The Big Change

Judah and Ezra have never shared a room. It just hasn’t been necessary, and I’ve enjoyed having them in separate rooms so that they don’t wake each other up, don’t keep\’c3\’82\’c2\~ each other up, and have two separate\’c3\’82\’c2\~ places to go when I send them to their rooms when they get too fractious while I’m [...]

I finally did it (II) !

Yes, yet another self-congratulatory post by Elaine. (as Michael would say) But, yet again, I have accomplished a task that has been on mental and paper to-do lists for way too many years. I recaulked behind the kitchen sink. That’s right. Using a combination of tools from a pathetic plastic de-caulking tool I bought at [...]

I finally did it!

Yesterday I accomplished a task that had been on my mental (and sometimes paper) to-do lists for about 4 years: I fixed the wallpaper in the nursery. No, I’m not talking about floor to ceiling wall paper, I’m talking about a simple, classic pooh wallpaper border, about waist-high around the room. No ladder work required. [...]

Cotillion

I just finished a book titled Cotillion, by Georgette Heyer. My sister-in-law Rosanne recommended and lent it to me as being very funny. And it was truly engaging – a very fun read! Just the sort of thing to read if you’re looking for a romance and are not desirous of heavy mental activity or [...]

This week

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Michael is on a diet plan during tax season, which necessitates a different style of cooking. I only have to provide him one meal a day, but that has to be a lean and green, which implies a chunk of meat and massive quantities of vegetables. I seldom cook pieces of meat, [...]

Tax Season #6

Yes, we are officially starting tax season today. Michael could wait until the middle of January or so to start working a lot, but he’s trying to get ahead so that he can have more of a routine throughout tax season rather than working a lot in the beginning and middle and a whole ton [...]

Baby Girl

Yes! I am excited to be having a baby girl! After all, a baby girl is something new and different. I’m a little nervous as well – I’ve done (or, I should say “am doing”) boys… I don’t know what to expect from a girl. (From a boy you expect the unexpected – as when [...]