My home is my own again

My time is my own, my husband is my own, my bedroom is my own, and I am my own again!  Lest you think I’ve fallen into some kind of narcissistic orgy of proprietary declarations, let me just explain briefly: my MIL has gone home to Florida.  It was a good visit and many good things [...]

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Shhh…It’s Christmas Day

Well, just barely.  It’s about 1:15 am, and all is calm, all is bright. 
The cake baking has concluded, with today’s tally being a record four cakes in one day.  I started with a banana and sour cream bundt cake, then proceded to the sugar-free applesauce cake (for the diabetics in the family, of which we [...]

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Help! I’m being held captive in a Christmas wonderland!

I thought I’d pop up for a little rarified air for a moment and let anyone out there who reads this know that I’m still alive.  My MIL has arrived, the shopping is done, the wrapping is done, the knitting is mostly done, the baking is…well, it will be a full day of baking tomorrow, [...]

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In which I explore my DIY interior design style

Sorry I haven’t posted anything in awhile!  I’ve been more than a little preoccupied this week.  Besides knitting until all hours of the morning, trying to set a world record for the most knitted gifts produced in a week, and baking cookies, I’ve also been steeling myself for…
…Mother-in-Law Visit 2007.   Coming to a small [...]

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What a great Christmas gift to us all!

In my morning cruise around blogland, I stopped by Hallie’s site and she introduced me to a beautiful young lady named Laura.  
Laura is keeping a blog on her efforts to make a difference each day leading to Christmas, and honestly, I can’t think of a better Advent calendar than that.  [Although Abby wanted me to [...]

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Time speeds up in December

Are there actually fewer hours in the month of December, or am I the only one who suspects that…?  I mean, come on, already! I’ve got ten thousand things to do and nine more days to get them done!
Here’s the quick recap of the weekend: Friday, I celebrated my anniversary with Tony (17 years!) by [...]

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My Christmas Progress

One of the disadvantages of living in the country and working in the city is a 45-minute commute twice a day.
One of the advantages of living in the country and working in the city is a 45-minute commute twice a day. 
For me, this time is a time of reflection for me, one of the few [...]

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The Dog Days of Christmas

Since Tony and I don’t have a houseful of human children, but rather a houseful of four-legged children, our Christmas traditions may be just a bit different than yours…..
We tried hanging stockings by the mantle, but the cats kept jumping up and grabbing at them.
We tried putting a train around the base of our tree, [...]

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Excedrin and Fig Newtons: Breakfast of champions

Holy smokes, make my head stop hurting!  I’ve had a headache for four days, which means it’s probably the annual “End of the Fall Semester Sinus Infection”.  Sigh.  It happens the same way every year.  The Fall semester is long, tedious, and exhausting, and I eagerly look forward to the end of it so that [...]

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20 Shopping days till Christmas!

I suppose that phrase should conjure up fear in my heart, but since I don’t actually have much money to spend on Christmas gifts, it looks like another homemade/handmade giftstravaganza. 
Which really means I have only 20 knitting, canning, cooking, decorating, and otherwise crafting days till Christmas. 
Yikes.  That’s even scarier…
I enjoy all the artsy-craftsy stuff, and [...]

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