Is that 4 posts in 2 days? Could my life really be that exciting?

– Let your child pull CDs from the shelf by the fistfull so you can load some laundry into the washer – Let your toddler root around in the fridge for 5 minute so you can cut up some cheese and grapes and get her snack ready in peace – Let your daughter throw feminine…

I keep forgetting to share with you the fact that we are famous. I submitted my calendar girl idea to the Apartment Therapy web site. Apartment Therapy is a web site that showcases everything new and interesting in home design and home products. Their kid’s division is called Ohdeedoh. Here’s the link to our moment…

We haven’t been doing much so far this week but I thought I’d better post some Bea photos before her fans start an uprising. We’ve been taking it easy because she has a bit if a cold. These are the best photos I have that don’t include her yucky running nose. This morning we helped…

“Afraid of color? That’s like being afraid of feeling happy.” Last week I bought this little container of Lilly of the Valley. I used to have a bed of Lily of the Valley at our house in Midland. They were right outside our bedroom window. Oh how I miss waking up on a lazy Saturday…

“Happiness is wanting what you have, not having what you want.” Sitting here trying to will myself to want the snowflakes that have just appeared outside our window and not want things that I don’t have.

Making monkey faces: Picking your nose: Practicing your wave: Hugging: Wow our weekend with Grandpa and Gramma C. has flown by. Celebrating Grandpa’s birthday, going out to eat, visiting the Art Institute, Seeing the Chicago river dyed green and eating way too many of Gramma’s peanut butter cookies. Now we need a nap!

Ah, after three feverish, fussy days Bea is feeling better. It was nice and warm out so we put on her shoes and went outside… Then she ate dirt.

“Life is always better when you’re waiting for something to grow or something to hatch.” Charlotte, from Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White) We are eagerly waiting spring. Today it’s supposed to be close to 50 degrees out. Bea has been a little feverish so we are skipping the gym and going for a walk out by…