I have professed my love for Instagram on here before. It really is awesome. Sadly, I do think know my “big” camera gets ignored somewhat because of it but… oh well. Here are some of my favorite phone photos from the past month or so. click to enlarge 1. The bridge at the zoo –…
Thankful
My last post was true. Monday was crazy, sucky hard around here. BUT. (there’s always a “but”, right?) Tuesday was better. Because we all made a choice to make better. Even the little people around here can make those kinds of choices. After school the four of us went for a walk in the cool,…
Oh Monday…
Yesterday we gathered as a family of five and smiled for the camera and laughed and kissed each other’s cheeks. Monday morning came with a vengeance and brought non-listening ears and tears and frustration and new worries for a week ahead. At school. At work. The sunlit counter scattered with the things of a busy…
God Bless Digital Cameras…
After hanging out at my friend’s house for her kiddos’ birthday party last week I asked her if we could use her pretty backyard to get some our our own family photos.And then we quickly agreed on a dual family photo shoot! Sometimes it’s hard to figure out how to get your own photo taken…
A “Cher Bebe” Kinda Party
As we walked through the front door the smell from the huge pot of gumbo immediately accosted me. In a good way. Kids were already playing and running in and out from the back door to the living room. I walked out myself, only after getting many hugs from good friends and my glass of wine was…
Thirteen Lucky Years
There is this certain man in my life… He stole my heart many years ago. He’s a really good cook, when he has time. He likes to grab my butt while I’m doing dishes or brushing my teeth (hey, it’s true) (and thank goodness he still does!). He has changed a little since I first…
My Kids Are SO Stinkin’ Cute, Don’t You Even Try to Deny It!
The little kids tag along to B’s soccer practice every week and we have to try to find stuff to do while he’s practicing. I decided this time that we would not pass the time with them fighting over who got to play on my phone. 
The park and fields are quite big and…
You Just Never Know… PLEASE Help for Sandy Recovery!
It seems like every few years there is another tragedy or natural disaster where I find myself parked in front of the t.v. watching heart-breaking images of unfathomable events. With this latest storm, “Sandy” I am taken aback by how quickly things can change. And the tears flow when I read stories about mothers losing their children…
So… Our Best Friends Now Own A Cupcake Shop!
Those look super yummy, yes? I know. They were my demise while in Texas a couple of weeks ago. Our really good friends now own The Cupcake Cottage in Fort Worth, Texas. They bought the business from another couple who apparently had their fill of frosting. (does that really happen? I don’t think so…) they…
Halloween Fun!
We live in an interesting, sort of hidden little neighborhood that is a mix of young families and older folks who have lived here a while. It consists of only 4 (albeit quite long) streets that are connected before you have to go out on the VERY busy main road that runs perpendicular to the…