with the school calendar moved up a bit, april has gotten a little bit busier. it used to be the calm before the storm, complete with a bit of spring break crammed in there. but now all of the end of year stuff really starts gearing up. and, there was literally one day off from […]
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easter twentytwentyfiver.
we hosted the easter festivities at our (stupid new house) again this year. which was obviously just my big fat excuse to make one million easter themed treats and sweets. despite plans to make two cakes and decorate sugar cookies with the girls, i decided it would be necessary to also make massive brown butter […]
febz blog. in a timely fashion.
whereas january felt like it was seven months long, i blinked and february was gone. our february this year was pretty darn uneventful. outside of my stone mountain hike, all of the happenings of february qualify for this “monthly recap post” if that tells you anything about the excitement level over here. still mostly rolling […]
a very cold and snowy january.
since we have been back living in winston-salem, we have had really mild winters, and haven’t had any snowy weather to speak of. well, this year, at the very end of christmas break, right when i really would have preferred everyone go back to school, the snow finally came. several times even. it was sort […]
isaaczilla is a legal adult.
whelp. we made it. seems like yesterday that this guy came rip roaring into our lives. and now, he’s legally an adult. it’s been a wild ride. a lot of highs and a lot of lows. but, we seem to be cruising into a good place and i just might have churned out a decent […]
december (and 2024) wrap up.
december was incredibly busy. decembers and mays always are. here’s the haps between and around the birthdays and holiday events. kicked things off with a literal $997 trip to costco. mostly for baking items for the impending cookie mayhem (and anna’s weekly cookie mayhem), but also grabbed several gifts and some other expensive items (meat!). […]
actually christmas.
ok. i lied. actually christmas celebrations. like not christmas adjacent. cookie or gingerbread houses. a few days before dec 25 calendar christmas, there was the grandlidbom swedish christmas. which i documented very poorly this year. i literally only have these three pics. hazel and her selections from the buffet. ha. ruby, in all of her […]
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 […]
thanksgiving in batavia.
since we didn’t make it to ny all summer, we decided to head up for thanksgiving this year. when we homeschooled and then in covid and then when the schools gave a whole week for thanksgiving, it was a lot easier. but with kids in activities and work and my school, it was a little […]
happy birthday to me. camping/hiking edition.
my little rest and relax trip to virginia over fall break reminded me how much i need some camping/hiking/outdoor/alone time built into my schedule. so, for my birthday weekend, i snagged a campsite at hanging rock, then proceeded to get way ahead on my school work so i could properly enjoy the downtime, and then […]