babies

so many babies. ann just had her baby on the 28th. or did she actually have it on the 29th? who knows? she is all confused. I understand. your world is completely turned upside down. suzy had her baby on october 13th. the same day as my mother-in-law's and my brother-in-law's birthdays. heather is due in february and so is tara. I think joanne is due in march. there are also two sets of twins brewing. whoa! I am glad my kids don't wear diapers anymore. and they can dress themselves. I just want to have some cool fashion for them to choose from. thrift town! recently, at goodwill, I found a sport coat. draggon loves them. and there was something in the pocket. a bowtie. so, the next day, he wore it to school (with a button-up shirt). he gets so excited when there is something fresh for him. most of the jeans, if not from a thrift store, are usually h&m. draggon does the skinny ones sometimes. he is a bit of a rebel/rocker like his mom. magnus refuses the skinny jeans. he has a more laid-back sense of style. they almost always only wear vans and most of the time, they only have one pair. except that I found a pair of slip-ons from old navy that fit draggon. they were down in storage. the first day he saw them, he decided to wear one of those shoes and one of his vans. whatever. makes him happy.

bally

I am very excited about the new year. 2008 was a year of organizing for me. I feel a change, a lightness. I have never been so organized in my life and I am not even finished yet. I complain of my messy small apartment, so I am working on changing that. I am pretty lucky to have a 2 bedroom (rent control) in this bizarre neighborhood of upper haight (aka haight-ashbury). tourists and college kids in those stupid ugg (ugh) boots. I am bummed to admit that if I were in my 20s now, I might be wearing those lazy boots. yikes! I have to say that when I got that ed hardy shirt from my mom this xmas, I felt a bit depressed. I am not a follower in the world of fashion. I won't be wearing any shit like that! I did like the black cashmere sweater a lot though. I am a thrift store shopper and therefore find my fashion mostly second-hand. I still love a few modern pieces to add to my mix. one of my latest thrift store finds was the white bally shoes. $1.50. they were half off of $3.00. I do know quality. I just don't have enough room for quantity anymore.
xmas passed. it is always so stressful beforehand. I am just enjoying the time with the boys. total wii overload now. I just have to say no after a while. but we did get a cool lightsaber duel game, which eventually I will learn how it works. and I got my itouch, so now I have music to walk to and I will have music in my art studio instead of just my hair studio. I am very excited!
there is so much more going on, I have a lot to look forward to.