In the last few weeks I have listened to so much and read a lot and felt so much about Motherhood. Because of that and also because of the phase I am at in my life, the meaning behind the act of Motherhood seems to be taking on new life for me. Recently I came to the epiphany that I…
Random Bits
Warning: This post is SUPER random and… wait for it… Miss -Elaine-ous!! Get it? On the way to my niece’s wedding we stopped and took a few photos in the bluebonnets and other wildflowers that grace the side of the country roads in the Hill Country of central Texas. It…
What a Wedding it Was!
When I was 16 years old my oldest brother and his wife had their first baby. My parents and I sat in the waiting room of the hospital that July evening, watching Johnny Carson (it was his last year to host The Tonight Show) waiting and waiting for her to be born. I was elated…
Why I Hate Dog With a Blog & some beach photos…
*if you have a weak stomach beware of this post. But if you are a mother like me and have dealt with bodily fluids you will probably be fine to read it. BUT, there are some cool photos at the end so you can just check those out if you want, k? So I…
So, I can say I’ve done it…
I spent a lot of time in the last few weeks, leading up to last weekend, wondering how Saturday March, 1 2014 would go. Partly for myself okay MOSTLY for myself and partly for my cousin who got married on that date. Several months ago she asked me if I would be the photographer at…
Family Time & a Fruity Giveaway!
This weekend we bonded as a family in a few ways, including three of us running a 5K together. Yes, a family that runs together also gets king cake at the end together, at least where we live and during the Mardi Gras season… 😉 In this case it’s calories out, calories in – in…
Valentine’s Old School Blogging!
This month Tamara and I decided to go with the Love/Valentine’s theme for Old School Blogging. We came up with the questions together but I have to give her full credit for the “Say Anything” one below, which I think is so great! Tamara is a newer blog friend and I am SO glad I…
Hamster Bamster
What do a nine year-old boy (almost ten!) and a 4 year-old little girl have in common? Some majorly fierce love for the family hamster, that’s what. Y’all, this is seriously THE most loved-on hamster on the planet, I mean it. She has the opportunity to hang out in the horse barn… …and…
So This Was Christmas
It is not often that you see a rainbow and a potential pot of gold in December but see it we did, as the kids and I headed to Texas for Christmas. Don’t worry, Tim met us there after his weekend of hunting… As you’ll see in the photos below, a wonderful time…
Old School Blogging – Holiday Edition!
My wonderful writer friend, Kir from The Kir Corner is hosting Old School Blogging with me this month! She came up with these super fun questions and I am so excited to have her here!! If you do not know her (but who doesn’t??) then you must get over to her place and READ. She…