It’s hard to find rest in the midst of the chaos of the holidays. Especially when you have a toddler who thinks every little detail of the celebrations is super exciting. We are still figuring out what our toddler needs this time of year and to find a balance; to maintain routine and find breaks…
Our culture makes it increasingly difficult to be present-it's so future go -go -go oriented. Doesn't take much to realize this. Just head to the grocery store. It was the fourth week of September, I had noticed a silly faced pumpkin trick or treat container that I wanted to get for Z. When I got…
Looking back on January, it was a month of regrouping from the holidays. Of course Z enjoyed this cold season playing inside with his new toys. In this time, I was beginning to see Z needed more structured creative play options including coloring and sensory bins. Papa made Z a stand for Christmas. Z was…
As the holiday chaos hits full swing I am receiving almost daily packages of ordered Christmas presents. I'm sure the post person, UPS and FedEx drivers are getting tired of my long driveway, gated yards, and over-protective "guard-dog". Everywhere you go you see advertisements for anything you could possible want for Christmas. No matter how…
Every Christmas I embark on a epic cookie baking session. This year is no exception. Actually, because I am closer to family the cookie tins have increased this year. In spite of working with a new oven and less counter space nothing keeps me from the joy of holiday baking. So what's on the list for…
So what did we do for the 4th? Well a week with L's parents we were ready for a weekend in. We spent most of the weekend working on the house, . We also got some quiet time to just regroup together. On the 4th we celebrated with burgers, local hard cider, and dessert. For…
Christmas week is over and it was full of festive events with my family. On Christmas Eve we prepared holiday dishes. When making our traditional meat pie for Christmas Eve dinner L wanted to cook up 2 pounds of meat but I was concerned it would not fit in our small pie tins, Next thing I know out…
We arrived at my parent’s new home in Florence after a rainy drive to the coast on Saturday night. We stayed up late getting a tour of their 1960’s home, hearing about their plans for changes, and catching up with my brother and his wife, and their travels. Next day was our “Christmas Eve” so…
Last Monday was Cinco de Mayo which isn't a huge holiday here in New York but is pretty well celebrated in my home state of California. I usually do not celebrate it myself other than choosing to eat Mexican food for dinner that night. So I was somewhat surprised we were invited to a Cinco…
So I left off Why I am tree-nut free: Part 1 with saying that my experiences with my tree-nut allergy are different as an adult then as child. As I have traveled to other countries and discovered more foods and languages, I have come across new and different challenges. During college I had the privilege of…
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