last saturday. isaac lidbom turned. eight. eight. EIGHT. how did this happen? anyhooo… we took some obligatory chalkboard pics of the boy as he entered into his ninth year on the planet… first, one by himself. all proud. then, anna joined in the fun. except she wasn’t feeling it was so fun to have all […]
feather quilt
once upon a time, i bought a quarter yard bundle of field study. i made a big patchwork quilt with some of it. and the rest sat and sat. then, i had a baby and all things quilty were on hold. then, one day, last february, i emerged from the newborn fog and began to […]
a quilt for derek.
i’ve never made a quilt for derek. poor neglected husband. so this year, for christmas, i put an end to the streak. and made him this: when i saw the modern neutrals at sewingly yours, i knew they would make a perfect manly quilt. the small prints were perfect for a scrappy trip along. so […]
christmas sewing commissionzzzz
quick post. made a few items for other people to give as christmas gifts. first up. a set of four nifty little mug rugs for derek’s parents to give to their friend. she’s a “what do you get for the person who has everything” kind of person, so they figured they couldn’t go wrong with […]
new year happenings.
i left off with my parents leaving town on new years eve. they woke isaac to say goodbye, per his request. they did NOT wake anna, per her request. and hazel didn’t notice anything different. but after the whirlwind of end of school, sick kids, christmas and then my parents here for five days, we […]
2015.
twenty fifteen. i have high hopes. twenty fourteen sucked. it was a long and hard year. nothing major. so i shouldn’t complain. just a tough time with the kiddos. and friendships. and motivation. so. in 2015. i hope to get motivated. and get healthy. and be a better mom. and move on. and that’s that.
the week between christmas and new years.
like last year, my parents drove through the night on christmas and arrived on our doorstep in the wee hours of the morning. actually, they carefully and quietly snuck in and we even know they’d arrived. the big kids woke up and were super excited. not so for hazel. she was skeptical. it took her […]
christmas day. twenty fourteen.
finally. christmas day is here. (i actually think i took this pic christmas eve, but whatevs). the tree survived. if you’ll note, there’s no ornaments in the bottom third and the lights and garland are slightly askew. and the presents are ready to go… the kids did a great job of not coming down at […]
belated christmas season post.
man oh man, am i ever behind on blogging. i was going to make one giant post with all that’s happened since december 15th or so. but after i selected 32 pictures and was only at christmas day, i decided to break it up into chunks. the first installment covers the time between my last […]
december. the first half.
december. so busy. we kicked it off this year with a park playdate on a beautiful day. hazel is currently in full wrecker mode. she prowls around the house, looking for opportunities. her favorite go-to’s is the book shelf. she is fast. and stealthy. went up to check on kids the other night before bedtime. […]