Every day we comb it, every morning it returns.
little nest
Every day we comb it, every morning it returns.
Category: Life
we heart lisa
It’s amazing how much happiness such a small little creature can bring to a house.
lego misusage
Hey, at least it’s not in her mouth…
At Small Fancy this week we did a simutaneous photo. Looks like Mia was standing beside Elvis Costello at 11:30.
Just saw that Heidi from My Paper Crane‘s book is now available. Looks like lots of fun.
Happy weekend!
remembrance day
There’s no school or work today. We’re enjoying this day together, but also feeling sad and dreaming of peace.
puddle jumping
Much fun to be had with Instagram… I’ve given myself the challenge of blogging more often. Wish me luck!
quiet monday morning
Soup and slippers, two essentials for this time of year. This morning they matched.
Soup: beet soup, my recipe. (which is to simply find all the beets in the bootom of your fridge and put them in a pot. Add red cabbage and red onion because they’re purple too.)
Slippers: Camper slippers, best . birthday. gift. ever. (thanks Paul)
lisa
Poor little Sweetie didn’t last long in this world… we were very sad, but now we have Lisa. She is much more social and active than Sweetie was. Look! We even got a picture. She is adorable. Paul finally got his Lisa (it was his name choice for both our girls), Sosi chose the name just for him.
tiny portraits
I’ve had these tiny canvases for some time. I thought they would be perfect for some portraits of my girls.
it’s cozy time
This time of year for me is all about the knitting. It’s hard to not be knitting all the time… This week’s theme at Small Fancy is “Autumn Sweater“.
For all you folks worried about sweet Ila from last week’s Small Fancy (she’s only going 1 morning a week), she’s doing much better at daycare. She even ventured off the couch and made me a craft last time. She points to it all day, beaming with pride.
button rings
Sosi found my button collection the other day and we decided to make button rings after an intense sorting session (oh, she is my daughter!).
We used straightened paper clips (the coloured ones are best), wrapped them around a marker to make a ring, and slip the button on. Super simple and very fun.
some of my favourite things..
I think Thanksgiving has to be one of my favourite holidays, mostly because it is centered around food… in particular pumpkin pie. Sosi shares my deep love of pumpkin pie. I always make her a mini pie, because I know she has a hard time waiting until dinner to have some.
I finished Ila’s dress. It turned out so great, so cute and cozy. I used this pattern here and made a few modifications. I will definitely be knitting more dresses!
sweetie
We got a hamster! His name is “sweetie”. He is adorable and we are all totally in love with him. The only problem is this is about as much as we ever see of him. He either really loves the little house we built him… or he hates us. Not sure which it its.
climbing mountains
This week’s theme at Small Fancy is “Climb every Mountain“. It’s an homage of sorts to our friends Anastasia and Josué who just got back from climbing mountains in Africa (!).
My trip last weekend was so much fun! Even though I was dreading turning 37 (sounds so old), I think I might have had one of my best birthdays yet. I was thoroughly spoiled. I want to thank everyone who made it such a great day, especially my lovely husband who held down the fort while I was away. The kids had so much fun, I don’t think they even noticed I was gone. 🙂
a happy day…
Today i turn 37, it’s a happy day.
Tomorrow I’ll be even happier as I fly off (alone!!) for a weekend with my best friend of 20 years. Happy weekend!
back to school sweater
I finally finished Sosi’s back to school sweater. I think I knit this more for me than her. I worked out a lot of my anxiousness about her starting school with this sweater! Thankfully she seems to not have inhertied my shyness or social awkwardnes and is making lots of friends and having fun.
Now I get to start a little dress for Ila. She’s well into Sosi’s hand me downs these days, which are seriosuly lacking in the dress department. Ila would wear a dress everyday if she could, so I better get busy (if you have any cute pattern suggestions let me know!).
(The pattern for this sweater can be found here, I’ve knit this one so many times and I still love it.)
first day of school
My disposition is similar to Ila’s today…
Lori Joy Smith 
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