New Year’s Eve was fun before I had kids, like when I rang in the new year in New Orleans wearing a formal dress and being entertained by a 12 piece jazz band. That was a blast! It was a different life then and I’m not even going to bother trying to remember what year […]
Archives for December 2011
Nursing in public doesn’t have to be a BIG deal
Incase you have not heard by now, hundreds of moms made national and local news on December 28 partaking in a national nurse-in at more than 30 Target stores across the United States. It was organized through the Facebook group, “Target Nurse-In,” and it was started by Michelle Hickman in Houston, Texas after she was […]
Goodbye Swagger Wagon, Hello Peace Cruiser
On Christmas day we could have been the hottest new advertisement selling Honda minivans. Who needs tricked out reversible seats when you just take them out so your dog can ride first class? For years we traveled with our old dog Blair, who we had to put down last month. Waiting in the ranks was […]
Meet our wool eating, wood chomping organic dog that is in need of a few good sheep to herd
During the last night of old dog Blair’s life I sat on the floor helping him get water and soothing him with pats on the head, while our young dog Lulu got her first bout of freedom sleeping without being locked in her crate. While sitting with Blair, Lulu nuzzled up to me with her cute little […]
Snapshots from the making of a merry Christmas
I hope everyone had a merry, merry Christmas! After presents were opened we had a pancake breakfast, packed up and hit the road to Georgia where we visited with family. We are back now, and I’m here to tell you all about it. Below are some snapshots into our last minute makings from Christmas Eve […]
Santa lightened his load and a lesson was learned
For the past, oh three years, I’ve been trying to clean out my basement that is a land of misfit toys and activities. It’s where the loud, battery operated, messy, and too-big-for-our-living-room toys go to live. Every time I get motivated to weed out just one tiny space down there, I’m reminded of how difficult it […]
These days it’s about downtime and doing less
These days, this week, in what could be a furry of doing before the big day – we are doing as little as we can. The rain has brought all of us to a slowdown on this late (now yesterday) afternoon. I am enjoying a mama’s treat of a coffee and Baileys (again) while the girls quietly play school, […]
The joy of spending one-on-one time with my girls
Last night was night one of two, where I took one girl ice skating downtown at our Holidays on Ice outdoor ice skating rink. Tonight will be part two in the making, with my oldest daughter getting her turn at an outing with just mom. I must say, Knoxville does it up right during Christmastime. […]
Upcycled canisters and gifts from a special reader
My girls were lucky yesterday to be gifted an upcycled can of homemade and local goodies, from a friend and local blog reader. In it were some nice ideas I want to share. I don’t exactly know where the canisters came from, but they are the cardboard variety with a metal rim on the top […]
Behind these old window :: My office space
Behind These Old Windows is a series I do here, from time-to-time, to share repurposed and handmade ideas while decorating around the house. We live in a 90 year-old house with huge windows and the original wavy glass. They fill every room with character and inspiration. My office sits in a big black armoire right smack in […]