http://www.mmmmbrains.com/blogg/ en-us 2009-06-29T16:05:08-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_06.html#001588 Well, it's been a while. I was sucked into a FB-hole and am just now coming up for air. Such a time suck. Also, things have been steadily and consistently foggish around here. And by "here", I mean "in my... news from the homefront elffle 2009-06-29T16:05:08-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_04.html#001587 Sophie received a new magic fairy wand for Easter. I picked her up at daycare the other day and her "teacher" reminded Sophie on our way out the door that she brought the wand with her. "I turned people into... sophie says... elffle 2009-04-21T18:41:13-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_04.html#001586 Now that it's warming up outside and Sophie's room is less frigid, we've made the move toward transitioning her to her own bed. I came up with the idea of having her earn a "fancy" marble for each night she... news from the homefront elffle 2009-04-02T19:55:33-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_03.html#001585 I've mentioned Sophie's Ariel princess dress* before. She's very into dress-up right now. Dresses, the princess dress*, the princess heels, my necklaces, my rings, the princess purse, and, her new favorite: Mrs. Potato Head earrings. They actually fit on her... news from the homefront elffle 2009-03-27T17:51:40-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_03.html#001584 I had the most disturbing dream last night. I was getting plastic surgery on my face. And the (very young) doctor was cutting by my left ear and sort of yanking and tugging my skin up. I was conscious for... news from the homefront elffle 2009-03-17T21:37:42-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_03.html#001583 Sophie has a princess purse her revered cousin gave her. It's filled with lots of bits and bobs and trinkets and a couple of notebooks. Oh, and one little blue ski. We were out and about and Sophie says, "Daddy,... sophie says... elffle 2009-03-04T17:57:01-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_02.html#001582 We broke down and let Sophie watch "Little Mermaid" a week or two ago. Her revered cousin had given her an Ariel princess dress hand-me-down complete with high-heel (sort of) shoes. Every chance she gets, Sophie puts on the dress... news from the homefront elffle 2009-02-24T06:10:24-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_02.html#001581 Last night, I was reading Sophie books in bed. She loves books and I like to read them to her, but there comes a point when it really is time for sleeping. So, I made sure she knew *this* book... news from the homefront elffle 2009-02-06T06:15:47-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_01.html#001580 Finally, here are the photos of the dolls I made using the Wee Wonderfuls pattern. It's a lovely pattern with lots of options. The hard part is that pretty much all of it has to be hand sewn, so it... crafty elffle 2009-01-30T19:08:23-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_01.html#001579 January has escaped me. I went down the Facebook hole and am just now coming back up for air. No wonder why I've avoided signing up until now. Yowza. I do have things to post - projects on which I've... news from the homefront elffle 2009-01-30T06:35:55-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_01.html#001578 (my site now seems to be back up...). I'm overwhelmed by today's inauguration. I've never been this excited for a new president and this was a great day for our country. I've been in disbelief all day that this is... news from the homefront elffle 2009-01-20T22:21:41-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2009_01.html#001577 So, Firefox via Google won't let me open my own website - not even to edit - because it says it is an Attack Site. Apparently something to which I've linked on my site is associated with malware attacks and... news from the homefront elffle 2009-01-20T15:07:13-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2008_12.html#001576 Well, a very exciting Christmas was had by all. Sophie was REALLY into it this year, so it was lots of fun. However, it was a bit confusing to her - Santa, the Bumble, the Grinch, the Whos down in... news from the homefront elffle 2008-12-30T06:26:25-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2008_12.html#001575 Well, we got another 5-6" yesterday so it brings the total for the weekend close to two feet. It's hard to tell for sure because it was very, very windy last night. Aaron stepped out this morning at 6 only... news from the homefront elffle 2008-12-22T17:43:19-05:00 http://www.mmmmbrains.com/archives/2008_12.html#001574 Well, we got a doozy last night and Aaron has been chomping at the bit to get outside and blow his little heart out. It hasn't stopped snowing since about 1:30 yesterday afternoon, but it slowed down a tiny bit.... news from the homefront elffle 2008-12-20T13:30:45-05:00