Thrifting to me is the same as breathing air…I need it to live. Luckily, (or not so luckily) Mark is just as addicted to scouring thrift stores, flea markets and yard sales as I am. That means there’s no system of checks and balances in our house. So when one […]
Maryellen Hooper
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It’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Which is a nice way of saying: “Swingset is still not up yet.” I have to say, Nate & Zeke have been pretty patient during this 3 month “swingset” construction. It certainly helps when the yard is transformed into a giant sand box for a […]
I am pleased to announce that the butterflies are all happy and doing well. Except the one that’s “sleeping” on the bottom of the sugar-water dish. “He must be very tired from coming out of the cocoon, right Mommy?” Yup. My thoughts exactly, Nate. Thanks again, Julia. Turns out, the […]
Don’t judge a Christmas gift by it’s box… Christmas is more like Hanukkah in our house. Gifts start arriving in the mail from friends and family weeks before the 25th so we let the boys open one package a day. (That and the fact that Nate is enamored with the Shamas candle […]
Sometimes you make a new friend just in the nick of time… I was a new Mom. I didn’t know anything except what I had read in books and what strangers yelled at me from across the library at storytime: “What kind of Mother ARE you? Don’t you know carrying your […]
You think I’d learn by now: There are NO small projects in our house. Say it again…there are NO small projects in our house. “Hey, Mark, we should get the boys a swingset for Christmas…” As the words left my lips, I tried to reach out and grab them back […]