C’mon, I know you’re jealous. Dev made it for me. He told me the other day, “I was going to paint a dragon for you, but Daddy thought I should pick something that you might like more. But I’m not going to tell you what it is.” I do indeed […]
the new addition
It’s been three months since we said goodbye to Lucy. I knew we’d always want another feline companion. My plan was to start checking out some of the cats at the local rescues who might be a good fit for our family. But neither Maggie nor Lucy came into our […]
pineapple smoothie
What? You don’t think this looks like a pineapple smoothie? Ingredients: pineapple chunks, pineapple juice, Chobani pineapple yogurt and some ice. Oh, and some spinach too. Pretty much every smoothie I make these days includes spinach. I hesitated slightly on this one, knowing I’d lose the golden color, but it’s […]
Giraffes, guinea fowl, grandma and gooey* clay creations
Round these parts, Binder Park Zoo is pretty exciting. It’s the only place where you can get really, really close to very long, black giraffe tongues. What eight-year-old wouldn’t love that? So on my day off last week, Devin and I made a pitstop in Kalamazoo to pick up Grandma […]
Father’s Day weekend: Saturday
Saturday consisted of a lot of housework — and a lot of water balloons! While Scott was at the gym, the kid and I filled up more than 30 balloons with plans to ambush him when he got home. But we got distracted and the father in question stayed dry. […]
Father’s Day weekend: Friday
We were a busy little family over Father’s Day weekend. And I was actually in a pretty zen place with my camera. Meaning I actually used it. My, oh, my. So I’ll start with Friday, shall I? Scott actually caught whiff of an event that I was unaware of. The […]
Taking a leap
Devin and I headed downtown this past Friday evening to pick up my race packet for the River Bank Run. With the thousands of people running this year’s race, the streets were pretty chaotic. So we found a parking garage within a reasonable distance and walked over with the rest […]
March in April
This morning there were snowflakes in the air. Tiny ones. Drifting aimlessly and harmlessly. But still. Snow. So let’s flash back to the warmer weather of March, since I skipped that month altogether. Ups and downs. Ups: blackberries, birthdays, books written by friends and hikes in some very atypical early […]
Art spotting
It wasn’t that easy to find time to get to ArtPrize this year. We finally made it down on Sunday. And it was mobbed, of course. But we managed to do a couple of hours of exploring before the crowds and sore feet got to us. The animals were Devin’s […]
Hiking (and a little bit of swearing)
We’ve been enjoying summer, getting plenty of outdoor time and exercise. But we haven’t had as many occasions for family adventures as I’d like to. So with a free weekend on the horizon, and decent weather in the forecast, we planned a roadtrip. We packed tons of snacks (although we […]
That moment
I experienced what I’ll call “that moment” this weekend as Dev was frolicking at the beach. I should say that I’ve had other “moments” like this before. But this one kind of struck me dumb for a few seconds. He was galloping down to the water to grab some wet […]