inspiration.

whew! what a day. not one of my daughter's best either. today she's been bratty and moody, which frightens me that it starts this young with little girls. hopefully, it'll blow over and she'll be back to her sweet self. we met a friend and her daughter for some browsing, shopping and lunch and survived the experience! i think we'll both be putting our feet up this afternoon.

i'm going to do a little scrapbooking after i post this. and i hope i have this picture on hand. this photo of amelia at 9 months will be my inspiration piece for my next layout:



i took a bajillion photos that day of her. the trouble is that i have all of those photos to scrap, and i would like to keep just this photo on one layout...all by itself. so, i have to think about how i want to compile some of those other photos.
looking at this picture, it's so hard to think of her in any way other than sweet. but, i guess we girls all have our days!

i found some other inspiring items for the home. these darling candlestick holders are my inspiration piece for possibly having pineapple accents to the dining room.



and now that the holidays are over, i'm on the hunt for a new decorative plaque for the front steps to the house. not sure if this will be too hidden with the holly shrubs nearby, but i thought it was cute.



our house has hardwood floors throughout, though some of it is still carpeted - like the family room and most of the upstairs bedrooms {ack! there's pink carpeting in our bedroom that i'm itching to tear up!}. i thought these rugs looked fresh and crisp...but i'm not ready to buy area rugs yet...



and, last, but not least, my favorite new accessory pieces:



i just think these vases are just so pretty. i could see them filled with shells, pinecones, etc.

well, enough daydreaming. off to do some work!