The good things

Oceanside is lovely. We go during the winter, so we often have the beach mostly to ourselves, and we wear wind breakers and don't swim ...

After making a huge fuss over the arrangements to California, it’s all taken care of and I think it worked out just fine. The girls and I ...

So. Kristin’s dog. He has settled in a little, and has started playing with the girls. He is absolutely fabulous with them - going down on...

We are babysitting one of Kristin’s dogs this week. I got my choice between which of her two dogs, boxers, I chose the older (housetrained)...

Thing 2 was sitting in my lap, squirming happily and snuggling like a puppy. She looks up and me and says "Some people might look at y...

Thing 2 is taking ballet. It's in the mornings, while Thing 1 is in kindergarten. I absolutely love it. She has this great teacher, a gu...

The kitchen is basically done. And, I have to say I sure love it. There ended up some more drama than I originally predicted when the frid...