The colder weather has come to the Northwoods, so sending little Anya into the big ole warehouse facility at gymnastics can be a bit chilly for her. I bought some dancewear velour (thick, 4-way stretch velour and *SHINY*) during my […]
Frustrations
Kailan got 4 new fish from the pet store after we couldn’t find anymore survivors in the pond. Unfortunately, one of them didn’t make it a week. Kailan is such a soft heart, and got teary-eyed when he found Dragon […]
Well, it has been about two weeks since Kailan’s RAD Zoo lizard party, and I think we are finally recovered. We had 16 kids total (4 girls and 12 boys). Several lizards. And Sugar. Parents dropping off their kids were saying how […]
Do you ever look around your house and completely look over the fact that you have Christmas cards from 6 months ago on your refrigerator? No?? Well, then lucky you! Artful dust…which gives me a reason not to dust. They […]
This was the weekend project. As you can see…6 yards of mulch wasn’t enough. We went back and ordered 14 more to be delivered this week. Hopefully that will be enough. Brian is taking the day off on Friday to […]
I did not get anything accomplished in the sewing room this past week. Reason? Summer decided to arrive! And I worked out everyday during the week last week! Due to these factors, I did not sequester myself in the sewing […]
[child error] is the excuse of so many mishaps in the house, isn’t it? In our three season porch we have a “wicker” couch and chair set that we bought at The Home Depot. It is wicker looking (i.e. a […]
This weekend was finally nice, so we plunged headlong into yardwork. Bright and squirrelly on Saturday morning, we headed to the plant nursery. After dance class, of course. Oh so stylish…she did at least wear her ballet shoes during dance. […]
I don’t know if it started on my birthday. Probably before. Yes, I remember. It was when I kept getting bigger and not smaller. When I moved clothes out of my closet or to the high shelves. “Maybe someday I […]
It is hard to watch your child struggle at something so much that they start tearing up. You just want to swoop them up and take them out of the situation that is causing them to get so upset. Last […]
I have been feeling a bit down for a little while. Not depressed or anything, but not feeling overly joyous either. My back has been the cause of daily pain for me since about January, sometimes to the point I’ve […]
