I created this watercolor card for husband following a tutorial on YouTube. Husband and I celebrated our 20th anniversary in Chicago, IL. We spent a couple of days in the city and made sure to have dinner at Giordano’s—the restaurant where we realized we liked each other, and so sat together. We thought we’d found... Continue Reading →
Book: Robinson’s Dream
This book was sent to me to review. I'm really excited to get started. Right now I'm reading The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton and hope to finish within the next day or so. I'll get started on The Whispers of War next and then Robinson's Dream after that. With all this time home and... Continue Reading →
Books From B&N
I went to the Barnes & Noble Book Club meetup yesterday to go over the selected book, American Dirt. You can read my review here. It was interesting because I felt like I had to defend the Mexicans (and to think I was bullied by them growing up), not the ones in the story, but... Continue Reading →
Book: The Whispers of War
I won The Whispers of War by Julia Kelly on Goodreads. I read Kelly's other book, The Light Over London a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. Her writing style is superb and really puts you into the story. She also has fabulous covers. They depict the era so perfectly. I can't wait... Continue Reading →
Day 3
Quickpage by paislee press. This morning the girls woke up asking, "When do we get our gifts?" Yesterday, Kida said, "Mom, are you going to do this every year?" "Maybe." I said. "Why didn't you do it last year?" "Because I just thought of it this year but if you don't like it, I won't... Continue Reading →