Our little black 2001 Honda Civic died nine days ago. RIP. It chugged along with so few complaints and problems for almost a decade (we bought it used), but it expired ignobly by overheating repeatedly, becoming unfixable. It had seen better days, sure, but it never felt precious -- not once did I feel the need to admonish clumsy hands attached to kid bodies for spilling a few morsels/drops of eats and drinks and we gave muddy shoes little thought. It was a no big deal kind of vehicle. Car ... Read more
Valentine’s Round-Up
The other day, I was talking to a friend who needed a last minute Valentine's card for her kids' classes and I suggested my printables. I tried to search on this here blog and realized how terribly disorganized my categories are. Must do something to rectify that. In the meantime, what with V-day coming up, I figured I could at least round-up the printables I've created. I'd completely forgotten about the word search one! Bookmarks seem to be my go-to; at least there's a variety...If you too ... Read more
Just a Scarf
Superman got nothing on meeee...I intoned as I worked on binding off this scarf. It's a tune that's part of K's repertoire and I have no idea what the song actually sounds like since I've only heard her softly murmuring that line periodically. I guess it's by someone named Charlie Puth? I don't feel compelled to look it up, but I like the words. Anyway, I knitted a scarf. It's not, as I had hoped, the longest neck warmer in the universe. It's long enough to loop around my neck twice. I ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! Have you checked out the Instagram hashtag #2016sve? Beautiful, beautiful stuff. Ute and I were joking that the sneak peeks make us want to steal all of the gifts for ourselves! We're excited that quite a few of you opened an IG account to get into the spirit of sharing the progress. Be forewarned newbies, you'll get hooked! The photos are pouring in, and I've tried to comment on as many as I can, but I'm a slowpoke when it comes to IG -- how do you guys all stay on top of the ... Read more
Are You Proud of You?
K often runs up to me to show me something she's made: a song, a story, a drawing. "Are you proud of me?" she asks. I ask back, "Are you proud of you?" As someone who grew up needing a lot of external validation and knowing how hard and fickle and endlessly dissatisfying that can be, I do what I can to plant little seeds of self-approval in my little girl. I like to watch her glow, nod, and say, yes, yes I am. I'm so proud of me. I might be naive to think that this will instill a lifelong ... Read more