the life and times of a domestic diva extraordinaire
Posted in Family on Oct 25th, 2007
Sometime this morning, I will be an aunt. When I was the one having a baby, I always tried not to be too excited. Adrenaline – aka fight-or-flight – slows labor and everything. But now that my sister is the one having the baby and my adrenaline doesn’t matter, I am so making up for […]
Posted in Joey on Oct 23rd, 2007
One year ago today you made your grand entrance into the world. Today you’re a busy little boy. Such an innocent face! Christopher Columbus – exploring new worlds I’m gonna figure this out. I smile for Mommy!
Posted in Life at Our House on Oct 21st, 2007
This one’s for my sister, who has the same due date I had and is anxiously awaiting the arrival of her little one.
Posted in Knitting on Oct 19th, 2007
In my knitting life, I have knit sweaters (and pants and hats and mittens) for my boys and they have worn them. I have knit a sweater for my husband and he has worn it. I have knit socks for myself and I have worn them. I also knit legwarmers for myself and have enjoyed […]
Posted in Gardening on Oct 17th, 2007
Remember the little garden that I planted? This is what the one and only surviving bell pepper plant looked like at the end of June. Here is the lonely eggplant, after the one and only weeding my garden got this year. That, my friends, is what those little plants looked like all summer. July. August. […]
Posted in Life at Our House on Oct 15th, 2007
Our “land line” cell phone rang this morning. It was a lady asking for Joanne Benjamin’s mom. I told her I had never heard of that person…that she must have the wrong number. She apologized and hung up. Then my cell phone – the one with a Lincoln number – rang. A nice lady asking […]