All Aboard! Trains!

A few pictures from my phone should tell you what we've been up to recently....These are the trains at Northpark. The exhibit ran in early January; donations went to the Ronald McDonald House. The kids loved it and momma admits to being slightly obsessed with the Texas State Fair site with Big Tex and the ferris wheel.

Capes: Two Ways

Capes: Two Ways by stacywill featuring high heel boots

Denim: Two Ways

Denim: Two Ways by stacywill featuring a tan leather belt

Dark Romance

Dark Romance by stacywill featuring skull jewelry

Stupid computers.

So somewhere along the last month my computer decided to stop uploading pictures, which makes my blog awfully hard to write since it's so full of them.

Stella starts ballet tonight and then we are meeting with a tattoo artist to draw up my chest piece. I'm really excited about it, but I'd be even more excited if I could get some damn photos to show up on my blog.

Hmph.

THPM Calendars are now $20!

Tattooed Hippie Pirate Mommas calendars are now $20! All proceeds go to Denton County Friends of the Family.
Get yours here:

Mystical Winter

Mystical Winter by stacywill featuring 14k white gold earrings

Random Writing: The Freedom Trail

This is one of my recent work assignments and it was so interesting to me I wanted to share some points about the Freedom Trail in Boston. Feel free to skip over this if you don't want to read it. ;)

• The Freedom Trail, originally conceived by local journalist William Schofield, was first an idea to promote a pedestrian trail to link together important local landmarks in 1951. Today, people walk the red brick path to learn about those events that helped people gain independence from Great Britain. 
• The Bunker Hill Monument, a stop along the Freedom Trail Tour, was built to commemorate the first major conflict between British and Patriots in the American Revolutionary War. Fought there in June 17, 1775, the 221 foot granite obelisk was built erected between 1827 and 1843 and has 294 steps to the top.
• Boston Common, the oldest city park in the United States, dates back to 1634 and is 50 acres of land surrounded by streets. The site on the Freedom Trail was used as a British camp prior to the American Revolutionary War and was used for public hangings until 1817.
• Built in 1723, the Old North Church is said to be the place where the famous signal “One if by land, and two if by sea” was sent before Paul Revere's midnight ride. Interestingly, an archaeologist began examining 1,100 bodies and 37 tombs in the basement crypt.
• One of the Freedom Trail landmarks is the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the entire world. She is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy and was one of six original frigates launched in 1797 after the Naval Act of 1794.
• Did you know that King's Chapel, a historical stop on the Freedom Trail, was originally made of wood? Stone was built around the structure in 1749, giving it the name “Stone Chapel,” and the wooden church was destructed and removed through the windows of the church.
• Granary Burying Ground, often called Granary Burial Ground, was founded in 1660 and is the city of Boston's third-largest cemetery. Three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Paul Revere, and five victims of the Boston Massacre found their final burial place here, along with many notable Revolutionary War-era patriots.
• In Holly Mascott Nadler's book “Ghost of Boston Town,” she writes that Boston Common is mass grave. According to her book, this mass grave contains pirates, witches, Quakers, and Native Americans. “The Complete Guide to Boston's Freedom Trail” by Charles Bahne also says that the Common was used for public executions.
  

Five Things Friday, a little late

It's been a while since I've done one of these, so here's five things you don't know about me.

1. I text with only my right thumb, so it takes me an hour to type what I want to say because I'm so long winded. The few friends I've told this think it is hilarious.
2. My left hand is absolutely useless for anything but holding babies, hence the non-texting left thumb.
3. I produced children (with help, of course) who are equally electronically inclined and sociable.
4. I follow a number of fashion bloggers, including The Midwest Muse, KendiEveryday, BlondeBedhead, and Aubsent From Texas. I also love comedian and vlogger Jenna Marbles.
5. I want to gain 5 pounds. It's damn near impossible with a 2- and 4-year-old who never stop moving.

I used to think my hobbies disappeared with my kids, but turns out they didn't. hubby discovered, and listed, my hobbies as writing, blogging, crafting, scrapbooking, painting, watching my kind of TV, playing Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, playing Angry Birds and other games on the iPad with Cole, cooking, collecting shoes, and going through my closet. Anything that has to do with my closet, in fact... probably why you get so many outfits on here. ;)

Anyway, I leave you with photos from some of my favorites.

my lovely friend Aubrey of Aubsent from Texas

Kendi of KendiEveryday - she's also from Texas! <3 td="td">

Jessica of The Midwest Muse, just adorable all around

Andrea of BlondeBedhead... girl crush on her rockin' style and hair.

THPM 2013 calendar

The calendars are finally done and ready to order! Just click below to order. :) It's $30 and all proceeds go to benefit Denton County Friends of the Family. If we reach 150 orders, we can donate $2,000 to our charities, so please help out if you can! We will hand deliver in Denton, and calendars will also be set up at Wine Squared on the Denton square.


TATTOOED HIPPIE PIRATE MOMMAS 2013 PINUP CALENDAR

Here's a sneak peek:

The calendar features these lovely ladies with hearts of gold and faces of angels! All tattooed hippie pirate mommas.

Please pass this link around to your friends who might be interested in buying a calendar full of beautiful moms in hot clothing that will benefit women and mothers who really need the money. Again, if we sell 150 calendars, we will be able to donate almost $2,000 to charity! Please help us raise this money for a great cause.
Sincerely and with many thanks,
Stacy

THPM founder Stacy Willingham