ok. i lied. actually christmas celebrations. like not christmas adjacent. cookie or gingerbread houses. a few days before dec 25 calendar christmas, there was the grandlidbom swedish christmas. which i documented very poorly this year. i literally only have these three pics. hazel and her selections from the buffet. ha. ruby, in all of her […]
lid kid everyday life
this years cookies i swore i wasn’t making.
i say it every year. “next year i’m not making so many (or any) cookies”. and then next year rolls around. and i start small. and then i keep adding. and before i know it, i’ve made even more cookies and more varieties than the year before. i would hate to see what would happen […]
gingerbread neighborhood party.
another christmas season is upon us. so it’s time to do all of the yearly tradition type things. first up. the decorating of the gingerbread houses. i’ve been contemplating the evolution of this activity through the years. the first few with tiny kids, where i had to have all hands on deck for help. the […]
chorus concert round up.
the crazelnut loves to sing. and loves chorus. and loves her chorus director, mr. howe.this year, the vienna chorus was selected to perform at some big north carolina music teacher type convention in downtown winston-salem. the kids were pretty stoked. we packed carpooled and filed into the hotel and waited forEVER before packing into a […]
you’re a wizard, hazel.
well. this kid is eleven. and if you’re a wizard, eleven is the birthday that you find out you’re invited to hogwarts. so it was only fitting that this wizard have a very harry potter themed birthday celebration. or two. i wasn’t able to get a good pic before school, so had to settle for […]
november is my fave.
it might be because it’s my birthday month. or because of the fall vibes. cool nights. or because of thanksgiving and delicious foods and christmas around the corner. but i think we can all say that november is a good month. anyways. we kicked off our november this year with our annual bonfire and chili […]
happy birthday to me. camping/hiking edition.
my little rest and relax trip to virginia over fall break reminded me how much i need some camping/hiking/outdoor/alone time built into my schedule. so, for my birthday weekend, i snagged a campsite at hanging rock, then proceeded to get way ahead on my school work so i could properly enjoy the downtime, and then […]
the random happenings of october
let’s seeee here. it’s february as i’m typing this. i have a lot of fond memories of the month of october. a few bittersweet. but mostly fond. i guess that’s the whole idea of the sweet in the bittersweet, though. anywayyyyzzzz… let me kick things off with an update about school. i wrapped up the […]
halloween ’24
not much exciting news regarding halloween this year. as the kids get older, it gets weird. isaac doesn’t even bother with it. anna pulled together her costume and made plans with friends. and hazel went as hermione granger, a costume she already had. i took her to a friend’s neighborhood, where we did a bit […]
seppy temby. twenty twenty foury.
september was quite busy with life stuff. we managed to sneak away for the trip to see vance joy, but mostly we were settling another school year, with all new routines. let’s kick things off with a discussion about this guy. it’s his senior year, so we are navigating all of the stuff that comes […]