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Christmas Elves

It would seem that two of Santa’s elves have taken up residence at Cartwheel Farm. I’m holding Momar responsible.

It is going to be an amazing December.

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Get out the tissues, folks. Especially if you’re a dog lover.

I think about this more than ever because of Ursa. I am present in ways I would not have been were she not diagnosed. And I am thankful for every extra day I get with my happy Inky Stinky. Read the full letter from Fiona Apple about her dog, Janet, here.

Movember 2012

The rest of our holiday was fun and anything but restful – but that’s okay, I’d rather eventful and full of laughter than filled with slumber. And it was all those things. And yesterday was unbelievably productive in the craft department. I yarn bombed our stair railing and made a Christmas tree skirt out of an old family quilt (my first of hopefully many sewing projects). Tutorials to come.

In the meantime, enjoy Courtland and James’ experimentation with ‘staches. Kaki thought it was hysterical to have a fuzzy caterpillar-like creature above her lip. Happy Movemeber, indeed.