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Gratuitous Moose Pictures
As promised, here are some pictures from our Colorado moose encounter.  I think T took about 200 pictures (literally), so there were quite a few to sort through!  What does it say about us as parents that we take many more pictures of w ... [read more]
Mah Bay-bee!!!
Holy cow!  Could she be any gorgeous-er?  When did my baby get to be so big? [read more]
Not a Moment Too Soon
Well, kindergarten happened.  Thank goodness!  The last few days before school started had me hanging on to my sanity with an increasingly tenuous grip.  But I have to say, this back to school thing?  Is kicking my butt.  Phew, I'm poop ... [read more]
Construction: Day 4,893,339
Attic still not done.  Just kill me. [read more]
Summer? What Summer?
Where has the summer gone?  It seems like I blinked and it was time to get Z registered for kindergarten.  She is SO excited about starting 'real' school.  After all the angst-ing I did about where she was going to go to school, I kind ... [read more]
And Now I Feel Like a Jerk
Frustrated with the utter lack of progress on the last few piddly items of the remodel, I sent the contractor a tacky text:  Anyone?  Bueller? Bueller? [read more]
A Long Time Coming
Twenty-two years ago, a man broke into an apartment near Houston and brutally murdered two men.  One of the victims he didn't even know, he just had the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.  That victim was T's cous ... [read more]
A Life of Moderation
I recently changed doctors.  My previous doc had to be chased down and hog-tied to get my lab results.  It was just too much work.  So I switched to my neighbor.  He's a good ol' boy and full of down home bonhomie that makes getting pok ... [read more]
All the TV Finally Pays Off
In the not too distant past, I finally got around to filling up the kids' sandbox.  I purchased the sand from Lowe's.  It was labeled 'play sand' but a more accurate name would be '50-50-mix-of-sand-and-gravel-that-is-impossible-to-buil ... [read more]
Spitting Mad
Neighbor Kid is at it again!  Today when he came to play in our back yard - because we have cool stuff to play on - he got Holly all wound up.  Again.  And went crying home when she got all jumpy.  Again.  This time, instead of threaten ... [read more]
Happy (Belated) Fourth!
Things are funny here in Wester.  Instead of celebrating July 4th on, say, the fourth, the powers that be declared that the big fireworks fun should be held on the more convenient third of July.  To maximize the opportunity for folks to ... [read more]
The Never Ending Journey
You may have noticed (or not, judging by the hits/comments!) that I haven't been around for a while.  It has been a cuh-RAY-zee month around here.  I have just gotten back into town and had to take a day to recover before I could even t ... [read more]
Q Speak
Q has had a vocabulary leap of elephantine proportions.  He has gone from being my little man of few words to a delightful chatterbox in what seems like a matter of minutes.  He still has a way with words that makes me smile.  Here are ... [read more]
Childhood Colored Glasses
The world is a pretty amazing place through the eyes of a child.  The kids and I were driving through the not-so-nice part of town to pick up my Craig's List wingback chairs.  We were passing a sad little used car lot when Z got all exc ... [read more]
Free 8 x 10 Canvas!
My gal pal, Jamie, from Kids, Me & RAW III has teamed up with the nice folks over at Canvas People to promote their amazing free 8x10 deal.  You upload the pic of your choice and they will print it on canvas and gallery wrap it for free ... [read more]
Golden Anniversary
Yesterday was my parents' 50th wedding anniversary.  It was bittersweet for me since Mom has Alzheimer's and Daddy was in the hospital.  It was hard to know what to do to honor such an amazing achievement.  Luckily, Sister K knew just w ... [read more]
Dining Room Dreaming
When we moved to Wester, we lost a dining area.  The table from our casual dining set was not a good fit for the space in the new house, so we have been using our formal dining table.  For lack of a better place, my office ended up in t ... [read more]
Lazy Saturday
I had some girlfriends over this morning. They are the very best kind of girlfriends in that they don't expect my house to be clean when they arrive, but are complimentary if it is. They know what I'm like and like me anyway. Heaven! [read more]
Photo Finish
At long last I have pictures! Ta dah!  Z's room:  now with more animal print! [read more]
Rats! Foiled Again.
With only a few false starts, I was able to complete the valence for Z's room.  It is so gorgeous I can hardly stand it!  It turned out exactly like my drawings.  I love when that happens! [read more]
Kid Speak
Q was playing with a bubble sword that he got at his school's end of the year party.  Suddenly, he look up, very concerned.  "Mama, this is not a Batman sword." [read more]
Success!
Z's curtains came together like a dream.  They are gorgeous!  I guess the good part about doing something in your head over and over again is that when you finally do it for real, it is a piece of cake.  I am in LOVE!  I'd post a pictur ... [read more]
The First Cut
I am a planner.  I plan and plan and gather and plan.  I love a well thought out plan and the process of collecting just the right pieces to make it happen.  [read more]
Indigestion
Apparently, after two dog-free weeks while the dogs were at Camp Grandma, I completely forgot the basics of pet ownership.  And also the destruction my hounds of hell can wreak if left un-crated while I am out.  In fact, the crate and i ... [read more]
Not Dead Yet
Though the killer germies did their worst, I'm not quite dead yet.  If fact, I think I'm feeling a little better, really.  (Bonus points if you get the reference!)  I spent all of my Mother's Day trip to Ginormousville sick in bed and t ... [read more]
CHANGE IS TOUGH, BUT NECESSARY
I recently made a significant change in my life. I made the decision to seek new employment after my current employment just wasn't allowing me the opportunities I'm looking for, especially at this point in my life. Probably one of the ... [read more]
Please Don't Die, Mama
G’s teacher, Meredith, hasn’t been to school in two weeks.  Meredith’s mother, with whom she is very close, just died and so she is understandably taking time off to grieve and regroup.  The school (or more specifically, G’s other teach ... [read more]
Blogger of the Year Award
HaHa--please don't tell me you actually thought I could be up for such an award?! [read more]
Mendocino Madness
Taking your children on holiday can be a treacherous thing to do.  In only a few short days they can morph from family members into untamed, wild animals.  As routine, balanced diet and consistency goes out the window, everything you ev ... [read more]
Paranormal Activity
A few date nights ago T and I did something so stupid that the perverse side of me now feels compelled to share it with the world.  It was a Saturday night and we had just returned home from a romantic evening at a neighborhood restaura ... [read more]