Does family-friendly TV exist?

I try to limit the amount of TV my kids watch.  I do, really, I do.  Most days, I’m not that successful at it.  When it was just me & Max at home, we had a pretty good schedule of an hour in the morning, and then maybe another 1/2 hour to hour in the [...]

Proud to be an American

For the wee ones…

Here’s part of a baby gift I’ve been working on, and also a little preview of what’s to come for the  babypotami once the shop updates (I promise I’ll have better photos):
 

 
I used Tracy Porter fabric for the applique, & hope to get more so I can make a matching set of pants.  I hope [...]

Imitation

Last night I braved my way through Kensington to attend a class for sellers on Etsy.  My dear friend Liz accompanied me, and we managed to make it there in one piece and (almost) on time.  It was informative, although much of the time was taken up with instructions on how to list an item, which [...]

Passing the torch

Today is Max’s last day of Preschool.  I can’t believe how fast it went.  Now that I’ve become accustomed to having him in school two days a week, I’m faced with the challenge of how to keep him entertained all summer.  Two days a week doesn’t seem like a lot, especially since it’s only for a few hours [...]

In the Moment

I was reminded yesterday that I’ve been projecting myself into the future a little too much lately.  I can’t help it, worry & concern over what is to come seems to run in my blood.  I have also been guilty of agonizing over the past at times.  The past is…. past.  You can’t change it.  [...]

Fun, Flatulence, and Flying Poo

A belated Happy Mother’s Day to all of the Mama Bears out there.  I hope you all had as great a day as I did. 
The day started with an exquisite extra hour & half of sleep, followed by two very excited, wiggly, giggly boys climbing in bed with me with an awesome breakfast not far [...]

Is it better to give or to receive?

I’m not sure…. they say to give, of course, but yesterday we received our lunchbox from Marcia over at Blue Bobbin and I have to say, receiving definitely is fun!  I came home from dropping Max off at school, checked the mailbox, thought it was strange that it was empty, but was greeted by a [...]

Spread some joy

So, sometime over the next year, I’m very excited to be the recipient of a wonderful little something from Sarah C .  Sarah is super talented, and she did a stupendous job on our miniswap, so I can’t wait to see what she comes up with for this fun little exchange (although, please keep it small, [...]

Howdy

Not much to write about today, other than I’ve made the breakthrough discovery that I don’t function well on no sleep.  About two hours to be exact…. I’m not mentioning any names, but somebody had a little bit of an issue sleeping last night, therefore I did as well. 
I’ll be back tomorrow with something wildly interesting [...]