I’ll be honest: my primary goal for our yard and “landscaping” is that it look decent enough that the neighbors don’t get together and plot ways to try to make us move out. When we walk the dogs, I spend a lot of my time pointing out yards that aren’t any better than ours to Dave, to make myself feel … Continue reading
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You probably know, because I love it so much and won’t shut up about it, that we made a big whale out of plywood for Abe’s nursery: Last week a couple of fabulous plywood wall hanging projects popped up….which is making me wonder: why isn’t EVERYONE making big wall hangings out of plywood? Seriously, it’s cheap, it’s easy, it makes … Continue reading
On Monday, everything was going fine. We did math: The kids had a friend over and played outside for a long time. Then the rain started. In this picture, you can see that it is a rainy day and also that our whole neighborhood is filled with other boxy colonials. I think there are maybe 3 that aren’t brick-front (there … Continue reading
If you would like a house-related post, I could blog about how I managed to wash a rug today and dust the library. No? Okay, how about a bit about dogs then? I have had four dogs in my adult life, and they’ve all been rescue dogs. First there was Oliver. I got Oliver from the animal shelter when I … Continue reading
Maybe I will do this every weekend! Or I might not. I like to keep everyone guessing that way. But, anyway, here’s a list of stuff I’m particularly fond of this week: 1. Babylegs babylegs Babylegs are baby (and toddler) leg warmers. I had a pair for Gus, but not until he was a bit older. I put a pair … Continue reading
As promised, a post not about the baby! A couple of weeks ago, I came across At Home on the Bay’s DIY schoolhouse light fixture, and I fell in love with it. (And, in fact, with her whole house/blog). She was, in turn, inspired by the lovely but expensive fixtures at Schoolhouse Electric. At Home on the Bay’s DIY Schoolhouse Light … Continue reading
Last day before Dave goes back to work! Feeling sense of urgency to complete all things that require two hands TODAY! Not really. I should be feeling said sense of urgency, but instead I’m hanging out at my computer while Dave has all four boys (!! FOUR boys. What have I done?!) in the other room playing video games, something Ari, … Continue reading
I hesitate to even make this list, because I don’t want to feel tied down next October to what I thought was most important nearly a year before. If that makes sense. But I like to think that I’m a flexible enough person to not do that. I’m also hesitant because right now I want to just put “the rest … Continue reading
I planned to do a blog about the new house before I even knew which house it would be (and THAT’S kind of a long story, that I’ll tell sometime). We had no idea we were even going to move until around this time last year. In fact, around this time last year we were simultaneously FINALLY getting around to … Continue reading