Daddy

Chocolate Cake

Someone who is remaining nameless in our household turned 30 yesterday (hint: it wasn't me and it wasn't Lizzie)! We showered this person with gifts including some spiffy new argyle socks and a Pogo Sketch for his iPad and took him out to dinner after which we came home celebrated with birthday cake. I must say that Lizzie's chocolate cake recipe is delicious!

1974 Holiday Decorations

Today is my 36th birthday! To celebrate the day I've unearthed a book by Better Homes and Gardens titled Holiday Decorations You Can Make which was published in 1974, my birth year. Of course, I wish I had time to craft these folksy creations (especially those spiffy window shades for every window in the house) but alas, time has run out! Seriously though, aren't the paper chains remarkable? I'll just have to settle for this eye candy and the scrumptious red velvet cake that Patrick bakes for me every year.

Birthday Moments

A few captured moments of yesterday's birthday activities. We gave her a fishtank and visited Petco. Bobby, Betty, Patty and two snails; Pokey and Speedy have joined the family.

Happy 6th Birthday

Happy 6th birthday Lizzie Claire!
Little things that remind me of you.

Happy Birthday Sis

Popping in this morning to send a birthday greeting to my little sister! This picture of the two of us was taken in 1984 while we were living in the Philippines. Yes....we're wearing matching orange jumpers....love 'em :)

Puzzle Time

So today was Patrick's birthday and among his other "Dad" gifts (ie, books and more books) Lizzie and I picked him out this puzzle. Our family recently discovered that puzzles are something that all three of us really enjoy doing together. This will be our 4th puzzle in the last couple months and so far our most challenging. We thought we'd step it up a notch for Lizzie and see if she's up for 1,000 pieces of puzzle fun.

Birthday In Haiti

Happy Birthday to my big brother!

Been thinking about my brother all day as he crossed the border into Haiti early this morning. He's headed to Port-au-Prince with a truckload of relief supplies and his camera. We texted back and forth last night but have not heard anything except his tweet this morning. The picture above was taken in Bakersfield, CA 1976.