Oh, that’s right…*I* wasn’t the one doing the thinking – or the not thinking – in this case. This one was all my husband. Yay! I’m blameless. (This time.) So I give you many, many photos of our new family member: Nick Furry. (Initially named Nick Fury, but amended because […]
Here, leezard, leezard, leezard!
I figure there are just some things you do for your kids to make them happy. Right? Because I don’t think I’d otherwise want to have this critter in my house. She’s not horrible. (The neighbor kid, a bearded-dragon owner himself, informed us that Ryu Tatsu is a she. Not […]
I went to a concert and took photos of my kid
I would have taken photos of Natalie MacMaster if we’d been a little closer to the stage. But from our vantage point, she was kinda tiny. Her sound, however, was pretty massive. At the intermission, Devin said, “Let’s climb the hill!” I hadn’t really looked at the hill before then. […]
Mr. Sorta Social
My kid? The one with cute the toes up there? He’s growing up. Of course, you say. But with all of the outgrowing of clothes, his developing sense of humor and the rapid-fire knowledge he keeps spewing at me like a geyser, I saw the biggest change this weekend when […]
Crazy about daisies
My shasta daisies started blooming last week. Such happy flowers, don’t you think. While the boys were setting up their tent for a backyard camp-out one evening, I started poking around in the garden trying to find different angles to photograph the blooms. It seems that I got a bit […]
Again with the angel food cake
So I took all of these photos of the angel food cake the other day and I couldn’t just not use them. Even though I covered the actual baking event in my last post, I’m sharing the visual “making of” series here. Now that I’m looking at them, though, my […]
Four-day weekends go by too fast
Of course the two-day variety go by even faster. There always has to be *something* to complain about, yes? It’s easy to get used to day upon day of relaxation, though. Don’t deny it! So here are four days crammed into one post. I’m crazy magic like that. And this […]
Feelin’ cubey
There are times when I feel like I’m letting my kiddo down when it comes to the act of play. It’s not that I’m not playful. It’s just that we have different interests or different energy levels depending on the timing. Some of his favorite things to do: Legos Matchbox/Hot […]
Perhaps the dog beach swan song
I hate seeing my pets grow old. I knew it was going to happen, of course, but it doesn’t make it easier. Maggie the cat is still pretty fairly spry, even at 14, but Juliette is showing the signs. Trouble on the stairs. A little less energy. Some grey on […]
Ta-ta, spring!
The weather the past few weeks has been simply splendiferous. I’ve always been very fond of temperatures in the 70s. I practically hum with happiness on days with those temps. It’s warm enough to sit comfortably in the grass (or to read in the wagon), but not so hot that […]