A Creative Log & Other Notes on Life
From the monthly archives:
They looked harmless enough in the bag of next-to-new shoes given to us by the neighbor. But just listen to these shoes on the feet of an energetic two year old: It’s enough to drive this mama crazy. I’m afraid these pink little shoes are going to have to disappear during the night.
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My two biggest worries leading up to (and following) the birth of Baby Brother were: 1. whether to circumcise or not. 2. what he would wear for his blessing. I feel justified in the amount of time I spent researching and thinking about circumcision, but I am a little embarrassed about the amount of time […]
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In honor of Baby Brother’s 2 month birthday, I am going to treat myself to this button. I love it! hat tip: Dandelion Mama
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The garden has begun to produce a plethora of zucchini. Now what to do with all of them. I have made zucchini bread, zucchini brownies, zucchini pancakes, & zucchini quesadillas. My neighbor was nice enough to take a handful of the little guys off our hands and returned to us the next day a most […]
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I had the pleasure of introducing honeysuckle to the kids recently. I remember loving to suck on the sweet flower stems as a child. I love that they love it too.
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This week we get to say goodbye to the boring red and navy public school uniform and hello to fun summer clothes. And who said school uniforms couldn’t be fashionable anyway? Oh yeah, that was me (and the school district who put all the rules in place). Leave it to Princess to prove us all […]
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DH wants to start eating better and eating out less. Step one of the plan was to pick up a Mr Bento to pack his lunch in. Then we found Mr. Bento Porn. It’s surprisingly addicting even though the name gave us fair warning.
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My “new” beach crusier (found on craigslist for only $60!) with added basket and bell.
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We’ve been working on an audition video to get ourselves and our dog onto “The Dog Whisperer”. Talking about our dog and her issues (which include being abused before we got her, suffering separation anxiety since being in NYC on 9/11, and emotional trauma from being maced during a recent burglary) has been taken very […]
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For Christmas, a few of the important kids in my life each received a gift certificate for an original softie doll made from their own drawing. Here’s the first to redeem: Didn’t get the head shape quite right, but other than that, I am happy with the final product. Here are a few more I […]
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