The last two nights I’ve had the opportunity to spend my evenings out of the house. This is rare. Garth and I have pretty much given in to the fact that having a toddler that goes to bed at 7pm means that our evenings now consist of watching movies in bed with ice [...]

I really didn’t plan on this happening.
My last set of bow ties ended up being all matchy-matchy. I think it’s because several months ago I organized all of my “turn into bow ties someday” clothing into colors and so they happened to all be next to one another when it was time [...]

Trash has given us an appetite for art.
Pauline Kael

…and messes

I’m still not sure how all of our dishes coordinated with each other and the box in the recycle bin- it was some mad crazy coincidence.

You are 16 months old today! You have grown so much since your first birthday- your hair is longer, your feet are bigger, your vocabulary has grown (up, down, please, more, go, dance, bath, eat, done, bye-bye, dada, mama, this, and motorcycle), and you are certainly more independent. You are way more little [...]

ok, so I did tell myself that I really shouldn’t buy any more books to make into journals until I went through the ones that I had- but goodness me… how could I resist these guys?! Jack and I ventured out early this morning to hit up a huge charity yard sale at the [...]

I am somewhat of a freak about documenting my life. I have been writing in a daily journal since I was 13. I kept a chewed gum collection in high school- each piece saved in a wrapper with the date and event written on the outside. In college I took an aternative [...]

We’ve got McGuires tonight, the market tomorrow, and grilling, lounging, fireworks, cart vendor french fries, and a no-work Monday to take in this weekend. Have a great and safe weekend everyone!