an unusual week
it’s been an unusual week. what with the sickness, numerous doctors’ appointments, visitors from out of town, and an overall crazy schedule, we haven’t had a single meatbagz meeting this week. heaven help us. and aside from serious tea withdrawl, it’s been frustrating since the shop has been inexplicably quiet. but no worries, we’ve still got a lot in the wings. we’ve got a lot of our new hol

things i love thursday
white chocolate and cranberry scones. tara, i’m not sure if i should thank you or curse you for passing this recipe on, but darn it…i’m in love.

nanowrimo
november is national novel writing month. every year, the folks over at nanowrimo sponsor a program to challenge people to sign up and write a novel this month. crazy? yes. but also fun. william and i both did it a couple of years ago, everyone in the family promptly got sick, and i dropped out before completing the challenge of 50,000 words. so this year i’m trying again. will i make it? very proba

at the drive in (with boxes)
what to do when stuck in the house and bored out of your mind (and driving your parents crazy)? why, take a trip to the drive in, of course! first, get a couple of kid sized boxes: sit inside. get nice and comfy.

happy halloween!
okay, so apparently it’s already november, but we celebrated the heck out of halloween this weekend. and by “celebrated the heck out of”, i mean we went trick or treating in the rain. but for us, that’s saying something. this halloween thing has been going on for awhile: we marched in the town  parade last weekend, which was both exhausting and fun (for all involved). scout was a “sorceress” did you know sorceresses had horns? apparently they do.