We’re lucky to live in a neighborhood with lots of good food options but every now and then, particularly now at 23 weeks, I get Ben to drive me around looking for something a little different. Most of the time we end up in Fells or Harbor East. I like hanging out by the water. And I like Pitango Gelato. I freaking love it. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Tights
So the very day that I knowingly sent Chase to school in a pair of tights with a hole in them I went out in search of more. I planned to order some from LL Bean because I was really happy with the ones from last year and they offer free shipping but last year I also bought them on sale and that made me happy. Ordering tights not on sale? Way less happy.
Then my friend Jill gave me a tip about Mondawmin Mall so we went to check it out and discovered that there’s a Marshall’s over there! And so we have tights for days now. Five new pairs for five bucks a piece! And not crappy, I shrink in the wash, tights from Target. Nice tights by Trim Fit and Stride Rite. The store had good selection and all kinds of stuff. I picked up an enormous pair of footed pj’s (by Absorba for nine bucks) in 6x for Christmas per Chase’s request.
I’m going to keep Marshall’s in mind for birthday presents too. They had a good assortment of Melissa and Doug puzzles and toys at good prices. I love our independent toy store but sometimes you need something quick and in a hurry, very close by and, sorry, but did I mention cheap? Anyway, it’s nice to have options.
While I’m thinking about it, another place around here to get a good birthday present at the last minute is Amazing Spiral. They don’t have a huge selection but what they have is well edited and it’s just a few minutes away in the Rotunda. Anyway if you live near me I’ve probably already told you all of this and if you don’t live within spitting distance you probably don’t care. I’ll get this blogging thing figured out eventually. Meanwhile, if you take away one thing from this post it’s to never, ever buy tights from Target ever again. However desperate you are. Whatever you tell yourself to rationalize the purchase even though you know better… don’t do it it’s not worth it. They WILL rip and they WILL shrink too. Trust me.
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Found
Where, you might ask, did I find my camera after two weeks of not looking for it? Why under my bed of course. Where else? I was putting away clothes in the girls’ room when I had a flashback of Chase using my camera up there to take pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Fair Rapunzel
Remember Rapunzel? We went to see the big reveal today and we found her! I can’t even tell you how excited Chase was to see her! It’s pretty amazing that she’s there for everyone to see forever! There were cookies and, look, I just used three exclamation points in a row!!! I think we were just a part of something really special. I’m pretty sure she painted the girl with the red face too but, sadly, I couldn’t really remember what pieces I worked on. Read the rest of this entry »
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Saturday, August 6th, 2011
Party, Party, Party
Is literally what we did today. We started with fresh muffins delivered to the door first thing this morning. That’s kind of the best thing ever. They were called donut muffins. They’re ridiculously delicious and I think maybe dipped in butter to get the cinnamon sugar coating to stick. So good.
From there we went straight from pj’s to party dresses, did the normal Saturday stuff, the market and things like that. Followed that up with a little brunch and mimosas with squirmy babies at Gertrudes. I had to stop Avery from trying to drink the ketchup at one point. Which is why I don’t understand why she cared either way whether she washed it down with water or my blood orange soda. Clearly she wants me to know that she has a sophisticated palate. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Rapunzel Painted
Chase spent the morning in an apron with her face smeared with glaze. That girl is a SERIOUS ceramic artist. Who knew? So, in a totally self-interested move, I might have tried to talk the workshop facilitator into offering a ceramics class for kids. And she might have liked the idea. And we might have space AND a kiln! So if you live around here and are even a TINY bit interested in something like that leave a comment and let me know or call me or knock on my door! I can’t say enough good things about Miss Natalie. Chase loves to work with her and she has such a great quiet way about working with the kids. Can you help me make this happen?
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Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Me Mom
Happy mother’s day! My day was all about spending time with the fam, oversized beverages and too much ice cream. In other words it was terrific. Goodness all around. I hope all of my mom friends and family had a great day too. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
Order Up
We were go go go all day long. I tell you. Chase’s day started out with the addition of a tiny suitcase full of My Little Ponies to the toys in the her classroom and ended with a little outing and ice cream cone with her teachers. I suspect that a 2:1 teacher to student ratio isn’t bad every now and then. Particularly when you live with 16 month old Godzilla baby. You might be up for a little one on one time. Read the rest of this entry »
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Saturday, April 9th, 2011
I Heart Art :: Contemporary Quilt Design
So some night this past week, probably Tuesday, I held off changing into my pyjamas and went back out after dinner. And I sure do love my pyjamas but it was totally worth putting off. I have lots of big ideas about quilting but traditional quilting is for someone way more detail oriented than I am. Which is why the workshop about modern quilt technique was totally perfect for me. Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
A Package!
A few weeks ago I entered a contest to win one of these bags. I mean why not, right? It’s not like I was pining away for one or anything but they’re cute so I went for it. I never win anything anyway. Except that I won and now I’m not sure how we managed before the robot bag. Read the rest of this entry »