In light of upcoming holiday dinner preparations, the second grade students at my church’s school are doing their part to help turkeys escape their fate by giving them disguises. This had me laughing out loud in the hallway as I passed through. Oh my gracious, these are priceless. Enjoy a sampling below. “I’m not a…
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“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.” – Coco Chanel And if who/what she wants to be requires a cape for her holiday baking, she absolutely should wear a cape. Because bakers are superheroes, too. Not pictured: this little girl’s twin, donning a matching cape.
Music and Memory
Yesterday during my run, I heard notes from a saxophone lift above the usual whistles, hollering, and grunting of the high school football field. At first I wondered if the band was rehearsing on the track. But as I passed by, I noticed this young musician practicing on his saxophone on the bleachers. Surprised, I…
Always Remember…
You are braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, And smarter than you think.” –A.A. Milne Since the mind behind Pooh Bear said this, I’m going to trust it is true. Because Pooh is never wrong. But if you figure out how to accomplish all of the above, please let me know. Because sometimes it’s…
And Again…
Another glasses sighting. (And another.) This is so weird. If there’s a message there, I’m sure not getting it.
So Over It
This was the scene at the foot of my bed this morning. Violet wanted nothing to do with daylight or consciousness. When I pulled up the covers to make the bed, she was dragged right along with it. The girl is totally over this week. Me, too, honey. Me, too. Today I was grateful for: 1….
Happiness is…
…not taking yourself too seriously. (Anybody else reminded of that classic Cadbury Easter Egg commercial?)
The Secret Lives of Squirrels
I don’t care how photographer Max Ellis gets these squirrels to do this, these are some of the funniest photos I’ve seen in ages. Check out his blog Squirrelisimo! Apparently his series began when he was looking for subjects for a daily photo blog and noticed squirrels playing with items his family had left in the…
New Proverb
The person who lives in a straw house should not strike matches. (Photo opp courtesy of a work trip to Mt. Vernon, IL, yesterday.)
Heroes Among Us
“There is a superhero inside all of us. We just need the courage to put on the cape.” When I first posted about the holiday weekend at the Cardinals game, I forgot to mention that I bumped into Batman in the stadium merchandise store. I also glimpsed but couldn’t manage to get a picture of Batman’s buddy,…
Well, hello there.
Bright and early this morning, I opened the front door to leave for work and…. …this cute little guy was sunbathing on my front porch* and I’d obviously woken him up. As I debated opening the glass storm door, he was clearly debating whether or not he was going to have to move. When I swung…
14 Perfect Japanese Words
A bit of fun from buzzfeed.com: “14 Perfect Japanese Words You Need in Your Life.” So many of these made me smile for different reasons. 1.) Komorebi (n): sunlight filtering through trees. 2.) Irusu (n): pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door. 3.) Shinrin-Yoku (n): literally “forest bathing” – a visit to…
Some Days Are Like This…
(Photo is a twitter find: @EmergencyKittens.)
Hump Day
Tomorrow is Thursday. Weekend is getting closer. (This also happens to be my spirit animal.)
Welcome to the Neighborhood
Remember Country Bear Jamboree? Well, a few months ago, he was inexplicably taken down. So every day I’d drive by and see a gaping hole where my big buddy used to be. Until today. I nearly fell over. Sooooo many questions. Where did they get this? How did they get it here? Why a…
Without a Doubt…
…the St. Patrick’s Day Run is my favorite race of the year. Lemme tell ya, St. Louis does St. Patrick’s Day right. We are ALL Irish in this town when it comes to this holiday. Look no further than our run from today. (This is my running buddy, Holly, pretending to lift up the kilt…
He’ll Be Back Again Someday
I’ve learned since I started running that my inner photographer doesn’t co-exist easily with my inner runner. But over the years, I’ve learned how to make it work by taking “Distracted Runner” photos. The world looks entirely different on foot and I can’t decide if photography keeps me running or if running keeps me taking photos. Either way, last…
Because He’s Happy?
Not sure why, but Murphy has had a thing for Pharrell’s “Happy” video for ages now. I try to play it for him once or twice a week. More often than not, he’ll come find the phone whenever he hears the first few notes. I have no idea what the draw is for him, but there’s a lot…
Another Look
When going through posts from last year to create a 2014 year-end review, I noticed something that I’d not noticed before: this has been a quirky year for photos! I found myself laughing or smiling through the entire year. I figured most were my “Distracted Runner” photos, but I soon realized many were not. So here’s…
The Best Way to Spread Christmas Cheer…
…is to decorate the dumpster… …and this porta-potty here. The kids and I saw a lot of decorations and lights this holiday season, but today I happened upon these two gems. Now THIS is creative. And hilarious.
Sure enough…
Three years ago, it was an eye punch. Two years ago, it was baby bear’s squished head. Last year, it was the Nutcracker’s smushed gut. For 2015, may I present… the squashed snowman. Every. Single. Year. It took a lot longer this year, but sure enough, somebody had to go and mutilate the chocolate. What…
From there to here…
“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.” – Dr. Seuss I don’t know what it is lately, but there’s been a pattern of funny little things that have made me laugh. Take Murphy, for example. He liked my oatmeal so much he got his head stuck in the cup — and…
A(nother) Day in the Life
A little over a year ago, I completed a “day in the life” photo project — which meant taking at least one photo every hour all day long. As I said at the time, it’s not that my life is vaguely important or newsworthy enough to merit play-by-play documentation. Rather it is a much-needed exercise in awareness…
Jimmy Choo and Other Delights
Do yourself a favor. When you have a chance, go to Rafael Mantesso’s Instagram page. Unfortunately, I’m not savvy enough to pull some of the photos from Instagram into my blog. But he has many photos other than that of his adorable bull terrier. So I pulled what I could from this article. Not only…
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