Well, David and I talked about it and we cancelled Ellie’s doctor’s appointment because she seems just fine this morning!  Whew!

So, school is cancelled today, there’s a weird mix of rain/ice/snow coming down here.  Usually I don’t like it when school is cancelled, but I have to take Ellie to the doctor this morning so I would have had to have missed work anyway.  Poor little Ellie has a UTI!  I filled her full of [...]

I woke up this morning surrounded by my loving family – what a wonderful start to the day!  Killy snuggled up to me, hugged me, and said, “I love you so much, I never want to pick another Mom.”  That is probably one of the nicest Valentine’s Day presents I’ve ever had!
In a few minutes [...]

On Saturday we went to Grandmommy and Pop-Pop’s house to celebrate the Lunar New Year.  It was so much fun!  We had Chinese food, Grandmommy made dolls and masks for the kids, and the kids were very excited to each receive a dollar.  I even had Asian-style outfits for them, though I won’t claim that [...]

Mother Earth News posted a recipe for bread, and I’ve been using it almost every day.  I varried it just a little bit, but here goes:
6 cups warm water
3 tbsp yeast
3 tbsp salt
6 cups whole wheat flour
7 cups bread flour
Dissolve yeast and sugar into water, stir in flours.  The dough will be very wet!  Cover [...]

My friend, Amy, asked me if I could make a quilt for her baby boy that will be arriving this spring.  She wanted a quilt that looked like this:
And this is what I made:

Its not exactly like the inspiration-picture, but I think I did succeed in capturing the feel of it.  I really enjoyed [...]

Ellie woke up SCREAMING last night: “My dinosaur died!  It bleed and it bleed and it bleed and it died because it bleed!”