Ah, fall. My favorite season. I can’t quite figure out why I embrace a season that’s followed so closely by brrr-freezing weather, but it might have to do with the bittersweet nature of it all. And the fact that, as much as I’m not crazy about 20-below, I’m also pretty […]

Way better than the pretzel stand in the mall, I tell ya This weekend will go down as one of my favorites, simply because the boys and I spent nearly the entire two days — together. Parenthood hasn’t been all that I imagined it would be. It’s been great, yes. […]

I’m a nice enough person, but today, while checking around, I discovered that someone is using one of my photos on her site. With no credit given to me. I scoured for her email address so I could gently notify her that you’re supposed to ASK first, but came up […]

I haven’t been as motivated to update here lately. A natural thing, I believe. There are ups and downs in everything. Even things you’re passionate about. I’ve picked up the camera a lot less often in the past seven days — and it’s been kind of freeing actually. I find […]

All that’s left of Scott’s yummy peanut sauce from the other night Work, work, work. Who the heck has time to update a website with all that going on? And we’re heading to our favorite city tomorrow. Chicago. Again. Of course. (Little guy in tow this time around…hooray!) So there […]

I’ve extolled the virtues of my best friend before. Yes, sadly, my best friend is a bottle of pills. No, not THOSE kind of pills. These are legal. You know, over-the-counter meds that can’t be turned into some wicked meth lab. But yesterday some doctor in a white coat told […]

Look really close, between the spokes of the umbrella, and you’ll see a small, furry creature hanging there. The bat was actually hanging over our heads for quite a while before Kip looked up and noticed him/her. It caused a bit of consternation, until he/she actually pooped and it escalated […]

Scott and I found out yesterday that we’re going to have some decisions to make. Decisions that weren’t really on our radar ’til now. I get quite a bit unsettled by such things. Uncertainty and all that. Yet my browser is shouting all of these horrible headlines at me right […]

What a beautiful weekend. I just flat-footed it around my neighborhood as the sun was setting and the breeze was sifting through. All I could think was that this weather, this gentleness, is my ideal summertime weather. The unfortunate part is that it tends to be the type of weather […]

In the loo at my client’s main office

This is the way to the beach. The dog beach, as we call it. It’s a lovely stretch of golden sand in Muskegon. The boardwalk winds its way down to the shore. There, you take a few steps off to the right and you can unleash your dog to scamper […]