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…
Back in the Dating Game
A few weeks ago I was coming out of the gym and thinking about my husband for some reason. I realized there was a perfectly good Saturday night open on our calendar for us to have a date night. So I sent a text to our regular babysitter to see if she was available. She…
Over Lunch…
I sighed as I opened the fridge door, thinking about the fact that I needed to eat some lunch. The little girl in the house had already determined she wanted macaroni and cheese so I pulled one of the microwavable packets from our pantry. The hum of the microwave sounded in the background as I…
Talkin’ ’bout my girl
I haven’t written specifically about K in a while. I think sometimes I am still amazed that she is mine. That I have a daughter. A spunky, bossy, girly-girl that doesn’t take “No” for an answer, princess-loving GIRL. On any given day her hair is a tangled mess, she has food on her face and…
Celebrating Mothers
Motherhood: One of THE most challenging and rewarding jobs ever. (my words) I know, you’ve read and heard it a million times. It’s totally cliche, but it’s true, true, TRUE. There is just no denying it. My own mother raised (in company with my father) three boys and a girl. She cooked, cleaned and even…
Kindness
Things around our world seem to be falling apart this week so one afternoon I decided to take my camera outside for a bit to gather some perspective and even a little peace for my heart and mind. It worked for a little while… I thought about this post that my friend Tracy wrote and…
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…
Blessings
Sometimes when I look at my life I wonder how things fell into place so easily. I say, “easily”…. Because even though life is not perfect around here or well, anywhere that I know of, mine has been full of people who love and care for me since day one. It is hard to believe…
My First Engagement Photo Shoot!
My trip to Texas last week also included a pretty special photo shoot (or 2). My niece (and first godchild!), Megan is getting married next year and she asked me if I would take some engagement photos for her and her fiance, Daniel. I of course, could not say YES fast enough. We had a…
It’s All Good
We ventured out to our little, local zoo today for some Easter-y fun. They host an event with a cute little egg hunt and photos with the Easter Bunny and music, etc. Essentially the kids help pick up recycled eggs and then trade them in for chocolate. It’s a pretty good system, actually. We rode…