the life and times of a domestic diva extraordinaire
Posted in Knitting on Jan 31st, 2008
Last night I talked with my parents. They went on and on about the glories of their electric blanket. But I still don’t have one. They did make a useful suggestion though – wear a hat to bed. You know, a nightcap. One that covers my forehead and ears.
So I did. And I got warm [...]
Posted in Photography on Jan 31st, 2008
I’m thinking this is what I could do to hang those pictures of the boys on “the wall” in the basement. I have some really cool wooden clothespins. All I need is proper wire to attach the clothespins to and proper hooks to attach the wire to. Hmm….
Posted in About on Jan 30th, 2008
How many ways have I heard people say my name?
Well, when people see my name spelled, they typically say it like the “tana” in Montana.
When they hear it said, they inevitably add a y to it and call me Tonya.
The most creative pronunciation was my high school biology teacher who said the first a long [...]
Yesterday it was 58 degrees. And yes, we went for a walk. I wore my 3/4 length pants and a long sleeve knit top. The wind was from the south, and on the way back (when we were going north), I got a bit warm.
Today our high will be 16. Gah!
I ordered yarn from WEBS [...]
Posted in Ben, Photography on Jan 27th, 2008
Flipping through iPhoto this morning, I came across this fun series of Ben playing his new ‘tar at Christmas. [Click here to see the set with all ten photos.]
It’s funny…he used to call his cement truck the ‘ment truck, but just this past week, when we got that toy back out again, he has started [...]
Posted in Life at Our House on Jan 26th, 2008
It’s the longest weekend of the year.
No football. They’re taking a week off before the Super Bowl.
And NASCAR season has yet to begin. Though, as I write this post, I see we only have 22 days, 25 minutes and 57 seconds until the Daytona 500. So near…and yet so far.
Whatever am I going to do [...]