I woke up to the sound of The Boy’s footprints running through the house to check if The Easter Bunny had come during the night.  Since The Daddy Monkey was taking the kids to the grandparents’ house that morning, we had decided to do our Easter activities (baskets, egg hunt, dinner) when they returned. Big […]

I’ve already said how much I love Spring and Easter.  I’ve been really looking forward to this weekend and the holiday.  The Boy has always loved Easter and all its festivities, and The Girl is interested participating in whatever The Boy is doing.  I really hope Phase I of the Backyard Spruce-Up is done this […]

Hello. I am still here. There’s the Happy Spring banner I made last year while The Girl was just two months old.  However did I manage that?  Ah yes, she used to nap.  The banner is felt and for some reason I just love it so much.  But I am a sucker for Spring anyway.  […]

For the past three years I’ve drawn a simple little portrait of my family for our holiday card.  The first year I actually hand painted each one with watercolors.  It’s become somewhat of a tradition for us, and people start asking me in November if I’m going to make our cards again.  Looks like I’ll […]

Decorating for Valentine’s Day seems somewhat silly until you have kids.  Marking the passage of time and seasons by celebrating as many holidays as possible is both fun and important in the lives of children. I wanted to make stuffed bird ornaments for Christmas, but all of my crafting time was spent making gifts for […]

The Boy was asking and asking to make a gingerbread house this year.  How could I say no?  Last year was the first year in about ten that I did not make one, since I was about seventeen months pregnant and not very willing to stand in the kitchen any longer than say…two minutes.  This […]

So I’m not much of a cookie baker apparently.  I love to cook.  I love to bake, even.  But I usually bake cakes, bread, and cheesecakes. Not many cookies.  My cookies always spread too much or burn.  The fact that you always have to keep running back to the oven to rotate the pans or […]