Oikology 101

I meant to wish you a Merry Christmas... I meant to wish you a Happy New Year... But instead, I've been enjoying time with this little s...

These Hot/Cold Therapy Packs are quick and inexpensive!! I made three in less than 30 minutes for less than $2.00 each!

Have I mentioned that Midget started preschool? She goes two days a week for two and a half hours and let me just tell you--we BOTH love it...

Here's a quick pic of Peanut rockin' a wifebeater. Isn't he just adorable?? I fall more and more in love with him everyday. H...

I'm finally starting to feel human again! Now that Peanut is on a schedule, I have a little bit of time every now and then. Midget is ...

I've been less than energetic lately, so when Halloween started getting closer and the creative juices weren't flowing, I decided to...

Since Mister Peanut arrived only two weeks prior to Midget's birthday (and was actually due only a week before), we decided to have a ve...

Isn't he the cutest little Peanut you've ever seen?? I have to admit--boys are harder. Not just in the "peeing on Mommy is fu...

BOY!!! 08/28/2010 8:06 a.m. 7 lbs. 9 oz. 19 3/4 in. To say I was surprised was a HUGE understatement. I would have bet a million dollars I...

First, here's the belly at 38 weeks. It took a very patient photographer to capture this shot, as I was SO nervous to do a nekkid belly...

Wowee, have we been reaping a BIG harvest from our garden!! It just amazes me that we are getting SO much more food than we did last year! ...

It is simply amazing how FAST time has flown this pregnancy! I am now in the home stretch, getting bigger every day, and ready to meet the ...

AND SECOND HARVEST TOO!!

Midget loves to help in the kitchen.  I can't say that she's always truly helpful, but she sure does have fun when she's there! ...

Here's our garden one month apart. The first picture is missing a few plants, but it definitely illustrates what a month can do as far ...

Last month, I was asked to help with a baby shower and ended up being assigned the favors. I had a very strict $40 budget for 25 invitees b...

Since everything seems to be getting bigger around here, I decided to make one thing smaller--my hair! My hair was pretty damamged from the...

We worked furiously last week to get things growing at our house. It's a little bit early to be planting in Michigan, as the last frost ...

It's funny how I didn't feel big last pregnancy until I was less than a few weeks from the due date. This time, I feel HEEE-UGE alr...

My friend's son turned two at the end of March. When I was showing his Mom the progress I'd made on the quiet book for my niece som...