For a moment. The last week or so has been such a blur - there were multiple visits with family, houseguests of all kinds for three days straight and Thanksgiving. It's been good. We hosted Thanksgiving again - it is a lot of work, but between myself and Dan, my brothers, sister-in-law and a brother's… Continue reading And finally, I can sit.
The Ugly Side of Pretty.
There's a great new blog out there on the web that you really should check out. Beauty Schooled - "An Investigation of the Price We Pay for Pretty" - full disclosure it's my sister-in-law. And I really admire her as she takes on this project. It is a running joke among my friends that none… Continue reading The Ugly Side of Pretty.
Donations.
(Photo Credit: Korean War Veterans Memorial) It is Veteran's Day and I am quite thankful for the contributions of service my grandfathers each made as well as too all the other service men and women today - listening to the stories on NPR today were just heart-wrenching. It is fitting, I think, that while I… Continue reading Donations.
GiST 2 / 365
Grace in Small Things1. Local in-laws.2. Local in-laws who are available to babysit so I can get out to several stores.3. Giving blood (hopefully)4. Lorelai singing "Row Row Row Your Boat" all by herself (it sounds like "Row Row A Boot"5. Kitchener stitch done right, the first time, without too much stress. (It's a knitting… Continue reading GiST 2 / 365
Foodie
I think we're at a new stage with Lorelai. Twice in the last week she has expressed a little interest in helping me to cook in the kitchen. Maybe it is the novelty of standing on a stool and being able to see what goes on above her head. Maybe she is curious. Maybe it… Continue reading Foodie
Grace In Small Things
I stumbled across several great websites today, one in particular that stood out to me is, Grace In Small Things - with the tagline, "Waging a battle against embitterment since 2008". I'm a little late to the party, but oh well. The original intent is to focus on 5 positive things a day. That I… Continue reading Grace In Small Things
Timberdoodle I Can Trace! & Pencils Review
Disclosure: This is a Mama Buzz review. The product was provided by Timberdoodle for this review.Timberdoodle is a company that sells all sorts of products and resources for a variety of topics for homeschooling. Lorelai, who will be two at the end of the month, is not ready for "schooling" yet, but she has shown… Continue reading Timberdoodle I Can Trace! & Pencils Review
Belated.
Hello November! I had grand ideas of trying to do the blog post a day like some people I know (and admire them for doing it!) or even a daily gratitude entry for the month of November. But, all of a sudden it's midweek and I finally have my thoughts together (and some time) to… Continue reading Belated.
These are my confessions… (Picture Heavy)
No Glee this week (isn't baseball over yet?) - but I found this clip, which I love...[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pSliGnEJCg&hl=en&fs=1&]In a recent rearranging of some furniture I found a bag of unfinished projects. Hoo-boy. Some of these are really, "What Was I thinking?" (in my head it's Christine Lavin - video link). And, "Why aren't the ball… Continue reading These are my confessions… (Picture Heavy)
Batwoman Here.
I almost can't believe I did it! My Batshawl designed by Emilee! One skein of Malabrigo Lace - and I have leftovers! Wa na na na na na na na - Bat Shawl!I've yet to remove all the pins to actually try it on, so certainly there will be more photos. Now that I see… Continue reading Batwoman Here.