Just say no to Christmas presents!

I love Christmas. I love everything about it. I love the tree, the cookies, the songs, the presents. I love getting presents for people. However, somehow it was accepted practice for us to give to (and receive from) every single last relative in Dave’s family....

Side-of-the-Road Finds: Refurbished

Remember when we got some desks on the side of the road? Dave took one look at them, shook his head, and grabbed his belt sander. I really had not intended for him to refinish them, but, well, he did, and they look awesome. He sanded and varnished the wooden tops, and...

The immutable capacity of my brain

Everyone told me that integrating the third kid would be the easiest, and I have to say it’s totally true. She sleeps when she’s supposed to, smiles most of the time, and is very easy to comfort. The boys love her and she loves them....

Awesome Side-of-the-Road Find

Hurrah! By some miracle of the Junk Gods, I pretty much found exactly what I’ve been looking for, for free, on the side of the road. We were on our way back from getting some Freecycled kale (kale! who knew people Freecycled kale? apparently there is such a...

Lost Cup Reunited with Owners, Film at 11

We went to the Cumberland County Fair last Sunday, and on the way back from watching the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride (which was fun but they kept pushing how great it was to join the RCMP, and Dave and I kept wondering: Don’t you have to be CANADIAN?),...