Well, the melodrama is now officially over.  It was a lot of fun and I’m really glad I participated in it again.  I’m so touched by all the family, friends, and co-workers who came to see it – thank you so much!  It made me feel very loved to see all the friendly faces out [...]

David got some good shots at the melodrama tonight – it was probably the best performance I’ve ever been a part of!  The audience was soooo into it, and it made it so much fun!

So, even though I’m biased, I think its safe to say that Ellie is a really beautiful little girl.  She asked me to put princess braids in her hair, so of course I did:

I was trying to get a nice picture of her smiling, and suddenly she pops out with the most obnoxious, teenager-y fake-smile [...]

Don’t they make a cute pair?

Erin and I opened an Etsy shop!!!  Please go check out our shop, BirnamGrove.  We have all kinds of pretty things, from purses to quilted wall hangings to jewelry:

Erin and I are both participating in the Zion Players Melodrama this year.  We had two shows this weekend and there’s another two shows next week.  Its been a lot of fun!

Its very nice to have another creative outlet in my life.  I’ve always been interested in drama but didn’t actively pursue it for a [...]

Today was Killian’s first day at public school, which means its the first day he gets to ride the school bus, the first day he buys a school lunch, the first day he’s at a school that isn’t a parent co-op… Its exciting!  I’m sure many will think I’m a bad mom, but I didn’t [...]