Our whole family is currently fighting off what feels like the plague, and I think this might be the moment of contamination. But it was too cute to resist. Atti turned three on Saturday, so amid the rush to start school and another conference for me, we went down to visit the grandparents and have […]
[Continue reading...]2011 Year of Pleasures #6
February 8, 2011
So much to share about Atti’s birthday and first day of school, but all the words are currently plugged behind the snot occupying my brain. Today I am very grateful for the cold aisle at the pharmacy that is allowing me to drag my sorry self out of bed long enough to do what absolutely […]
[Continue reading...]Mondrian quilt in very slow progress
February 4, 2011
I’m still not feeling like working on much, but I’m trying to force myself past it. I’ve had this quilt top finished for months and sitting on top of my dresser, so I thought just getting it to the next step would be progress. It’s now back to sitting on top of my dresser, just […]
[Continue reading...]Now I’m in trouble
February 3, 2011
School hasn’t even started yet and Atti’s already making leaps in progress. Look at that little diaper booty going down the stairs by his own steam! He’s fallen down those stairs just once, and since then he’s kept his distance. He was actually way more interested in playing with the baby gate than the stairs, […]
[Continue reading...]Recouping
February 2, 2011
The last few months have been so exhausting, both good exhausting and bad exhausting but either way leaving me at a low emotional ebb. So Bear and I took a couple of days off to recharge our spirits. Luckily it happened when San Francisco Sketchfest was in town, so I’ve gotten to see a ton […]
[Continue reading...]2011 Year of Pleasures #5
February 1, 2011
My mother in law Sally is a devoted See’s chocolate fan, so for every holiday you can count on her having a box of it lying around. When we went down for Christmas she also had a selection of their lollypops, including a new-to-me flavor of cinnamon. I turned crazy over them, hogging every one […]
[Continue reading...]A brighter day
January 31, 2011
I have to thank you all again for your support and patience as we’ve dealt with this new phase of Atti’s life. My blogging has seriously suffered on those days when I just couldn’t bring myself to face the internet but I have felt your endless support to get through it. It’s all done now. […]
[Continue reading...]Mango Sticky Rice
January 27, 2011
I’ve written before about my obsession with Mango Sticky Rice from our local Thai place. I would have, on occasion, ordered two servings at a time and called it dinner. But that would just be gluttonous. A couple of months ago it was my turn to pick the book club selection, so in the middle […]
[Continue reading...]Family Wall of Pictures
January 26, 2011
This hallway leads from the kitchen out to the garage, laundry room, and downstairs bath. It sees a lot of traffic as we leave the house from this door most often, but it also sees a lot of guest traffic on their way to the bathroom and visible from the rest of the downstairs. It […]
[Continue reading...]2011 Year of Pleasures #4
January 25, 2011
San Diego had many charms, but I don’t miss the palm trees. I’m loving being back in a place where trees lose their leaves and I get to look at these beautiful bare branches up against that pale winter sky. Modesto is in the heart of the breadbasket of California, where everything grows so beautifully, […]
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