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Continue reading →: Dear Santa,
This weekend MM and I worked on letters for Santa – he wrote out one for himself and for little BB with three things they’d each like to find in their stocking on Christmas morning. MM would love a Sid the Science Kid Coloring Book, a toy car and 3…
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Continue reading →: Hiding Indoors : An impromptu Tea Tasting Party For One.
This morning we had our first significant snow of the season. Nothing like the snowfall that Massachusetts saw Halloween weekend, but enough that snow was actually touching the ground and staying there. It was mixed with rain and heavy wind that was so loud you could practically HEAR how cold…
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Continue reading →: Mother Math: Keeping a fair ratio of daughter vs. son pictures.
Now that MM is in school 5 days a week (when did THAT happen?) most days are just me and BB. This means that, naturally, I tend to get a LOT more pictures of her in a week or month than I do of him. It’s just basic math. I’m…
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Continue reading →: Thankful for the kindness of strangers.
We’ve been really blessed when it comes to keeping this child clothed. I think 80% of her current wardrobe consists of hand me downs from good friends (75% is one friend in particular – love her). Most of her shoes we’ve come by via this method or yard sales this…
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Continue reading →: In which November could not make up its mind.
Last week November looked like this: There were winter jackets and sweaters and occasionally hats and mittens. A few times we had to pull out the major winter jacket that’s like rated for -85 degrees or some such nonsense. It was getting COLD, like you expect November to be when…
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Continue reading →: Daybook: November 7, 2011
Today Outside my window: it’s pretty much the same weather we’ve been having for a week or two now. Cold in the mornings with temps in the 30’s requiring a sweater and perhaps a winter jacket, but this afternoon we’re expecting temps in the 50’s and the jacket might not…





