Author: Elizabeth Peterson

Tea Party Manipulation

January 23, 2015 Uncategorized 2 Comments
Sophiapea is leaning against the counter, watching me as I unload the dishes. “Mommy, what are you doing?” “Just unloading the dishes, baby. What are you doing?” “Yes! Say I” I look at her, wondering what new trick she’s up to, but I repeat after her anyways. “I…” “Will…” She…

BOOK REVIEW: Across the Universe by Beth Rees

January 21, 2015 Reading Life 2 Comments
Book: Across the Universe by Beth Revis Genre: YA, Sci-fi Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an…

Burning The Midnight Oil

January 21, 2015 Uncategorized 2 Comments
And the 2 o’clock oil, and 10 pm oil, and (obviously) the 4 am oil. (Because it’s 4 am right now.) It started off so innocently last night. Klaus’ nightly ritual of waking up for a snack right as I start to drift off to sleep is nothing new. He’ll…

We saw the sun!

January 20, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
It is still up there, folks! And we saw it! One of my favorite ways to bust the wiggles with the babies is to take a walk. Today we just walked a couple blocks down the road and wandered around a grocery store. Bought a couple things we needed for…

Homemaker Monday 01-19-2015

January 19, 2015 Uncategorized 5 Comments
Trying to get back to a somewhat regular posting schedule, and figure what better way to do that than with a blog link up?!  Today I’m linking up to  Homemaker Monday over at Diary of A Stay at Home Mom. The weather outside is: Cloudy but kind of warm.  Honestly,…

KIDS BOOK REVIEW: Don’t Kiss the Frog By Fiona Waters

January 19, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Book: Don’t Kiss the Frog!  by Fiona Waters Genre: Children’s Fiction Don’t Kiss the Frog! Is a collection of princess stories–with a twist.  Clumsy princesses, twist endings, and lots of strong characters, Don’t Kiss the Frog is a cute book that brings some depth to the traditional genre of princesses.…

BOOK REVIEW: Stitching Snow by R. C. Lewis

January 14, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Book: Stitching Snow by R. C. Lewis Genre: Sci-fi, YA Princess Snow is missing. Her home planet is filled with violence and corruption at the hands of King Matthias and his wife as they attempt to punish her captors. The king will stop at nothing to get his beloved daughter…

Through Her Eyes

December 11, 2014 Uncategorized 1 Comment
It was a cloudy, rainy day.  Nothing out of the ordinary for autumn in Seattle.  The clouds were stormy and gray, hovering low over head, a few sprinkles of rain sputtering on our heads.  I was lugging the carseat and diaper bag on one arm, holding her hand with the other as…