This Oz Life

{1} It was not awesome when my laptop was accidentally flung off the couch a few weeks ago. But luckily, it is tax refund time.  On our lovely day off together, Matt and I welcomed this new family member. I am so excited to have my own space (yes, all 48" of it) for my work/hobbies. And I do not miss having a laptop at all. If I wake up early and have an idea, I can just get out of bed and do something with the idea. I can't wait to decorate the wall. {2} Valentine sweets. T… Read more

Wasn't it just yesterday that I was recounting the vocabulary of my sweet-as-sugar 17 month old?  I mean, look at those dimples!  Our almost-four year old is way past these word and onto a slew of other choice phrases and quirks. I don't write about her as often as I should now that I have been doing monthly updates on Rhys (don't feel bad, as you recall, I did weekly updates with her!) She is magical. Really, that's the only word to describe her. She can be maddening… Read more

...keeping up with laundry, especially when a certain preschooler wets the bed and it needs to be stripped. The worst! ...keeping up with any housekeeping, come to think of it. Some days I feel like it is the only thing I do and at the end of the day, it looks like I did nothing. We've talked about getting some help with this because it is the number one source of arguments and stress. I'm working on it. ...leaving my phone in another room so I can be a little more present. E… Read more

To say that the last month of my son's life has blown me away would be an understatement. He went from pretty helpless to doing everything a "real person" does, only in this tiny little body. I laugh every time I see him walking around the house (holding on to furniture of course) because watching this tiny little body confidently grip, throw, smack, and climb is hysterical. In true second child form, he is just trying to keep up with everyone... Eating:   EVERYTHING. I ho… Read more

Five of my favorite things lately... Decorating for Valentines Day! I have never done this before, but it was pretty easy to do without spending much money at all. I already had the canvas, as I keep them on-hand now. The jar of Pottery Barn stars was from Christmas, the wreath was in the Target Dollar Spot (decorated with one paper "flower" that made me question my existence), blocks were left over blank ones from Julie's shower, and the wooden sign was on our wall at ou… Read more

A little job-related perk every once in a while. Although Larkyn (my impossibly home-bodied girl) had me at home for 2 weeks, she still thought today was pretty cool. She kept asking, "And now what should we do?" We should paint pictures. "This is you!" she said. I was practicing a little art of my own, joining in Pen +  Peplum's hand-lettering challenge . This week's was a word or phrase to describe 2015. We should build "downtown" with our blocks… Read more

I hadn't been downtown to the Main Library since I was in college. But friends had been telling me about the amazing train display that they have during the holidays, and we finally decided to end our winter break by going to see them with our friends, Mara and Maggie. Parking is off Grant Avenue under the building, so it is the perfect place to come during ugly weather. Bring your parking ticket inside with you, because that is where you pay for parking (which was 50 cents for ou… Read more