I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to show off how our yard is slowly shaping up.
There is a little wooded area down the street and last week during a photo shoot I realized that there were an awful lot of leaves just lying around! Arwen and I loaded the wagon up with bags and rakes and [...]
Brent got me the most beautiful birthday cake ever (from Whole Foods Market, of course). AND IT’S CHOCOLATE!!!! He even got my favorite ice cream to go along with it. <3
As someone who spends hours pondering, creating, and decorating everyone else’s birthday cakes, I really REALLY love this cake and I’m so blessed to have [...]
First of all, can I tell you that I still freak out occassionally when I realize I am pregnant?!? My pregnancies usually crawl by, but since I’ve got so much to do, and even more to do before this baby comes out, this one is flying by. Isn’t that the way things go?
So just bear [...]
I am reading this fascinating article. I know it’s way too long for most people to read through (although I thought it was worth it), I’m sharing my favorite points. =) Enjoy:
I have seen, over years of practice in maternal-fetal medicine, an odd and somewhat unsettling pride among women who announce that they have a [...]
“But Laura lay awake a little while, listening to Pa’s fiddle softly playing and to the lonely sound of the wind in the Big Woods. She looked at Pa sitting on the bench by the hearth, the fire-light gleaming on his brown hair and beard and glistening on the honey-brown fiddle. She looked at Ma, [...]
So, everyone knows that I’m big on gardening. Some new friends of mine are hosting a gardening challenge on their blog. All you have to do is plant something, take a photo and let them know! You’ll be entered to win various prizes, but best of all you’ll be growing your own food!!! There are [...]
The garden is planted. The vegetable garden that is. Here’s the whole shebang:
On the left is Box # 1. I’m super happy with the clean look that the wood lath provided to mark off each square foot! It’s going to be really pretty when stuff starts growing there. I’ve planted three squares of watermelon along the [...]
I guess this is what it looks like when you are only 15 weeks pregnant with your fourth baby and have gained TWENTY FIVE pounds! I can’t button up my coat! (It gets cold in the house during nap time.)
I’ve been doing this for going on four years now, so I think I’m qualified to pass on tips. Plus, I get asked the same questions a LOT, so here are the answers, for the record.
When I first realized that I wanted needed to work with my hands creatively I began getting a [...]
Alright, so the kids are going through a growth spurt at the same time that I am eating like a horse. What this means is that we are running out of food very quickly. I’m going to have to get nit picky about my meal planning, so now I’m planning out breakfast/snack/lunch/snack/dinner for each stinkin’ [...]
