It’s been a hectic week, so I’m posting this little tidbit much later than I should have for it to be timely We were aware that there are some pretty good winds coming down the canyons and into town, but we didn’t realize that we seem to be in the midst of a [...]

OK, so people have been asking for pictures of Lily’s haircut. Here is a picture of Lily’s admittedly shaggy locks at Grammy’s 100th birthday party two weeks ago:

And here is a picture a few days after Mom cut her hair:

I’m used to it now, so I think it’s cute, but I think she looks older [...]

Hello again! I feel like I’ve lived a year since I last posted and it’s only been about 2 days. All of our worldly possessions (and boy, are there a lot of those!) are now in the house in Lyons. Last night Mom, Gabriel, Lily, Matt & I slept here & Matt & I even [...]

Just wanted to take a quick second to say that we closed on the house this morning! Mom & I are packing, packing, packing, while Matt is at the house installing safety items (window wells, etc.) and our bedroom blinds. The movers come tomorrow and we should spend tomorrow night in our new house. Woo [...]

Those of you who read ChezArtz on a regular basis might be expecting another funny story about Gabriel and his beloved tools. Today, however, the screwdrivers mentioned in the title are in fact of the alcoholic variety and represent the quantity of alcohol consumed before 5pm today.
Before you rush off to call social services, read [...]

While blog-surfing this evening, I came across a nifty little tool for getting the “blog rating” (a la movie ratings) for your blog. I couldn’t resist typing in ChezArtz to see what they would rate it and, more importantly, how. Amusingly, ChezArtz was rated PG-13 for the following word usage:

poop (7x)
hell (2x)
crap (1x)

A couple of [...]