A Spot of Color I haven’t been doing much sewing. I did clean up the sewing area, specifically the table that Chunguita and Pulguito use to create. Before Pulguito was mobile, Chunguita used a kid’s table, but that had to change when he started walking. So she got my 40″ high worktable, accessible with a [...]

Well, today, I totally relapsed. I took the kids to Starbucks and had a maple oat scone, binge 1. Then I finished off Pulguito’s muffin, binge 2. Followed that up by eating too many of the cookies that we baked. The last cookie of the afternoon was scarfed down while I was trying to get [...]

Pulguito This part of town used to be one big almond orchard. We still have some of the trees left, and when they bloom it’s rather spectacular. I like them so much that I planted a new one in my front yard. It’s a different variety from the old orchard ones and blooms a little [...]

Tomorrow, MIL and 2 SILs arrive for a two week visit. I’m not sure today is a free day since I promised DH that I would clean a bathroom, and I have to drive to Pleasanton to get a birthday present for a friend of Chunguita’s. So what am I doing? Cleaning bathrooms? No way! [...]

I’ve decided to put my eating disorder (ED) journal here. It’s just too hard for me to do 2 different blogs. I had wanted to keep the ED stuff separate because it can be kinda heavy, and this was supposed to be a sewing blog. However, this is my blog to do with as I [...]

daffodil The first daffodil of the season.

cookies This is the first time that I’ve baked cookies with both kids. I did it once before with Chunguita, but she wasn’t into it. Can you imagine? Pulguito was excited immediately when I brought up the idea. He kept saying COOKIE over and over again. Of course we used the premade sugar cookie dough. [...]

Almond Blossoms Pulguito This part of town used to be one big almond orchard. We still have some of the trees left, and when they bloom it’s rather spectacular. I like them so much that I planted a new one in my front yard. It’s a different variety from the old orchard ones and blooms [...]

cookies Originally uploaded by neefer. So I haven’t been sewing, but I did make cookies. This is the first time that I’ve baked cookies with both kids. I did it once before with Chunguita, but she wasn’t into it. Can you imagine?Pulguito was exited immediately when I brought up the idea. He kept saying COOKIE [...]

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