I’ve been without internet all day. Ridiculous, but I felt cut off from the entire world. Oh well, it’s back and I’m grateful! Tomorrow we have the first of our holiday celebrations – brunch at my aunt’s with about fifty of my siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins and all of their kids. It’s always utter chaos, […]
So I’ve been sewing and beading like a mad fiend. The good news is the Cinderella dresses are both done. Unfortunately, I had to make them both withouut a pattern, so they’re not perfect. Here’s hoping my niece doesn’t notice. I also didn’t iron them as I’m morally opposed to the iron. I’m positive she […]
I was all excited this morning – the Christmas gift making is moving along nicely, Solstice Seduction releases today from TEB and my kids got up and ready for school with nary a whine. And then I tried to get to the car. I slipped on the ice and fell down our back steps. Granted, […]
Now that I’ve caught up on deadlines, chaperoned field trips, attended concerts and played nursemaid to a sick hubby, I’ve started making Christmas gifts. Today, I made five pillows, a necklace, a bracelet and a pair of earrings. Over the next few days I’ll be making five pairs of jammy pants, two Cinderella costumes, three […]
Yesterday was the 8th grade field trip. Instead of driving my son and three of his friends like I’d planned on, I got stuck with four girlies. I’ve been volunteering at my kids’ school for several years, so I knew two of them well. The other two I didn’t know at all, but they were […]
I had the greatest night last. I spent the evening with Brynn Paulin, Jennifer Armintrout and Cheryl Sterling and thanks to Brynn’s most awesome husband, we went to see the sneak preview of Sweeny Todd. I admit to having very healthy fascination with Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman and Helena Bonham Carter (girl crush!) so I […]
My day job involves children. I take them to and from school, I tutor, I teach them things like sewing, weaving grapevine wreaths, a little pottery here and there, sarcasm and creative insults. Most days, it’s a pretty good gig. One of my day care moms is awesome. She’s been with me for twelve years. […]
Today was Thing Two’s big winter field trip. Why would anyone plan a field trip in winter? In Michigan? In December? No freaking clue. But away we went to the state capitol. Anyway, it was field trip day and I promised Thing Two that I would come along. We visited the Michigan Museum of Natural […]
Thing One has a 101 degree fever and Thing Two’s fever is down from 105 to 102. So needless to say, we’re all lying around like big lumps. Anyway, Thing One got the brilliant idea to watch the Transformers movie. Having absolutely no will power, I got sucked into the movie. You know what? I […]
Knowing that there are scads of holiday parties coming up and knowing that my eyebrows looked like they might require a weed wacker, I decided to get my brows waxed Monday. Usually, it’s not a big deal. There’s a little redness for a day or two and that’s it. Not so, this time. There’s a […]