Jan
14

Repost: Save Handmade Toys!

This is a repost from Naughty Secretary Club’s blog.  Important info for all of us who make handmade toys!  xo, Vickie Have you heard the controversy about the CPSIA trying to close down handmade toy makers? Not intentionally maybe but…

Jan
07

Happy Birthday, Tristan!!

Our thoughtful, artistic, independent, incredibly smart little man, Mr. Tristan Riley Howell, turns 7 today! My little cutie-pie, I wish for you a year of wonderment, delight, and the knowledge of how much this world treasures you. To quote you…

Dec
29

Living Southern and Otherwise

When we decided to tell the boys I was pregnant, we assumed their response would be similar to one they gave when we told them we were getting married, ” Cool!  Please pass the chips.” We were mistaken. Sitting at…