Will – 3 months, 1 week, & 2 days old 12/12/09

Note to Grandma & Grandpa Geber: Click each photo for the full size image to print out. :)

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Want, Need, Wear, Read 12/10/09

I love this Christmas idea from OhDeeDoh. —The notion that you should only gift 4 things. Something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read. Our kids have too much stuff. They need more basics, less filler. Expensive does not mean fantastic gift. This year we're giving 4 meaningful gifts, all relevant, grounded, and simple. I just can't stand the idea of buying stuff just for the sake of buying stuff. I'm tired of losing touch with the emotional depth of the season because of the...

Smooch! 12/09/09

Baby Will’s first snow day 12/07/09

3 months & 4 days old

Chicago Marathon training tips from Sophia 12/05/09

I told Sophia that I am going to train for the Chicago Marathon and have a goal to run it in the next couple of years. She said, "Oh! That's easy. I'll train you. All you need is to wear some capri running pants and a jogging shirt. Then you run around the block a couple of times or a few. Bring a water bottle and if it's in the summer, bring one of those bands you wear around your head because you'll be sweating a lot. And that's about all."  PIECE OF CAKE! I'm in! With a training strategy like this, how c...

Let’s Play "I can have whatever house I want" for a minute. 11/30/09

I have serious big house envy. Living in Chicago and NOT being a bazillionare leaves most of us normal people in the starter home market. That means for one-third of a million dollars (sounds more impressive that way) you can get yourself a 60 year old starter home that comes in at 980 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath.I love my house, I really do. It's cute and sweet, but not what I grew up in and not where I thought I'd put down roots. So every now and then I stupidly let my mind wander on a creative little tr...

Motel morning 11/25/09

On our way to Grandma Judy's house. This is in a motel in Cedar Rapids.

Ikea Hack! (sorta) Upholstered headboard on the DALSELV bed frame 11/23/09

When Dave and I bought this house about two and a half years ago, we were surprised when our bed didn't fit into our 3rd floor bedroom. Being new homeowners and thusly, broke as all get out, I went to Ikea and purchased the cheapest bed I could find, thinking that we could take the boxes up the stairs and put the bed together. We really wanted a nice, upholstered headboard, but everything we liked was at least several hundred dollars. Here's how we got exactly what we wanted for about $150.We started with the DALSELV...