This afternoon we grabbed some greek food with Kimber & Abe and headed straight for the market where they had the most gorgeous produce, kettle corn (a must), and a musical serenade for Abe & Charlie. It's supposed to be 80 degrees by Friday. 80 in January. As much as I miss having 'real…

 I know I've blogged about the Noah's Ark exhibit at the Skirball before, but really, it's that amazing. For you locals, the first Thurs. of every month is FREE. I thought it would be a lot more crowded (it's usually a zoo on free days) but it was surprisingly light in the traffic department.   I…

 Happy 2011! Chris went back to work this week after being off for 2 and I've got my last week with Henry home. He's been off for 3 weeks which has been heaven. I'm  really dreading having him start back up with school next week. I took the children to the California ScienCenter this morning…

 The children rang it in east coast time, blowing horns & wearing crowns.   As these last few minutes of 2010 go by, I wanted to thank you for being here & sharing in all the bits & pieces of 2010. 2011 is going to be a good one. I just know it. We have big…

Christmas just isn't Christmas without paperwhites blooming around the house.  There is something about the way they smell. I close my eyes (I am a little dramatic, I know) and am instantly transported back to our apartment in Boston; being snowed in &  and the cold, hard floors. We had these great old floors. They were…

 All the scenes that were set up around the house and how I was asked to photograph all of them (from every possible angle… 'get on the floor Mom') Let me introduce you to "King Henry."  I loved how Kate insists that her dolls hair remain in "messy buns" and had a minor meltdown when…

 I finished the doll! Kate loves it and her new dollhouse (the doll doesn't actually fit in the house but it wasn't meant to). Charlie woke up with the gift of a Christmas pink eye and Henry, well he woke up at 5:30- SO excited to see what Santa brought. We got the gift of…

 The sheep's wool finally arrived last night and the little doll body was ready & waiting. She was filled. Tonight I am tacking the head (I'm very scared about that part) and sewing on the limbs. That little girl of mine really wants a doll for Christmas. The pressure is on. 4 more evenings to…

 I was asked if I wanted to participate in a 'stocking swap' for Christmas this year. I initially didn't because I just didn't think I could make 13 gifts along with everything else that was happening in my life but, in the end, I decided to do it. And to SIMPLIFY. Everyone posted who their…