Many of you have had to be visually assaulted by our living room sectional, and I apologize for that. For those of you who don’t know the story, then let me tell you. Approximately 1-2 months before moving from D.C. we purchased a sectional. I’m sure you are asking why I couldn’t wait until we […]

While home for Christmas break Mike got busy making jelly from all the juice made this summer using our garden blackberries (and someone’s grape orchard). A few months ago I noticed we had no pitchers left to make beverages even though there were no beverages in our fridge. Upon further inspection I realized all those […]

Finally, it was the day everyone had been waiting for. It couldn’t have been a better day for Christmas morning. The girls were quite delighted to wake up and discover that Santa had indeed visited our home. The mean parents made them wait until 8 a.m. to start opening presents, but it was worth the […]

As a way to get some of the squirrelies out of the girls I took them ice-skating a couple of times this past week. Our fitness club offered open skate every weekday, and I was glad to take advantage of it. The girls were able to practice their moves from lessons and also be silly. […]

We wish you a happy, merry, lovely, grand, jolly, or just plain fun Christmas. Please do stay cozy and warm and make sure to drink lots of hot cocoa. From our house to yours. Enjoy!