I'm really excited about 2011. This is the time of year I swear I'll finally get organized, lose the baby weight, and get lots of projects finished. :) I'm looking forward to designing exclusively as Collage Press Studio. Yay!!! I've started sketching and scribbling projects for the coming year.
Our daughter Charlotte was born Nov 3rd. She's the sweetest little baby. We're so happy she's with us.
A few weeks after she was born, Jace went back to work. He'd taken a few weeks off for paternity leave and we made the most of it. I actually got some sleep! His first day back at work happened to be the day I'd been up with Charlotte the night before. I went to bed at 6:30 am. And the little darlings (what I call them when they're really being bad) were in my office at 9:30 (I know, no mom should be asleep that late with a 2 & 4 yr old afoot). I was so tired I didn't even hear them get in there until they were shrieking with laughter, which is usually a bad sign with unsupervised toddlers. Needless to say they were up to no good. I walked in to find them with sharpies in hand, my laptop screen covered with ink and the beautiful silver keyboard keys scattered on the floor. They were just starting on my big mac (my main design computer) when I walked in. Thankfully the mac laptop is used for press checks, travel design, photos and netflix. :) The "big mac" only has a few purple scribbles in the bottom left hand corner. Relaying the story is a form of therapy I guess. Most of my family and friends have heard the terrible story, but I wanted to share it one last time.
I feel your pain...mine wasn't so bad. My little angel removed 2/3 off my Mac's keys... I had the keyboard replaced, but the lap top still isn't quite right. It's a good thing we love our angels lots :)
Posted by: Melanie C | January 12, 2011 at 09:45 PM
Oh my goodness! Sounds like you have your hands full!:)
Posted by: Jennifer | January 13, 2011 at 06:32 AM
Hey Miriam! I tried to send you an email, but it wouldn't go through! Will you please email me? mandycparsons@gmail.com
Posted by: Mandy | January 13, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Oh Lordy! Love the name Charlotte, wonderful choice!
Posted by: Keshet Shenkar | January 13, 2011 at 06:47 PM
oh my! I'm locking up the Sharpies...our son was born November 22nd, my 2 year old and 4 year old have been up to no good ever since, and my laptop and Big Mac are too new to even consider graffiti...
Posted by: Erin | January 19, 2011 at 09:38 PM
YAY Miriam! Welcome to little Charlotte...congratulations! Hee, gotta love little kids and Sharpies, I don't know what it is, but my kids have a thing for them too! Sooo...looking forward to seeing your line with Pink Paislee in it's entirety!!!
Posted by: Tonya Dirk | January 21, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Congrats Miriam!
There are no sharpies or magic markers in my house. Took me a few "incidents" to learn this!
Posted by: samantha | January 24, 2011 at 09:48 AM