Archive for December, 2011

Small Hiatus

Hi friends. Our home was burglarized last week and sadly the thieves took my computer, amongst other things. So no easy way for me to blog right now. I should be back up and running in the next couple of weeks.

A Holiday Lion

Our family donated a pinata to Miss Petrie’s class holiday party.  I had never purchased a pinata, but apparently they do not come filled with candy.  Who knew?  I asked the cashier what to do and she told me to cut a hole in the pinata, pull out the newspaper stuffing and replace it with [...]

The Casa Petrie 2011 Christmas Card

My friend Dana has an Etsy shop and made the card for us.  I think it came out brilliantly! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Waffles

We’ve probably had this waffle maker for ten years.  It has gotten lots of use and makes the best waffles.  I’ve been contemplating buying a food processor, but am worried about where to store it.  But when I thought about all the use we’ve gotten out of the waffle maker, I consider that if something [...]

Happy Birthday, Miss Petrie!

My baby is six!  She is so big and beautiful, articulate and confident.  It still surprises me that I’ve been a mom for six years. This is her kindergarten picture.  She loves to be photographed.  She told me she had the photographer fix her hair before the photo was taken. She joined Daisies this year.  [...]