Trouble.

So a lot of parents go through the “terrible twos” with their kids and some are blessed with children who rarely act out.  Except I don’t know any of those parents. Heh.
Bradley was pretty good for two.  He didn’t really get the whole “attitude” thing until about 3.  But now that he’s 5 1/2?  Well, [...]

Le sigh.

So what’s the secret about getting 5 1/2 year old boys to go to bed at night?  Any hints/tips/tricks?  I can hear B and D duking it out (not really. heh.) upstairs and I’m at a loss.
HELP!

Oh, p.s. he officially doesn’t have long hair anymore.  When he’s not being a demon I’ll get a pic. [...]

Love.

A few of the things I’m loving right now:
(click on the pics and links for more info!)

Our CSA share that starts on May 18!

This blog.

This adorable kimono and the pattern itself.

These plates.  I absolutely ADORE these!

This book.  1,504 pages of fantastic midwifery goodness.  How could you NOT want this book!?  Unless of course you’re not [...]

Homemade goodness! :)

Ok, seriously.  I was SO excited when I saw this:

Amanda’s first book, The Creative Family, is SUCH an inspiration to me.  Along with her blog, Soule Mama, I have a feeling these two books will help me get on my path to simplicity in life.  I’m longing to make my life as easy as possible [...]

This is totally me.

“Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.”  
— Jean Jacques Rousseau
Yep. T-O-T-A-L-L-Y!

Yay Kate!!

This is SO awesome.  AWESOME!  Thank you, Kate Winslet for telling it like it is.  All girls (hell, even guys) need to hear this.  It’s awesome.
Kate Winslet on body image.

That’s why Dave does the laundry.

My butt hurts.  Too personal?  Perhaps.  True?  Definitely.  Butt (pun intended) allow me to explain.
There’s an unspoken agreement in our house.  When it comes time for laundry to be done a conversation between Dave and I ensues that goes something like this:
Me: Man, I really need to do laundry.  I have nothing to wear and [...]

Cool!

How cool are these?  I got the link to make these little tags from here.  If you want to make your own, go to this site.  You can even make merchandise with your names on it!  Oh, and if you’re wondering who the heck Olivia is, I’m pretty sure it’s the name we’ve picked if we [...]

A Thanksgiving to remember (with pictures to prove it).

So we decided to do Thanksgiving a little bit differently this year.  My Grandmother has been diagnosed with Parkinsons and I really wanted to spend this holiday with her.    So Dave, Bradley, my mom, and I prepared a yummy Thanksgiving dinner complete with turkey, potatoes, biscuits, brocollini, stuffing, the works!  It was going [...]

Scared.

Wow you guys, I am so scared right now. Have you ever worked for something SO hard and sacrificed not only part of you but your family as well only to find out that maybe that something isn’t what you really wanted after all?
I am having a really difficult time at [...]