By Rachel, on December 21st, 2010%
Well, the good news is we finally got the Christmas tree up:
The bad news is the 2 year old just can’t resist the ornaments, hence the velvet rope. It just makes the tree seem so off-limits, don’t you think? *Sigh*
Ok, FINE, that’s not our tree. I took this picture at the . . . → Read More: Finding Christmas
By Rachel, on December 15th, 2010%
It became apparent to me on Monday, after a quiet dinner of sushi with the husband in celebration of my birthday, that I may be losing it. I’m not certain what “it” is, but I think it is slipping away from me. You see, I used to be so on top of things. I . . . → Read More: Have you seen my marbles? Anyone?
By Rachel, on December 13th, 2010%
Today I turn 27 years old.
I know, I know, it is so totally not old. But really, “late 20′s”? It doesn’t really have a nice ring to it. Last week I was walking into the Old Navy I worked at in high school and explained to my little girl, “this is where . . . → Read More: Happy birthday to meeeeeeee!!
By Rachel, on November 24th, 2010%
Every year for the past few years I have gone on a mild rant around Thanksgiving and Christmas. I vowed that I wouldn’t this year, that I would spare people my bitter screed, but my fingers are twitchy and I just. Can’t. Help. Myself. Aaagghh!! I’ve tried to let it roll off my back, . . . → Read More: Tradition
By Rachel, on November 23rd, 2010%
I may have mentioned it once or twice before, but I’m an anomaly where I live due to the fact that I’m not much of a crafter. I often have good intentions, such as with the scrapbook I’m about halfway done with that has taken me oh, over two years. So last month when . . . → Read More: Get my craft on? Check!
By Rachel, on November 10th, 2010%
I’m feeling a bit dumpy today- maybe because it’s only Wednesday, maybe because I’m getting a cold (blerg!), maybe because I am so very tired of the freeway construction I fight every day…who knows? But, I am determined to rise above it! By being positive! Join me, won’t you?
In an effort to be . . . → Read More: A little pick-me-up
By Rachel, on October 1st, 2010%
A while back I was flipping through one of the parenting magazines that I mysteriously became subscribed to and came across an article about children saving the lives of others. I didn’t have time to read the whole thing right then, so I kind of flipped through and glanced at the pictures. One picture . . . → Read More: What’s in a name?
By Rachel, on August 11th, 2009%
So. I have a blog now. What fun! We’ll see what comes of this whole thing. I figured hey, everyone else is doing it, why don’t I own a piece of the Internet? Because if everyone else is doing it, surely I must as well, right? Right. So here I am. Can’t wait to . . . → Read More: Hi, Internet!