It seems from the time that you were born you were aware that there were things that you were not able to do, and this made you very, very mad. I konw that sometimes babies just cry, but not you. You’ve always been a mover and a shaker, just without the coordination or muscle skills [...]

goodbye trips to the fire station, car overflowing with milk jugs and shampoo bottles. goodbye tripping over bags of aluminum cans and boxes of cardboard in the garage. hello lovely curbside recycling can. As we were in bed this morning having our pre-day cuddle session we heard what sounded like our garbage truck outside, but [...]

Garth and I are heading to the hospital tonight for some medical intervention to get little Jack born. I’ll be induced this evening with the hopes that he’ll be born sometime tomorrow, so I’ll be signing off here for a little while- but I’ll still try to tweet. love and peas, elle

This week has been all about cleaning out our computer room and moving it into the living/sewing/craft room so that Jack can have his own special place when he’s born. This has created several small challenges for me: one: I’ve had to condense and clean the stacks of fabric, paper, and keepsakes (read: receipts, movie [...]

Oh Gap commercials, I love you. Fueling my obsession with the Gap holiday sweater, I wandered over to the Gap‘s online store to see this winters lineup and ran into their holiday marketing campaign. Rainn Wilson singing baby it’s cold outside and John Heder dancing like my brother Josh? I’m sold. To get into the [...]

the Hawker belly game, originally uploaded by xoelle. It’s my brother Scott’s birthday today. He’s getting so old. He even owns a truck now. That’s him on the left…he has always been dominated by everyone at the belly game because he’s so scrawny. I love you dude. xo elle

the current state of my making place, originally uploaded by xoelle. Here’s what the good old living room looks like at this very moment. I’m in a flutter of Christmas stocking, apron, and bow tie making for the shop, and all kinds of top secret goodies to bring Christmas smiles to those I like to [...]

9 November 2008 NAS military branch, originally uploaded by xoelle. Happy Sunday everyone. Hugs and Kisses are free today.

Jack Skellington greets the trick-or-treaters, originally uploaded by xoelle. I was up super early this morning helping Garth with his costume and driving him to work (his costume made riding his motorcycle to work unsafe and impractical, and you know how safe and practical he is…) There will be photos of our costumes later! I [...]

documents0584, originally uploaded by joshuaandjulielee. She’s one of the coolest Mom’s around, and it makes me grin from ear to ear that I can call her my sister. Super rad monkies and rainbows all day to you Julie! Miss you! xo laura. =)