so, this posting isn't about what i made or cooked.

i've been feeling guilty for not calling my parents often enough.  after a full week of work, and spending the weekend running errands, and spending time with my son and husband, and cooking food for the week, all i want to do is sleep! 

i talked to my mom today.  i told her how crazy work has been.  she told me how fast my dad is aging. i got teary eyed and wanted her to stop telling me how old he looks now.  and i really wished we could move.  be closer to them.  yes, they will drive me crazy.  but they're my parents.  and i love them. 

they supported me 100% when i moved to NYC 7 years ago while everyone else thought i was crazy.  and they've been my biggest supporters my whole life. 

my mom is coming in september for my son's birthday.  i'm so excited to have her here for a whole week.  but not looking forward to see how much she's aged.

seeing my parents 2-3 times a year... just not enough.  and each time i see them, i hate seeing how much they've aged.

i need to pray for them.... i need to pray for their health.
they need to be healthy when we move back.  :)

may be our move will happen in a year or two.  hopefully sooner than later. 

i saw this  "headboard" on pinterest.com a while back and i've been wanting to replicate it for our boring bedroom wall.  and i finally did it!  

supplies

i had 2' x 4' cut into 12" x 12" at home depot

 coordinating scrap booking paper from michael's

 acrylic paint, sponge brush, mod podge, and spray glue from michael's

(both mod podge and spray glue can be used to glue the paper to the wood.  i just wasn't sure which would work better)

picture frame hanger

getting to work!

 i painted the edge in the acrylic paint

then i nailed in the picture hanger.  

this was bit frustrating.  the nails were just to small.  for this project, nailing in the picture  hanger took the longest!

i forgot to take pictures but this is how

placed the frames

voila!  it's done!