From the category archives:

around the house

trapped in the house between cold rain and sick kids

by sesame on July 7, 2011

so we made a town in the playroom (and all through the other rooms upstairs) with kieran’s car stuff and tied all the different pieces together with this awesome instant motorway stuff. cabin fever just got a whole lot cuter. we are leaving the house tomorrow. mark my words. and we will have fun and [...]

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remember, not only to keep looking forward

by sesame on April 15, 2011

but look up and look down too. i just may or may not have taken that hoop for a spin right after the photo.    

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people always ask me for tips about life with twins

by sesame on September 15, 2010

life with twins is wonderful and rewarding and scary and frustrating and all of the things that life is with kids, times two. at the eye doctor yesterday, i found out that i have eye muscle imbalance.  simply, my eyes do not work together to focus on exactly the same thing.  (that explains the headaches [...]

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one evening in january when i never hit publish

by sesame on April 20, 2010

gemma has found her love for photography again and she now has a blog.  going through her camera, we have found a lot of shots that have been languishing there for a year.  it is amazing to see what she finds interesting and to watch her set up shots using words and ideas she has [...]

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putting down roots and decorating the place…come on inside

by sesame on December 28, 2009

i know that i have been living in australia for nearly two years, but on boxing day i felt like i was finally putting down roots. i organized gemma’s room and moved clover to the nursery. for all 17 months of her life, our baby girl has been sleeping in temporary accommodations. we have tried [...]

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