The Elfering Blog

meeting of the minds, hearts and souls (usually)

Three Weeks Old

Jill | June 26, 2010

My biggest regret at this point is that I haven’t taken nearly enough pictures!  I got some from my mom, but I should have my camera attached to me…
Mac is still doing really well.  He is interacting more with Vivian when she’s on the floor or in her bouncy seat.  He likes to cover [...]

Two Weeks Old

Jill | June 17, 2010

Vivian had her 2-week check-up yesterday.  She had a glowing report!  She’s weighing in at 8 pounds, 11 ounces (75th percentile).  Her height is still 21 inches (90th percentile) and head is still 14.5 inches around (75th percentile).  The doctor was very impressed with her strength and head control, and he was surprised to hear [...]

Ah, The Weekend

Jill | May 8, 2009

It’s been a hectic week in the Elfering household, starting with our late-night visit to the ER on Sunday night.  Jeremy has worked every day this week, which is fantastic news, but it tires me out not being used to it.  Him too!  We’ll be scurrying to catch up on housework this weekend, I’m [...]

Dirt Cake, Anyone?

Jill | April 28, 2009

Apparently spaghetti, cheese bread, milk, cheerios, goldfish crackers and ice cream were NOT enough for my little one this evening…

Yes, friends, that’s DIRT he’s stuffing in his mouth.
Mac does love to play outside, no matter what we’re doing.  But he is a typical boy and also LOVES to play in the dirt!  He likes to [...]

Easter Weekend, 2009

Jill | April 13, 2009

My mom was in town for Easter weekend this year, so we had lots of company over to our house.  The kitchen light was rarely off!
Thursday I didn’t have to work, so we had planned to take Mac to the Children’s Museum.  We were going to go right after breakfast, but he was already showing [...]

My Garden

Jill | September 1, 2008

The previous resident of our house (her name is Ann - I’m tired of writing that whole phrase!) came over again tonight after Mac was in bed to show me more about how she used to trim the border of the gardens and went over again what everything was (this time I wrote it down) [...]

Lotsa Updates

Jill | August 30, 2008

I’ve been quite busy lately. It’s late, but I wanted to post an update of the goings-on of the week before it all escapes my memory.
Mac
Mac has learned quite a bit this week. Since his check-up, we have tried some new foods since the doctor said he can have just about anything [...]

Family Visits

Jill | June 3, 2008

Last week we kept very busy with family! Mac was a trooper through it all, and short of a few breakdowns in the evenings, he was a very good boy. We really took him off his schedule and asked a lot of him to be away from home so much, but he did [...]

Garden 2.0

Jill | June 13, 2007

My garden this year hasn’t been much work. I bought mature already-blooming flowers the weekend our condo went on the market so that the patio area would look nice. As mentioned in a previous post, we just didn’t have the room inside for me to start seeds in February like I have done [...]

Ah, The Weekend!

Jill | May 14, 2007

This past weekend was one of the better ones in recent memory. The weather was almost perfect! Jeremy and I had a rather stressful week, as our weeks go, with getting the condo readied for the market and work and other evening commitments. We started our weekend at Maynard’s on Lake Minnetonka [...]