Memorial Day 2015
If the quality of a long weekend can be gauged by how dirty and sticky your child was by the end of it, I'd say this one was pretty damn awesome.…
January in New York
At the beginning of this recent December, my Mom had a milestone birthday. And my sister Melissa had a non-milestone birthday. December is a tough time for a get-together, so we arranged to…
Handmade Christmas
I didn't have as much time as I would have liked to sew Christmas presents this year, but I still managed to make a few little things. I figured I'd…
The Good Parts of Christmas
This ended up being a fairly tough Christmas. But, despite its challenges, we ended up having some nice moments. We spent Christmas Eve at my in-laws' house. Considering the fact…
Little Gretzky
I'm not entirely sure where she got it from, but Lilian freaking loves hockey. I used to love hockey (sadly, I don't have much free time for it these days),…
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Grateful
This year, I am thankful for a husband who will go along with my crazy schemes. (For those of you who are wondering, we got all of the lower cabinet…
Tea for Two
I slept funny on my leg Saturday night. When I woke up on Sunday, I was in all kinds of pain. It kinda put a dent on my plans to go…
Night of a Thousand Elsas
Spoiler alert: Lilian totally wore her costume. My sister Melissa told me that Halloween was going to be the night of a thousand Elsas. Who's Elsa, you ask? Perhaps, unlike…
Happy Halloween!
Apparently I made a passing reference to buying a new sewing machine, promised a story, and then never wrote about it again. Whoops. So, yeah, I bought a sewing machine.…
New York, New York
I spent most of this past week working in Midtown Manhattan. When they asked me if I'd be ok with working in New York for a week, I said yes...…