::Almost, Just Almost::

I heard birds chirping the other morning.  Have you any idea just how good my soul feels when I hear birds chirping?  It means Spring is almost, just almost coming and the sun too.  And it means that I smile deep down inside that winter is almost over.  I can't wait.  Despite snowstorms all around us in Philly, we have managed to pull through without using the snowblower even once.  And the hubs uses it at the slightest accumulation.



In just a few weeks, the three of us will be together for a week of spring break and Easter fun in Charlottesville, VA area with our parents.  The three of us, our hubs, our kids and our parents.  No easy feat.  And I promise that we will take pictures of us to post on our dear ol' blog.

Courtenay, 10 *****Flannery 6 *****Molly 1

(this picture is 30!, 3-0, 30! years old! whoa.)

Spring 1983

And we will most definitely be making our mom's Easter Eggs.  'Cause nothing says swim suit season is coming like sugar.  Almost.







They are delish.  Here's the recipe:

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk

6 (yes, SIX) cups sifted confectioners sugar

8 squares semi-sweet chocolate

Directions

Cream butter, salt & vanilla. Blend in milk until smooth. Add sugar, blending after each addition until mixture becomes smooth, but not sticky. Mold into egg shapes. Place on wax paper lined cookie sheet. Chill several hours. Dip in melted chocolate.  Mom always used a fondue pot and large fork.  Another way to do it is to melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over boiling water.  And let harden in fridge.  

Are you ready for Spring?

 

Springtime and Such

You're never gonna believe it, but I've been courageous and included 3 pictures of myself in this post. SOoOooo outside my comfort zone, but there it is. I always like to see pics of bloggers when I follow a blog. Don't you?

Not much getting done in the studio currently. Flannery and her girls came to visit the day we got back from our spring break trip. They stayed for a week and then headed to their new home in Chicago. The next day, Molly arrived w/her family to celebrate Bridget's First Communion. I may not have gotten any sewing done, but spending time with my sisters and family is my favorite thing to do.

Molly and Me

Bridget's First Communion

My sweet nephew, Coleman, with his Daddy

Remember that tie?

Colleen, Bridget, Maeve and Coleman

Andy and I getting silly

pretty weeds in my yard

Broadway Bridgie hamming it up

Ginger baby on the swing

Bridget's turn with the camera

Maeve, AKA Jessie

We really can't stay serious when the camera is around

New In The Studio: SPRING!

I don't know about you guys, but the Three Sisterz are really looking forward to SPRING! Call it what you want - Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse, Snownami, Snowtastic, we are ready for it to be OVER!

Here are some of the spring goodies that we've been working on...

We love love love doing custom orders for number and letter tees & onesies, so contact us and we can talk!

**P.S. Have you entered our most recent giveaway by The Stationery Sisters!?! 

New Year 2010

The New Year is here! Time for new beginnings, new resolutions, new projects. What are you getting started on? Yes, it is quite ridiculous that stores have stocked their shelves with Valentines and shamrocks right next to the clearance Christmas items. Even though I roll my eyes at the sight of those knickknacks and moneywasters, I still deep down get excited that the winter holidays are O-V-E-R and bring on spring and more daylight. Yes, my coldest, snowiest days are ahead of me, with snowboots, chapped lips, and soggy mittens, but those abnormally early decorations keep me sane. Like a carrot dangling in front of me they remind me that spring is coming and summer is right behind it. These thoughts keep me going on those afternoons when the girls get off the bus and shortly after it is D-A-R-K, D-A-R-K, DARK, DARK, DARK!

My mind is racing with new color combinations and projects. Think pinkalicious pink, kelly green, soft yellow, hearts, shamrocks, flowers, grosgrain ribbon, ricrac. All the darling, sparkly little things that girls love. And yet, I sit here in my cozy chair in front of the fire, my littlest one snoozing in my arms, my big girls playing with their new Wii, enjoying a cocktail with my husband. Maybe I'm not quite ready for Winter to be over. Maybe a little more Winter will do me good. Appreciate Little Miss Spring even more when she gets here. But when she does... I will be ready!