We’ve been a bit out-of-sorts around here lately. John has been traveling for work quite a bit this month and very busy when he’s home. I think I slept snuggled up with piles of (clean) laundry on the bed most nights while he was away. Everything just seemed to pile up and I couldn’t dig [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 20, 2009
beginnings
New year. New president. New hope.
It seems a natural time for reflection. When you visit this blog, what do you expect to find? What would you like to find? I have some ideas I’d like to incorporate and am wondering what yours are as well.
Begin to search for a new direction, but first keep the [...]
January 18, 2009
yay, sunshine!
We are having a weekend of much-needed sunshine here. It is cold, well, only relatively so, but beautiful. Yesterday we all played outside for quite awhile, soaking it up. We biked, walked, weeded our little garlic patch, cleaned out our bird feeder. We didn’t do anything spectacular, but we were outside. I know it is [...]
January 17, 2009
parenthood
I began reading this book right before Ruby was born and didn’t quite finish it before it was due back at the library (even after renewing it). I finally remembered to check it back out again and finished it. I love this book about mindful parenting. It is wonderful for all stages of parenthood, as [...]
January 15, 2009
handmade
Ruby was very, very spoiled this Christmas by so many people. John and I anticipated this, so we decided to each make her one special gift. John’s gift is amazing. He made her a play kitchen. We knew we wanted her to have one, as she loves to help us cook. I had been searching [...]
January 11, 2009
crafty links
I’m really hopped up on sugar and coffee right now. It’s a dangerous combination. I am making chocolate cookies and eating the cookie dough after drinking a latte. So, I can’t promise that this post will be intelligible at all. Forgive me if it makes no sense, or at least, enjoy a good laugh.
Here are [...]
January 8, 2009
Not handmade
I had grand plans for my little niece’s Christmas gift this year. I was finally going to knit her a sweater. I started in October, maybe even September. The pattern was awful, I had to re-knit every section, it seemed. It took way too long, but I finished it. Then it came time to sew [...]
January 3, 2009
happy 2009
I’m finally back to blogging after the busy holidays. Grandma & Gramps came out for a week to celebrate with us and spoil Ruby (we’re still dealing with the aftermath). Just the way its supposed to be. Ruby loved opening presents. She said, “Whoa” at almost every thing she opened at the beginning. It later [...]
