march was really quite boring around here. aside from a solo camping trip for me and a trip to nyc for derek and anna, the rest of the month was just standard mundane life. maybe even less exciting than that. first of all, i know this to be true, because about half of my camera […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
v. uneventful august.

if it seemed like the summer was whirlwind, stuffed full of vacations and adventures, you’re not mistaken. it was made even more hectic, because the school calendar was moved forward by about two weeks this year, so the kiddos were back at it in early august. not crazy about it, but come next may, we […]