You don’t really know what it means to be a mother until you try it. Being a mother means that your needs come last. It means that every day you are exhausted from simply hefting your little one, from reasoning with her, from answer questions such as, “Wa’are doing?” up to sixty-two times in a…

That’s what Bea said when we asked her where we went… “we went to the gardener”.  Grandpa and Grandma C. visited this weekend and we enjoyed a beautiful fresh and colorful spring walk at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Doug took some of these photos – the good ones.

It makes me so happy to be part of the club that gets appreciated on this day. And I know it’s trite but I have to say that the longer I am a mother the more I appreciate mine. Here are some photos of mommies and their babies that I found irresistible.  I found the…

I found this cute card to leave for your husband.  The older I get the more I feel like just asking for what I want from Brian. Ooooh – that didn’t sound nice. It’s not that he hasn’t gotten me many, many nice thoughtful gifts over the years. I guess it’s just that he already provides me…

I found a super easy recipe that’s great for using up ripe bananas. It’s called Banana Bread Pie – it comes out gooey on the inside with some yummy brown caramelization around the edges. The recipe said it’s good with some vanilla ice cream – but we discovered last night that butter pecan ice cream…

I love church rummage sales. I love the old people that are eager to smile and help. I love the ladies with their crumpled packing materials and their PAID stickers and their well used cash boxes. I love that I can spend $28.50 and come away with things that make me so happy. Things like…

Have you heard of Betsy McCall? She’s a paper doll from McCall’s Magazine. She was introduced in 1951 and was created by different illustrators all the way through to 1961. I think Bea is a little young for this, but in the future I am so excited to print out a bunch of these so…

Bea has been baking Play Doh birthday cakes and singing Happy Birthday to Jenna lately.