So, if you read my blog Couponing for Good Part 1, you know all about the items me, LuLu, and the Little Man purchased at Walmart (using coupons from All You Magazine, the newspaper, and bargain shopping) for the All [...]
I love Halloween- getting the costumes and candy ready, visiting neighbors, welcoming them at our door. This year was extra special because it was LuLu’s first Halloween parade in pre-school! She marched around the circle for 20 minutes while me, [...]
November 5, 2010
DIY Fun, Food
Live: Adding chicken meatballs to the escarole soup from Sunday. Eating it on the porch while watching the rain and waiting for the family to return from their shopping trip. Love: LuLu and Little Man’s excitement for Halloween. They bought [...]
October 5, 2010
3 Things, My Life
Yesterday the air was cool. We all wore thermals, my husband lit a fire, I woke up and baked zucchini muffins, later in the day made escarole soup, and for dinner, we had a hearty vegetable stew. We sat on [...]
October 4, 2010
Life, My Life, Spark
LuLu asked me if she could begin ballet classes. This made me recall an incident in a coffee shop years ago where I overheard some mothers talking in front of their daughters about ballet photos. One mother warned the other, [...]
September 24, 2010
My Life, Self-Love
Live: Wearing a chunky knit fall sweater and feeling the crisp air. Fall is my favorite season. Love: Lu got her ears pierced today. She chose little pink flower earrings. She was so excited, and very bravely sat in the [...]
September 21, 2010
3 Things, My Life
Live: Playing baseball with LuLu and watching her hit the ball. Amazing how fast she went from having us hold her arms to swing the bat to doing it all on her own. Love: The Little Man made up a [...]
September 20, 2010
3 Things, My Life
Live: Nose to nose kisses and cracking up with LuLu because they tickled so much. Love: The weather today. Just gorgeous! Learn: My son is a total flirt. I had to take the Little Man to the emergency room because [...]
September 18, 2010
3 Things, My Life
Live: Reading to Lu and Little Man, and then each of them taking turns “reading” to me. Love: One of the Little Man’s favorite shows is “Caillou”, which we watch on Sprout On-Demand. At the end of the show, there [...]
September 16, 2010
3 Things, My Life
Live: Checking 22 things off of my “to-do” list. Most of them were small (like changing sheets and responding to messages), but man, how good it feels. Love: The hubby left me freshly made chicken salad for lunch today – [...]
September 15, 2010
3 Things, My Life