For the last few weeks things have been really tight here financially.  With our trip to Canada and our end of year bills, we were so broke we squeaked.  Thankfully things turned around the other day when money we were waiting for had come in.    I’ve been on a huge cross stitching kick lately and wanted some new new threads, …

I got a mail yesterday from Faela’s proud mommy showing me how adorable she looks in the blanket I made for her.   She also gave me permission to post a photo so I can show her (and the blanket) off a little! I need to learn to knit more because I’ve seen soooo many cute patterns for things I would …

Yesterday afternoon Xander and I went to visit our friends Paule and Warnoud.   While we were in Canada Paule gave birth to a beautiful little girl named Faela.   I would post a photo of her but I forgot to ask them about it and I don’t want to put up pics of someone’s child without their permission.   You’ll just have …

It’s been a while since I participated in the weekly photo hunt.   There’s no real reason, I’ve just kept forgetting about it.   This week’s theme is small, so I figured this would be a good time to introduce someone. This is Phoenix, our Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys Picta Belli).  We actually got him quite a while ago, but I’ve not …

I’ve been stitching my behind off for the last few days.   Once I get started I can’t stop and keep at it night and day.   Especially with Christmas cross stitches, I love the finished product… shame I don’t get to keep them out longer though. I’ve been working on the old toy store cross stitch for about the last week, …

One of the things that have been contributing to my good mood this year is my visits with the psychotherapist.  Every time I type the psycho part I feel weird because it has such a stigma to it but this is me being real… I was so frustrated when I last mentioned my sessions but things have gotten so much …

On Friday my husband and I had a total meltdown after dealing with our end of year bill from our energy company.   Getting a bill for 800 euros just before Christmas really sucks ass.  We can pay it, but it really screws up most plans we had for Christmas shopping and such, especially after just getting back from holiday. To …

Kerstversiering is x-mas deco in Dutch… it’s a word I’ve been saying a lot over the last few days.   I count the days until I can start decorating, and I even decorated my turtle tanks. For the first time this year we got that cheesy snow stuff that you spray on the windows in Santa and snowman designs and shit.  …

When we were in Canada we were at my sister’s place for a few evenings to visit.  While we were there, one of the things I loved most was her fireplace… it made her livingroom so cozy and really added to the atmosphere.  Of course, I couldn’t stop thinking about it since. I never really knew much about the fireplaces …

A friend posted this on Facebook and I had to share. hahaha bwaaahaha I love these people. Now THAT’s a wedding!

Lordy Lordy, do I love me some x-mas deco!  Only 29 days till Christmas and I’ve given up on the idea of waiting until Dec 1st to decorate.  I want my Christmas deco nowwwww!  Ok, I admit, I’ve already started.  So what?!  It’s just a few ceramic houses… For the last two weeks since we got back from Canada Xander …