World’s Best Carnival

I had to do some work on Saturday. It was... rough. Any work on a Saturday tends to be slightly less than fun. This work? Was done at Ikea. With…

Lilian’s Art Studio

The side table in our living room was becoming a clutter magnet, so I convinced Kristian that we should get rid of it and make a little art area for…

Here Comes the Sun?

I have been sick for the past three weeks. I know people say things like this, when what they really mean is "I'm sick and it feels like it's been three…

Sister Weekend, 2014

It seems like every time we're supposed to get together with my family, Lilian and I find some new and/or horrible way of getting sick and have to cancel all…

Lilian’s First Haircut

Her hair is almost back into her eyes, so I guess I should probably write something about Lilian's first haircut. Lilian was born with hair. A lot of hair. I…

Fauxmas 2014

This past weekend, we got together with my Dad's Family for Christmas Part III: The One Where Nobody Got an Icky Diseases. We did the same thing last year, but…

Christmas 2013

We had to scale back our Christmas plans because Lilian was sick, but we still managed to have a loverly holiday. My in-laws weren't feeling too fussed about germs (they…

So, Uh…

... Lilian has an awful lot of hair. Also, does it make us bad parents that we've been encouraging this sort of behavior?

Happy Birthday, Sad Squash

This is my dad. He's got a lot of hair. So, we all call him Sasquatch. Except for my four-year-old niece. She calls him Sad Squash. Because big words are…

Columbus Day

After our house-bound weekend, Lilian and I were fortunate enough that we  felt well enough on Monday to meet up with  family that was still around. We all headed downtown…