SmallFry has had a loose tooth that is driving him crazy. He has tried everything. I even caught him trying to tie things to the tooth to toss down the stairs (like Scott Calvin did with the toaster in Santa Clause 2). This morning I baked some blueberry muffins for breakfast and that stubborn tooth …
Tastes of the Season
To me, the holiday season is all about the wonderful tastes and smells of wonderful home cooking. My family is all about making hot cocoa, spiced cider, sugar cookies and gingerbread and all the other seasonal favorites. You can imagine my excitement when I saw an entry on one of my favorite blogs about Making …
Morning has Broken
We are creatures of habit. Although we enjoy the occasional moment of spontaneity, we tend to find comfort and security in our routines. My morning routine is the one to which I cling the most earnestly. If I can complete my simple morning routine, I know that I can handle the rest of the day. …
Seasonal silliness and seriousness
It’s official. Christmas is less than a month away. Time to get serious about that holiday knitting. Unfortunately, I am suffering a case of seasonal silliness. The tree is in my front yard. It is a Deodar cedar that I planted it when we bought our house a few years ago. My kids have called …
Crunch time.
To my horror, I discovered today that it is 32 days until Christmas and less than that ’til Small Fry’s birthday. I have some serious knitting to do. I do have several things completed. More, I think, than last year at this time, but I still have a LOT of knitting to do. Bad thing …