happy stuff.

this morning, after several weather-cancelled attempts to go canoeing, we were finally able to get out on the water. i was rather late arriving to meet my canoeing friends because i couldn’t find my driver’s license and one of my credit cards (panic!), but i finally gave up and just drove to meet them and [...]

i am very near-sighted. this morning, when i woke up, i was looking out my window (before i put my glasses on) and noticing how pretty the sunlight spots danced in the leaves of the tree outside my window and i wanted to try to take a picture to show you what they looked like. [...]

i had lots of little happy moments this past weekend, but i was enjoying them too much to stop to blog. one happy thing was that i finished a big step in my surprise quilt (woo hoo!) and the rest should go much more quickly. maybe i’ll get to show it to you before the [...]

yesterday morning, i left the house for a quick 2-mile run and about half a block into it, realized i’d forgotten my sacroiliac belt that i’d been wearing as part of my physical therapy to recover from my whatever-the-heck-happened-to-me.  (overuse injury?  bad shoes?  not sure.)  anyway, last fall i’d been experiencing these sharp, twingy pains [...]

today was the last work day for a looooong time that i had no programs and no meetings scheduled.  in additon, after a week of biblical-style rain, the weather was beautiful, so i decided to take advantage of these factors and bike to work.  as an extra bonus, mr. happy stuff and i both left [...]

after working saturday, it’s always nice when the second day of the weekend is blissfully free of plans.  we woke up late, had a scrumptious pancake breakfast (my favorite way to start a sunday), made a loaf of bread, then had time to do some crafting.  i printed the cards for mona jean and then [...]

i’ve added a few new desktop wallpapers! check them out at the link at the top of the page or click here.

way back in february, i saw this idea posted on craftzine and it got me thinking. i like my car’s litter bag for its basic functionality, but i’m not so crazy about the boring black or the way it attaches to the back of the seat (some very complicated cords that i’ve never really figured [...]

the winner of the blogiversary giveaway is…. mona jean! congratulations! i’ll contact you later about your prize preferences. thanks to everyone for your lovely comments. i enjoyed reading about your happy things and learning about your favorite parts of “happy stuff.” thanks again to everyone for reading my blog over the years. i’m looking forward [...]

just a reminder that the deadline for entering your name in the blogiversary giveaway is tonight (june 6) at midnight.  as a reminder, you will not be obligated to accept any prize you do not want, i’d just love to hear from you.  so far, there are only 9 comments, so your chances of winning [...]