So obviously these have been the fastest 2 months of my life. I feel like I went to bed 9 months pregnant and woke up in a new house with a 2 month old. Not quite. But a little. Because yeah, between the new house and the new baby, I’ve had my hands full. But we’re almost all moved in …
Rita Alexandra is Here!
We welcomed Allie at 11:12 pm on Thursday, January 26, 2012. She is happy and healthy and perfect. I hit a little bump in the road after she was born, but everyone is doing just fine now. While I was pregnant I loved reading birth stories, so I figured I’d write one of my own. What I didn’t realize was …
Many Thanks
There’s no such thing as a simple design, especially when you’re making 60 cards. This one just had a little bit of coloring. And this one only required me to cut out 500 tiny onesies. I love how they turned out, though. And it’s worth the work when you have 60 amazingly kind and generous friends and family members. Barring …
New Toy Tuesday: Christmas Gifts
Remember yesterday when I said I was behind on posts? I wasn’t kidding. Santa treated me pretty good this (last?) year. My first gift has been a major contributor to my lack of blogging over the last couple weeks. My Kindle Touch. I luuuurve this thing. I’ve been reading non-stop since Christmas morning. So if you have any book recommendations, …
Aprons
I’m so behind on posts, and even though I have a backlog of cards and other things to talk about, I really want to show off my first almost-completely unassisted sewing project. I made these two aprons as thank-you gifts for my friends Heather and Hilary, who threw Jesse and me a fantastic baby shower on Saturday. The food was …
Yes, More Glitter Ritz Cards
At least they’re not Christmas cards, right? I’m not gonna lie, the biggest traffic driver to this site is Google searches for “Glitter Ritz.” So really, it’s my obligation as a blogger to keep the pictures coming. But before I get to that…how were everyone’s holidays? We had a lovely, quiet Christmas morning, followed by a fantastic dinner with our …