Month: April 2009

  • Making mussins (muffins) with Daddy is serious business.

  • I stumbled upon a photo of my chair on a blog and I decided to learn more about it. Here’s the chair I have – only my real chair is in storage in my mom and dad-in-law’s basement – and it looks a little more beat up than this one.  I learned that the chair…

  • We tiptoed through the mud to see the new pigs and lambs at our nearby farm. Bea has trouble pronouncing F so it’s a “harm” according to her. Look at those curley pig tails don’t they make you smile. We also spent this rainy Sunday counting the number of times Bea asked “what are doing mommy?” We…

  • It seems like it has turned from winter to summer overnight. We’ve been running around in our bare feet and we had our first outside dinner of the year. Ahhh – feels good!

  • I adore the clothes that Jenny at Wiksten-Made designs so when I saw that she created a pattern for Stitch Magazine I had to have it. I love that it’s called the Tulip Skirt – perfect for making on a rainy April day. Brian has been out of town so, as usual, I’ve been staying…

  • This is Bea having breakfast after a restless night. Get out the comb Mommy.

  • We drove up to the botanic garden today. Aaaah – finally a warm day and some real signs of spring. 

  • I’ve been meaning to try this bloggers pattern for a Kidlet. She describes it as a wall pocket, tidy tote. I think I will use heavier interfacing if I do it again. The patchwork pocket was the funnest part.

  • Ice Cream for a very tired girl: Coloring Easter Eggs: Some sort of inside joke between Bea and Grandpa: Blueberry Pie that tasted like July: Lots of Grandma cuddles: