The quest for the lost scissors has begun. I am still unpacking. And at this rate, I’ll be unpacking until Summer. I have found most of my sewing supplies. And I even managed to make a new pouch for DD-1. Unfortunately, I have not found my nice sewing scissors. I made due with a cheap [...]
Last week I cleaned the refrigerator. It required way too much time. But I did it anyway. One day I cleaned the drawers and shelves. The next day I cleaned the baskets in the door and the door and outside. The drawer breaking was definitely not part of my plan. Actually, it wasn’t the drawer [...]
In my typically obsessive manner, I have been working diligently on the family tree and ignoring everything else as much as possible. The family tree is fun. Cleaning the bathroom and unpacking, not so much fun. Also, working on the tree for five minutes at a time is easy. Cleaning and unpacking require larger blocks [...]
I have decided that in our home, the fastest path to a good day with two small children is to lower my expectations. If I spend all of my time caring for the girls, and do a minimal amount of housework; they’re really happy. This is most unfortunate for the state of the house. I [...]
I think one the worst things about the washing machine breaking and flooding the house is that I had to live without a washing machine for a month. We did wash clothes of course, at the hotel in those coin-operated machines. And a few times I camped out at friends houses for the afternoon and [...]
