happy birthday alison!

happy birthday to the lovely alison.

why alison is great

• she is a stellar photographer.  primarily self-taught.  she is posting daily photos on her blog now.  it's private, but if we know who you are she'll gladly add you.
• her style is simple and clean.  alison was the first person i knew who regularly de-junked.  everything in her home serves a purpose.  there aren't any odd piles of things in the corner and things are rarely in disarray.
• she is a healthy eater and she makes it taste good.  her kids get healthy snacks (except for today when we couldn't talk 4yo into a nice lunchable instead of mcdonalds!)  she turned me onto quinoa, it may have saved my life!
• she is also a fantastic baker, and she enjoys doing it.  she takes her time, cleans as she goes and almost always ends up with something lovely to present.
• she is generous.  to ethan and i especially.  
• she is honest and freely shares her views, without offending
• she's crafty!  as evidenced by her blog, she's one crafty mama.  i'm surrounded by crafters!  alison and i also run this little blog.  a loooooong list of things we'd like to find time for.  sadly we haven't sewn together in months
• she's outdoors-ey without being totally irritating about it.  she camps, she snowboards and she's good at all of it.
• she recycles without being irritating about it!
• she'll kick your trash at any hollywood related trivia!
• she made these lovely little ladies, and raises them with more energy than i could ever muster!

i am making you a cake, but you won't get it until sunday!   

happy birthday alison!