It’s not even Christmas yet!

My wonderful swap buddy from CMHS (Color Me Happy Swaparooni), mailed us a package. Bridoodle was very excited! She loved the summery colors.

We had a blast playing with the fuzzy flip-flops, wash-cloths and the pretty goblet. She was enamored with the twirly straw and pretty wrapping on all the presents.

We actually received the package a [...]

Alone in a Crowd

Sitting in the pew at church alone, while Hubster gives speeding tickets across the county, makes me feel like a tiny speck. A dot on a map. A flea on an elephant. I look at the families sitting together. A husband and wife, across the aisle, with children draped across their knees, listening to the [...]

Bridoodle’s First Haircut

You may have noticed the thick stringy hair in Bri’s eyes, lately. While it was adorable when I put it up in pigtails, it was a little bit shaggy the rest of the time. So we took her to the hairdresser to have her hair chopped off.
When we arrived at the beauty parlor, there [...]

My Budding Novelist

Hubster had a fabulous idea for this post. He thought it would be funny to compose her “first e-mail” or IM message.

Something with lots of acronyms, like “OMG, my BFF is AWBH and I am TJOH!”

(translation: “Oh My Goodness, my Best Friend Forever is Already Walking By Herself, and I am Totally Jealous Of Her!”)

The [...]

“Is she always this easy?”

During our vacation, we toted Bri around to see lots of family members, and she had a blast. She’s a very social little butterfly and she loves to check out the ceilings of new places. When we went to Cracker Barrel, she was in hog heaven. I’d never noticed how many strange contraptions were attached [...]

Crocodile Heaven

A couple of months ago, I gave my Environmental Science class an article on recycling Crocs. Another teacher had given me two newspaper articles that related to our unit on recycling, so I threw them together with about fifteen questions and an assignment to make an advertisement for one of the recycled products.

I really meant [...]

the Valsalva maneuver

“Um… excuse me. Do you know where the bathroom is? I gotta go.”

“My tummy really hurts. And I don’t think it’s gas.”

“I’m going to scrunch up my face in determination.”

“Maybe no one will notice.”

“Whew! I feel so much better.”

“Check, please!”

A Birthday Vacation

Hubster has officially turned yet another year older. Thirty is starting to sound really young! I never thought that I’d say that. His birthday coincided with our vacation this year. So he got to celebrate for four days in a row! Fun times!
Here are a few pictures from the last half of our trip. We [...]

Apparently Bri Likes Lemons: Day 7

Today I learned that my daughter likes lemons. We were out to eat with Hubster’s family and she was grabbing anything nearby off the table. So I let her taste the lemon from my tea. She loved it! No lip puckering here. Instead, she grabbed it and started chewing on it for the rest of [...]

Bri’s Pigtails: Day 6

This was technically taken yesterday, but I have tons to do this afternoon, so I’m using it for today’s picture. Not really digging my smile here, but it was the only shot of Bri where she was holding still and therefore not a blurry ball of motion.