http://www.akangarooo.com/blog Reflection on every day things Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:57:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Christmas Day, my parents and I went to visit the famed Dyker Heights for the first time. From 83rd to 86th Street between 11th and 13th Avenue in Brooklyn, homes transform themselves for the holiday season into a blinding holiday light extravaganza. According to Gothamist, resident Sam Maloof's average electricity ... http://www.akangarooo.com/blog/2009/01/dyker-lights/ Where ever you may be, I wish you peace in your home, in your hearts, and in the world. http://www.akangarooo.com/blog/2008/12/merry-christmas-2/ Flight itinerary...check. Hotel rooms...check. Car rental...check. Directions...check. Weather....ugh! So NY has been brutally cold the last few days and looks like it might get warmer for Christmas even up to the 50s. That's a big change from the feels like temps of 12F. BUT...BUT...I almost wish that it would stay in the 30s. Boy! There's ... http://www.akangarooo.com/blog/2008/12/prepping-for-my-brothers-wedding/ Ornament 5 is from Kristin in the Twin Cities... Ornament 6 is from Janet. And ornament 7 is from Tina. http://www.akangarooo.com/blog/2008/12/more-ornaments/ On Saturday I heard a ton of noise outside so I look over the balcony and see a stream of Santas go by and remember that it's SantaCon this weekend. So I headed down the street to the Seaport to see hundreds of santas and the like. Some highlights include: http://www.akangarooo.com/blog/2008/12/santas-everywhere/ I got three more ornaments in the mail! This is my personal "advent" calendar for the season - little surprises in the mail through the month of December. This one is from Kristel in the Netherlands. The third one is from Sarah in Austin. The fourth is from Veronica from Indiana. http://www.akangarooo.com/blog/2008/12/tis-the-season-to-be-jolly/ Remember advent calendars from when you were younger? What better than a little gift or surprise everyday! I was inspired by Brenda's post about repurposing Halloween candy and created a chocolate filled advent calendar. It was super easy. Take any kind of cup - party nut cups were easy and ... http://www.akangarooo.com/blog/2008/12/easy-advent-calendar/ http://www.akangarooo.com/blog/2008/12/someone-was-not-hooked-on-phonics/ So it's been about a year and half since I moved in and I've been meaning to spruce up the very very white walls we have in our living room and dining room. When I first moved in, I purchased some Ikea Hedda Rund curtains but they were too long ... http://www.akangarooo.com/blog/2008/12/sunday-project/ So I decided on what to make for the holiday ornament swap. I did some research and decided to try my hand at mini stocking ornaments from a free pattern from little cotton bunnies. So my first three stocking attempts were with some scrap yarn I had that I thought was ... http://www.akangarooo.com/blog/2008/12/ornament-swap/