Pure Gravy

A Party

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:08:00 +0000

"No self-respecting woman

should wish or work

for the success of a party

that ignores her sex."

Susan B. Anthony

That's a Shame

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:05:00 +0000

"5 Things Not To Say To Divorced Moms" | Huffington Post

I Kind of Believe

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:17:00 +0000

"[M]oments alone are like unicorns. I’ve heard of them, I kind of believe in them, but I’ve never really seen one for myself so I can’t be sure."

Lea Geller | "Parenting Stories: How the Significance of Valentine’s Day Can Change After Kids" | ParentMap

No Backsies

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:50:00 +0000

I introduced Imogen to "Slug Bug!" Her cousins taught her the follow-up "No Backsies!" Then she added "Gotcha!" And now it's evolved into "Slug Bug! No Backsies! Gotcha! X-out, X-out, X-out!" She rapid fires the whole word string every time she sees a Bug or Beetle.

Might As Well Face It

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:26:00 +0000

Immy this morning asked me if I know what a "pinkaholic" is. I said I do. Then she announced that she was dressing as a pinkaholic today: pink shirt, pants, socks and shoes.

Where Your Heart Is

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:59:00 +0000

Understanding

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:04:00 +0000

“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”

Albert Einstein

Super Bowls

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:25:00 +0000

Showing off the bowls we made from Perler Beads.

A Merry Yarn

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:53:00 +0000

“Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.”

Ambrose Bierce

From Whence We Came

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:14:00 +0000

Lemony

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:52:00 +0000

Life gave us lemons.

West of Here

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:07:00 +0000

The Best Guy

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:03:00 +0000

Imogen yesterday on her "boyfriend" Jackson:

On our way to see him, "He's the best guy I could ever find."

And later after saying goodbye, "It's just so hard to leave the person you love the most."

She asked me if I knew Daddy when I was a child. I said no. "Well I know this person and I'm going to marry him," she replied.

A Lass Unparalleled

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:35:00 +0000

Not Blue

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:51:00 +0000

Photo: http://www.facebook.com/bjork

“[My daily life at home] is more regular than people think, let’s just say that. There’s definitely a lot of cooking happening. People are not going to believe it, I know, but I’ve always been a bit of a homebody. I had a child at the age of 20, and just when he was getting big, I got a new one.”

“They’re the best companions. I can’t imagine anything better than having a conversation about giraffes and why they are not blue.”

―Björk on her home life and children, in an interview with Spin in 2007

T-i-m-e Spells Love

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:25:00 +0000

I went to visit Immy this afternoon and found her busy making this card for me.
It says "Amy I can't wait until you get back from work ©©©©"

Snowstar

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:26:00 +0000

The Best Thing

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:56:00 +0000

"You're the best thing in the whole, wide world.
Even better than a home."
Imogen to me on November 25, 2011

Felt Happy

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:20:00 +0000

I'm a bit behind here because I bought a house and moved about a month ago. And I've finally hung something on the walls! These are felt and stitched wall hangings collected at the Port Angeles Goodwill in the last few years (for about $11 total). They're hung in Imogen's room above her work table. I got the idea to group them from the book Design*Sponge At Home.

It's Christmastime

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:50:00 +0000

Days You'll Remember

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:55:00 +0000

My Favorite Thing

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:05:00 +0000

Photo by Emma Janssen

We went to Juan de Fuca Festival's The Sound of Music sing-along.
Immy won a costume award for "Most Likely to Elicit Awwwws."
Her prizes were a whistle, [whiskers on] a kitten and a bright copper kettle
in a brown paper package tied up with strings.

Making Stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:51:00 +0000

Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.

Do Good Anyway

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:00:00 +0000

"According to the Census figures from 2010, across the country, 31.6 percent of single-parent families headed by a woman — about 4.7 million in total — were impoverished. That figure marked an increase from 29.9 percent just one year prior.

Male-led single-parent families fared better with about 15.8 percent — or 880,000 total families — below the poverty threshold.

In comparison, just 6.2 percent of married-couple families were impoverished in 2010."

Max Reinhart | "Single moms in poverty here reflect national data" | The News-Herald Online

A Bit of an Expert

noreply@blogger.com (Amy) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:00:00 +0000

Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France, on breastfeeding:

“Carla is feeding the baby. I think it's much better for protecting against allergies and illnesses.

It does free men of blame because we don't have the problem of bottle-feeding. You don't have to get up at night, although out of solidarity, I do open one eye.

But for the woman, it's both a joy and a kind of slavery. She is worried about not having enough milk.

I've become a bit of an expert, at my age!"

Quotes and Photo From Hello!magazine.com