Over the weekend, we gathered with a couple of friend families and had a make-your-own-pizza dinner party. Nothing fancy or complicated. Just make a pizza and bring it to share with the rest of the group. It was delicious. My stomach filled up much too fast for my liking. Thai, taco, Hawaiian along with the… Read More
September is a popular birthday month. Supposedly the most populous birthday of the year, in the US at least, is September 16th. None of my or MJ’s immediate family have birthdays in this month but we have plenty of extended family and friends whose special day falls around this time. Do you have a birthday… Read More
Just last week, the children’s 12 month and four year pictures were at last checked off my to-do list as done. It’s so belated for a list of reasons, with the heat this summer as number one. The other main hiccup in getting it done was that Sweet J has had scuff marks, bruises and… Read More
Sweet J’s first year book is at last checked off my to-do list! And it was only completable after I took his 12 month photos, which was belatedly accomplished just last week. Better late than never, right?! All the photo work got me thinking. I hope I’m not the only one who struggles with how… Read More
Once in a Michael’s store, I found $1 notebooks and I bought a bunch. I had visions of covering them with beautiful paper but after a couple of failed attempts in gluing and pressing and dealing with warping which led to more pressing, I dropped the idea and the notebooks just sat. Garish and unused.… Read More