Archive for January, 2009

Anatomy of a Baby Shower Invitation

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

My sister, Karyn, is due April 6 with my first niece or nephew! (We’ll find out which when the kid arrives.) There is a lot of excitement buzzing around my family (first grandchild, first great-grandchild, etc. for both sides [maternal/paternal] of our family) and I’m excited because it gives me an excuse to buy many [...]

2009 Gifting Challenge

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

I found this idea on Jenni’s site and thought this would be a good challenge for me to be more creatively productive in 2009!
The first six (6) people to respond to this post will get something made by me. It will be about or tailored to those six who respond first.
This offer does have some [...]

Ampersand’s Big Adventure

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Ampersand is about 6 or 7 months old now, so I thought it was about time to take her to her first appointment with the veterinarians at the Kitty Klinic (35th Street and Lyndale Avenue in Minneapols).

I dropped her off at about 8 a.m. this morning, and brought her home shortly after 5 p.m. She [...]