Baby Will, 3 1/2 months & his first holiday season 12/21/09
Warm inside, snowy outside Finally sitting up well enough to play in the high chair. Napping with Daddy
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Layaway 10/11/09
In these times, I've been finding myself going back to how my grandmother did things. Big pots for dinners, freezing part of it for another day, laying low on the financial front, making time for creative and free family fun.Something I think we could all go back to is seeking out the good ol' layaway plans. Maybe I'm alone in this, but I had forgotten about that option. For example, I had been wanting to get Dave a new bike for years. His 6'5" body needed a proper tall frame and they were all so expensive. So when S...
read moreDaddy Made Mommy a Mixtape 09/26/09
When Dave and I first started dating, I was driving one of the new VW Beetles. They didn't come with CD players, only tape decks. So when I went over to his apartment for the first time and saw his vinyl collection and tape deck, I jokingly asked him to make me a mixtape, then forgot about it. Later, I went to Thailand for 17 days and left my keys with Dave in case the car needed to be moved. After I returned, I got in my car the next morning to go to work and there it was, a tape sticking out of the player labeled "...
read moreExtra nesty with a side of Wist 07/29/09
Dave spent the past few days ripping up the old cream carpet in our room and then painting the walls Celtic Gray, a really pretty light grayish-blue. After eyeballing our lonely old bed in there, I started thinking that it would be nice to finally have a real bedroom. We've always stashed ourselves in whatever space is left and never really bothered decorating for ourselves. Dave loves visiting hotels, so I'm taking inspiration from a couple of our favorites. This clip from Elle Decor pretty much pegs what we're goin...
read moreIf I left the house, they wouldn’t even notice. 07/29/09
Hi guys! Hey! I won the lotto! Anyone want to go to Great America? Hey! Free kittens! Fireworks! Candy!
read moreSunday evening and the meaning of Will 07/20/09
Over the weekend Sophia really rolled up her sleeves and decided she was going to take on some extra chores to help out around the house. Dave and I were so impressed and touched by her initiative that we decided a treat run to Toys R Us was in order. So last night we all piled up in the car and made a couple stops, first to Babies R Us to look at a glider and other sundry items for "our baby" (according to Sophia). I had spotted this chair at MakingItLovely.com and wanted to see it in person. So insanely comfy and s...
read moreThe Week 33 Visit: Tips on how to remove bus track stains from maternity wear. 07/09/09
Dave and I just got back from our 33 week checkup today with our OB. I watched "The Business of Being Born" one very early morning a few weeks ago when I couldn't sleep and it left me with a lot of anxiety and questions about birthing techniques. When I had initially brought up the topic of a birthing tub with her nurse practitioner, she shut me off immediately with, "The hospital doesn't have any and we don't do them. Your doctor will decide what's best for you." Every question I asked got shoved back at me with "Th...
read more2 wheels, 28 weeks, and 1 year 06/08/09
I've been slacking and so much has happened!A couple of weeks ago, May 23rd to be precise, we had a bunch of friends and their kids over on Memorial Day weekend. Toward the end of the afternoon, Sophia spontaneously decided to conquer her fear of being up on 2 wheels and within a couple of minutes was cruising through the park like she'd been doing it for years. We were so excited! She's been dreading learning to ride her bike, putting it off each summer for the past couple of years, fighting lessons and crying about...
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