So how was your holiday? It went by fast. Again. It seems to surprise me every year that with all of the preparations that go into it, the event is over in must minutes. When you have an 8-year-old, that is! He got himself out of bed at 5:13 a.m. […]
Homemade gift-ness
This took place a couple of weeks ago, but we’re going to be moving on to the edible version today. Hopefully! I used Pinterest to put together a craft board for Devin to look through and choose. These salt dough ornaments looked like they might be fun. And they were! […]
the new addition
It’s been three months since we said goodbye to Lucy. I knew we’d always want another feline companion. My plan was to start checking out some of the cats at the local rescues who might be a good fit for our family. But neither Maggie nor Lucy came into our […]
pineapple smoothie
What? You don’t think this looks like a pineapple smoothie? Ingredients: pineapple chunks, pineapple juice, Chobani pineapple yogurt and some ice. Oh, and some spinach too. Pretty much every smoothie I make these days includes spinach. I hesitated slightly on this one, knowing I’d lose the golden color, but it’s […]
Phoning it in
When it’s hot and sticky outside and your parents are talking about boring stuff like potty training, politics and turkey hot dogs, who wouldn’t want to settle into an adirondack chair in a shady spot with an iPhone and a buddy?
Foiled again
The other day I was looking for some dinner inspiration. And I noticed this sitting on the stack of recipes and cooking magazines that takes up most of my baker’s rack in the dining room. Luckily it was on top. Because, honestly, anything down farther in the pile tends to […]
Giraffes, guinea fowl, grandma and gooey* clay creations
Round these parts, Binder Park Zoo is pretty exciting. It’s the only place where you can get really, really close to very long, black giraffe tongues. What eight-year-old wouldn’t love that? So on my day off last week, Devin and I made a pitstop in Kalamazoo to pick up Grandma […]
Lagging a little behind…Father’s Day weekend: Sunday
The Sunday of Father’s Day weekend was all about relaxation and spending some more time with K & C. We headed downtown to the Blue Bridge to put our chalk skills to work before hitting Local Mocha for smoothies.
Father’s Day weekend: Saturday
Saturday consisted of a lot of housework — and a lot of water balloons! While Scott was at the gym, the kid and I filled up more than 30 balloons with plans to ambush him when he got home. But we got distracted and the father in question stayed dry. […]
Father’s Day weekend: Friday
We were a busy little family over Father’s Day weekend. And I was actually in a pretty zen place with my camera. Meaning I actually used it. My, oh, my. So I’ll start with Friday, shall I? Scott actually caught whiff of an event that I was unaware of. The […]
