September 7. Day after Labor Day.
Our lives transform in an instant.
I work — first time in year.
A nanny will watch the kids.
Grace starts kindergarten. She is scared.
Please pray we all survive unscathed.
September 2nd, 2010 - 9:26 am § in home, organizing
Big uses for small spaces
“A small house can hold as much happiness as a large one.” That was on a fortune cookie I got shortly after downsizing our house (even while upsizing our family) to move to the Twin Cities. Our small house certainly does hold a lot of happiness. And a lot of chaos. It’s not as smal[...]
September 1st, 2010 - 8:15 am § in kid talk
The things kids say
Me: It was really good that you told Dad right away when Connor tried to run into the street. Grace: Well he IS my little brother. I love him. That’s why I squeeze him so much. Grace naming the six kids in her belly: Red, pink, purple, maroon, Westpfahl and Eighteen. Connor naming his kid: Red[...]
August 22nd, 2010 - 3:30 pm § in food
Sampling local food at Homegrown Experience
I sampled some delicious locally produced food, wine and coffee today at The Homegrown Experience at the Nicollet Island Pavilion. The event was run by Minneapolis’ park board and focused on ”connecting people to the land and providing healthy and enjoyable experiences.” I spent [...]
Testing toys for Creative Kidstuff
Taking kids to a toy store is dangerous, right? Well a few weeks ago, we took the kids to Creative Kidstuff’s Edina location and let them run around playing with toys they’d never seen before. I we didn’t have to say “don’t touch.” In fact, the employees encourage[...]
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