tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25181687000383697772024-02-18T19:16:48.714-08:00LenaLoo Blog ArchiveLenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-77577250341294748112011-01-06T21:21:00.000-08:002011-01-06T23:08:59.201-08:00MovingTo a new home at weebly http://lenaloo.weebly.com... Come and follow me on GFC if you are already a follower! Thanks!LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-86550816802163630202010-12-05T02:16:00.001-08:002010-12-05T02:22:52.207-08:00My Orange Advent CalendarI am posting regularly on the Orange Christmas blog during advent and I posted a tutorial for this cute Advent Calendar that is now hanging on my wall! Each box is large enough to hold readings with small coloring sheets, a couple squares of fair trade chocolate and even a small toy if you choose. There are also links to advent readings with a focus on justice for slaves for adults and kids LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-81369347443697065012010-11-30T00:07:00.000-08:002010-11-30T00:13:21.222-08:00Cohen Turned One!Before I totally go into Christmas mode, here are some pics from my son's first birthday! We were basically celebrating all month!Cohen's First Photo ShootCohen's LA Birthday PartyCohen's Sacramento Birthday PartyCohen Enjoying His Birthday GiftsLenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-438079539256702512010-11-29T18:35:00.000-08:002010-11-30T00:24:54.049-08:00Merry SITSmas!glitter-graphics.comGosh Decking out my blog is as hard as decking the halls in my home! I decorated just for all of you! Have a listen to my fave Christmas Tunes and check out some silly Christmas posts from the last couple of years while I get to work decorating my home! Merry SITSmas!Edit: This is what I got done this evening! For the life of me I can't figure out why I strung my garland the LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-57908518104446827252010-11-16T10:41:00.000-08:002010-11-18T08:20:06.982-08:00Coming Soon!I am moving my blog and redesigning it. I am also Grand opening my Etsy (slated for cyber Monday but we shall see). Please bear with me through these changes. I will be hosting a giveaway soon as well! Thanks for keeping on with me!*Edit: My blog will temporarily be reverting back to http://innergreenfairy.blogspot.com please follow accordingly.LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-65913693981793336382010-11-08T21:26:00.000-08:002010-11-08T22:05:01.527-08:00Kawaii Dumplings and Sushi Felt FoodI made these super cute sushi and shumai dumplings for I think these are going on my soon to open Etsy! I am also going to make some gyoza and fortune cookies and maybe some wontons to complete the set!LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-920740358789446432010-11-08T14:13:00.000-08:002010-11-08T14:22:22.549-08:00Bloggy Love.I have not given out an award in a really long time, and I am quite past due I think. I have found some fabulous blogs this year that I pretty much can't live without!For amazing DIY tutorials:Skip to My Lou Mrs. PrissKnock-off WoodFor making me laugh till I pee my pants:Nanny Goats in PantiesFor fighting modern day slavery with style:Dreaming of an Orange ChristmasLenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-70247714439252274272010-11-08T12:53:00.000-08:002010-11-08T14:00:26.543-08:00Giveaway Central!I don't typically blog about giveaways, but this one is just too good to pass up. My sister-in-law really needs a laptop for all of her work she is doing with the Youth group at PRFC. I would love to win her one for Christmas! I entered Crissy’s Can’t Wait til Christmas Lenovo Laptop Giveaway and hope to win a $799.00 IdeaPad!You can also enter to win one at MommyPR by making a video on the LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-84796381657859696642010-11-04T12:19:00.000-07:002010-11-07T08:41:37.571-08:00I Heart Shopping (On and For Etsy)I went a little shop happy at Michael's clearance yesterday! I spent about $150 but got ALL THIS! (Okay I had some of that ribbon already, and a few of the flowers too).I reorganized my craft closet a bit to fit in a good amount of my overflow. I got rid of about a box full of SU catalogs and forms (since I don't think I will be restarting that business). You can see pics of the before stash hereLenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-3737502351974536652010-11-01T22:52:00.000-07:002010-11-01T23:23:24.322-07:00Is It Voting Time Again???This is a rant... Just a forewarning... I kinda hijacked my friend Kari's status update on FB... Kari: voting time!Me: Ugh do I have too? I am going to but I am sooo not excited about it... Kari: Be excited about it girl! Our feminist forebears fought for the right for our vote to count: http://www.encyclomedia.com/video-women_s_suffrage.htmlAlso, vote for Jerry Brown and LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-40126049848862842282010-11-01T13:40:00.000-07:002010-11-01T15:35:48.426-07:00Our fun filled Halloween WeekendThis weekend has been a total whirlwind!Saturday morning I made a dirt cake for the party we planned to go to on Sunday night after trick-or-treating. I showed Cohen the joy of making dessert at home is getting to lick the beaters at the end.Saturday night was The Nana's 80th Surprise Birthday Bash hosted by my fabulous mother-in-law. Family came from as far away as Scotland (Toby's brother livesLenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-90409592269355029502010-10-25T19:13:00.001-07:002010-10-25T19:37:44.638-07:00Looks like I will be regularly posting at "Dreaming of an Orange Christmas" throughout the holiday season (they gave me my own blog!) so I will link back here for every post so ya'll can stop by and read :).In other news, we are dressing up as superheroes this Halloween so we can trick or treat grown up style for canned food to refill a food bank nearby (River City Food Bank in Midtown) that LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-20498499253430078682010-10-24T13:28:00.000-07:002010-10-24T14:14:25.866-07:00Guest blogging!I am guest blogging today at "Dreaming of an Orange Christmas" which goes live tonight at 11pm! For those of you who are not yet in the know, Orange Christmas is a modern abolitionist movement started by Midtown Friends Community pastor Rebecca Tucker. The goal is to bring awareness of modern day slavery and give some helpful hints on how to have a slave-free Christmas (hint, it is something we LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-21755473284749181882010-10-16T01:15:00.000-07:002010-10-24T14:12:01.822-07:00Felt Toys! Making Cohen Christmas and Birthday gifts out of patterns (like this adorable fishing set) that I bought from Bugga Bugs Etsy! So excited to be doing my part for Orange Christmas!LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-65144239476099896932010-10-10T23:00:00.000-07:002010-10-24T14:13:06.533-07:00Orange ChristmasMidtown Friends is Dreaming of an Orange Christmas! In a movement to fight slavery, we are giving slave-free, handmade gifts for Christmas! In the months of November and December, Midtown Friends will be hosting a space to create handmade gifts before services every Sunday. Tune in for more info! LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-58490690307055555832010-04-14T02:03:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:03:01.505-07:00Ink?So I have been contemplating getting a small tattoo on the inside of my right ankle... This is the art that inspired me... It was the image we used on our bulletin for our church launch last October... It reminds me that my relationship with Toby has deep roots that kept us in the ground through the storm and that by putting God first and working together in our church is what got us through it..LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-75528210307492797722010-03-30T01:08:00.001-07:002010-10-16T01:02:18.480-07:00Rockin' It!So I was tasked with creating a menu for 75 people under $300 for our Easter party at our new location and I totally did it! Well, mostly... A few on the items are being donated...The MenuButternut Squash Soup ShootersCaprice Salad BitesCitrus Beet Salad BitesBBQ MeatballsTortellini Salad BitesHummus with Bell Pepper & Pita ChipsCrudites with Veggie DipTropical FruitAssorted Cheeses, Cured LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-23634860205381314032010-03-21T13:23:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:02:18.483-07:00Venturing OutI have been trying, and to my surprise, enjoying a lot of foods I was never able to eat or never liked pre-pregnancy... I have been able to eat stuff with jalapenos, bell peppers, coconut, etc... Last night we went out for Indian food and it was great! My favorite was the chicken masala... I tried and liked everything! They only ordered medium heat, but I was able to handle it and probably would LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-52183405044250228582010-03-09T23:17:00.000-08:002010-10-16T01:02:18.485-07:00The HiveWent to visit our new Sunday meeting space today and it is so awesome! It's really hip and the owner (?) Brandon was really cool about Cohen coming in with Becky and I... There was a news crew there interviewing people about co-working and we took "hip" pictures for the Midtown website :). I am really excited for the chance to go in with Becky during the week. I am going to start working on LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-48903599004522027392010-03-03T13:55:00.000-08:002010-10-16T01:02:38.326-07:00I Suck...I told myself I would keep on blogging after Motherhood struck me, but yeah, that's pretty naive of me... In recent news, our church got in at the Urban Hive!!! This is really exciting news, I get to co-work with Nanny Goats In Panties and Midlife Bloggers... I. am. so. psyched! I am adjusting back to being an active part of our community with Cohen in tow... It is great to hang out with my new LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-76291230597693025812010-01-20T08:06:00.001-08:002010-01-20T08:54:31.736-08:00An Interesting BirthdaySorry for the absence, Motherhood takes some getting used to, I wrote all about Cohen's grand entrance here in his blog... ::FOREWARNING:: This will be a Rant post, I really need to get it out and get over it... Yesterday I celebrated my first birthday as a Mama, and it was interesting to say the least... I just got back from a second whirlwind trip to LA (after only being home for 3 days from LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-83007216718638676422009-11-16T10:12:00.000-08:002009-11-16T11:00:14.880-08:00Seriously SlackingIn the blog department that is... I have been busy working on Cohen's room and making it as homey as possible... We got a rocking chair and the coveted CD player/iPod dock with remote! I covered the hand me down bassinet with cute fleece, and made a tree on the wall out of brown packing paper (that is still a work in progress)... I still need to iron the curtains and hem them with that iron on LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-48736885345677335002009-10-16T10:17:00.000-07:002009-10-16T10:55:05.687-07:00This Week on Facebook...I figured I am allowed a lazy post... Pasting in some of my Status updates from this crazy week... Tuesday there was a big storm and my phone went dead (I panic when that happens and started having contractions, but they settled after my friend Katie got to my house and helped me pack a bag just in case)... Wednesday I went to Safeway with Vicki for like 10 minutes and started having contractionsLenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-38292729454894498172009-10-08T22:35:00.000-07:002009-10-13T06:54:35.833-07:00Break-fast, Beatles, Bloggers, and BoysSo every time I have something amazingly awesome to blog about, I seem to forget that I keep a digi cam in my behemoth big mama purse to snap some shots of said awesome blog fodder... So my words will have to do for now :)Last night, my friends and I had a Break-fast party... We had been fasting from specific things for the entire month of September to focus on our launch service (which you can LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518168700038369777.post-32291705146763023172009-10-05T11:26:00.000-07:002009-10-05T12:46:55.998-07:00"What's This Life About?" Midtown Friends Launch ServiceYesterday we had church in the park and a "Grand Opening" style picnic... It was not warm by any means, but we managed :)... We had art to look at and stuff to make art laid out, a drum circle, and fair trade coffee and chocolate tastings :)... We BBQ'd for about 65-70 people and somehow, even though we used all our meat (and meat substitutes), everyone seemed to get fed... The music went well, LenaLoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781742399421247202noreply@blogger.com1