Babyface love

I am completely obsessed with Babyface's new album, Playlist. I've always been a huge fan ("A summer love is beautiful, but it's not enough.....") and I love every song on this darn thing. 'Face gets to show off his awesome acoustic guitar skills while doing these beautiful, folky, soulful covers of songs like Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" and James Taylor's "Fire and Rain." Maybe it's because I'm getting a little older and my music tastes have changed and matured over time, but just I can't stop playing it at home and in the car.

Aaaaargh!!!!

Today has just been one of those days that is just driving me insane! Must rant..... Weird patron after weird patron and weird patron, totally inept and just darn irritating in their neediness!!!! Can't stand it!

Spidey as Rick Hunter?

Maguire Swings Toward Robotech Role

While it's quite exciting that Robotech is going be made into a live action movie, I'm not so sure Tobey Maguire would make a very good Rick Hunter or Roy Fokker. Gosh, that just screams geek, doesn't it? They better darn well use some of the original music..... And who could possibly fill Min May's shoes?

Funniest mommy moment of the week

So, my husband went back to school this morning (he's a teacher). As we were getting ready to leave for the day we told my daughter, "Daddy's going to work today. Mommy's going to work today." She started to fuss a bit and I was getting stuff together in the kitchen. Just as I was about to walk over to her I hear my husband say, "Daddy's going to work today. Now, why does daddy go to work?" And my fabulous two-year-old replies, "Get money." Hee hee! I had no idea he'd taught her that. Oh, how sad but true!

Danish lounge chair w/ new cushions

The fruit of my labor from this week's day off. Got this 50s era chair off eBay, but the cushions were quite foul. So, new cushions from this company that custom cuts medium density foam for a really reasonable price, batting from Joanne's, awesome Etsuka Furuya fabric from reprodepot, and ta da! Cute new chair for reading, lounging, chillin', etc.... The cushion covers I figured out how to do from an article in ReadyMade, but the corners were a bit of a headache/nightmare. Ugh, those really takes some sewing practice.

Picture book wall

A more stylish take on Jim Trelease's (the why-it's-important-to read-aloud-to-kids guru) suggestion of displaying books face out at home, low enough for small kid hands to reach. We used picture rail shelves from CB2. Above is a few magnet rails from Ikea to display the li'l one's artwork.

Okay, I'm not so crazy....

Hey, maybe I'm more home fashion-forward than I think. Check out this pic from Ty Pennington's (of Trading Spaces fame) new LA store, ADHD. As my 2 year old would say, "Same same!"