Happy Friday! Above is documentation of K's first kiss, planted on her lips circa Halloween 2007. Frog boy is one of her best friends, and they still play together all the time. A couple of days ago, after getting her braces, K had a few thoughts on smooching: Mama, it's hard to pucker with my braces...I'm gonna have to cut back on kissing. +++ Mama, kissing in front of other people is so gross. Ewwww. When I get married, I'm going to have a giant curtain that drops down when it's ... Read more
The Secret Valentine Exchange!
I am giddy with excitement to announce an idea that's been brewing for a while! One of my loveliest readers and friend Ute contacted me a few months ago wondering whether I'd be up for hosting a sewing/craft gift exchange based on the idea of Julklapp, which is a Scandinavian version of Secret Santa. We decided that the holidays would be pretty crazy, so we agreed that a Valentine's-themed secret exchange would be spectacular. Thus, the Secret Valentine Exchange was born. It will be somewhat ... Read more