I can’t believe I forgot to post these. While I’m not growing at the speed of light per say, I do feel that I am bending and reflecting more light than usual
16 weeks photo:

17 weeks photo:

Some time experimenting with enamels and etching:

Obama Rally in KC, over 75,000 people!:

We packed up my parents (the basement helpers) this morning. I was sad to see them go, even though I am glad to have some time to myself, planning and resting. I made sure their send-off was a delicious one, making the dough for these cinnamon sticky buns from Nook and Cranny the night [...]

Loving Lucy and I
Making jam tarts from the renegade grapes
Trashy novels from an awesome lady
Winter growing from Little House in the Suburbs
One Pretty Thing’s daily lovelies
Kansas City Restaurant Events
My parents are visiting this week to help us clean the basement/reorganize. We really simplified our living space upstairs. That said, everything else went to [...]

Just returned from St. Louis–how the city has changed, how the city is still the same.  I loved walking through the downtown area-I hope to return and visit more restaurants! Places tried:

J. Buck’s (in the Cupples Station downtown)
Max and Erma’s (southern chicken salad, strawberry milkshake. I made the mistake of reading the ice [...]