Category: Family

Little Treasures.

[Oh, hey look!  Had an at-home color mishap and now my hair is Easter Egg pink.] 5:30 this morning, Dee soaks our bed in pee.  I get up to start to cleaning. On my way to the bathroom, I step in poop.  Barefoot. {Stinkerbell.} Wash my foot, get a fresh diaper for Dee, step in an errant piece of the… Read more →

If You’re Familiar With Fiddler On The Roof, You Know We Jews Love Us Some Tradition.

{Dee, on actual Chanukah – yes, with some delicious Mexican Take Out.} This morning, as I packed up the final pieces of 2011, Dee turned to me and asked: “Where’s the candles?” ‘Oh, honey – Chanukah is over.  Remember, just like we’re taking down our Christmas Tree until next year.’ But my usually accepting child looked at me with those… Read more →

My Neighbor is a Genius

Aside from baking what had to have been some of the most delicious peanut butter cookies this side of anywhere (so delicious they didn’t even make it to the photo shoot, except for that crum in the corner) our new {and just…lovely} neighbors peeped over our fence Wilson style and laid these little bits of Kitchinspiration on us.  Mind?  Blown. … Read more →

Some Small Business Gift Guidance.

Small business Saturday is such a nice break between crazy-ass Black Friday, and bandwidth-breaking Cyber Monday. Do you find yourself wondering:  “But HOW can I support small businesses?”  {Just…humor me.}  Never fear, friends and lurkers, I am here to give you a few ideas of how my personal pockets are lined. First and foremost, this time of year, think about… Read more →