Category Archives: The Day to Day

At the pumpkin patch a few weekends ago.   It was bright and hot. A fun place, though. Pumpkin carving. I hope everyone had an awesome  Halloween. We sure did.  

It seems that no matter what I do there is never , ever a day when I am truly on top of things. I may have gotten three posts up one week but then there is a mountain of laundry. … Continue reading →

Gosh, things are busy around here! Thanks to everyone who voted for my picture in the photöberfest contest last week. I didn’t win but my photo was one of Katie’s favorites! So cool! Fall is such a bustling time for … Continue reading →

Katie Evans, a photographer whose blog I love and whose book has taught me so much, is having a little photo contest this month, week by week. This week’s theme is kids. Here is my submission: The contest is taking … Continue reading →

Well September just rolled on by, didn’t it? October is here now and that means I have just over a month to finish my 30 by Thirty. Here is the list as it stands right now: 30 by Thirty Paint … Continue reading →

I really wanted to tell you about what we have been up to for the last month (eeek!). I wanted to show you lots of pictures. But today just wasn’t my day. It started with having to unexpectedly get my … Continue reading →

One year of his big little life has quietly slipped through my fingers. I hold him tonight as I did on that first night, soft, warm, and damp from a bath. I bury my face into his neck and inhale … Continue reading →

My sweet Gus will soon be one. Soon as in this Thursday. So I will give you his eleven month rundown. He is everywhere. He is now a proficient walker and tries to run. He also likes to spin in … Continue reading →

Slowly things are starting to move into place. Wheels keep turning in a good direction. Yesterday both of the kids were being awful and whiny so I loaded them into the bike trailer and headed down to the park to … Continue reading →

Today is the birthday of a beautiful little girl named Ava. A special little girl whose mama can no longer hold her in her arms but now keeps her in her heart. So today I stopped and scooped my babies … Continue reading →