Dear Santa:

For Christmas I would like a new camera.  One that will take clear pictures that look nice.  I’ve tried to take care of my camera, but I think I’ve dropped it one too many times, and now it just won’t focus properly.  I’m not a great photographer, but I know you will be able to [...]

Keeping It Real…

Just sharing an afternoon in the life–and admitting that, like it or not, this happens on a regular (almost weekly) basis:

 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 
I must clarify that all the laundry piled in the laundry room was, in fact, clean.  I have no problem getting it washed and dried–I have two big machines that help me keep on top of that part quite [...]

I’ve Been Devouring This Lately…

And savoring every morsel…I recommend it to everyone!

A Record Set, and Possibly a New Tradition Begun…

The girls wouldn’t leave it alone—they HAD to have it done—NOW.  So, the tree got set up on the evening of Thanksgiving–never before has our tree seen even one day of November.  Will it ever happen again?  Only time will tell.

Ode to Pie

Why is it that we wait until Thanksgiving to have pie?  I LOVE pie!  And so, for some reason, we always end up with way too much of it on Thanksgiving Day.  Which means we can’t really enjoy it, because we are too stuffed after all the turkey and such.  Somehow we totalled 10 pies [...]