Every year our elementary school has a school carnival put on by the PTO. They use the proceeds to buy the “extra stuff” that the school system won’t provide, like smartboards. Us parents provide the other “extra stuff” like kleenex for the […]
I first made this on a Saturday afternoon when I didn’t feel like doing much. This takes about the same amount of time as making mac and cheese IF you have roasted garlic. I had roasted some garlic earlier in […]
Last week Kailan had a project in his class. Armed with my glue gun, I came into his class to help assemble these little creatures…sock puppies. Basically, you take a sock, stuff it with stuffing, close the bottom, and hot […]
Well, here are the kids in all their Halloween glory. A bit dishelveled as this was after the 1.5+ hours of trick or treating out in the cold. One of the little neighbor girls tagged along (Anya’s little friend, L.), […]
Me: I made you some cartoon pants! They are pretty cool, huh? Anya: Mommy, that IS NOT a cartoon. Me: So sorry…COMIC book pants. Still cool. She wore them (even though they WERE NOT cartoon pants), albeit grudgingly. When she […]
I cut these up a good month ago, and finally got around to making them. He was excited for the “army pants”. He even had a shirt that already matched! I cut these pockets too low, so next time I […]
Sounds fancy schmancy, eh? It isn’t really. Brian got me a book of fish recipes when he had the misfortune of going to Las Vegas for a work conference. You are swimming in sympathy for him, right?? Anyway, he got […]
I didn’t get much sewing in this weekend, as I was pretty far behind on housework (i.e. Mount Laundry). I also had a photoshoot downtown on Sunday and had to edit pictures from a shoot the previous weekend. I have […]
Do you think he likes Star Wars? Well, he doesn’t. Not anymore. This, after I bought him a few new shirts that had Star Wars Legos emblazzened all over them. This tends to be big, since I really don’t buy […]
This is another recipe that I found on Pinterest, with some adjustments. The original recipe called for Rotel, chili powder and didn’t add in broth. It was apparently supposed to be a very thick soup. The seasonings in this dish […]
This is fast becoming a nightly ritual for the girl. She goes up to bed and sequesters Kitty in her room by closing her door. She places Kitty on her bed and then reads several books to her. Kitty doesn’t […]
This summer our friends adopted a little boy, and I was so happy to hear it. I took pictures of their blessing ceremony a few years ago, and I know they will make wonderful parents. As usual, I’m nothing if […]
