January 20, 2012

in other news

Liliana: “Mama, today is a sad day. Cienna is moving away.” Me: “Well that’s too bad. Where is she moving?” Liliana: “I don’t know. Somewhere. Maybe China.” Me: “Oh really?” Liliana: “Do we live in Canada?” Me: “Yes.” Kaylie: “Canada is the second-biggest country in the world. Russia is the biggest. And the smallest is [...]

January 18, 2012

little miss creative

Noah called me into Liliana’s room yesterday and I walked in and saw this: (There are actually nine people there, but five of them were drawn with a very light-colored marker. You can see them if you tilt your screen.) “Who drew on the wall, Liliana?” “I don’t know.” “Why did you draw on the [...]

January 16, 2012

hypothetical homicide

“If you were to murder me, how would you do it?” “Poison.” “You thought that up pretty quick.” “I saw it on Bones.” “Would it be quick or slow?” “Probably slow. Or maybe quick. I have to think about this.” “You kind of scare me, you know?” “It would be an untraceable poison.” “And what [...]

January 15, 2012

Grace in Small Things: Sunday Edition #34

1. a sleeping baby 2. a fresh snowfall 3. a newly-discovered recipe 4. clean laundry 5. freshly-brushed teeth Grace in Small Things is a social network that Schmutzie created to wage a battle against embitterment.

January 14, 2012

I spy with my little eye

I keep finding these things — links, videos, blog posts, things that are awesome — and I want to put them all in one place, because my bookmarks? They are a mess. I figured that, at the same time, I’d share them with you. ~* If you’ve been on Facebook for even five minutes this [...]