high tea.....

Oh my, it's been quite a while since my last tea party.  It was so entertaining last time and I had a lot of fun planning it.  I love the little sandwiches, the herbal tea, and I especially love my tea cup collection (the above is not a picture of it, sadly).  Any ideas on what I could do for my next one?  That includes recipes (scones, sandwiches, tea cookies etc.) or decorating ideas.  I used a tea set for my last party but would like to use individual tea cup and saucer sets this time.  Any tips would be appreciated, thanks!

am i ready for school?

I was so set on homeschooling this year that I ignored looking into, for lack of a better word, real schools.  We did a walk-through of a school yesterday and Blaine fell in love.  He loved the teachers, he loved the classes and he loved the other kids.  On the drive home he told me that he wanted to go to school there and I just about burst into tears.  Now I know that he's ready, but am I ready?  How can I let him go?  *sob*

I sometimes forget that Blaine partly belongs to deaf culture.  I'm just so used to him being Blaine, you know what I mean?  I'm used to our lingo, our own way of talking and communicating.  It only springs to mind when someone else asks me what he's trying to say...or asking me to get his attention so that they can talk to him.  Today, at tae kwon-do, we met a family with a deaf and mute daughter (she's the teenage aunt of a fellow little ninja).  Her mother was interpreting for her and I was desperately trying to sign (my limitation in this area is embarrassing) so that she was part of our conversation.  Blaine loves meeting other people with hearing aids and was excited when she gave him his own sign name.  She also gave me one for which I am grateful.  Only a member of the deaf or hard of hearing can give you one, so I thought that was pretty cool :).  When we left, I felt so blessed to know that we are not alone in our troubles and that there are people out there willing to help by sharing their own experiences.  She is who she is and he is who he is.  Now it's time to move forward in acceptance and let him live.  Ciao~

i feel pretty.....

I really love wedding dresses. I would always design them for myself and friends. And even though I'm married now and I've done the whole dress thing, I still love to look. Do some oooooo-ing and awwwww-ing. Surely I can't be the only one?