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linus 2.0 and making my kids like the things i like.
first, some background info: isaac had a favorite blanket. we never left home without it. he couldn’t sleep without it. we worried about what would ever happen if it were misplaced. we scoured the internet for backup blankets. we asked my gramma, who bought it for him in the first place, if she could rustle […]
some thriftery
i’m pretty excited about a number of recent thrift store/consignment sale finds. bear with me. or is it bare? whatever. i scored this bumblebee (minus a hand) at a consignment sale for $2. ike was thrilled. it makes noises and sings the transformers theme song. i knew the missing hand wouldn’t be an issue since […]
dragon girl
There’s no way I could wait until Halloween to unveil annas costume. I picked it up this morning at a consignment sale for $3!
great wolf lodge getaway
on wednesday night, derek surprised me and the lid kids with a getaway to great wolf lodge in concord (charlotte). i was quite nervous at first, since isaac barely likes the pool. or, hates the pool. same thing. and anna is still quite small for water slides and the like. but, we had some backup […]
schroeder farewell cupcakes
we attended a little farewell party for our good friends mike and carlye who are moving to Kansas city in a few days or weeks or some such short time frame. Rather than make my typical box cake with buttercream and a stupid fondant decoration, I decided to offer more grownup options… Chocolate chip cookie […]
(new) word press iphone app. take one.
I’ve been having a bit of trouble with my wordpress iPhone app. And by “a bit” I mean “a lot”. For a very long time, it crashed uncontrollably. They made a few changes which complicated everything and it still crashed all the time. Then, I couldn’t login, even though I was certain I had the […]
m.i.a.
wow. it’s been awhile since my last entry. sorry. i have no great excuse. after our trip to ny, jake returned with us. he was here for two weeks. we had a lot of fun. he and isaac played hours upon hours of video games. during gaming breaks, they wrestled. or played transformers. jake is […]
batavia trip randomness
here are some random shots of our last few days in ny. shucking corn. eating raw corn. post swim boat ride. we went to “friday night in the square”… the square being jackson square (which i never knew existed – how is that possible?). the event was live music. the night’s theme: italian and latin!! […]