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Always read the street signs….

  In case you were wondering, or if you haven’t tried using any of my rulers yet, my signature methods are terrific. (Really!) NO MATH, NO WASTED FABRIC, NO STRESS! I got such a kick out of making this sign today. I’m still giggling….. Happy Monday everyone.

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09/09/09 — special in so many ways!

For people around the world, Sept 9th was quite significant. Consider these fun facts: (Ahem…some text copied from CNN; Saeed Ahmed.) You probably won’t get to experience another single-digit date in your lifetime. The next one won’t roll around for 92 years — until 1/1/2101. 9/9/09 was

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To quiet the riot

Staying at a hotel can be fun and even feel a bit glamorous……when you’re on vacation. But not so much when you’re in the middle of uprooting your life and moving your entire household. For the second time in a year. Overseas. After about two days, well quite frankly, hotel

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One last hurrah…

We wanted to do something special with the boys: take one special last trip before we make the transition back to the US. The weather was rainy here in Stuttgart this past weekend, but not in France. So we drove to Paris! On our way, we made a

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You’ve heard it said….

….that the only thing predictable in life is unpredictability. Too true. Do you remember earlier this year when I blogged about my loss of momentum and feeling discouraged? Well, it was much due to the fact that life threw us a curve ball we just didn’t see

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