I’ve never used the video feature on my Digital Rebel, despite having owned it for 20 months now. It has some shortcomings, but maybe with […]
birthday party time!!
My memory is as poor as ever, but I believe that this was the first ever *birthday party* that we’ve ever hosted. We’ve had Harry […]
Memorial Day Weekend in Decatur
For the first time in months, I had a weekend that truly felt like a weekend, despite having some catching up at work to do […]
quick dye jobs aren’t so good
For the past few years (2011, 2010, NOT 2009 – Year of the WHITE HOUSE EATER EGG ROLL, 2008, 2007 and certainly earlier years), we’ve […]
pinterest – evil or inspiring??
Today, despite my still feeling under the weather and our plan to get packed up for a trip (we have TAHT down to a science), […]
Happy Birthday to Me!
Thursday, my age was incremented by one. Other than the fabulous birthday wishes I received on Facebook, it was a fairly ordinary day around here. […]
a knocker downer
Our family joke when we see a house that is collapsing in on itself is that it isn’t a “fixer upper” but that it is […]
hello my name is gwyneth and i like holiday cards.
It should no longer came as any surprise to me, but I’m once again reminded of how “unhip” I am. Everyone around me is making […]
camille’s cake – 26 sep 2011
Camille celebrated her thirteenth birthday today! Claire came to the store to help us pick out dinner and a cake — Camille decided on an […]
Chloe’s Birthday Missions
At last, Chloe is nine! Sure, her birthday was almost a month ago, but she had not completed her birthday missions. Birthday missions? What are […]
Happy Birthday Chloe!
She’s now an nine year old! Dinner at her favorite restaurant (Harmony Vegetarian) with friends, her parents and her grandparents. Then home for ice cream […]
Gazoo’s Fourth Birthday
When Gazoo walked in the door and made herself at home in our house at the end of October of 2007, we had no idea […]
sparklers – 4 jul 2011
To celebrate Gazoo’s birthday and the Fourth of July, we had a party! The girls made a cake, I cut up veggies for the grill, […]
Dyeing our Eggs
The kids like them. The process is a tradition here — eggs dyed from the vegetable and spice aisles. No PAAS here. We use red […]
One Step at a Time
As you probably know, I’m not a huge fan of clutter. One way to stop the clutter from becoming an issue is, of course, to […]
pine lake egg hunt – 23 apr 2011
A chilly morning, but everyone came out in force for the Pine Lake Easter Egg Hunt! The prizes were these awesome felted eggs that Camille […]
barbara’s birthday – 28 mar 2011
Barbara pulled out photo albums at her birthday party to show Chloe …
hearts – 28 jan 2011
Some more of the Valentine’s decorations have appeared. I’m hoping that soon the V-day dish towels will make it down out of the linens’ dresser.
wreath – 27 jan 2011
Having gotten home late on Sunday and not leaving again until Saturday morning, we’ve had time this week to get caught up with things around […]