This sweet little baby turned nine today. Arabella Claire was my favorite birth ever; five hours from start to finish (my fastest), a kick-A epidural, and she was one of the few babies that I didn’t know ahead of time what gender she was (sometimes I like to know and sometimes I like a surprise. […]
I can get lots of cool things here in Austin, but one thing I can’t get is Mast Brothers Chocolate. So I am telling you about something that I’ve never actually eaten. Despite that little detail, I am very in love. These bars had me at hello. Look at these beauties! I went to the […]
Our car trip around the South continued on from western North Carolina to the eastern part of the state–to the farm of our friends, the Browns. Heather and Craig Brown (and especially their kids) were good friends of ours when we all lived in Utah. They have since moved to North Carolina and traded their […]
When I had my first baby and started nursing, the most surprising thing (besides feeling like my nipples were about to be sucked right off my body) was how thirsty I was all the time. My mouth felt I’d been eating ashes. I started drinking gallons of milk, water, juice, pop–anything I could get my […]
There is a certain bliss when your children are all in school: the peace, the quiet, the cleanliness of the house that lasts for hours, not seconds. I would never for one second use the word “lonely” to describe myself while my kids are gone. But this week I have been lonely. Mister, who has […]
The day of our departure from England, we headed out for St. Pancras station to take the Eurostar train to Paris. The station was close enough to walk to, even with our suitcases dragging along. St. Pancras is the station where Harry Potter was filmed, even though it says in the movie that they’re at Kings […]
Yeah, I’m making all my Christmas gifts this year. No, not for my kids! Like I can make an ipod! We’re talking extended family gifts. I’m over at Segullah today discussing why I would do this. The stuffed dog head is just the beginning . . . .
This statuesque beauty has taken your place: Climbing around under the sink is hard on your back. Not to mention a little oogie and claustrophobic. But it’s ever so worth it. Especially since the plumber who came to fix our water heater told me he charges $290 to install a kitchen faucet. (I also saved […]
This statuesque beauty has taken your place: Climbing around under the sink is hard on your back. Not to mention a little oogie and claustrophobic. But it’s ever so worth it. Especially since the plumber who came to fix our water heater told me he charges $290 to install a kitchen faucet. (I also saved […]
This statuesque beauty has taken your place: Climbing around under the sink is hard on your back. Not to mention a little oogie and claustrophobic. But it’s ever so worth it. Especially since the plumber who came to fix our water heater told me he charges $290 to install a kitchen faucet. (I also saved […]
This statuesque beauty has taken your place: Climbing around under the sink is hard on your back. Not to mention a little oogie and claustrophobic. But it’s ever so worth it. Especially since the plumber who came to fix our water heater told me he charges $290 to install a kitchen faucet. (I also saved […]
This statuesque beauty has taken your place: Climbing around under the sink is hard on your back. Not to mention a little oogie and claustrophobic. But it’s ever so worth it. Especially since the plumber who came to fix our water heater told me he charges $290 to install a kitchen faucet. (I also saved […]
This statuesque beauty has taken your place: Climbing around under the sink is hard on your back. Not to mention a little oogie and claustrophobic. But it’s ever so worth it. Especially since the plumber who came to fix our water heater told me he charges $290 to install a kitchen faucet. (I also saved […]
This statuesque beauty has taken your place: Climbing around under the sink is hard on your back. Not to mention a little oogie and claustrophobic. But it’s ever so worth it. Especially since the plumber who came to fix our water heater told me he charges $290 to install a kitchen faucet. (I also saved […]