Running around pretending to be a bat, what a crazy way to start the day.
Running around pretending to be a bat, what a crazy way to start the day.
It’s an experiment, I’m getting tired of whole wheat. My kitchen may be tiny, but it’s mighty!

Finally the weather is pleasant enough to be outside! We spent the morning at the dog park. Ingrid pushed Sunny Bunny Taco and Katie Cat in the stroller while I took Ginger and Otto on leash. Plutie followed behind.
Pluto likes to explore every corner of the enclosure. Today, he decided to climb the tree. Ingrid liked the idea so much that she did too. This is Ingrid’s first time climbing a tree on her own, and I could see that she was pretty proud of herself. I didn’t freak out that she was climbing in the dress I just finished knitting her last night. That’s because it was my practice dress, made with $5.99 yarn that pils like crazy.
I just heard our neighbors cry out in surprise. I looked over and there’s Pluto inside the cargo bay under their RV. He almost just ended up 4 hours North of here!
A few things I’ve been working on lately- first is a capelet for Ingrid. She chose the yarn herself, it’s called Pink Candy. See a close up of the button that she also chose for it. Yarn was on sale, so total cost was just under $5!
Second item is a portable dollhouse. Ingrid made a little welcome mat with paws on it, since it’s mostly a clubhouse for her little animals. We started the dollhouse yesterday and stayed up late last night working on it. Ingrid brought it to bed with her because she really loves it. We just finished it this morning and here she is playing with it already. The Polly Pockets live in the RV but they’re driving to a beach house in Hawaii today.








They came out great. Whole wheat without the usual junk. They’re only good for the day you make them though, so after our fish tacos, Ingrid and I had hot tortillas with butter for dessert.


it wasn’t really actually warm enough for bathing suits, but they didn’t care!

ingrid dominates UNO, ages 7+ my ass.
thx silvita!

We celebrated Ingrid’s 5th birthday today at my sister Tana’s house here in California. Ingrid’s real birthday isn’t for another month but I knew she’d want her cousins at her party, and we’ll be on the road in August.
I planned the party yesterday and Andrew and I busted our butts today (got lots of help too). It was a Tinkerbell pool party. We had balloons, streamers, glitter, pool toys, and all of Ingrid’s favorite songs. I baked three 8-inch chocolate cakes and one cake in a bowl. Punched a hole with a cookie cutter in each cake and then stacked and frosted. Stuck a Tinkerbell doll in the middle and filled the hole. Then Andrew took over and smoothed my green frosting and piped beautiful lacy accents and bows. I love the way our cake turned out!

After Ingrid opened her presents, I reminded her to give everyone a hug. She turned to me and said: mommy I’m going to give you a hug too, because you worked hard to make me this party! She’s such a sweetie!
