Selling our second home is a drastically different experience than the first. With our first home, it was a whirlwind. I had 21 showings in 17 days. I had an 8-month-old baby. I was in a constant state of cleaning, and had a constant battle with nausea. We received a near full-price offer, contingent on the buyer selling their home…
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Who doesn’t love a good costume party? Well, me, if we’re being honest. I hate costume parties. Last Friday we attended our second Black Hat Bash at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. It takes a lot for me to wear a costume, but TCM usually can make it happen. The things I’ll do for Sun King and Blondie’s Cookies… I…
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So, we bought a house this weekend. Didn’t see that coming, did you? Well, neither did I really. A week ago, I was planning new counter tops in my kitchen. And you know how one home project tends to kind of spiral into 10 home projects? Somehow solid-surface counter samples turned into a new fixer upper. But let’s start at…
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Age: 4 months Stats: 15 lbs. 2 oz. (75th percentile), 24.75 inches (51st percentile), and 43.25 cm head circumference (96th percentile). You’re a growing girl, with big brains! 😉 We call you… : Franny Belle. Bean. Francie. Clothes: You’re definitely in 6 month clothes now, and sometimes even 6-9 months! You grew a ton over the last month or so, but that’s to be expected…
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Oh my God, guys. It was just pointed out to me that I haven’t posted a single thing in three weeks. THREE WEEKS. Who brought it to my attention? Bloglovin. Freaking Bloglovin put a little “21d” next to my last post. Like, “Yo. Cotten Tales. Write something.” And then Facebook didn’t want to be outdone, so it sent me a…
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