It feels so nice to check off a major item on my to-do list – new carpet and base boards in the baby room/office. I couldn’t have done it without my mom’s help. She played with Bea all week while I worked on the carpet. The carpet that was there when we moved in was…

Bea is soon going to be 11 months old. I thought it was time to make a list of what she’s up to lately. – She seems really close to walking. She’s really good at walking sideways, supported by the couch, the kitchen cupboards, the coffee table, etc. Her little steps are adorable – she…

Hmmm how did the conversation start? Oh right – Brian gave me a bracelet for Christmas. He bought it at the Jewelry store near our house. The one where I always peak in the window at the pretty jewelry while waiting for the light to change. He was telling me how picking out the bracelet…

Have you seen the stickers on the Chiquita bananas in your store? The ones with all the catchy phrases? It makes grocery shopping fun when I have to hunt down a sticker that I don’t have. Then when I get home I put the new sticker on the inside of a cupboard door in the…