Our view of the world

My grandmother is moving out of her home soon and we were lucky to inherit three huge wall maps from the early 1980's. They're totally old school with the Soviet Union boundaries.

I'm planning on putting the US one and one of the world maps on the long walls of our downstairs family room and center that decor around our travels complete with travel photos and some of our favorite treasures.

The other world map will be perfect in my two big boys' bedroom with some of these pillows from PB Teen.

One of the maps is an ocean floor map of the world. This one would be cool with that map on the wall.

As for this one, I think I just need it somewhere in my home.
(found on DesignMom)

My new favorite thing...

found here.

Boden's sale

I love Boden clothes... just not their prices. I was thrilled when I few things a love went on sale in a major way. I had to buy them all.

Love, love love this Scallop Coat. I was so thrilled when it went on sale.
Originally $198. Now $79.

This Fabulous Clutch really is quite fabulous. I wanted it in gray but it was sold out so I bought the pink. It may be a little over the top in that color but it's still fun.

I bought this Ribbed Skinny Cardigan for my daughter just because I wished they had it in my size. So cute with her new Converse sneakers and jean skirt for fall.

This pink Silk Party Dress is perfect on my daughter's slender frame. The price was just right at $18 (down from $62).

I bought this Broderie Shift Dress in white (but the details don't show up well in white on the screen so I posted the poppy color instead).

Modern Office Chair

AG Management Chair - $219

Jeremy has been wanting to buy me a new office chair. I've been reluctant because I haven't seen anything I like with a reasonable price tag.... until now.

After seeing this chair here and then here, I'm sold.

Cards by Less Ordinary Designs

Last fall, I found Less Ordinary Designs on Etsy and used her to create our twins' birth announcement. For $15, she'll customize a design and email you the file, which you can have printed anywhere. She also has afffordable printing options, which we used. I think we'll use her again this year for our Christmas cards. Here's a style I like that I may use for the twins' first birthday party invitations but with some of the wording from this one below: Let's celebrate how far we've come ... as H & B turn one!

Triplets - yikes!

I think twelve photos of twins could be a little busy so I think the two photo design of this one might be perfect.

I love the design on it. This may be the one I choose for our Christmas cards.

I like some aspects of this one for B's baptism next summer but with the classic styling of the one below.

Love the simplicity of this moving announcement.

Road Play Rugs

Wow! Almost a month since my last post. Pathetic, but inconsistency is probably what to expect from me for at least the rest of this pregnancy. Once the twins arrive, blogging as I know it will probably be even more inconsistent for a loooooong while.

We are planning to rearrange our bedroom situation so I've been thinking about Simon and Max's new shared room. They both love cars, trucks, motorcycles, or anything else that transports people or stuff. I think we're going to buy them one of these play rugs for their new room.
This one is probably my favorite (sorry about the white space around the images - don't know how to fix it). The 3'x5'ish rug is sold for $49 on JustKidsRugs.com. I love the parking spaces, many intersections, etc. The possibilities seem endless.Max's favorite thing is Cars (as in the movie, Cars). This one would be fun too. It's around 3.5'x4.5' and is $22 on Walmart.com.

This 3'x7' rug is $48 at HodgePodgeGames.com.
This Giant Road Carpet seems fun too and could fit easily into different spaces since it is the size of a runner. It is 2'x7' and is $55 (but comes with the vehicles and signs shown) on Highlights.com.

Map Scrap Art

I love this Map Scrap Art at the Bombus shop on etsy.

The map pieces are from various times and locations. The finished piece is 17.5 x 17.5cm. And, as for me, I have no idea how big (or small) that is.

Maybe I should do something like this with some of our Italy maps from last summer...

Ekko Mobiles

Matt Richards, my high school friend and former back-door neighbor in Texas, creates beautiful mobiles at his company, Ekko Mobiles.

I must own one (or two, or three!) for my home.

Here's a favorite:It's called Leaves. Wouldn't it be perfect hanging in the corner of a bedroom?

It's always fun to see where life takes people. In high school, Matt was into all things sports cars. And, now only twelve years later, he has a successful career as a talented artist and entrepreneur.