Some Small, Good Things.

03/30/2006 By

Not to get all I’m writing in my Gratefulness Journal-Oprahfied on your ass or anything, but I just want to take a minute and concretely record somewhere that, indeed, Life Is Good.

Presents!

I received this lovely package from Robyn S.

yesterday. A sweet note, a mix-CD, and three

TOTALLY AWESOME handmade wacky little

animal head pins. So rad, so thoughtful.

The Kid's Art Wall In Our Living Room.

I installed this The Kid Art Space Wall in our

Living Room recently. Every Day I look at

it and it makes me feel good.

A Gift From The Neighbors.

Yesterday two of our neighbors stopped

by, totally unprompted, and gave me these.

This Friday? ROAD TRIP! I’m hitting the open road with Angela, heading up to Pittsburgh (which I’ve never been to before) for a weekend with the Mega-Super Spectacular Kelly.

And the cherry on top? Jay Parkinson, whose photography I’ve long admired, is going do portraits of me, Jamie, The Kid, and some family shots of us. We have a shoot scheduled with him two weeks from now. I can’t even express how excited I am just to meet him, and I’m sure I’ll be obsessing on this more and more as The Date nears.

I SO have nothing to complain about. Well, today.

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  • http://www.wittandwisdom.com cw

    It’s SO early in the day though. I’m predicting asteroids for the afternoon.

  • rachel

    yay for you! i grew up in pittsburgh and totally heart it; be in touch if you want some likely-outdated recommendations for eats and drinks.

  • robyn

    yay! you got the pins! i’m glad you like them and that you are having such a wonderful day.

  • http://gingajoy.blogspot.com joy

    those pins are rad. would make me happy too! and that photographer–dear lord, that stuff is AMAZING. cannot wait to see what he come up with (long searching for alternative to sears special myself)

  • http://gingajoy.blogspot.com joy

    p.s. as you are on a spending spree this weekend, i thought i’d better help out and click around on some of these here ads. (so selfless, i know) that jewellry one is the DEVIL (drool).

  • http://www.tallnlucky.blogs.com Kristin

    What kind of animals ARE those pins? I love them, but I am also a little scared of them.

  • robyn

    they aren’t really any specific animals. they don’t even have a name…we just refer to them as “heads”. they are made by a friend of mine, and she stitches them all by hand. she’s incredible. i keep trying to get her to sell them on the internet, but she doesn’t think anyone will buy them. as of now, she just makes them for presents or to be sold at expozines and indie/hipster craft fairs. i will be sure to pass on the comments to her!

  • http://kirala.typepad.com marian Lansky

    Yes, I too love those little animal guys. She could definitely sell them. And hyacinths! It’s actually spring there? sigh.

  • http://papernapkin.typepad.com Sheryl

    Yay, love the happy! Have a great time this weekend.

  • http://mocha-momma.blogspot.com Mocha

    Pretty pics. Nice gifts. Thoughtful neighbors.
    All that AND a fun time planned? Yep. Life is good to you, girl. You are wise to recognize it.

  • http://honestyrain.com honestyrain

    excellent pins, enjoy trip, jap p’s work is great and i hope you will be sharing your portraits taken by he?