No more rummage sales for me these days. I am all about the estate sale. I used to be intimidated by estate sales – maybe it’s the word estate that made it seem too fancy. Really it’s a bit sad rooting around in some older persons home. But then I seem to find the best…

– Do you ever make a recipe (cookies in this case) and when it doesn’t turn out at all like the picture in the recipe book you feel grumpy. And the only way to get sooth your disappointment and get rid of the offending baked goods is to EAT THEM ALL. I’m exagerating only a…

Bea has more birthday parties to go to. She has fun and I like to make little bags like this. I get to use up scraps of fabric and I don’t have to go to the store and spend $$$. I should probably get smart and just make twelve at a time. I hope the…

Claire got a nasty bruise and scrape on her face yesterday… again. This is the fourth time she’s fallen (or been dumped) on her head. This time she had a bloody nose too. She’s tough and she didn’t cry much, but it still freaked me out. All she did was trip and fall on our…

The weather has been summery and our backyard smells of lilacs and lily of the valley. We’ve been hanging out in the backyard until it’s time for the girls to go to bed. I’ve felt so relaxed. I took about 60 photos of the girls sharing the swing tonight. Sometimes there is a special moment…

Over the weekend we had a house full of grandmas. Great grandma Dice, my mom, aunt Garlene and aunt Lana all drove over to see us and it was so nice! We spent one day in Chicago doing some touristy stuff and the next day we went to the botanic garden and saw a beautiful…

I have some very important visitors coming this weekend. I’m beyond excited. I hope these flowers last for their visit.

Our big old elm tree was removed today. What a big job and what skill those tree guys have – I was amazed. Here are a couple bad photos from my phone: They worked a long day yesterday just removing branches. Today they started by taking down chunks of the trunk. They used a pulley…

This week went quickly for me. It finally warmed up and we saw the sun. I think the girls have been sleeping well after getting lots of fresh air during the day. I hosted a little birthday party for Claire this week. I wanted to keep it low key so we just invited her friends…