6
Apr
New Game
These pictures don’t do what’s going on here much justice.
LBD is pressing her face into the pack n’ play to make funny faces. After every face she made a face, she would push away from the meshing let out a belly laugh. We did this all day yesterday.
Enjoy!
3
Apr
Good As New: Surfboard
THE CARDBOARD from Scott Mac Donough on Vimeo.
Coming across a new innovator to me is kinda like finding five dollars in a pair of old jeans. I love to see people doing new and beautiful things.
I don’t own a surfboard. Nor do I know how to surf. Since we’re moving to Kansas, surfing as a hobby is kinda out of the question. For now at least. But even so, after watching this clip it made me think… what can I create today?
What can I do that will make all the difference?
1
Apr
Ad Astra Per Aspera
“Ad Astra Per Aspera”… “Through Hardships To The Stars”…. “To The Stars Through Difficulty”… the Kansas motto.
After much debate and deliberation, a decision has been made, Will has accepted admission to the University of Kansas for Fall 2011.
We’re moving to Kansas!
When? We don’t know. However, we do have to be out of the house we currently rent by May 15th. Which means the ball is rolling. FAST. In the upcoming weeks, we have to find a new place to live, pack up, move out of our house, move into our new place of residence, and possibly couch (and crib) hop for the weeks in between.
Needless to say, I’m so very proud of my husband. Going back to school at 28 to become a Secondary Math Educator isn’t the easiest path to take, especially with a young family, but in his heart (and in mine) it’s where he needs to be. Who said it’s easy to get to where you want to be?
Ad Astra Per Aspera.
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30
Mar
Seedsitting
While I was in Texas last a week, my husband dutifully took care of the seeds I started.
They made great progress in seven days don’t you think? Read More
29
Mar
Big Hair, Big Teeth
LBD and I flew back home from Texas on Sunday. A break from the snow to warm our toes and warm our souls was just what the doctor ordered. Springtime Lone Star-style is my favorite time of year there, especially when the bluebonnets start to show their petal brims. By mid-April, the land turns wild with blue wherever the earth remains untouched by man.
Upon arriving in Texas, my baby’s already unruly hair took on a whole other life. Atop her little head sprouted thick, buoyant banana curls that I didn’t even attempt to tame. She certainly pulled off the “big hair” look effortlessly. The not-so-adorable part of the trip was the nightly showdown between LBD, myself, and the two teeth on each side of her already visible front teeth duo. Those two teeth tried to make a break for it all week. Those two teeth caused a string of long, sleepless nights. Thankfully, the right tooth came in yesterday. Now we’re just waiting (and praying!) for that left side to stop being a coward and show itself so our house can have a night of peace.
Despite the tooth trouble yielding sleepyheadness during the trip, we were able to make it out to the the zoo, do a bit of shopping, visit family, and walk around Grapevine’s Main Street.
24
Mar
At the Zoo
Yesterday, we took a trip to the Fort Worth Zoo.
It was a Texas blue skies sorta day.
We wore our sun hats. We wore our smiles.
After the day was done, we wore out one little girl.
23
Mar
Seed Start
Ever since I decided to create a traveling garden, I’ve been eager to get started, but after I read here that I needed to plant my seeds indoors 6 WEEKS IN ADVANCE, I freaked out. It hadn’t even occurred to be to start early. I ran into the kitchen to count the aluminum cans, baby food jars, yogurt containers and egg cartons I had been saving for my seedlings. Then, I sifted through the recycling for containers for MORE containers that would also fit the bill. I poured potting soil in what I had to work with and planted the seeds that afternoon. Of course, it wasn’t until after my minor panic attack that I did a quick search of the last frost date for my area and was relieved to find Ludington’s isn’t until May 6th. I’m starting my plant buddies right on time.
And so the growing begins…
21
Mar
Good As New: Cowboy Up
Hey ya’ll!
LBD and I are in Texas this week visiting my family and soaking up some glorious, warm sunshine.
Bare toes and tan shoulders.
Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson on repeat.
Thought it would only be appropriate to feature a lil’ hill country vintage wear….
21
Mar
The Traveling Garden
Since my family is on the move this May, creating a garden like the one I did last year is out of the question. Instead, this year I will attempt to create a traveling garden. Not entirely sure how I’m going to pull this off. My container gardening skills are zilch (not that I’m proficient in gardening in the first place). All I know is to live the life of a nomad this summer, my traveling garden has to be extremely portable and adaptable.
What to plant, what to plant? During LBD’s naptime a few days ago I did a little research on what types of vegetables and cutting flowers I could grow in containers and I came across this Community Container Garden, a carefully chosen selection of plants of which people all over the world, in their unique locations, grow together or “grow along”. Does that make sense? From first time gardeners to experienced pros hailing from California, Iowa, Sweden, France, Australia…. all over the place, growing the same plants from seeds, sharing the experience. This year’s plant selection includes the sunspot sunflower, better bush tomato, garlic chives, spacemaster cucumber, and purple petra basil.
They had me at sunflower.
Now that I have an idea of what I’m going to plant, I just have to figure out: A) How to start seeds indoors and B)What I’m going to put them in once they’re grown. Transportable for our summer wandering tour…
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19
Mar
So I Sew: Round 2
For Round 2 in my adventures of learning to sew, Jolene (the sewing machine) and I got into a fight. But don’t worry, we made up after working out our differences.
After a little research online I found what appeared to be a simple sewing project on Prudent Baby of turning a baby onesie into a dress and decided to try it out. I went to the children’s consignment shop in town and bought a handful of $.99 onsies in LBD’s size.
But I liked my finds too much to practice on them, so I dug around for a couple hand-me-downs my sister-in-law gave me and paired those as best as I could with the fabric I had purchased at Goodwill a couple weeks ago.
Perfect springtime color combo, right?
Jolene didn’t think so. She didn’t agree one bit. Read More
