CraftyMommy

Alternative Titles:  This Vacation is Going by Way Too Fast or I’m Lovin’ This Stress-Free Life

Would anyone mind lending me a few of their days because I don’t have nearly enough of them to finish everything that I need to finish both at work and home before we leave on vacation. 
I wanted to enjoy my vacation, even though I did take on another contract despite promising myself that I wouldn’t, [...]

Mostly for my personal enjoyment.  Just be forewarned that they’re talking politics and most of the conversation leans my way. 
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We’ll be leaving for our vacation in Florida in a week.  My sister lives in a very small town.  Wal-mart is about half an hour away; the closest mall is almost an hour away (which is a little disturbing for me since I have multiple malls surrounding me here - not to mention that they [...]

. . . .if my boss has a good sense of humor 
 

I was putting together a calendar for next year and ran into some random pictures that I had meant to post months ago but never got around to.  Most of these are from our Chinese Ghost Festival.

{Chloe praying}

{offering for the spirits}

{my little girl}

{me with my mom when I was a baby; found this one hunting [...]

Is there anything better than lying in the middle of your four-year-old daughter’s bedroom, watching her play, reading blogs online, and listening to Tori Amos? I can’t think of a place I’d rather be than right here, doing just that.
These past few weeks have been amazing watching Chloe grow up - literally.
First of all, she [...]