Our favorite dadda turns 38 today. Although he’s hard at work all day, we’re doing our best to keep him surrounded with a heavenly birthday aura. So far, our aura is made of… Aroma Invigoration. A big bowl of New Mexico-style red chile…so he can make Frito pies to his heart’s content. Taste Delights. Homemade banana pudding […]
Imagine if you lived in a town whose most famous resident was a frozen dead guy. Yup, that’s us. This weekend in Nederland was Frozen Dead Guy Days. The festival is a little morbid for my liking, and not so family-oriented, especially if you have little kids. Besides finding our tiny town in bumper-to-bumper traffic, […]
“I brought children into this dark world because it needed the light that only a child can bring.” ~Liz Armbruster
First, the important news: Zia is learning her letters! It came all in a spurt, and she’s been writing nonstop since Friday, when she got the idea to make some Valentine cards. This one is for Mimi, Papa, and the aunts and uncles in NY. She went from knowing hardly any letters to recognizing all […]
Have you ever seen an owl pellet? They are those lovely little packages of fur, feathers and bones that owls regurgitate after a satisfying meal of bird or small beast. We bought a box of them at Wild Bear, our local ecology shop in Nederland… and took them home to the dining room table. Mmmm. […]
