and the winner is ,,,

sorry all. it was quite the day. not sure where the time went. loved listening to the rain on my roof. loved cuddling with the girls. enjoyed playing around with my stamps a little and creating these ...spent some time this evening swearing at my computer ... which is ...

s ... l ... o ... w ... e ... r ... ... ... t ... h ... a ... n ... ... ... a ... ... ... m ... u ... l ... e ... ... ... i ... n ... ... ... a ... ... ... h ... o ... r ... s ... e ... ... ... r ... a ... c ... e ... ... ...

which is ever so slightly funny ... because honestly ... even though i consider myself a past life horse woman ... i'm not REALLY sure if a mule would be slow when placed in the midst of a dozen or so thundering horses. but i DO know that mules are stubborn. aren't they? and i would be comfortable with the statement that my computer was being stubborn (and slow) today.

hence the major lack of photo editing ... go ahead ... crank your neck to the right and squint those eyes to see that last one. oh yeah ... and i'm in too suckitude of a mood to go back and find the actual photo that was a bit more clear. for your information ... it says wish. and it's a dandelion. and the second one? that says love. and it's a flower. (i'm aware that i haven't fully comprehended how hard to hit on the v with my itty bitty tiny uppercase font.)

oh and also ... these were just for play ... i realize that the "e" on my peace one is the wrong way. and that my peace sign sucks. (although peace ... doesn't suck.) totally aware of that. i was just playing around ... i'll perfect those later.

also more suckiness? rain. remember earlier when i mentioned that i love listening to the rain drops? i do. my garden was smiling today. my plants were lovin' the slow steady rain all. day. long. but the chance of getting shots of these necklaces on flowers (which had been my plan) ... nonexistent. so i had to compromise with a rock in my house. (yes, i have tons of rocks laying around my house, don't you?)

so ... where was i? oh yeah. the winner ...

#13 ... shangrila! ...
who said ...
"This summer I am looking forward to:
Having my baby girl home with me EVERY DAY,
Taking my fam to all of the MN family fun at the MN zoo, The Children's Museum, Como, The Science Museum, Insistute of Arts and MCAD, Children's and Stage's theaters, MOA, etc.,and
taking the trip to WA with my husband for my girlfriend's wedding at the beginning of Aug, and seeing Jason Mraz in concert w/my sisters at the end of August!"

and a side bonus to her winning? she lives super close to me (like just up the highway super close) ... and i might just have to hand deliver it to her! (in a safe public location with my husband and a police escort, of course, mom.) just kidding ... she has mentioned a liking/love of chai tea ... so i'm gonna beg her to meet me at my favorite restaurant.

(totally safe and public. and well decorated. not to mention awesome food. mmm ... edemame. and drink. especially the coconut cream chai. ooo. craving.)

um, jeremy? guess what i want for dinner on our date night on wednesday? oh ... you didn't know we were having a date night? well ... i guess we are just about due for one, huh?

and dad? can you babysit on wednesday night?

so ... email me, shangrila!(coconutbelly@live.com)

g'nite all.

(and by the way ... i owe up for a pay it forward blog thing that i won from spriteskeeper awhile back ... if y'all are interested ... maybe i'll just offer 3 necklaces in a giveaway again ... soon.)