You will have to bear with me and my way-too-many photos, but this is the last time I will have a two year-old's birthday to celebrate. ...

{this moment}  - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A m...

{this moment}  - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A m...

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{this moment}  - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A m...

Gemma is getting better!  As of yesterday she showed signs of finally responding to the shots of antibiotic in the rear end she received fo...

The last few days haven't been fun.  Gemma has a constant temperature, a hideously infected pair of tonsils, congestion, loads of mucou...

Right now... it is 10:30 p.m., Sunday night and I can't sleep.  I need to request some prayers yet again. This weekend... was awful.  ...

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A m...

[Ravelry notes here ]  The colors remind me of the wildly embroidered afghan jackets and vests of the late 60's (my mom had one...) A...

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A m...

She turned twenty months on Monday.  She is becoming more willful, sometimes refusing food unless she can feed herself.  When she doesn'...

We are having a mild spell, and thank God for that.  My kids are outside, romping around, leaving me time to do my work in peace and quiet. ...

"Baby" is looking decidedly grungy, which isn't surprising in the least, seeing as "Baby" is carried around and che...

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A m...

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A mo...

Here it is, the fifth Aviatrix I've made.  I love how quickly these hats knit up, and on two needles.  (Um, by the way, Gemma doesn'...

...or clothing her in bubble-wrap!