Awww Monday: Welcome September

In my struggle to get back into the blogging habit, I'm looking forward to Autumn. I'm pretty much done with summer.....today will still be close to 90F, but there's promises of cooler weather coming later this week. I need the windows open to save my sanity. Over the weekend we hit our fist pumpkin patch …

Happy Tuesday: Twix style!

She certainly looks happy, doesn't she? That's because she's learned to ride a two-wheel bike! She actually has a larger bike, but it still has the training wheels on it. This one is a good size because she can catch herself if she's off balance before crashing and burning on the pavement. The hardest part …

Spontaneous childhood joy

I believe as we get older, we lose our childhood ability to experience spontaneous joy. While many of us love to see snow with all its glistening beauty...we love it mainly from inside a warm home drinking hot chocolate and wearing fuzzy slippers. Especially when the temps are sub-freezing. However, there are times when a …

Awwww Monday: Santa’s elves

Every year I try and take some pics of the grand girls in Santa hats during the Christmas season. You would think this project would get easier as they get older (more cooperative?).....but that is not necessarily the case. This year I made a tactical error and tried to do this after an afternoon of …

Twix Lost Her First Tooth!

How close to the moon does the tooth fairy soar with her arms so full she can hold no more? Could the tiny bright stars that hang in the sky be the teeth that fell down as she flew by?  ― Denise Barry , What Does the Tooth Fairy Do with Our Teeth? Playing along …