time to brag

i am so proud of the gift i made for cora that i had to share. spurred by the wear & tear cora was putting on our family photo albums and inspired by an idea in The Creative Family, i sewed a fabric photo book using fabric printer paper and fabric from my stash.

add one more to the list

boy oh boy, what a memorable Christmas. between a not-so-enjoyable case of lactational mastitis and a flooded kitchen, i think this Christmas was for the record books. we did enjoy some family time, chinese take out, and watching cora being her crazy self.

christmas is so much fun with little kid. speaking of kids...cora is finally weaned. that has to be the hardest thing that i have dealt with since being a mom. i know no one really wants to know the details, but cora is a champ and i am the one with issues. my body did not want to cooperate and i ended up with lots of pain and on a round of antibiotics which induced another allergic reaction. awesome. in regard to my allergies, the doctor's words were, "add one more to the list." we are all doing better and i am sure a year from now we will be laughing about how comical Christmas turned out this year.