the last days of summer

Tomorrow may be the last official day of summer, but here in Seattle we’re squeezing out every last drop. When I realized I’d be on “maternity leave” during the peak of summer, I thought I’d be spending my days taking long walks with my newborn and lounging on blankets in the park. Well, that didn’t […]

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blogiversary!

Well, this year’s blogiversary would have been completely forgotten (or at least massively delayed) had I not been randomly looking through the archives from last August just now. (I was remembering a post about how we always seem to start big house projects during the month of August.) Anyhow, as it turns out yesterday was […]

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shadowbox

Ok, I cringe a little at the idea of a “push present” – the seemingly new tradition where a husband or partner is required to buy their baby momma a gift (preferably jewelry) for giving birth. Not that labor isn’t deserving of a present or even a gold medal, it’s just I can’t help but […]

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basement progress: done(ish)

Hello! Has it really been over two weeks since I last posted? All is well in the Zerbey household but we have been busy enjoying Miss Avery (which I like to say with a southern drawl) and showing her off to various friends and family members. We also celebrated Kyle’s 34th birthday! The day was […]

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the nursery

The nursery is done! Well, mostly. Back in February, we found out we were having a girl and shared with you where the nursery would be and a sketch of a floor plan we had in mind. In March, we posted two different nursery design directions and ultimately chose the darker scheme. Since then, there’s […]

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