Today is Madeline’s half birthday. 2 1/2 years ago today we were welcoming her into the world. This little fact popped into my head yesterday and as a result I have been thinking nonstop about baking. Okay really I think about baking nonstop anyway but in the last 24 hours or so with good reason. [...]
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Tags: birthday, celebration, Maddy, rainbow cupcakes, silly things 
4 Comments »Sorry little 5 x 10 inch dry erase board, you have been replaced and subsequently moved to the bottom of the refrigerator, where Maddy gets to be your overlord. You helped me in so many ways but it is time for my love of list making to go to the next level and despite what [...]
Posted in Catherine Evolving, Pure Catherine Tags: Me, Random stuff, silly things, things I love 6 Comments »Cookie dough, that is. And today, cookie dough was my lunch. Actually there is more to it than that. I made cookie dough specifically to eat if for lunch. Somewhere my mom is frowning and my dad is feeling proud, but don’t worry mom I left the raw egg out because I had no intention [...]
Oh, no! It’s a dis-formed foam turkey army! Watch out for the one with crazy eyes, he cannot be trusted. Wait, they all have crazy eyes, run while you can! 2-year-old handmade abstract turkeys crack me up! It looks like Salvador Dali made a quick stop at my house for craft time.
I have learned many valuable lessons in my short tenure as Mommy. Lessons such as, sometimes dirt happens and, it is generally best to laugh about it and enjoy every minute of dirt covered faces, pants and hands that bring about beautiful dirt covered smiles.
My poor husband. I am not sure how he deals with me. You see I am a sleep walker/yeller/talker/mover/poker. Yep, that is the actual name of my condition. Okay it is my self given name for my self diagnosed condition. I have always been a sleep talker. My sister and I both are but for [...]
