Crunch Time

I’m going to be tied up the rest of this week getting ready for my craft show, so the house won’t get cleaned, the family will be eating a lot of sandwiches for dinner, and I will not be posting anything new until next week.  If you’re a local, and you’re around on Sunday, Oct. [...]

The Dog Did It– I Swear!!

I’ve mentioned before that we have a particularly flatulent dog.  Not only is she flatulent, but she is on a steady diet of kibble and her own feces (sorry, but it’s true).  As I’m sure you can imagine, when she lets loose, the smell is so rank and foul, it could probably kill a colony of bees.  Well, at [...]

Size Matters

This is the conversation at the Lowe’s Home Garden Center checkout last night:
 
Checkout girl:   “Wow…. did you load all this stuff in the cart yourself?”
 
Me:   “Yeah… I know, I’m stupid”.
 
Checkout girl:  “Oh, well we’ll get someone to walk out with you & load it in your car”.
 
Me:   “That’s ok, my husband’s out there.  We… can’t [...]

Ah, Fall…

I had this post sitting in my drafts folder yesterday, I guess it would’ve made more sense to publish it then, being it was the first day of Autumn, & all….
Anyway, what is it about this time of the year that re-energizes me?  When everything is supposedly dying, I’m feeling renewed.  When I was little, [...]

My Own Little Soapbox

So I went to Babies R Us yesterday, and couldn’t help but notice all of the cute little outfits and various baby items.  To be honest, as someone who creates custom baby items, it was somewhat discouraging.  How is the single artist to compete with the mass-production of the chain stores?  I’m the first to admit, there’s [...]

I just bit it…

It’s official- I’ve signed up for a craft show the first weekend of October.  I haven’t done a craft show in about seven or eight years.  It’s a small show, with just a table, no tent, but I’m still a little freaked out since there are so many details that you don’t normally need to worry about when [...]

What Does This Look Like?

 
 
If you said a pile o’ poop, that’s what I thought, too.  As a matter of fact, every time it gets left out on the floor,  Bill & I shudder a little as we walk by, thinking somebody just left us a little surprise to clean up.  With two kids, two cats, and a dog, it’s [...]

Upside Down Day, an Award, Linky Love

Yesterday was completely turned upside down, and it was kind of nice.  The night before, Maxfield fell asleep at 5pm.  This occasionally happens, and, when it does, there’s just no use in trying to wake him.  Since he does sometimes still take a nap, it is conceivable that he could sleep through the night at [...]

Highlights

Here are some of my highlights from this weekend, in no particular order:  
~  Seeing the boys play and laugh together.  I’ve said it before, siblings truly enjoying each other is the most rewarding thing in the world for a parent.
~  Having the perfect weather conditions AND enough energy to get some much needed yard work started on Sunday. 
~  Seeing Ben [...]

On the Road to Recovery

Thanks everyone for the kinds words and sympathy about Max’s toe.  I’m happy to report that it’s healing nicely, and he’s pretty much back to normal aside from the occasional, “OOOOOWWWWW”  when Wyatt or the dog accidentally steps on it.  As a matter of fact, Monday, the day after said incident, we were able to [...]