When I was in the fourth grade it snowed in Austin, Texas, where I grew up. I remember it well because we got a day or two off from school and I was 9, the prime age for playing in the snow. However, being a southern girl, I did not having proper snow-weather attire and…
Friends in Beach Places
I dug my feet into the sand this past weekend. It felt so damn good. There really is no other feeling like that in the world. To sit at the edge of the ocean, watching all of that water right in front of you, over and over again, listening to the crashes. Yet there you…
Randoms
You know how sometimes you just have one of THOSE weeks? Well, this has been one of THOSE weeks. Four out of five of us sick. Ups and downs galore. Missed school. Feeling like crap, feeling okay. Eating take out and convenience foods. No exercise. I need a REBOOT. Seriously. So, I’m just gonna post…
Why the number “6” balloon doesn’t bother me…
I am sitting in hubby’s home office on the weathered leather sofa, my legs tucked under me. I look out the French doors into our living room and my eyes glance up at the ceiling. I notice that the gigantic Mylar balloon left over from G’s birthday party a few weeks ago, is floating there….
Summer Scratching
I am going to admit right here, right now that not setting my phone alarm for 6:45 every morning has been glorious. Summer is awesome for that. Did you know that I am not much of a morning person? Ask Tim, he’ll tell you. With fervor. 😉 He seems to be a morning AND night…
More Scenes from New Orleans!
One of the reasons I was excited for our tip to New Orleans is because it gave me a chance to take more photographs around the city. It really is an amazing place. I’ll let the ton of photos tell the tale… click to enlarge
Just Keep Swimming
“Where did the big girl come from?” We say it a lot these days. The sun was bright and hot while we were at the pool yesterday. I kept one eye on G and the other on K while Tim and Ben went down the big S-shaped slide. Everyone is braver this year. Ben loves…
Size Matters.
I am talking about family size. Just to clarify that right away… 😉 So yeah, apparently it does. Matter. The size of you family, that is. I was chatting with some friends the other day about this and someone mentioned that three is not really an ideal number of kids because then there is always…
Past, Present and Future
I was looking at and working on our family calendar today. The future. We have kind of a big deal summer vacation in the works for this year and I’m pretty excited, really hoping it works out. I’m like a kid again, anticipating something really fun but “mom” and “dad” have not said “yes” yet…
Be Still.
“Mommy, I want a snack!” Pause. “Mommy, did you hear me?” *yes, I heard you baby, but I’m working* “Yes, baby, just a minute!” This time I was watermarking photos, not even surfing the internet. I got to a stopping point, put my laptop on the table and raised myself from the comfy couch to…