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Gummibunny 2.0

So… things look a little new around here – one of the many benefits of being married to a web designer! Not only does gummibunny have a new look, but will eventually have some new features I think… Read More

A Resource in the Child Care Search

Okay – I normally don’t do this sort of thing. I usually just like to write for my own entertainment and don’t try to give advice, etc., but I thought this was worth passing along. As we continue… Read More

Nutty

I bought dry roasted macadamia nuts. The jar says the ingredients are macadamia nuts and salt. Yet the label says my jar may also contain peanuts, cashews, almonds, filberts (what the heck is a filbert?), pecans, brazil nuts,… Read More

Blog Post In Which I Get On My Health Insurance Soap Box And Refuse To Come Down

I’ve learned a lot about health insurance over the last several months. The basic take-home message: our private health insurance options suck. Period. When I left my government job to join Lee at Heideldesign, I also left our… Read More

High on Grass

I love grass. In fact, I think I’m addicted. It makes me feel relaxed and peaceful. And Camille seems to really like it too. You know. Grass. Sod. A nice green lawn in the backyard. When Lee and… Read More

3 Degrees of Separation

We got out the door early this morning to beat the crowds headed to the beach for Memorial Day. The weather was great and we got a parking spot right at the boardwalk, which is handy for schlepping… Read More

40

That’s my sleep number. After years of sleeping on an old mattress, after countless nights of rolling toward the valley in the middle of the bed, after numerous mornings of extracting ourselves from the indentations our bodies wore… Read More

Elephant

Oh my goodness I think this little guy is cute. This felt elephant hair clip is not perfect by any means, and he probably won’t last long hanging on for dear life to the hair of a very… Read More

My New Hobby

Several months ago, I bought Camille some super-cute felt hairclips from Maya Papaya on etsy.com, and loved them so much. But unfortunately, all three have been lost, most likely in the mulch covering Camille’s playground at school. Then… Read More

Heartbroken for China

I had Headline News on Monday morning as I was getting ready for work, only half-listening. But suddenly, I was glued to the set as the anchor began telling a story about the earthquake in China. At that… Read More