I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in California, Homemaking on Oct 17th, 2011
Here’s the first part of our pomegranate harvest–the fruit that was easy to reach. I’ve used 17 so far, mainly juicing them for a couple recipes. (Cake=nasty, frozen yogurt=good) There are so many more to use up! We’ll hold off on harvesting the rest that you can see here until my parents come out next […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking on Oct 15th, 2011
Posted in Homemaking, Tommy on Oct 11th, 2011
Until I can make enough money on etsy to pay for a full-time, live-in maid, I’ve got to keep on top of cleaning myself. Fortunately, Tommy really is getting to the point where he can help with a lot of housework. I don’t really do any of the toy tidying anymore–before naps and bed, the […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homemaking, Tommy on Oct 10th, 2011
Last night, we had 16 of Derek’s students over for dinner. They’re his mentor group, so we started with them, but eventually, we’ll try to get all 70 students over (in shifts). We had to get creative with seating (Derek and I settled for the stadium seats), and as you see, we had to eat […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 3rd, 2011
Posted in California, Homemaking on Sep 22nd, 2011
It’s actually not too exciting, as we haven’t done anything new to our room except stick in the treadmill and the old tv/vhs unit (because I’m more likely to walk on the treadmill if I’m watching some BBC miniseries). But here’s the master bedroom! The doorway with lots of light coming through is our bathroom. […]
Posted in California, Homemaking on Sep 12th, 2011
Last week, I finally caught a time when the family room was picked up and it was still light out! This room was the pleasant surprise amidst the move-in; from Derek’s description, I was picturing a much smaller space here. Since it does triple duty as playroom, office, and tv room, the extra space is […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Tommy on Sep 7th, 2011
Christina (my chief decorating adviser) wondered how I’d be able to combine Tommy’s robots and spaceships with Elizabeth’s teacups theme. My thought, not having seen the room, was to do a his-and-hers. The room is smaller than I’d hoped, but I’ve tried my best! The space themed wall stickers are decreasing with each move, […]
Posted in California, Homemaking on Sep 1st, 2011
Ironic that I’m starting here, because this was the last room to be unpacked. But I caught a time when both girls were napping and everything was picked up, so I made a move and snapped pictures. Of course it normally has books and games strewn about…but since the kids’ picture book shelf is in […]
Posted in Homemaking on Aug 26th, 2011
…It’s not just for weddings anymore…