An old fence post in our backyardEver watchful IngridBailey-charging to me!Breaking throughOur wall of ivyFreshly pruned rosesDaffodils?The first bloomers - flowering quinceHydrangea buds!More hydrangea buds! ...Read More

To have or not to have kids. That is the question. For many people, it's never a question. They don't have a moment's pause over whether or not to have kids. They've known since the moment of their own birth that being a mother was their life's goal. Or maybe not their LIFE's goal, but definitely a "to do" on the life list....Read More

This day has definitely not played out the way I had in mind. It started out well, but right around 12:00, as I was driving out to my insurance agent's office, something went amiss.I started feeling like there were blind spots in my vision. Which freaked me out, but not nearly as much as when a few minutes later the blind spots turned...Read More

Brooklyn shares a birthday with the son of some of our good friends, Charla and Toby, and we can always count on them to celebrate birthdays in style! This year, for Colson's 2nd birthday party, we took over the Gymboree play place, to which we had never been. And it was great! The kids, all of them, not just mine, had a BLAST!...Read More

Now that August is gaining confidence in his vocabulary, it's starting to get fun.He can really communicate, if not with the general public, then certainly with me, Kyle and Brooklyn. Some common phrases:Peese!!!! (Please)Waer (Water)Banket (Blankie)Mine!No!Yes!I yu you! (I love you)I yu you, too!Soos! (Shoes)SocksCacker (cracker)Hold you!Hungy (oh yes, for those familiar with Brooklyn's terminology...hungy is the same thing. Hint: nursing)Daddy! Dallyy!!!!BugbugBaiyey (Bailey)Cat/kittycatPigCowMoo!!!Roar!!BookPuzzlecarthe...Read More

In the ongoing, never-ending quest for perfection that is interior design, another find has been joyously made. And rather than having to go hunting myself, I was able to pluck this lovely piece from a house just down the street from mine: Zach & Anna's! In their own rearranging, Anna had no place for this antique mantel and sold it to me and...Read More

I believe our little family has reached the stage or phase at which various "suggested" assignments become opportunities for the competitive nature of Mommy and Daddy to emerge.Case in point: Brooklyn's Mother's Day Out had a Valentine's party last week and encouraged the children (ok, we all know they mean PARENTS) to prepare and bring a Valentine's box in which to deposit the...Read More

I am a day late in posting this because things have been so busy around here, but I am delighted to say that Brooklyn celebrated her 4th birthday yesterday, February 18th! She loves to tell people when her birthday is and she was so excited that the big day was finally HERE!I am absolutely bumfuzzled that 4 years have passed since I gave...Read More