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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
whirlwind visit with the jacksons.
in late october, we had a surprise and very whirlwind visit from our road life friends, the jacksons, when they found themselves with some extra time while passing through the area on a long stretch of travel from the northeast to florida. i had already made plans to take a hike to hanging rock that […]
are you tired of coneflowers yet?
because i am not. these will be the last two coneflower themed projects for a bit. but i make no promises for next spring or so. i lied. i make a promise. there’s more coming in spring. 🙂 anyways. i wanted to make an epic bday gift for my pal heather’s birthday. so, i stealthily […]
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 […]
july of 2024 miscellany and things.
we arrrived home in ws/nc, from our slightly too long michigan trip, on july third. just in time for the dog days of summer. after spending all of june complaining about not bringing enough cold weather clothes and bundling up for all of our excursions, you’d think we wouldn’t complain, but man, it was hot. […]
madison, wisconsin.
a few years back, on our epic last hurrah summer road trip, we camped so so close to madison, wisconsin. but, the timing of our travels and plans and reservations didn’t leave us any time to actually explore the city. this time, though, we made it happen. but first. on our way into town. a […]