monday, seriously?

i am so not ready for a monday, give me another weekend day pretty please. with sugar on top.

tomorrow we will take malena to her 4 year old check up appointment, i have no idea how that is possible. she reminded me today that last time we took her there she was a baby. it is so funny that her references to everything we have done before was "when she was a baby," guess that is a sign of the fact she feels like such a big girl now. you go girl.

i thought about malena today when i read this post by jillian's mom. i can't even imagine how you make it through the death of your child as a mom, i so admire the strength she has. jillian was so lucky to have her, they were lucky to have each other, and the world is lucky that she will continue the fight against melanoma in jillian's honor. we need all the fighters we can get.

sidenotes:
+++ this etsy site just opened this weekend, i can tell already i am probably going to need to make a purchase soon;)
+++ i am a sucker for quotes and prints
+++ for any of you ladies who tear up on the first chord of "butterfly kisses" you will need to get some kleenex to watch this (sharon t, i saw this on your link, and immediately needed kleenex)
+++ for all you crafty ladies, here is a cute diy idea
+++ i am signed up for this class and am totally excited about it
+++ i am finally reading happier at home and am loving it, i am sure there will be post coming soon
+++ i subscribed to click and am drooling over the first issue that i got this weekend
+++ i am definitely going to sign up to do this
+++ jessica's swifts goal intention kit looks like it could be a great way to kick off 2013
+++ i did make this memory game for malena for christmas - and it turned out so great, the cards are high quality and it is a blast playing the memory game with her pictures on them