Well the month and our experiment with The Zone is almost up as is my whirlwind tour of Zone Meals in Seconds cookbook. It’s been … interesting. I’ve done well on The Zone, losing about 9 lbs, which for a month is pretty good (and technically, I still have ’til Friday for my four weeks [...]
One time my dad made the comment that Matt and I reminded him of Carl and Elle trying to save for their trip to Paradise Falls. We are very good about putting away money, but something always seems to come up and we have to smash the jar. I know I’ve mentioned our ING accounts [...]
You’ll hardly ever hear me complain about a weekend. I love my job but man, I’m always so glad for a weekend. This one was particularly CHILL. Friday we didn’t leave the house at all (so so rare). We watched the snow. We took naps. I finished up a freelance project (and yelled at the [...]
It’s been all about Ben this week and though the kids don’t read the blog yet, I didn’t want Tabby to feel left out in the future when she reads the archives (because I’m oh-so-sure she’ll be fascinated, right?). A quick rundown on the happenings in Tabby land. All of a sudden, she gets the [...]
We seriously LOVE having our friends’ kids over. They’ve grown up with our kids and so when they’re together, they just pick up from where they left off last time and play together so well. They know our house rules and follow them (at least as well as our own kids d0) and best of [...]
That son of mine. Dang he’s cute. He knows it too and uses it shamelessly to get away with his mischief. Today he is 2 yrs, 9 months old which means he’s having a birthday in 3 months. For an update, I thought I’d share some of the funny things Ben says (there are MANY [...]
Whew! What a weekend. Believe me when I say heading back to work today sounds easy by comparison. But before we get to the weekend, I will tell you about my Thursday night. When we last left our hero (me) she was busy wrangling two kids while her beloved (Javier Matt) was out of town. [...]
We’re in the midst of another one of those busy weeks that I didn’t plan on … it just sort of cropped up. Meetings, deadlines, travel, child-minding, a funeral (not for us, for our sitter), driving around way too much, sleeping way too little. All the while, I’ve been keeping up with my ZONE project [...]
Today is the big day. Today we drop off her registration for Kindergarten. How is it possible that in just a few short SHORT months she’ll be ready for big girl school. ALL DAY school. It’s crazy!! Hopefully by August I’ll be ready. Tabby of course, would head off tomorrow. She’s thrilled.
It would be an understatement to say that this was my best photographic work, or even good. Honestly, by the time I “plated” dinner last night, I was done. We spent ALL weekend sanding and polying the pieces of Ben’s bed. And we’re still not done. Probably not even that close. I was achey and [...]
My name is Jess. I'm a 30ish wife and working mommy. I love spending time with my family and friends, crafting up weird and beautiful things, cooking delicious food and running lots of miles to work it off. I love chocolate, wine, Photoshop, my Nikon and sleeping in. I do freelance design work for fun and marginal profit at JKN Designs. This is my blog. Read more »
