My family and I are just getting back into the swing of things after a big wonderful wedding weekend (such big adventures can be tiring for tiny boys!). Upon returning home we ate some lazy meals, watched a movie or two, went hunting for our camera (we left it at my parents house), and got [...]
February 19, 2007
Just one dollar (two for both of us) bought an afternoon of summertime, canaries and orange trees.
(thanks for the suggestion, Bri)
Today, Reed took an honest to goodness nap. A real nap. A nap longer than half an hour. A nap at home. Not in the car. Not on a walk. A nap outside of my arms. Off the rocking chair. Just him sleeping. On his own. Two (two!) hours.
I made a pot of tea and [...]
February 12, 2007
It’s official. I am engaged to Adam Lloyd Whitlock: owner of my favourite smile. I am super excited.
A lot of people are a bit confused about why it’s so fast. I don’t have any superb, dynamic reason to give them them, I just know that I’m not confused about it. [...]
Today is snowy. Not December snowy: the sort of snow that makes you want to strap on a snowsuit and jump and run and roll in it. It is February snowy: the sort of snow that you want to watch from the warm side of the window with some cinnamon rolls in the oven. It [...]
Tonight I made oeufs en meurette while drinking wine. Its amazing how delicious eggs on toast can be when you add wine. The experience reminded me why I put number 63 on the list: wine has a way of bringing out joy in food and friends and life. And nothing makes me want to drink [...]
Reed doesn’t take to napping easily. He would rather look around and smile and play until he is severely overtired and grumpy. Getting him to sleep can be amusing, stressful, funny, frustrating, meditative, sweet, restful, and any combination thereof.
So, I have taken to drinking a calming herbal tea I learned to make from this book [...]
So, the lentils I tried sprouting never really sprouted. They just got fatter and fatter and fatter for two weeks and then were relocated to the compost pile. I don’t know if the lentils were old and dead or if it was too cold. I suspect the former. And the dress I bought was only [...]
The library is at its best when the sun is just beginning to set and the houses aren’t quite sure whether or not to turn on their lights. It is busy there, quiet and busy with kids home from school and adults home from work. People aren’t lingering, they are moving and making nice noises: [...]
95% of the time I love being a mom. I mean, the entire act of motherhood. I love Reed’s face in the morning. I love watching him get stronger and bigger and wiser. I love watching him watch the world. I even love the less shiny things: rocking back and forth with him as he [...]