Chalkydoodles Blog » Home & Family http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog Living the best, erasing the rest. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:31:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Fall is in the Air… http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/09/fall-is-in-the-air/ http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/09/fall-is-in-the-air/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:31:12 +0000 Lyn Pollard http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/?p=1239 Fall’s almost here – even in Texas!  Today is cool, breezy and downright nice.   

My daughter started Kindergarten last week and my son is now in second grade, so things are definitely changing around our house.  Lots of peace, quiet and work getting done, which is definitely not always the norm!

Here’s one of my favorite shots of my kids – whispering to each other outside their elementary school on the first day back.  Big brother has been walking little sister to her kindergarten class every day so far.  Cute just does not describe it…

Hope your kiddos have had a great first week or two of school!   Stay tuned for exciting Chalkydoodles news for the Fall, including lots of new products, some great sales heading your way and our Holiday 2010 preview!

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I love this simplistic vintage chalkboard sign and message. 

 The summer is getting a little long and hot, but I am loving the extra time with  my kids at home.  Yesterday I played a nice, long game of Scrabble with my son, looked through my daughter’s baby book and photos (per her request), and sang lullabies from when they were both infants.

Good, purposeful stuff.

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Made with laminated versions of your favorite designer fabrics, these Splat Mats & Tablecloths are the wipe-clean solution you’ve been seeking for your high chairs, craft tables, art easels and more.

Available in a variety of shapes and sizes.   Check out our entire line of Laminated Cotton Splat Mats & Tablecloths!

]]> http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/07/new-laminated-cotton-splat-mats-tablecloths/feed/ 0 it’s a zoo around here http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/06/its-a-zoo-around-here/ http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/06/its-a-zoo-around-here/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:17:24 +0000 Lyn Pollard http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/?p=975 My five-year-old daughter has been playing “Zoo” at home the past few afternoons.  She has an entire zoo set up in her room complete with stuffed animals living in “cages” (behind her wire shoe rack on her closet floor) and roaming around free-range all over the place (which honestly doesn’t look that much different than her “non-Zoo” room to me).

 

In the spirit of things,  my little zookeeper asked me if we could make these cute Beavers for a snack today.  I couldn’t help but share them - first because they make me laugh and second, because I love the way our Brown Gingham Kid’s Oilcloth Tablecloth looks under the colorful plate!

 

And what do you know – those peanut butter noses wiped right off the oilcloth when they were done!   After all, you’ve got to keep the zoo nice & clean…

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Can’t think of anything cuter to go with Dad’s new tie!

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Happy Birthday to my sweet little gal!

P.S.  Wanna find out about her CUTE Hello Kitty shirt?  It was a gift from my crafty friend at Modern Frills.  Check it out here.

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Built in our front yard in Dallas, Texas using the almost 6 inches of snow we received on the First Day of Spring!

]]> http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/03/on-the-first-day-of-spring/feed/ 0 Re-Post: Sew or Swim (originally posted on 7/12/08) http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/01/re-post-sew-or-swim-originally-posted-in-708/ http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/01/re-post-sew-or-swim-originally-posted-in-708/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:42:09 +0000 Lyn Pollard http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/?p=449 Packing Up

I successfully moved all of my old Blogger blog posts to my new WordPress blog last night.  It was like moving from one house to another.  I was so worried something might get lost or broken (just like I worried about the set of my great-aunt’s handpainted china when we moved from Memphis back home to Dallas – I ended up taking it with us in our car instead of the moving truck!)

Thankfully, all but a few lone posts made it intact.  Looking through the stragglers, I decided that this one was worth re-posting rather than deleting.  (The comment is a reproduction of a comment left by a reader on the original blog post.)

Sew or Swim?

Yeah, I have a ton of work to do. Yeah, I really need to sew, blog, update photos, list new items, email at least 20 people… But my 3-year-old just said, “Are you going swimming with us, Mommy?”

This is one of those moments when the idea of “balance” seems almost impossible to grasp. How do I love on my kids, support my husband, take care of myself and still have time to sew AND swim?

Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ecclesiastes%203&version=9;

The idea of seasons has been on my mind the past few days. For some reason, my kids have been completely obsessed with the Christmas “season” this week. Christmas in July 100% -complete with musings on the “Naughty List,” multiple viewings of “Polar Express” and even the singing of “Jingle Bells” by little voices. Pretty cute.

So if there’s a season for everything under Heaven, there must be a season for both swimming and sewing? But how do I know when it’s time to do one – or the other – or both at the same time? (Hopefully not both at the same time!)

Goodness knows as hard as I try to seek and strike balance every day, most days I mostly, or sometimes completely, miss.

So, I’ll continue to ask for help and try to enjoy the season that is today. And I’ll sew tomorrow…(or at least after bedtime!)

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What fun, sewing Christmas goodies while it’s snowing with Bing Crosby signing in the background.

Have a cozy day!
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Thanks for all of your support, Honey! You know I absolutely couldn’t do it without you.
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