the laughing songbird

The first time we flew with Maya was a 10 hour flight from London to Houston, she was 3.5 months old and it was a piece of chocolate cake. S...

Howdy! It's hard to believe--impossible to believe--that we have been in Texas for almost 5 months. So much has happened! We have worked...

A friend asked me to make another hopscotch mat for her daughter's 4th birthday, and wondered if it was possible to applique the numb...

A friend asked me to make some name tags for her kids to have on their back packs. Here they are...  

The after list is not as pressing, since we can do absolutely nothing about it right now, and it's also the exciting part: Find a pla...

Moving can be stressful. **Hahahahahhahaaha** That is me laughing insanely at such an understatement.  I have been having a little trouble s...

We are moving back to Texas and our lovely little house is on the market.  Anyone interested in a two bedroom cottage in a quiet rural se...

Our niece turned 4 last week, it was an exciting occasion.  I always struggle getting gifts for her because she has everything.  What do yo...

This is not a must have list, it is not even a list of necessary items, these are just things that we have found to be really handy.  It...

I love and hate Pinterest.  At the moment I am loving it.  Since I'm a housewife at the moment I have tried to step up my game and try ...