A Creative Log & Other Notes on Life
From the monthly archives:
When I bought my very first pair of real running shoes one year ago, I never imagined I’d end up here–three weeks away from running my first marathon, nursing sore knees from a 20 mile training run, and not so much worried about if I can finish, but worried about my strategy for finishing in […]
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All over the world, people are suffering, people are hurting, people are hungry every single day. But these last few days it’s a fact that is impossible to ignore with the news coming out of Haiti. Once again, I’m reminded how lucky I am to have enough money to not only cover my basic needs […]
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Have you ever seen anything more wonderful! But still it seems that brussels sprouts are unliked by most people. Not if you cook them like this (sorry my vegan & vegetarian friends!): Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon 1 lb Brussels Sprouts washed and halved (or quartered if really large) 5-8 slices of raw bacon, chopped […]
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Wish I’d taken a picture of the stack of these scarves I made this season because the colors, the COLORS! Such a wonderfully fun, easy and addicting pattern and the yarn was so yummy to work with. Going to use it again this month for the Love Scarf Project. Pattern: Maven Moebius Cowl Scarf Yarn: […]
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I pulled out my trusty reusable bag pattern once again. The polka dot fabric from “the stash” in the school colors paired with a monogram drawn by Princess made it a great personalized and useful Christmas gift for her second grade teacher.
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A trip to the Salt Lake City temple to witness the sealing of a sweet, newly adopted, 5 year old, special needs son to my niece’s family was truly one of the most beautiful things I have ever experienced. Photo available at light to the world etsy shop
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The cousins all worked together to build this little snowman with freeze dried banana eyes and a pretzel stick nose.
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As has become tradition, Grandpa took the family tubing (or what we like to call “lazy man’s tubing”). We were happy when Pumpkin worked up the courage to try it this year. We were surprised when Baby Brother wanted to do it to. The staff said there is no age restriction, they just have to […]
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The local Children’s Museum had a New Year’s Countadown scheduled for 12 o’clock noon complete with homemade party hats, confetti and a “ball drop”. The museum also introduced us to the fun Spanish New Years tradition of eating 12 grapes in 12 seconds. Although we were forced to substitue M&M’s for the grapes.
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As a gift for one of the Utah cousins, I made a diner waitress imaginative play kit complete with handmade apron, notebook and pen (for taking order), some dishes, felt breakfast food from etsy, and personalized, laminated diner menus. Pumpkin kept saying “She’s gonna love it mom, because I love it.”
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