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pictures of Lucy from behind, instagram edition.
This poor sick baby – not sick enough to stay home and rest, but sick enough to be a crab apple. I snapped these pics on some of our few outside moments. The weather is finally better (despite last...
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garage studio update.
Here’s what’s happening folks. Our contractor Sean has been making tons of progress on the garage/studio. He’s entirely reframed it from the inside out - It was super dark in there (the above pic was...
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may day!
Hey – I promise I’m still here. I’m just totally distracted by the amazing weather (85 and sunny for May Day? Crazy!) and looking forward to my (our?) egg retrieval tomorrow. Mostly I’ve been outside...
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and now we wait.
We made it through our transfer and now we just…wait. No doubt the waiting is the hardest part of any fertility treatment – just kidding – getting through embryo transfer with a very full bladder...
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Our luck.
Sorry for the long delay in posting – I just couldn’t get my brain wrapped around anything else but our IVF cycle. It didn’t work. Well, that’s not strictly true. I had a few days of positive tests...
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Trash to Treasure
We live in a dense urban area where metal scavenging is a serious business. There is an entire cadre of folks who drive through the alleys of our fair city picking up metal garbage to recycle for cash....
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dirt farm.
You know you’re in for a fun day when this guy shows up at your house on a Saturday morning. Especially when he brings this beast. Let’s rewind. The reason we needed to bring in a bobcat to rip out our...
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The front garden.
You know – the one that only exists in my head. Right now all we have in front of our house is a scraggly patch of lawn. Our house is practically flush to the sidewalk, and since there is no sidewalk...
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The massive edit.
Over the last two weeks I’ve gotten rid of 30% of my wardrobe. 5 or 6 trashbags of clothes and shoes have been gleefully tossed in the back of the car and dropped in donation bins. Not because I lost...
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Summertime.
Whoah. Two weeks just seemed to disappear in the blink of an eye! But now it’s officially summer, and there are lots of fun things going on around here. Let’s see, where to start… Hermione is home! You...
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The Deck!
Oh, you guys. It’s so awesome. When I last posted we had just finished digging the drainage pit under the deck. Sean, Pete, and Sean’s helper made quick work of laying joists.Once the joists went down...
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More updates in the yard…
Sorry for the unintentional break from posting here. We seem to have fully embraced a summer schedule and that means late nights and no naps and thus, less opportunities for blogging. But! I’ve found...
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Instagram photo dump – Lucy edition.
Lucinda at 2 and a half. I sure do love her. ps. my instagram name is helenhandmaid.
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Let’s talk about the basement.
But first, the weather. It’s 92° and ridiculously humid out side all this week and as much as I want Sean to jump on building the new fence; I also don’t want him to die of heatstroke on my new lawn....
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Vacation!
We’re taking a family trip! Tomorrow we are driving to D.C. to pick up my sister, then spending the weekend in Ocean City, MD. We rented a condo on the beach and are going to soak up some sun and surf...
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taking a break.
image via adventures with ellie Hi! I didn’t really mean to take so much time off blogging, but we’re trying to enjoy these last few weeks of summer. I promise I’ll be back with lots of house updates...
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Surfacing
I surely didn’t mean to take 3 months off blogging. In my defense, I’ve been kind of distracted. Our FET worked! Pk and I are expecting another baby, due April 1st. We got confirmation of our success...
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New couch!
I know. Didn’t we just get a slipcover for our couch last year? Yes we did, but after playing around with the layout of our living room and having to wash said slipcover a million times, Pk and I...
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Fall buys – Maternity edition
fall 13 maternity basics by helen-i ASOS Maternity Parka With Detachable Faux Fur Lining / Old Navy Maternity Demi Panel Skinny Jeans – Dark wash / Old Navy Maternity Slub Knit Tees – Bright white /...
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New Couch! Round Two
SO. I was really sure that the World Market couch was the one for us. They were sold out at my location so I put in a raincheck and was assured by the sales associate that it would only be a couple of...
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