greetingarts

advanced reader copy

2012-01-17T18:18:41-08:00

Have you (or your child) read the Mysterious Benedict Society books (Amazon link to an amazing price for all three!)? I read and enjoyed the first two books with Rebecca, and she read the last one on her own. Last week, I brought home a surprise from work for Rebecca. One of the benefits of working in the book industry is that I have access to advance reading copies, books the publishers send out to generate buzz and interest months before the book is actually published. Sometimes they even have typos, or incomplete illustrations. But do you see that? Rebecca...

more temptation

2012-01-09T11:42:49-08:00

Oooh, this one looks fun, too! And it eats yarn, which I think might be useful...

new year's temptation

2012-01-03T13:10:53-08:00

Should I...?

can't see the forest

2011-12-21T09:09:23-08:00

Well, Christmas vacation has officially started. Kids are out of school, parents are arriving tomorrow, and yesterday was my last day of "work" (it was a traditional Christmas party at the owner's home with turkey, ham, and all the fixin's) until February, and most of the decorations are up. There was a lot of hubbub leading up to the kids' last day of school before Winter Break. Remember those candy corn necklaces I made for Rebecca's class for Halloween? Well, she decided long ago that I should start a collection. So she wanted the Christmas trees from Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi. Good...

missing

2011-11-30T22:34:24-08:00

So, I've been missing a lot of things lately. Missing my family at Thanksgiving because we couldn't travel, missing the kids' school activities, and missing from this blog space. Why? Because I got a job exactly one month ago. After 9+ years of not working outside the home, I finally accepted the fact that I need to financially contribute to the household, and after a few false starts, I got a wonderful job that I'm loving. It's seasonal, so I won't be working when the kids are out of school. Most days, I am still able to drop off the...