we returned from the mountains to find four, fuzzy, cute, little friends in our chicken coop. and one angry, vigilant, protective mama. we knew there was a chance the eggs would hatch over the weekend, based on when she went into egg incubating mode… the kids are in love. even isaac will hold them this […]
big fat family vacation.

last thursday, we departed for a big fat family vacation to the mountains. derek’s parents and his sister’s family stayed in a cabin and our family stayed in a nearby little condo/apartment type setup. nearby like less than 100 yards. it was my fourth weekend vacation in as many weekends. we kicked off the trip […]
blue blanket 2.0.

if you are a friend of the family or a long time reader of this blog, then you know the sad tale of isaac’s blue blanket. if not, you can read in detail here. and here. the short version is: isaac had a blue blanket that he loved more than anything. like linus. it went […]
camera cupcakes.

hi. i only have one picture of my most recent cake baking adventure… i went on a little 40th birthday girls weekend for my pal jude. she’s a photographer extraordinaire. and loves tie-dye. so i made tie-dye cake (rainbow-y-ish). and little fondant cameras. (i can’t not say camera like jenna maroney). the end.
sew south (a way belated post).

a few weekends ago, i had the opportunity to attend my very first sewing retreat, in charlotte. sew south was organized by jennifer mathis of ellison lane quilts. there were fifty of us and it was a fun weekend of open sewing. eating. and classes. oh. and fun. duh. i went with 4 other folks […]
batavia easter fun.

beware. long post. isaac and john’s spring breaks overlapped a bit, right around easter weekend. so, we decided to load up and head to new york for easter in blah-tavia. we had hoped to make the drive up in one shot. we picked up ike from school at 130. which would put us there around […]
the rest of march. and beginnings of april.

ok. so. it’s been a crazy busy month. i have several blog posts that need some words added to their many pictures and then hopefully, maybe i’ll be all caught up. and then i’ll make a heartfelt, but nonetheless empty promise to do a better job blogging. and then, in another month, we’ll be in […]
life.

it’s been a little bit crazytown around here lately. i probably say that a lot. but, it’s been a long few weeks. long. anyhow… excuses. here’s some pictures. a lot of pictures. dating back to january. krispy kreme donuts with pals. birthday party for sweet caroline. my goofballs at the party. mcdonalds ice cream. goofy […]
jude’s quilt.

thanks to a sew-in for our modern quilt guild (hosted by sewingly yours) this weekend, i was finally able to finish up this quilt for my pal jude…. she picked out all of the fabrics on her very own, except for a few that i threw in that i knew she’d been ogling. we settled […]