Where to  even start? For starters, this is Henry’s "Best Smile". Chris says "Henry, show Mama your  BEST smile!" and this is what I get. Squinty eyes, teeth clenched tight, grinning as hard as his little cheeks can. It’s good to see this smile today because it was a pretty hairy weekend. Henry caught some…

Happy Friday, dear friends! I’ve been wanting to make a set of Matryoshka’s for some time now and so I finally decided to give it a go. This is a set that I started working on a few nights ago. It’s actually the 2nd set I’ve made this week. I wasn’t thrilled with the first,…

and a new fire engine bell!  This was Henry’s Christmas gift from Mama & Papa and so far, we think he likes it. On Christmas morning, Henry came down the stairs and walked straight for his stocking, pulled out the robot and started digging for treasures inside. This was so fascinating to me, because Henry’s…

to Grandmothers house we go… after a long journey, we’ve finally arrived at grammys house. We are ready to whip out the cheeseballs, assemble Henrys present, watch "It’s a Wonderful Life" (it’s a Christmas Eve tradition), drink some nog and finish wrapping a few last minute gifts. I hope you are spending a warm &…

Just a quick post to say I was able to sew up this little ‘bot for Henry yesterday (in between  nap time, play time, dinner time and I don’t want to go to bed time). It’s a miracle I was able to sew anything at all. It was actually a lot easier than I thought…

Not really (but don’t you just love that song?) It was a ‘balmy’ 67 degrees in LA today. We baked this igloo cake in hopes it would feel a little bit more like Winter. If you get real close and sort of squint your eyes, it really does work. It’s a Christmas miracle! I can’t…

Happy Friday! I’m here to report on last nights cookie exchange. It was such fun! I’m lucky to know so many gals who are wonderful cooks. I mean, look at that!?! This picture doesn’t even represent all of the cookies that were here. I was one of the last to dish up my cookie plates,…

"My mother was about to make another brilliant maneuver in the legendary battle of the lamp. The epic struggle which follows lives in the folklore of Cleveland Street to this very day." ‘Don’t want to waste electricity.’ It finally arrived. I ordered it so long ago, I was beginning to wonder if it was actually…

Hi friends, I wanted to post an idea for a quick, delicious and inexpensive holiday gift. This is the easiest (I promise) and fastest (still promising) fudge recipe that you will ever make. It only takes about 5 minutes and is really yummy. This fudge also makes sweet little gifts when poured into holiday shaped…

This soup is very much a staple here (along with the Minestrone) and since it looks like I’ve started to come down with a bit of a cold- I decided that it was time to cook up a pot (which we are eating leftovers of today..Delish!). One thing that I love about soups, is that…