Me [coming into the kitchen after putting Grace to bed] “Oh honey! The kitchen looks wonderful! Thank you for all the cleaning up you did!” DH: “Well, this *is* your office, and you don’t have a janitorial service that comes and cleans it out like I do at work, so I thought I’d do it … [Read more…]
Steampunking. In a nutshell, it’s taking everyday gadgets and, for want of a better term, “Jules Verne-ing” them up so they look like a fusion of modern technology and Victorian England. This is a fun blog that covers all sorts of incredible design ideas. Since we seem to decorate with lamps and clocks around here, … [Read more…]
My husband is my hero. Truly. My kids are wonderful, and I do consider it a joy to teach them at home, but that doesn’t mean our days are stress-free, or that everything is all love, joy, peace, and a whole mess o’ sparkles. Like most families, we had been having some problems lately. The … [Read more…]
My husband bought me an “I’m sorry you had to do so much laundry today” rose.
There are a lot of things in this world that gross me out, and many things that I’d rather avoid… but there is one thing in this world that will reduce me to a crying, sniveling mess every time — a roach. I’m a good mom… a mighty fine mom, in fact, and I have … [Read more…]