Since January 2012, our historic 1918 craftsman house has been undergoing major renovations inside and out. Some of it has been documented here, under the Renovations Category. Final projects are wrapping up and it’s time to start revealing the new spaces. The first completed space was the girls bathroom, shared by my three daughters ages 3, […]
Archives for October 2012
Our homemade Halloween costumes for girls
In the forth grade I tried making a costume out of two cardboard boxes to be a pair of fuzzy dice hanging from a rear view mirror with my friend Sarah. At the last minute we agreed the contraption would hinder our ability to run through her neighborhood gathering as much candy as we could […]
Being patient, when handwriting doesn’t come easy
Handwriting doesn’t come easy for my kindergarten-aged child. Therefore, when my middle girl spontaneously decided to make a card for dad last weekend – with a handwritten note – it was a monumental event! I protected her space, and her work, from her sisters. I informed my husband what she was doing so he knew […]
Montessori in action with my child who loves to learn
My oldest daughter requested a play date with her friend so they could research Elephant Seals. Honesty, I didn’t know what she was talking about at first. I did a quick search to verify there is such a thing, and thought what did our parents do before Google? She was persistent about me arranging this […]
Snapshots from the Cruze Farm Corn Maze
We had the pleasure of attending a beautiful birthday party at Cruze Farm Corn Maze Sunday. Everyone in these local parts know about the wonderful, organic milk from the Cruze Dairy Farm. And thanks to an article last month in the New York Times about buttermilk that featured Colleen Cruze of the Cruze Dairy Farm […]
My Third Baby Turned Three!
My baby girl, who I call a toddler, who is barely really a toddler anymore — is now Three! She jumps on EVERYTHING, off of everything and even attempts to jump out of the bathtub! During our recent hike up Mt. Leconte she earned the nickname Little Jumper because when walking on the trials she […]
A Simple Moment
A Simple Moment is a post that appears here every Friday. A photo I want to remember of a simple moment, with a few simple words. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link in the comment section for all to see and read. We have more than one moment this week, […]
Sew a shower curtain into a window curtain
There is a prominent, low to the ground window in the girls’ bathroom and I wanted to have a curtain that was the same as the shower curtain. The bathroom is designed for 3,6 and 8 year-old girls. I wanted a fabric that was whimsical but not little girlish, and incorporated everyone’s favorite colors. For […]
Princess and the Pea Tooth Fairy Pillow
Sunday, on the same day as my oldest daughter turned 8 – my middle girl lost her first tooth – and then her second tooth! It all happened upstairs, in the girls’ bathroom. With a big sister and a friend helping to “loosen it up,” before my middle girl pulled out her own, very first […]