It’s amazing what not having a child in the hospital can do for your social life. For the nearly two years that we’ve lived here, I’ve been fairly isolated. First by being new and in the middle of house renovations, then by scary personal problems, then by the intensive needs of my little guy. It’s […]
[Continue reading...]2009 Year of Pleasures #2
January 13, 2009
I had a ton of guests around last week, so I used the occasion as an excuse to make my favorite sinfully wonderful cake. I invented this recipe myself and it all started because I don’t really like chocolate. I know, I know, it’s crazy, but it’s true. I like sour fruity desserts, chocolate doesn’t […]
[Continue reading...]Atti update
January 8, 2009
I think I’m fairly overdue for an update on the progress of my miracle baby. Especially seeing as he somehow manages to turn one year old in less than a month. I have no idea how that happened. The sad thing is that I’ve been so wrapped up in the day to day demands of […]
[Continue reading...]Little Bits Quilt
January 7, 2009
I have another busy day ahead of me, I have to leave in about 10 minutes to take Atti to his audiology appointment, then it’s a few errands and a quick lunch with Sister-in-law Mari before racing home to excavate my house from the Christmas mess we made before some very dear and welcome guests […]
[Continue reading...]2009 Year of Pleasures #1
January 6, 2009
Let’s recap for all the new folks, shall we? Back in 2007 I was having a totally crap filled year. (Who? ME? Impossible! I’m queen of sunshine and roses!) We moved away from everyone I loved, I’d just lost the baby I’d waited seven years for, we were trying to buy a house and fulfill […]
[Continue reading...]Organizing my life
January 5, 2009
Here we go back to the mayhem of everyday life. I really wish I could do something about how overcommitted I am, but it’s not me, it’s Atti. He’s getting bigger and stronger every day, but he’s still fairly significantly delayed, so he requires a ton of care, and that requires a ton of organization. […]
[Continue reading...]New Years UnResolutions
January 1, 2009
Does anybody ever manage to keep their New Years Resolutions? I’ve never known anyone besides my friend Jess who could actually keep anything going past January. I’ve given up on the idea working for me. Instead I like to think about what I’m going to learn in the New Year. I’ve been sitting here trying […]
[Continue reading...]What a year…
December 31, 2008
Honestly? I don’t know if I could live through this year over again. I’m not quite sure how I did it this time. Come to think of it, I nearly didn’t get to. I don’t know that I’ve ever truly delved into how close I came to death during Atti’s birth, but it was as […]
[Continue reading...]Christmas Debriefing
December 29, 2008
Ahhhhhhhhh. I love the feeling of sacking out and doing nothing that comes after a busy time. I’ve only left my pajamas long enough to teach my lesson at church, dishes haven’t been done in days, I’ve even managed to watch a whole movie without working on something, and I didn’t even have a freak […]
[Continue reading...]Merry Christmas
December 25, 2008
The ever looming deadline finally did me in. I just flat ran out of time to finish everything on my list. Next year, I think scrapbooks are off the list of handmade gifts. I ended up making three, and normally I really love making them, but the problem is that I always get the pictures […]
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