Posted May 23, 2012 in coherent ramblings, my children
My kids are getting huge. Their pants are fast becoming high-waters. Sophie graduates preschool on Friday and will start kindergarten in the fall. Last night, Max quite proudly graduated to a Webelo cub scout. He made sure he was first in line to cross that bridge. They are my babies no longer. In fact, […]
Posted May 2, 2012 in art & craft, my children
I’ve been on a crash course getting ready for my daughters 5th birthday party. I have just a few more days to finish cleaning my house so that the other preschool moms won’t see how we really live. (You’re the only preschool mom who knows, Bonnie, so hush hush!) There’s absolutely nothing like hosting a […]
Posted April 16, 2012 in coherent ramblings, my children
We drove around Rocky Mountain National Park for the other day and saw outstanding views and much wildlife, including mule deer, elk, one adorable pika, squirrels, chipmunks, and many birds. There were little bloooming cactii everywhere- a sign of spring well underway. Back in Estes Park we saw a group of six or seven elk […]
Posted April 12, 2012 in coherent ramblings, my children
The Denver area is beautiful. They are a few weeks ahead of us in seasonality. The lilacs are in bloom. It’s mostly sunny and warm. There was a brief thunderstorm yesterday and a tornado warning. A tornado touched down a mile or so from us while we were driving and we actually heard a tornado […]
Posted March 27, 2012 in art & craft, my children
For a while now I’ve wanted to make Sophie a T-shirt dress. I’ve seen them all over Pinterest and they seem so easy to make. I found a fantastic pattern but made one significant mistake; I began with a T shirt that was much to large for the dress pattern, resulting in a somewhat wonky […]