after our long and blah rainy first day, we loaded up the kids on day two and headed to the south carolina aquarium. isaac thought it was cool. Hazel thought everything was totally amazing. and Anna was meh. model eagles nest. to scale. cool fish. Hazel ran from exhibit to exhibit, shrieking with […]
first official post from the road.
we embarked yesterday. our original plan was to leave tomorrow, but a massive winter storm was in the forecast, so we pushed the date up, and the stress level up, and left two days ahead of schedule. the kids settled in nicely and enjoyed the ride. mostly. we stopped near Charlotte, to gas up and […]
a winter time finish
before there was any talk of epic road trips, i had made plans with derek’s mom to make her a winter quilt after i successfully completed holiday sewing. she ordered a bunch of fabric and found a quilt they both liked and i got to work… this sucker is from a quilt kit and line […]
december stuff.
i’m trying to pretend that it’s not already mid-january as i post the happenings of december. well, the happenings that aren’t cool hikes, christmas, super sick babies, sewing, abandoning our dog, or buying an rv. so, here’s what our december looked like when those other things weren’t happening. firstly, hazel had to move out of […]
goodbye lucy. :(
so. even though we are megasuperexcited about the upcoming rv adventure, there was one really sad consequence to the decision. we had to give up our beloved canine (and sometimes hated chicken murderer). we went back and forth about what to do. she is 12 years old. and life on the road could be hard. […]
the lidbom rambling roadshow.
i made the big announcement on facebook and instagram. so, i guess a post is in order. we are selling everything. or mostly everything. including our house. and loading into a class c rv. and taking this crazy show on the road. like i said in my fb and insta, we are either super adventurous. […]
christmasses.
every year, we an early christmas at derek’s parent’s house (swedish christmas), where we eat some meatballs and exchange gifts with that side of the fam. then, there’s obviously regular christmas, where we give our kids a crapload of crap. these are their stories. for swedish christmas, the grandkids sit at the kiddie table, in […]
adventures in misdiagnosis.
ugh. on the monday before christmas, hazel had a fever. we gave her some ibuprofen. and crossed our fingers that whatever it was would be easy, quick and not contagious. before she went to bed, her fever had come down and we thought it was just a fluke. hahahah. then, at 1:30 am, there was […]
pilot mountain hike.
a couple of weeks ago, as part of our “homeschool”, on a particularly beautiful december day in north carolina, i loaded up the three lid kids for a quick hike around pilot mountain. we packed some snacks, toys and art supplies and were on our way. we were so excited to see pilot mountain rise […]
some christmas sewing…
i have managed to eek out a few christmas sewing projects this year. barely. some placemats for derek’s mom. i scored the fabric on clearnce, last year after christmas, with her in mind. then, i forgot all about it. until i pulled out my christmas fabrics and it was all staring back at me. some […]