This project has been living in my head ever since we bought our San Diego house. Actually seeing it to fruition has been like getting that superhuman energy boost after you kick a bad cold. A few years ago my cousin and favorite shopping buddy Karen and I were strolling through a fancy home decor […]
[Continue reading...]Hair cut
February 25, 2011
You may have noticed from the pictures around here lately that I may have let my little guy’s hair get a little on the shaggy side. Maybe. I can’t help it, from the time he was a tiny crazy mohawk growing dude, his hair has been one of his most irresistible features. Whenever people meet […]
[Continue reading...]Even more framing
February 24, 2011
Before I leave the framing discussion behind for good, I should probably show off these last few additions. For some reason my studio ended up having the most artwork of anywhere in my house, so I really wasn’t planning on adding more right now, despite the glorious abundance of wall space in here. But then […]
[Continue reading...]2011 Year of Pleasures #8
February 23, 2011
An East Indian friend of ours gave us this present to help us through our recent bummer times. Not only is it a sweet little gift, and a thoughtful expression of support, but it means so much to me when someone reaches out with love in a way that shares something significant to them. It […]
[Continue reading...]Living Room Art Wall, Part 2
February 22, 2011
Ready for more of the tour? This is the side I’ve had for the longest. I thought I’d just weight the pictures towards one side of the wall, but I didn’t love it. And the nesting impulse was just begging for more to do, so I kept right on going all the way across. But […]
[Continue reading...]Living Room Art Wall, Part 1
February 21, 2011
I’ve been meaning to show this off for ages and ages, but, well, you know. My hopes for the adoption sent my nesting instinct off, but I was trying so hard to be careful with how I channeled it. No nursery planning, no quilt making, I had to nest over something that would work for […]
[Continue reading...]Why he’s not intellectually disabled
February 17, 2011
If there was any doubt left in me that those early tests were right and Atti is mentally disabled, here’s the proof I need that they were wrong. Atti’s a really picky eater. Despite all those years of beautifully homemade baby food, he has gone full on carb-aholic on me, and if I let him […]
[Continue reading...]2011 Year of Pleasures #7
February 16, 2011
Bear came through in a big way for Valentine’s Day this year. First, as a gift of love to console me through the tough news, he took advantage of all the pre-Valentine’s flower sales to bring me my favorites. These tulips arrived as little green pods and it’s been a joy to watch them burst. […]
[Continue reading...]I want a do-over on 2011
February 15, 2011
I think this year is out to kill me. Not even two months in and so far my cat died, my camera broke, I’ve been sick for two solid weeks with a cold/sinus infection/bronchitis, we went through lengthy testing that threatened to label my child as mentally disabled, and now what I am about to […]
[Continue reading...]Atti’s First Day of School
February 11, 2011
After our crazy jam packed weekend, following two crazy jam packed weeks of appointments, we finally reached what we had been working so hard for and Atti had his first day of school on Monday. In many ways it was a little anti-climactic. Since Atti’s going in as a Special Ed student, there’s a whole […]
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