ok, i warned you i was craving Christmas
i've been wanting a nativity set for a while now, specifically the willow tree one, mostly for their adorable little lambs -- but mostly in a dreamy way -- not enough craving to save up or plun

before i had boys i did not imagine PG-13 gingerbread sessions
forget slugs and snails and puppy dog tails. heckling, gingerbread men in combat and missing gingerbread clothing, that's what i have to deal with ;) silliness aside, i'm not sure why the ginger-crafting is calling us so early this year. (maybe it's that the stores were marketing gingerbread houses even for halloween -- they were cute, but that's a

it's a new day, longer list

ok, it wasn't as terrifying as i thought it'd be ;)
none of my friends seemed to think i'd run out of things to say before my hour was up (in fact, they were laughing that i thought i might) but secretly i was.not to worry. the chwk chapter of M.O.M.S (mentoring of moms society) were a gracious audience (lots of participation and the best goodies to snack on) i tried to recruit a few more bloggers to the

in my dreams it's a lot easier