Author: Hildie

The cool kids

I like to think my kids are pretty cool people. Sometimes, though, I have to wonder. Do I just have a completely different idea of what cool is? (Probably, because I happen to think I’m really cool.) Finn, for example, was allowed to go somewhere fun with his Grandma while… Read More
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Sorry about Makeup Monday

I’m sorry about dropping the ball on Makeup Monday.  I went out of town over the weekend for my birthday and hadn’t quite recovered by Monday morning.  Mister and I drove down to San Antonio and had a wonderful time sans kids.  We stayed at a lovely old bed &… Read More
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Very, very important

It’s my birthday today.   That’s all. (This is Ada’s birthday cake, but it’s as close as I’m going to get to someone making me one.) By Hildie | Filed under Uncategorized 27 Comments Share
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Five? Already? Waaaa!

This is my sweet baby girl Adelaide.  She is five today. For the first year of her life she rarely smiled. She also rarely frowned (except in this picture). She was just a placid, content little baby taking everything in and thinking long and hard. Sometime around a year and… Read More
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Do-si-do

We have lived in Austin for not quite three years.  We all adore it (well, I don’t know if the kids do but who cares what they think) and never want to leave.   One of our favorite things about Texas is just . . . that it’s Texas.  You… Read More
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The Giveaway Winner

I’ve been wondering why the winner of the giveaway still hasn’t contacted me and then I noticed that the post where I announce the winner has been sitting in my drafts folder this whole time.  Good job, Jennie!  Anyway, the winner of the apron, brownies and skin care stuff is:… Read More
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Makeup Monday–powder

Ok, I know what you’re thinking: Powder??? Really? This isn’t the 40’s!  Just hear me out.   Here is my list of make-up basics. These are the minimum items that I wear when I’m running out of the house and not planning on seeing anyone I know (which automatically means… Read More
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Happy Easter

Have a lovely Easter everyone! (I love when rabbits row me around the lake in an eggshell. It’s so fun.) Ada happened to find the stash of Easter candy in my closet (why don’t I ever learn my lesson and put it up high? I’ll tell you why; lifting my… Read More
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The Easter Party

Yesterday was the Easter party at Ada and Jasper’s preschool.  School Parties and I just don’t get along.  There are so many reasons.  Let’s explore: I have six children. Would you want to run any errands with six kids? Neither would I. When the kids are in school I have… Read More
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And now for the talent portion of our competition

So do you think you’re talented?  Completely missed out in the giving-of-talents?  Maybe somewhere in between? That’s what I’m talking about today over at Segullah. It’s especially for those who are “not so talented”. P.S. The great giveaway (featuring my talent for making not-very-important things) ends tonight at midnight.  Enter… Read More
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