absent.

“for all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these,
'it might have been'.”
- john greenleaf whittier

sorry friends, i have been absent and it's mostly a long story. if you've been following along for a bit you know i had my adoption interview for lil' joe, it didn't go my way friends and i have been heartbroken, sad, out of sorts and in major denial...to say the least. hold tight, i will be back in april and i'm planning a little vacation that i think (read: hope) will get be just the thing to jumpstart the next chapter of what will be. thanks for your patience and well wishes. i miss posting, but just can't for now.

[image via audreyhepburncomplex ]

“'Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?'
'Supposing it didn't,' said Pooh.
After careful thought Piglet was comforted by this.”

happy birthday, barbie.

"barbie is just a doll."
~ mary schmich

barbie turns 50...still fabulous & unreasonably proportioned after all these years!

barbie portraits found on rubypr via barbie portraits on flickr

yes....!

seek patience
and passion
in equal amounts.

patience alone
will not build the temple.

passion alone
will destroy its walls.

~ maya angelou

folks, i'm tearin' up...my bestest emilia is O-fficially engaged to the captain!! their love story is one for the books and the story of their engagement doesn't disappoint either. while i am very sad that i cannot be on the west coast to toast their happiness, i am BEYOND excited for them!!! congrats ;)

the shop.

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade kphin.etsy.com

i did it! i finally got all organized and put up my things for sale on etsy :) just 8 items right now and i hope to do more things soon, but message me if you would like something custom. enjoy!

p.s. as a belated blog birthday celebration & as appreciation for my readers, i will offer 20% off the listed price of any item if you message me on etsy and put "heart" in the subject by friday march 13th.

slooooow.

this is how i feel this week...i have done none of the things that i promised to do last week - instead i have shoveled snow, watched reality dating show lows & worked two jobs that are workin' my mood/nerves right back.

apologies.

image: damaged child by sally mann