I have been eyeing those big old beautiful pea teepee trellises that you see all over Pinterest for a couple of years now. I love ’em. I have visions of my kids happily playing inside while I harvest the multitudes of peas that I have grown on the outside. It is a beautiful vision. There…
Author: quarteracrekat
Dear Self, babyhood is going to be over soon
There is almost nothing I love more than the stillness of my house just as the sun is rising. There is just something about those moments after I have done my morning yoga and I have a fresh cup of coffee in my hand. It is my favorite time of day. Well one of them,…
Thrift shopping adventures – I made some crumby bean bags
I LOVE thrift stores. Like LOOOOOOVE thrift stores. I am an expert in the thrift shops in my surrounding areas. I can tell you the subtle differences in the different Goodwills in my county. I know where to go for used kids books vs vintage hats. I know where you are most likely to be…
Welcoming Boredom
The last two weeks I have been introducing a new afternoon ritual with the boys. At 5PM everything shuts down. No TV, no music, no mom the cruise director. Usually at this time of day I am cooking dinner and I had gotten into the habit of turning on something on the old PBS Kids…
Roasted Chickpeas
I do not keep snacks in the house. I just don’t. I am guessing this is not the norm from the confused looks on kids faces when they are at our house and go to the pantry to see what we have for snacks. Sorry kiddos, the answer is fruit, maybe some cheese or beef…
My Apologies
I am going to be completely honest. I had a bit of smugness going into this second round of parenting. When I had my first I had no experience with kids. Like none. No nieces of nephews, I had never babysat, heck they even had to teach me how to change a diaper at the…
I Made Yogurt And No One Died
I have been wanting to make my own yogurt for a while now. Why the heck would you want to go through the trouble to make your own yogurt? I have a few reasons. I want it plain and sugar free. Have you ever looked at a yogurt label? Unless it is plain it is…
World Down Syndrome Day 2019
I have been going back and forth trying to figure out what I was going to do for my first post here. Should I do an intro? A recipe? Life rambles? Gardening? I didn’t know how of where to start. As it happens though today is a great day to just jump in. Today is…
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
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