Month: January 2013
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
You know what the most surprising thing about parenthood has been for me? The fact that she can make me smile, any time, any where, in spite of myself or anything else, and almost always without warning. Even if she’s not with me. Like right now. I’m thinking about watching her race around the yogurt shop with her friends from… Read more →
Handy Daddy
Potty Training was a sitting duck for Dee. Conquered it no problem. I really had to do surprisingly little. The girl didn’t like stewing in her own juices, and she was ready and willing to tackle the alternative. But getting her to wash her hands? Has been an ongoing process. A battle really. She just DOES NOT want to do… Read more →
Houndton Tabby [Or, Getting Swept Up In A Cultural Phenomenon]
Yep, that’s Matthew Crawley as an Australian Shepherd. Spot on, right? He’s a TOTAL Australian Shepherd. I think it’s both the puppy dog eyes AND the soft jawline. And Lady Mary makes a lovely Borzoi, don’t you think? Ahhhh, this is inspired. The Dowager Countess Sphinx Cat. {Kim Parkhurst’s “Houndton Tabby” collection via Toadbriar} So far, my best decision of… Read more →
Evening In The Chalkboard Box Fort
Oh…was that another project that never made it to the internet? Someday…. Read more →
Big Girls Don’t Cry
I keep wondering: Who let this kid in our house? And what happened to that baby that was here? I read this post about one Mama’s decision to check her teenager daughter into rehab, and then I read this post about another Mama’s decision to have the sex talk with her preteen, and I can’t believe that before I know… Read more →
Running Against The Wind
Having miss lady home for two weeks has wreaked havoc on all our lives. It’s hard to believe that just three short months ago this was our norm. Thank Moses for good friends (mine and Dee’s) to help us weather the storm. {day 4 of 365} So far I’m really digging using whatever part of my brain that’s required for… Read more →
The Other Woman
{Day 3 of 365} Today was the first day of this little experiment that I had some time to myself and I surprised me by remembering to grab my camera before I left the house. I carried it around all day only to realize when I returned home that Ethel had been waiting for her close-up. Read more →
The World Spins Madly On
These painted orbs from ImagineNations are just about the coolest spin on a globe I have ever seen (pun yes intended. revel in it.) Anyway, I said just about. I went digging through the depths of the internet and found a few solid contenders. …continue reading… {Facebook me?} Read more →
You Didn’t Think I Forgot Already, Did You?
Day 2 of 365. {I can see that this is going to get challenging if I don’t leave my house.} Read more →