Christmas 2017 and the aftermath

The wind sounds like it’s on a mission to liberate our roof (and possibly relocate us to Oz) and it’s about 14 degrees Fahrenheit out there. I’ve just sat down with my very ill child after dealing with the projectile vomit, which covered an impressive area of living room. She is sleeping now, poor kid. […]

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Making Resin Holiday Crafts

Hello, and welcome back! Thanksgiving having passed, it’s officially acceptable to start Christmas preparations (not that we would have held off much longer anyway)! Yesterday Evie had off from school and I from work. Nick still had to go in, however, so we had to wait to put up the tree. To keep occupied, we decided to make […]

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What We’ve Been Up To

I’m taking a break from writing a brief today to attempt to bring this blog up to date. Since the last post: I’ve changed jobs, Evie has finished Kindergarten, and we’ve settled into our new home. I’ve wanted to post, but can never decide how much or what to share . . . I guess I’ll […]

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Apple Picking!

  It doesn’t feel like autumn until we’ve gone apple picking! Last weekend, the sun was shining and the first batch of apples were ripe in the orchard. So, we took the 40-minute drive out to the country and filled some baskets with fruit from the trees. Evie really enjoyed playing with the other children (some […]

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Shopping for First Day of Kindergarten Outfit!

I bought Evie the perfect dress for her first day of school. But Nick dressed her in it for her kindergarten orientation. Being the mini-fashionista that she is, Evie needed something new for the first day. So last night we took a trip to the mall. We had dinner at Bravo!-an Italian chain restaurant-and stopped […]

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