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picture mostly unrelated....... so it turns out that on crosby's birthday, he pretty much felt terrible. i was initially disappointed x 100 that his birthday was so sad, compared to the thoughts that i had in my head of how we would celebrate it: with a hike, and fish for dinner. (two of his most fa

last year at this time, i was holding a sweet and precious hours old newborn baby crosby. i still havent forgotten that holding that floppy little body for the first time and flowing with emotions that i had never felt before. i will never forget holding the tiny bundled baby and hoping i would neve

so the past few weekends have been just the sort of weekends i have needed most. both were made up of relaxation and productivity. truth be told, i have been a bit preoccupied with a project here in my little land. and that project is a new quilt for my boy for his first birthday. which is coming up

about a month ago, cody and were out alone, enjoying some sushi that was i think made from perfection, and then some beers made from awesomeness. something about being out alone without crosby made us think of a few of our favorite memories, prechild. this visit from the past was surely because we w

it would in fact be true that i have been m.i.a. from this space for the last couple of weeks- much to my disappointment. the past few weeks have zoomed by. which has caused me a wicked case of trying to compile memories from the last few weeks in a matter of minutes. because, you see, i have an obs

a few simple gifts for christmas. the pear and hat were knitted by me. pear was knitted from itty bitty toys book, and i added some bells inside so that it would be appealing to such a rattle lover. the hat was made from this aviatrix pattern. a wooden knob puzzle and a book from us. abc blocks from

daily tour of the grounds begin like this: wanna join us? first stop, watering pail. beets: kale, still growing strong: looking up: looking down: and we're off: Friday was a beautiful sunny day. by the time crosby and i got home, it was a bit overcast. that didn't stop us from our daily tour of the

last night: one finished turkish bed sock. sometimes things just are and they are hard. and there really isn't a win win situation- or at least there isnt an instant win win situation. and you just have to do. and continue doing. until things just aren't anymore. and then they are just what they are

a light snow fell last night. i went to sleep hoping i was going to wake to a winter wonderland, but alas, just an inch. i had big plans for us take a cold and snowy hike this morning, but by the time we ate breakfast and were ready to get out the door (that takes a while you know) most of the snow