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Because West Side Story isn’t enough of a challenge (you know I’m kidding, right?) I agreed to play in the orchestra for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for another school. I had never seen or heard this show before last week, so I got the soundtrack from the library and netflixed the movie. I [...]
We took Carrie to Build-A-Bear on Saturday. Her great-grandparents had all given her some cash for Valentine’s Day, so we decided to splurge on something we wouldn’t normally spend money on for her. She loved it! She had a really hard time deciding which animal to make, but wound up choosing…wait, you should really try [...]
We bought a new bedroom floor yesterday. It’s sitting in 10 very heavy boxes in our guest bedroom at the moment, and will be for a few more weeks, but it was on sale this month so we decided to get it early. It’s bamboo. It’s gorgeous. I cannot wait to install it! That new [...]
Dear Carolyn, Another month, another bunch of new things you’ve been doing. You’re considering whether or not you really need to nap – which means I’m considering whether or not to go back to work. Just kidding! It’s just that days when you declare “I awake and ready to start my day!” and don’t nap? [...]
Want to see my two latest finished objects? On the left, a Klein bottle hat which I knit for my brother for his birthday. (Which was last month, but as he’s been away at school this was the first time I’ve seen him since Christmas break.) On the right, a cute bunny blanket buddy which [...]
What do you do when you’re snowed in (sort of) on Valentine’s Day? Make heart-shaped cookies with pink frosting and lots of sprinkles, of course! (Preferably while still in your pajamas. Because why bother getting dressed on a snow day?) Carrie has become a fabulous cookie maker. Look: She rolled out the dough… And cut [...]
We’ve been slowly but surely getting rid of the clutter in our house. During the week Denis took off between jobs we made a huge dent in the amount of stuff that was packed into every crevice in the basement. Since then I’ve been randomly cleaning out kitchen cabinets and drawers. It’s actually starting to [...]
It’s 14°F outside right now. So, can anyone tell me why exactly it would be that instead of having nice, fuzzy, warm slippers, Target would have their shoe department stocked with flip-flops?!? I need new slippers. I don’t expect that I’ll have a need for flip-flops for at least another 4 months. And when I [...]
I’m probably the last knitting blogger in the world to try knitting the pomatomus socks from Knitty. But, really, what else could this mostly blue (but with a tiny hint of teal) sock yarn become? I’m still trying to decide whether I love the striping effect, but since it’s relatively subtle I think it will [...]