One up, three to go

Using recycled and reclaimed materials, we are a quarter of the way there in building our chicken coop with BioGardener. So excited. What with trying to eat primaly, we've been going through two dozen eggs a week almost.

Cruz vs. the Cupcake

This cupcake wasn't only huge, it had magical powers of bribery. He napped for three hours, happily, and woke up saying, "Where's my cupcake?"

Trading Spaces

One of my goals this year was to separate family life from work, which is a hard thing when you're a work at home mom.

We did the old switcheroo and made the family room more comfortable for Cruz and created an office space for myself in our master suite. So far, everyone is happy!

Lettuce be thankful for the rain this fall

First time growing lettuce successfully. Who knew fall gardening would be so fruitful.

Cruz 2.0

The fall was busy with birthday celebrations all around.Here is the little stinker playing in the tent he got from Uncle J, wearing the awesome birthday shirt from Etsy.

Was Freud on to something?

Wikipedia: Freud theorized that children who experience conflicts during potty training (basically learning to hold it) may develop "anal" personality traits, namely those associated with a child's efforts at excretory control: orderliness, stubbornness, a compulsion for control.

Look whooo's a domestic goddess?

Let me be clear: I had no plan for a gift for my goddaughter's birthday. Just six hours before Izzie's first birthday, I still had to make macaroni salad, stop by the farmers' market for her vegan cupcake and come up with the world's best present- all while entertaining a certain toddler and his grandmother.

Of two things, I was sure: this chic had more toys (via her brother) than a kid could ask for, and her mother was obsessed with owls (thanks to an owl decal I bought on Etsy for the baby nursery).

With expert seamstress grandmother in tow, I headed for the place that could satisfy my last minute needs either through cheap novelty products from China or a last minute do-it-yourself craft project: Jo-Anne's. After spotting the discounted plush fabric decked with owls, the four-hour ordeal officially began. Like many things I do, it was impulsive yet ambitious.

How hard could it really be to sew binding around one piece of rectangular fabric? Huberis!

Three hours of pinning and 30 minutes of sewing later...I'm pretty sure I'll never try to make one of these again. Sorry Cruz.