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Preschool Wedding Quilts

Preschool Wedding Quilts

Let’s go 88 miles per hour and go back in time to 2008.  Back then, I was on a chatboard for people who were working on having kids.  I met a girl named Elaina. ...

Pieces of me

I got off early from work last Friday because of a bunch of overtime I worked earlier in the week.  My plan was: get Jack from daycare, drop off the Take Five Bars at...

Meal plan for December 3rd – 9th

December.  Oh lordy, the holidays are upon us.  I’m starting to have a Jessie Spano moment over here with the sense of urgency to get Christmas and Hanukkah presents done.  There is so much...

Dear 7th Grade Sarah

Dear 7th Grade Sarah, Please read this in its entirety and resist the urge to roll your eyes until you’ve finished. Life is going to be pretty rough for you for the next few...

The Wonder Twins

The Wonder Twins

My friend Kat has two of the cutest girls in the world.  Made from the exact genetic mishmash, they couldn’t be more unique or different from each other. When Kat was hunting for quilts...

Confessions of an Unfun Parent

Confessions of an Unfun Parent

Please don’t think that at the end of this post I’m actually going to say “hey, maybe I AM a fun parent”, because I’m not.  I’m not declaring that being the fun parent or...