Chicago!

Chicago!

This weekend Matt and I took part in an important parenting ritual: our first trip without our adorable boys. They headed off to Bucks County, PA, to stay with my parents. The boys love it there, so we were able to enjoy our quick trip and not worry about the little...
My little graduate

My little graduate

Yep, my little Leo is not all that little anymore. Even though it doesn’t seem that long ago that he looked like this: And I spent what seemed like days on the phone telling everyone I knew how adorable and sweet my little baby was… Now it’s five...
A Quilt for Jonas: a family heirloom

A Quilt for Jonas: a family heirloom

My mother, Susan, has always been crafty. Not in the sneaky sense, silly! Crafts like sewing, knitting and counted cross stitch. She was always drawn to the idea of quilting, and first gave it a try with a little assistance from my grandmother (her mother-in-law)....
Good morning, sleepyhead!

Good morning, sleepyhead!

When Jonas wakes up in the morning, I hear some little footsteps upstairs. And then he sits at the top of the stairs for a couple minutes before he comes down. I don’t know, thinking about whether to ask for “juice” or “juice” or...
The book that took 15 years to make.

The book that took 15 years to make.

Finally… finally… finally… Matt and I have in our possession our very own wedding album. With pictures from our very own wedding. Matt and I found each other in State College, Pennsylvania 15 years ago, my junior year at Penn State. We met while...
A 4-hour work week? No, thanks.

A 4-hour work week? No, thanks.

Over the past week I’ve been listening to The Four-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss. Disclaimer: I didn’t get all the way through the book, only about halfway. At first, Ferriss describes a number of useful time-saving tactics, such as only checking your...