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December: Reflection & Reflection
Oh, November, the Month of Gratitude. I should start by focusing on the positive, such as the fact that I am so thankful we had so many friends rotate through our home this month: Andy and Beth at Thanksgiving, Andrew and Libby, Matt’s brother John, and the band Naytronix.But I struggled a lot this month, mainly with physical illness that wiped me out and opened up big, wide spaces in my emotional life for sadness and uncertainty to sweep in. First we got some kind of stomach bug, which, at one point, left me sitting on the bathroom floor at 3am, with my arm stretched up to hold… Read More -
Preparing for Garden Season
The next garden season is a long, long time away for me. First, we have to get our house built. Then we have to save up money to build raised beds. Then we have to [hopefully] have our second child and go through the difficult transition into infanthood all over again.But after all that, I want to be ready. I talked with my friend who works at Urban Harvest in Houston, and she gave me some great advice:- Start Small: Of course I wanted to start with many raised beds. She advised me to start with one, get a handle on it, and then expand the garden. I definitely
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Making Handmade Wrapping Paper with a Toddler
The Christmas festivities have started at our humble abode! I hung up our Christmas countdown calendar and our “Cherish” bunting. We purchased a potted Christmas tree (which we plan to plant in the backyard of the house we’re building after Christmas–which, by the way, we still haven’t started because the city is taking FOREVER to get the building permit to us!).
We’ve ordered or made most of our Christmas presents and have started wrapping them. A couple weekends ago, Henry and I made our own wrapping paper. Here’s how we did it:Supplies- Paper grocery bags
- BINGO daubers (we bought three of them at the Dollar Store for $3
