Archive for the ‘Crafts and Recipes’ Category

32 he believes in me

I get excited about things. I go all in. But, with a few exceptions, I feel like I’m really not a finisher. I plan and plot and make the first few moves, but in general I feel like my follow through is lacking. I have started and not finished so many things that one of [...]

10 pumpkin spice latte copycat recipe

Shhh… don’t tell starbucks. Starting Nov. 1, DanO and I declared zero prepared food purchases (restaurant, fast food, coffee shop, etc.) which means it has been a long couple of weeks without a frothy seasonal latte {can I get an amen?}. Peppermint, chai spice, egg nog, gingerbread, you name it, I love it. But I’ve [...]

20 you will die of the cuteness. trust.

I would have just died when I saw this picture… … if this one hadn’t killed me first. {pumpkin hat pattern free from here. baby boy pattern not for sale.}

23 OBoy’s birthday bash {the in-real-life one}: construction themed kid’s birthday party on a budget

We decided that since so much of OBoy’s second year of life had been filled with tools, work permits, and helping DanO with the upstairs remodel (not to mention a few dozen trips to the hardware store), a construction-themed party was quite fitting. And speaking of the upstairs remodel ($$$), did I mention this party [...]