Don't hate me because I'm VILE.

Valentino Summer Flower Tote

This is a lovely conversation that I overheard while walking through my downtown area today.

A small circle of women dressed in their designer duds are gushing over this woman's new tote (see above).

Woman #1: Oooooh... I just love it! The hardware looks so good! Love the flowers!

Woman#2: Don't you just love it? It was such a bargain too. It was only 3 grand!

The women giggle and agree on what a steal this lady's purse was. Here's the kicker:

Woman #1: So where do you think we should have lunch? Rosies (a gourmet deli)?

Woman #2: I don't know. Rosies has some fabulous salads but they're a little on the heavy side. I'm not sure if any of you would like that extra 50o calories!

I couldn't stand it any longer. I walk up to them.

Me: Excuse me ladies. I heard that there's a Chicken Joe's that just opened on this block? Do you know where it is?

Woman #2: Chicken Joe's? What's that? {I swear the look on her face was priceless}

Me: They have the most fabulous chicken nuggets and french fries combo in a bag! You should try it - it's out of this world!

Woman #1: Um... It may be up the street some more. I thought I saw a sign. {And you know she is secretly counting all the calories that I am about to consume}.

I thank them politely and walk away - hearing them whisper and know that they are talking about my lunch of choice. I smile to myself, loving it all.

Gooey Good. {a random post}

G is for gooey. G is for good. I am so loving PW's homemade cinnamon buns.
Thank you Bakerella for your instructions on baking a half batch.
The only thing that I tweaked was the glaze. Substitute half a demitasse cup of espresso for the coffee and two tablespoons of honey instead of the maple syrup. Yum! I made two trays - one to give away and one to keep. I made some friends very happy!

My thumbprint necklace finally came in. Lindsay did a wonderful job.
She inscribed my children's names on one side along with their birthdate and birthstone. Fancy!!!

And now their tiny little thumbprints are forever frozen in the little charms {sigh}.
What a beautiful keepsake. Truly.
I have another charm coming with my wedding date and my initials and my husband's.
{Double sigh}

My little lovebirds Peyton and Andrew (Deacon's best friend) holding hands in the car.

I think it's real, people!

Thank you, foundhandmade for featuring my Tiny Twin Flowers on your blog.
I appreciate it and am so flattered to be with some awesome crafters!

Check out my new Pretty Pinwheel Headbands.
They are available at the shop now.
More new items to come soon.

Delaney Butterfly has a new color combo!
It was the first clip to be given away to one of my Facebook fans.
If you want a chance to win a monthly giveaway on facebook, click here to become a fan.

This was one heck of a super random post.
But it's been a great week.
Busy. Good. Great.
Hoping that it will continue over the weekend!

Crazy. Crazy. Crazy.

It's crazy here at Skylar's Candy Clips central.

Wholesale orders still half-done.

Ear infections galore (if you need Amoxycillin, I have 3 kids'

worth in my refrigerator).

Skylar missing her bus this morning (because of daddy) - don't ask.

An ALMOST speeding ticket.

Sigh.

But I didn't forget about the giveaway.

Bear with me a few days longer and I promise that

it's. A. Really. Good. One.

Pinky Swear.

And to celebrate my 500th sale, I want to thank

some of my loyal customers who made it happen.

You know who you are.

There will be something special in the mail for you next week.

Happy Weekend!!!

Highlights of Summer (2009) Part 1

Skylar's heirloom tomatoes

Summer 2009 went by awfully fast this year. Maybe it was all the rain in June and July. Maybe summer camp sped things up a little more. In any case, summer is almost over. The new school year starts in just a few weeks. Another year of growing. Of my babies slowly not being babies anymore - Chris - we may need another one!!!

Kiwanis Park

One of Skylar's loves - baking

A 5 minute cake - recipe found here

On the way to baby Tal's 2nd birthday party

Skylar's BFF Abby is the 2nd one from the left

Loves making silly faces

My sweet girl Peyton

At friend Annie's birthday party

Riding Dale the miniature horse

I think someone's ready for riding lessons

May not be much but then again, summer isn't over... yet.

Getting to know ME!

This is my profile pic from FB of my husband and three kids

I am a Facebook addict - thanks to all my girlsfriends who got me HOOKED on it! I just love annoying my friends by tagging them in photos they don't want to be seen it and chatting with them once I see they're online.

But the funnest thing that I've done is to do the 25 Random Things about Me list. I really enjoyed what my friends had to say about them so I thought it would be fun to do it myself.

Here it is, copied and pasted from Facebook:

1. One of the earliest memories that I have of my husband Chris was when we were 5 years old. We were in a wading pool when he jumped out of the water – snorkel and all – and pointed at my apple inspired 2 piece ruffled bathing suit and yelled, “I see your PANTIES!”. I was horrified and started to cry.

2. When we were in third grade, I told my mother that I will marry him one day. We’ve been together for 16 years – married for almost 6, and known him almost all of my life. He is my true soul mate.

3. We had our three kids in three years.

4. I sometimes feel like it’s a blessing and a curse how easy it was for us to have kids. Just imagine that, 16 years ago when we first started dating, we planned to have them then, we’d probably have 16 kids by now.

5. I feel like motherhood has become one of my greatest achievements in life.

6. I’m a good customer. Treat me right and I will spend my last dime on you. I still believe that good old fashioned customer service gets lifelong customers.

7. I’m addicted to TOGS – a local boutique here in New Canaan. Thanks to #6.

8. Thanks to TOGS, I developed a denim addiction. J Brand is my favorite.

9. Thanks to TOGS, I have a closet full of going out clothes. The problem is that there’s not enough of – going out.

10. “When the Elephants Dance” by Tess Uriza Holthe is the best book I’ve read. I love it so much that I’ve read it at least 6 times.

11. “Beaches” with Bette Midler is the one movie that still makes me cry – no matter how many times I’ve seen it.

12. One trait I’d like to have is to be more organized. Really organized. Like Martha Stewart organized. But I think that having three kids ages 4 and under makes that impossible.

13. Ditto for trying to whip up gourmet Martha Stewart meals – although I would very much like to take a real cooking class one day.

14. Be a good friend to me and I will be an even better friend to you – my motto on friendship. It’s not a one way street. Your real friends are there for you during the hard times in your life. That is how I’ve weeded some of them out.

15. I have two brothers but no sisters. I’ve always wanted one and it’s only now in my adult life that I’ve come to realize that sisterhood does not have to come from sharing the same parents but a lifelong bond you form with someone. I’ve found this in my cousin Jennifer – she’s been there in all the low and high points in my life. We even share the same birthday!

16. My current employers are my three kids. I love being able to stay home with them. It’s been six years since I had a paycheck and still have no regrets.

17. I love our dog. We adopted her before we got married. She is our fourth child.

18. If I could, I would fill our ENTIRE house with fresh bouquet of flowers EVERYDAY. I love the way they look, the way they smell.

19. I think that my husband is hot – doesn’t everybody think their husband’s attractive? But seeing him now as a father makes him even more so.

20. If I had some more spare time, I would like to take sewing lessons. I’ve never used a sewing machine in my life and learning to would open up new doors for me.

21. My big hobby nowadays is making hand crafted hair accessories. My daughter Skylar inspired it. You can check out some of my goods at my etsy site: www.skylarscandyclips.etsy

.com

22. I love being creative and making things from scratch. It makes me happy to see that Skylar is starting to follow in my footsteps.

23. A friend of mine once mentioned that having a son is like belonging in a secret society. She is right. I look at my son and am in awe because it’s like seeing my husband as a little boy again.

24. I endured a total of 44 hours in labor with my three kids, including one botched up epidural and 8 hours of agonizing pain.

25. I love seeing all of my kids play / fight/ make tazmanian devil messes together. It makes #24 worth every single minute.

This is so I can share a few things about me.