I awake each morning
torn between a desire to
save the world and a desire
to savor the world.

––E. B. White

Enough

Mattress shopping

We were asked to lay in our sleeping position. Kyle's in sleep position facing me on his side. I'm on my back with my feet slanted towards him ( a source of heat for my constant cold feet), both of us mostly on his side of the bed. That's how we sleep. It's slightly convenient incase one, two or all three kids want to hop in the family bed. Cheers to more sleep so we are all rested to play in 2013.

Finance folks gone wild

Mr. Bitting (aka my hot husband -I love that word, husband) works with a bunch of seriously not so serious folks. Look how fun they are after a wine tasting contest and a round new year toasts which turned into a boss roast. It was all very festive and non traditional fun. What a great way to celebrate the company's achievements, with lots of laughter.

I love it when the people who know me best read my mind. Lauren, but as of November 2 2013, she is known as Mrs. Ford, gave me the delicate little pieces to create a terrarium. Lauren and hubby Jay had a romantic stormy sea themed wedding. It was spectacular to say the least. Hundreds of pieces of driftwood was used to create the look. This is one of them. When I received Lauren's terrarium supplies in the mail. I though even better a driftwood centerpiece display. The whole thing took three seconds to put together.

Always be festive

Since meeting Mr. Bitting I've either been tired pregnant or nursing on New Year's Eve which results to going to bed before the ball drop. The past few years I adopted a new tradition of wearing New Year hats. This years fascinator idea was inspired by all the crafting that took place in 2012 for a fabulous baby shower and two dear friends wedding, not to mention three little not so little birthdays parties .

Kyle is not wild about feathers. Can you tell? But he did wear his fascinator the longest. That tells me he's too cool to show it. Like the kid who always does the tough guy stare in pictures.

It's January first. I'm on the couch with the stomach bug, a head ache and a few other uncomfortable symptoms. Once a year I get sick to the point of not being able to do the dishes or wash my own hair (or scrub off the rest of my eye liner for that matter). So this must be it. Bad news first and I guess I can expect to be good health the rest of the year to care for the Bitting brood.