April Brings Birthdays and… Snow?
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011I love April. It usually marks when weather really starts to warm up, flowers begin to burst forth, and the mucky mud means spring is coming soon. It also happens to be the month I was born, and I love birthdays! Yesterday was April 1st, and instead of crocuses and muddy sun, we got blasted [...]
A is for “Applique”
Sunday, February 27th, 2011Applique is my new favorite fabric craft. There are endless possibilities for applique craft, and after creating a pillow for my brother and sister-in-law-to-be for Christmas, I just knew I had to dabble in applique a bit more. Our dear friend Noah’s first birthday was the perfect excuse to create another applique creation. I decided [...]
All in a Year
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010My baby turned 1 year old just under a week ago. Oh, how time flies. Elizabeth Stone really wasn’t kidding when she said, “Making the decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.” I can’t even begin to express how wonderful [...]
Birthday Ditty from Kitty
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008On the morning of April 2nd, exactly 13 days ago, I sat down to hastily (but meaningfully) write my good friend Tommy Z a birthday email. Somehow, the email turned into a poem, chock full of inside jokes from college and even fuller of the essence of Tom. I sent the email, delighted at my [...]
So Special
Thursday, April 10th, 2008I felt so special yesterday…. yes, it was my birthday, but there’s nothing like being surrounded by loving, caring, openly affectionate people to make a person feel special. Between breakfast in bed from my husband, songs and cards and hugs and gifts from my 3rd grade students, balloons and chocolate from my co-teacher, ice cream [...]
