… on the couch going down a rabbit hole of old photos. Their cheeks are so much pudgier. Sigh.

Here are some photos that Brian has sent me over the last 10 days or so. As I mentioned he has gone from Tokyo to Dubai to Hamburg and now Boston (no pictures from Boston). Now we need him back home.

I found this great free printable calendar – The Calendar of Ridiculous Holidays. Today is pie day and it’s a perfect excuse to make a celebration. A way to brighten a blah winter day like today.  We actually started our pie celebration last night. We shared some chocolate pie with Bea’s best friend. And tonight…

I was inspired, by this wonderful book, to make a painting of my home. The book is called Home and it’s written and illustrated by Carson Ellis.  Maybe I’ll do some more painting this winter – on paper, not walls.

So we are starting down the path to a kitchen renovation. Yippeee ad Yikes too! Last weekend I dragged Brian and the girls to some showrooms to look at sinks and faucets and stuff like that. The girls found a pink bathtub in the sale room at the back of one store. What’s with the…

Bea made a pack of four and the bargain price is $5.00.

It’s quiet around here. We’re back to our routine. We got a bit of snow and I did my first shoveling of the year this morning. I’m enjoying the sun when it comes out—lighting candles and making fires when it’s not out. I’ve been spending lots of time thinking about our kitchen. We are probably going to…

Saying good-bye to Christmas—putting away all the decorations—getting back to routines—it’s depressing. I had to buy some grocery store flowers to cheer myself up.

Brian and I went to Boston for a few days to start our 2016 off without the kiddos. Mom and Jennifer entertained the girls while we had a nice time walking around the city and eating some yummy meals.  We felt at home. Our hotel was on Chestnut Street – just like our real home is…