well...ummmm..."funny?"...
{"funny" in an ironic kind of way ~ slightly venting & making fun of myself today...and YES...you are seeing the BRAND NEW dazzle-me GEMS on my children...they thought it would be "funny" to turn themselves into a prince & princess without mommy seeing...hummmm..here's a little read...}
i mean SURE!... working mom's can do it all...right?
N.O...... W.A.Y! {at least not me!}
Brother's 1 yr old child needs their Aunt Brandin to watch him for the weekend the week before all designs are due...
I WOULDN'T TURN THAT DOWN IN A HEARTBEAT.
Dane, Cali & Jude want to create ART with their mommy all day sitting peacefully by my side while I create...
FAT CHANCE.
Every single product launch I say to the entire team at Webster, "No worries guys! I can meet all the deadlines THIS time!"...
BIG MISS. {BIG!}...
But as I was walking in the grocery store {exhaling...exhaling...} tonight stocking my house up for my in-laws coming to town tomorrow, my sweet Dane's 5th birthday this weekend, Fourth of July cookout & to satisfy the recent complaint my son said to me after opening the fridge, "mommy! I'm not a WonderPet. I need MORE than celery!!!"... I just started laughing...
out loud.
and couldn't stop.
I think I'm slightly delirious. "slightly" sleep deprived from creating more art all.night.long...
wait..let me be more specific...
kind of like "just brought my newborn baby home from the hospital" sleep deprived...
I just laughed.
and laughed and laughed.
life is good ♥
out of control, but really REALLY good.
My kids, husband & family are HEALTHY HAPPY and slightly nutty...
i ♥ my job even though right now if I see another background scrapbooking pattern I'll scream. {hehe!}
So let me raise my glass of melted ice water creating the slight ring on my desktop {exhale...},
and CHEERS to you all for keeping me "sane", cheering for every new release I am honored to bring you all & for telling ME your personal stories of your lives.
Thanks for letting me share a little bit of mine today.
now..........get ready...........for a very...VERY....BIG...CHA Launch.......
NEXT...WEEK!!!!!!!!!
Stay tuned my friends! You'll hear from me on this very lovely holiday weekend~
~Brandin xo
p.s....and who is the WINNER of last week's Let's Celebrate PRIZE!? #50 Tema! Email me HERE!
This collection is so Happy!.I really like the papers,but I'm always in awe of"Trims.Bloomers,& Nettings". I'd be thrilled to win anything fromyou.Thanks. Posted by: Tema | June 24, 2011 at 05:42 PM
I am still LOL! This picture of your kids reminds of the day my 5 yr old grandson placed a pink boa around his neck in Hobby Lobby and started prancing around. We laughed and then thought, "Should we be encouraging such behavior?" but my goodness, it was funny! Thank goodness, it hasn't become a regular occurance since. So, you're not that crazy, or is it just more wide-spread than I thought? whhaaahahaha!
Posted by: Jan Garber | July 01, 2011 at 12:17 AM
Was having a rough night and your pic brought a smile to my face. TY. :-) Your kiddos are ever so cute...gotta love the wild imaginations of the little ones, right? TY for all the hard work you put into making our hobby/craft so much more beautiful. :-D Hope you get some sleep! {hugs}
Posted by: Doris Widder | July 01, 2011 at 01:47 AM
Oh my gosh thank you so much for the huge belly laugh Brandin. What a great post, your children are just so darn cute xx
I can't wait for the CHA launch. Cheers to you Brandin :)
Posted by: Renee | July 01, 2011 at 03:09 AM
That picture says it all!! They are so cute. Yeah, we can't do it all. Being a working mom is insane - I know. There's nothing harder than handling home AND work responsibilities, but somehow you do both wonderfully. Thanks for everything you do to make WP what it is. Enjoy this special weekend and know that the end IS in sight. ;)
Posted by: Anabelle O'Malley | July 01, 2011 at 07:23 AM
Oh wow....I am just ROFL.....and what an adorable pic! Thanks for sharing a "little slice of life" with us....yep....us "Wonder Women" can do it all (hey.....time to make your own crown out of that bling....lol)
Posted by: Laura Cox | July 01, 2011 at 09:30 AM
I love to read your family posts!!! How sweet your prince and princess look....
Posted by: Lori Stokes Wright | July 01, 2011 at 09:54 AM
Aww, just look at that picture...so cute, totally cracked me up:) Such creative use of the new bling;) And I can totally imagine how difficult it is to be a working mom. But please remember that no one can be completely perfect and that you can't do everything at the same time. Just be you, a happy mom and a great designer, instead of the wonder woman that no one is:)
Posted by: Romy | July 01, 2011 at 02:08 PM
How adorable these two are!
Posted by: Patty O'Malley | July 02, 2011 at 11:50 AM
life is really good. your royalties are so cute! don't worry you are a super mom and you can manage them all!
Posted by: Jona Panesa | July 04, 2011 at 03:44 AM
Your kids are so cute....looks like something my Prince's would do he he he....so glad you are staying sane....well as much as you can anyway. Looking forward to the new releases. Have a great 4th July.
Posted by: Rochelle Ansell | July 04, 2011 at 05:09 AM
ROFL!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing
Posted by: sara | July 04, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Brandin that pic is just sooo darn adorable. It's hilarious.
Keep sane and smile. LOL. You'll be able to breathe and relax after CHA.
Jenix
Posted by: Jeni O'Connor | July 04, 2011 at 03:39 PM
Everyone has said it, your kids are tooo cute!! Hope you had a great 4th of July.
Posted by: Pam Weiler | July 05, 2011 at 12:42 PM
oh my goodness - I can just picture you totally 'losing' it in the kitchen - seriously - you rock! I just love how you describe your 'day in my life' I can actually picture you in all the events described and have to laugh as well. I can totally relate! (minus the whole running a super fantastic and successful design company and all that.. LOL!)
Posted by: Tara Orr | July 06, 2011 at 02:00 AM