• personal

    Thanksgiving 2013

    This year I’m incredibly grateful for where I am in my life. I have a wonderful family and friends, my and my family’s health, and the means to help keep a roof over our heads and food on our table. Growing up I often took what I had for granted,…

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    No Words

    Song Lyric of the Day: You’ll never hear me complaining, I’m certain the sun will shine / I don’t care how the weather vane points / When the weather vane points to gloomy / It’s gotta be sunny to me, when your eyes look into mine Louis Armstrong / “Jeepers…

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    Counting Back to One

    Song Lyric of the Day: Hey, little baby, what would you say / If I took you further away? / Countdown’s begun / Counting backwards to one / On and on, the endless debating / You get home, but nobody’s waiting / Countdown’s begun / Five, four, three, two, one…

  • coraline - personal

    Photoblogging: Mother’s Day 2013

    Today was pretty much the best Mother’s Day I could have hoped for. I thanked Rich and Coraline repeatedly throughout the day for making my day so incredibly special, fun, and memorable. Getting to swing by my parents’ house to wish Mom a happy Mother’s Day was the icing on…

  • coraline - parenting - personal

    And Bajingo Was Its Name-O

    Song Lyric of the Day: You want me to change, change, change / You want me to change Churchill / “Change“ Several months ago, Coraline started expressing interest in and naming body parts: “Mommy’s nose! Poppa’s eye! Coraline’s bell butt!” (In case you need a translation for that last one,…

  • coraline - family - personal - photography

    Cousins!

    Song Lyric of the Day: Ev’ryone can see we’re together / As we walk on by / (FLY!) and we fly just like birds of a feather / I won’t tell no lie / (ALL!) all of the people around us they say / Can they be that close /…