Things are starting to come together around here. We’ve had an exciting week of furniture delivery – since I took that “part-time job” as Craigslist poster back in September – and after one particularly amusing scene where Mama Bender and I somehow managed to hoist a mattress up the stairs (those things are heavier than […]
Month: November 2012
An Air Heart Auction
Thank you all SO much for the kind comments on our house (and kitchen)! Bobby and I have enjoyed reading every single one of them and your support, as always, means the world to both of us. Speaking of support, I am excited to share a guest post today from a truly inspiring and wonderful […]
Homeowners
The past few days have been a whirlwind. After signing the final paperwork, we received a call Friday morning with big news: our house was officially “our house!” I had to impatiently wait most of the day to pick up the keys because of work projects, but it was worth it. After an initial walk […]
Is This Real Life?
Post title courtesy of David After Dentist, who also led me to this video. So cute! Now where was I? Oh yeah. A funny thing happened last night! One minute I was at the Bender home, minding my own business, and the next I was in an office with Bobby and a notary, walking through […]
Happy Birthday, Mama B!
Today is Mama Bender’s birthday! I’m so glad to be in Arizona to celebrate with her this year – mainly because I have the chance to give her a birthday hug in person, but also because being home allows me to find awesome old pictures like this one: Not only is Mama Bender a writing […]
Book Review: The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay
It seems appropriate to post a book review to kick off November, which also happens to be National Novel Writing Month. I have to admit that when I realized this morning that I haven’t posted an update on my writing to the blog since May, it made me really sad. It’s easy for me to […]