it's the new year and what's best to start the year with happy stuff... first, my mom's new lollishops is open... you can check it out over here! she'll be adding goodies continuously...
on christmas eve, we've received some great packages in the mail including handmade and sweet goodness from meghan... [there's more photos at my flickr]... isn't that sweet of her?! she's a doll!
also on christmas eve, my mother and sister came over for our annual ornament swapping... the first few years we made them but now we buy them.... i ordered my ornaments from stephanie, julie, and nicky... and i made one ornament for us all... [nicky's pretty ornaments can be seen here]
my sister bought me the other starbucks ornament so now i have BOTH!! that makes my tree and me happy!!! my mom also purchased a glittery cottage from julie for the swap as well as a couple more goodies...
this lovely set of visual and artistic
goodies is from our pals, digital snowmen [eric and karen]... the book is hilarious!!! the beautiful katamari game is for moi and it's quite fun... challenging with catchy songs.... the dvd is for ramel ;)
isabella is doing wonderful despite being sick for over a week... she's been enjoying the fact that diego is home all day now as well as her daddy... here she is with her favorite care bears that are nearly as big as her... she loves to hold both!
diego is loving vacation from school... he gets to play oodles of games... when he isn't playing games or chasing isabella, he is sleeping soundly with his batman in a superman bed with superman covers on a spiderman pillow while wearing iron man pjs and a power rangers vest... some kid, eh!?
and when i am not packing up stuff, i am cleaning up the new place... and when i'm not doing neither of that, i'm relaxing my incredibly sore body... and by relaxing, i mean, playing video games on xbox live with some of our pals... hehe
so what greatness do you have to start the new year?!
Ellia, wishing you and your loved ones a gorgeous, bright, radiant, happy and wonder-full new year!!! Thanks for showing some "Hearts---Nicky-Handmade-With-Love" here on your blog ;o)) Hope all of you had wonderful holidays and I'm wishing you a beautiful time in the new & happy Greenbean family residence! Much Love and Rainbow Hugs & Kisses, Nicky
Posted by: magicrainbowdreamings | January 02, 2009 at 06:54 AM
Howdy, girl! Glad to see all your loot--looks like you made out like a bandit.
Hey, that's USSSS!!! Don't the 4 of us look smashing?!? ;-)
So, our cable/net is officially down--we checked this morning... sniff sniff. It was a very quiet morning without the news blaring on the tv. Anyhoo... I hope you guys are having a good 2nd day of 2009. The pictures of Isabella and Diego sleeping are adorable.
Staying late at work to check the net. My boss is like, "why aren't you leaving already?!?"
Have a GREAT weekend, and I'll look for you on IM next week. lots of hugs...
Posted by: Ali | January 02, 2009 at 05:23 PM
Glad the move is over and you're getting settled in. Just ordered buttons from your mom's shop. Now I have a source for cool buttons because we don't have any place here that really sells vintage buttons. Get some rest and hope Isabella gets to feeling better.
Posted by: robyn | January 03, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Happy New Year! Your new place looks really cool! Best of luck getting settled!
Posted by: Margaret | January 04, 2009 at 04:15 PM
Happy New Year! Although it is a few days into it now =) That's so cute and awesome that you mum has a shop. I will definitely check it out. It's always so much fun to receive mail isn't it! I do hope Isabella gets better and feels better soon. Mwa xox
Posted by: Gracie | January 04, 2009 at 04:23 PM