happy stuff.

i’d love to write tons of stuff about how much fun i had in texas, how great the food was and how nice it was to see my nephew (again!) and the rest of my relatives, (i’ll try to post some pictures later) but i’m back to real life now and there’s a big, big, [...]

i’ve eaten very well this week so far. on sunday, we had curry at sa-bai thong (my favorite curry place!). yesterday, my co-workers and i went out to dinner at chautara and i had an amazing chicken tandoori dinner. it took all of my willpower, but i stopped exactly halfway through the meal when i [...]

when i was in, maybe, 5th grade or so, i pieced a quilt top with some help from my mom (and, if i remember correctly, some talented squinting from my dad when it came to laying the blocks out). i didn’t assemble the quilt myself (top+batting+back+binding) and i don’t think i even did the tying [...]

} i got new glasses } i saw a beetle with bright, orange, iridescent wings sitting on a sidewalk } i got a haircut } i got to take pictures of a baby and her big sister and her parents all morning } mr. happy stuff noticed a family of raccoons living in the dumpster [...]

after a wonderful farewell breakfast at lazy jane’s with my dear visiting friends (yum!), i waved goodbye as they drove on to their next travel adventures. then, i called my friends who just had a baby this weekend and went for a visit in the hospital. i ended up staying a bit longer than i’d [...]

i’ve been busy preparing the house for the visit of a dear friend of mine who arrived yesterday morning. she brought her 1 year old daughter with her and they arrived in town in time for my afternoon storytime at the library! it’s so good to visit with her. today, we went thrifting and she [...]