It’s spring break. Brian is gone to Japan all week. Bea’s best friend is out of town. I’ve been trying to think of fun things to do besides sitting around watching My Little Pony all day long. I ordered this bubble maker and it was a hit. Fun! Also, I cracked an egg for french…

We got 3 inches of snow today, but that’s OK – Spring has arrived inside our house.

Last week we went to the beach to watch the sun come up one morning. When Brian is gone all week our time goes much better if I come up with little diversions. I rolled the girls out of bed and into the car and we drove over to the beach. We are so lucky…

Ah what a relief to know we’ve made it through the winter. All the snow has melted in our yard and the kids have been playing outside so much! I can hear them out there now with Bea’s friend Mabel – just doing what kids are meant to do. I am thinking about my garden. I have…

She had a birthday party here: I made a cake: She invited the girls from her class: Here’s the invitation: I made pom pom hats for each girl: We sang happy birthday (apparently it’s a thing to say cha cha cha after every line of the happy birthday song… if you’re a second grader): And…

Brian had an important meeting in California this week. But it wasn’t all work, he got to go for a bike ride too.

There’s a used furniture store west of Chicago called Jubilee Furniture. I heard about it on a blog and I’ve been meaning to go there for years. So Claire and I, suffering from cabin fever, decided to drive there last week. And look what I found – a sweet cabinet to replace the green one we…