“sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what little girls are made of” this picture warms my heart and makes me laugh and cry at the same time. i am so proud to know these girls and to be a part of their lives. they are strong and confident and smart and witty and talented [...]
it’s a very delicate process it’s countdown to vacation and i should be elated with anticipation, enjoying all the planning and packing and wrapping up things but instead i’m getting nervous and inside my own head. weird right? am i the only one who does this craziness? while i’d like to think i can float [...]
butter, wine, cows, grapes, vineyards, countrysides . . . they all make me feel warm and cozy and somehow grounded. i have been preoccupied lately with homesteading, reading lots of blogs about courageous women who are farming. i don’t know if it’s “the grass is greener on the other side of the fence” or “you [...]
“What about little microphones? What if everyone swallowed them, and they played the sounds of our hearts through little speakers…” extremely loud and incredibly close by Jonathan Safran Foer happy anniversary baby! april 3, 2010 will mark 17 years that we’ve been married so i think it only appropriate that i swallow the little microphone [...]
araucana’s that is. the lavender variety if i have my way. i have been indulging this fantasy lately that i can have chickens and they will lay blue eggs and life will be simple. i plan to have eight, Alice, Margie, Louise, Ester, Isabelle, Viney, Odessa and Irene. Clarence will be the lone rooster and [...]
“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” ~ Jamie Paolinetti just like the little engine that could, i CAN ski. well i’ve been able to ski since i was 13 or so but i haven’t actually snapped myself into a pair of skis and headed to [...]
“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” ~Appollinaire going to see cooper sunday and am doing the “i’m-so-excited-i-could-pee-my-pants” dance. who knew that such elation could come in a black furry 6lb package. i’m happy . . . really happy.
so i lost .8 pounds the second thursday but the pressure was just too much and i canceled my account. it’s not that i am giving up it’s just that i want to enjoy thursday again. and my family was always asking me about points!! my goal is to eat healthier, exercise regularly and not [...]
okay so i am finally getting serious about losing that final 10 pounds and this is week 2 of the serious try. week one brought a one pound loss and i think i am on track for another pound this week but i must admit thursday’s now bring about a certain amount of scary pressure. [...]
that i love so much? today begins our alumni and family weekend at pitt-bradford and this year we are having a vendor fair. megan will be selling her jewelry at the fair and because she will be busy with the sife table, rachel and i get to be her jewelry sellers! yipee. anyhow back to [...]
