Category Archives: Life

I used to see the kitchen as a place to cook, a place to eat, and a place (occasionally) to clean. Somewhere to store all the hundreds of kitchen gadgets I have accumulated. A place to look for something tasty … Continue reading →

If you, like me, have a desire to see a little snow (what little we had here completely melted today) then take a look at these fancy looking snowflakes. If you’ve got some paper, scissors, tape, staples, and time (these … Continue reading →

My piano, long awaited and often dreamed of, has arrived! No, it’s not a name brand, and no, it isn’t worth a million dollars, but it is mine, it’s here, it’s beautiful, and (did I mention?) it’s HERE – in … Continue reading →

Years ago I received, as a gift, a silk scarf from Italy. And it has made a lovely addition to the top shelf of my closet, as I haven’t known what to do with it, being the fashion dummy that … Continue reading →

So after all our looking around for a piano, we finally found one we thought we’d be happy with. And we bought it. It fit all the bills – Kimball needed a decent sized baby grand (over 5’5"), with a … Continue reading →

One of the things I have missed the most since we moved is playing my piano. We sold our old piano a few months before moving, after deciding that it would cost just as much to pay to have it … Continue reading →

Little children are intelligent, more so than you may realize. It simply amazes me how much they learn and pick up simply by (seemingly) only being in the room while something is going on, whether they appear to be paying … Continue reading →

So I’ve been hearing all about this thing called YouTube lately, mostly from conversations at my parents’ house (conversations I listened politely to as I had NO idea what they were talking about – yes, I live a sheltered life). … Continue reading →

So our church had a party the other night – a Trunk-or-Treat/Chili Cook-off. Needless to say we took the kids, who enjoyed the candy immensely (except the baby who has yet to taste candy), and we also took some chili. … Continue reading →

As part of my job of Mother and Primary Care-Giver to three adorable children, I’ve had plenty of opportunity to change diapers over the past nearly five years. Some days this is less fun than others (as you can probably … Continue reading →