Twenty-twelve. Welcome 🙂 I’ve never been one to do the resolution thing. Which is not to say I don’t make changes in my life; I think I tend to be more gradual and less, well…organized this time of year. Last year I made a late resolution to begin keeping a calendar (and a digital oneRead more
This holiday season I spent the better part of a week custom designing calendars for some of our family as gifts. I also did photo books for each girl. That amounts to a lot of time spent sifting through photos from the past year. In 2011 I added approximately 11,500 photos to my iPhoto library.Read more
Just a word that I haven’t had a chance to blog in a couple weeks and I may not have a chance again for a few more. And that’s alright. This forum is here for me when I need it, if I can manage it. If it causes more stress, then what even is itsRead more
There aren’t really words enough to articulate my thanks for Tony. As I type this he is out flushing the antifreeze from my undriveable-for-fear-of-that-clunking-noise car (reliable, what?). Oh, yeah, he also got up at 4am to go Black Friday shopping with me. Again. And he liked it 😉 Yesterday we hosted Thanksgiving dinner at ourRead more
This November, despite (or maybe because of?) any current trials, I want to really take some time and space to acknowledge the plethora of people, places, experiences, opportunities, truths and, yes, things that I am thankful for. My goal is for near-daily posts throughout the month. We will see how I do 😉 I wouldRead more
File this under “freak out of the day.” Me at the pumpkin patch* last October (roughly 34 weeks pregnant) and a year later with 10.5 month M&M. Oy, the difference a year makes! *We’ve been going to Liepold Farms for three years running. I also purchased the majority of our summer produce from them atRead more
Highway 30 North of Astoria on 12/22/08. Yes, the trees are bending in like they’re about to break. Trista and Ali sharing music in the car. Ali, Alyssa and "Abuh" sleeping on the way home from our Christmas in Salem, OR on 12/28/08. Grabbing a snack at Northgate mall on New Year’s Eve. Ringing inRead more
I know the holidays are practically a distant memory at this point. But I just now uploaded the few pictures I got. Especially compared to last year! December 20th, the night before Christmas at our house. Enjoying a Christmas snack at her new table and chair set. We took our tree down on December 21st!!Read more
As you must have noticed we are BUSY! For the holidays we spent time in both Gladstone and Seattle. We travelled through all sort of weather. We had a great time with family and friends but missed home. It takes a lot of adjusting after being gone for nearly two weeks. School is back up againRead more