Thumper gives lessons in letting go
I already knew I needed to get rid of stuff–lots of stuff–before the move. But now the moving estimates are rolling in and I REALLY need to get rid of stuff. The moving companies charge by weight and if the …
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Checking in
In the midst of the getting-ready-to-move flurry, we’ve also been doing this: And this And this (Yep, that’s the empire waist cardi. I warned you it would be slow going on that one. I’ve got an inch left of body …
Oscar’s happy ending
Knitting friends are the best kind of friends, aren’t they? We reached a bit of a crisis in the search for a new home for Oscar, and Melissa (sadly blogless. You’re all missing out.) swooped in to the rescue. Her …
Last ditch effort
We know we can’t keep Oscar, that much is clear. Moving cross country certainly isn’t going to improve his behavioral problems. We’ve called around to all the rescue groups and no-kill shelters and everyone is full to overflowing with cats …
healthy pancakes for yummy kids
Since my little vegetarian Thumper can’t tolerate cow’s milk protein, his pediatrician recommended I work some blackstrap molasses into his diet. Yesterday I made him some oat banana molasses pancakes and they were a huge hit. He especially likes them …
Happy birthday, baby!
Okay, so let’s set aside the cat issue for the time being, because today is a Very Big Day. Today is Billy’s 40th birthday! (Clearly I am the much younger wife.) Happy happy happy birthday, baby! I love you so …
Another straw, another camel
I keep the bad stuff off the blog, for the most part. That is, until things reach a breaking point. (Have you noticed that? Though there’s bigger bad stuff that will never reach the blog because a person needs some …
Maybe we should have been working on that basement clutter this weekend
…but it was much more fun to hang out with friends, drink coffee and eat cookies, walk in Prospect Park, take Thumper to Coney Island to stick his toes in the ocean… See? Happy kids result from parents finally taking …
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