My kids might both be adults now, but they’re never too old to celebrate with their mom on Mother’s Day at the zoo. Okay, “celebrate” probably isn’t the right word. How ’bout: They’re never too old to humor their mom on Mother’s Day at the zoo. I’ve been so anxious to pet the stingrays at…
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The Child Had Two Settings
On. Off. Those were the settings. This photo represents off. This little fella was a live wire when I first arrived at my airport gate. Toddling around, clamping his hand open and closed in a perpetual wave with an “Aye!” for everyone. A few minutes later, he was out cold. It’s like he was a…
Smelling the Flowers, Catching My Breath
I’m convinced that my gym keeps beautiful landscaping near the front door so people like me have an excuse for walking slowly to the car and save face. Exhausted? Oh no, I’m not exhausted; I’m smelling the flowers. Of course my workout didn’t kick my butt; I’m admiring these blooms. (In my defense, I really…
What a View
Lookie what greeted us at chemo today. Life’s little love notes took the form of a set of child’s handmade transparencies today.
Today I’m Loving…
We’ve lived in the same place for several years now and somehow it has escaped me that my neighbor has a ginormous lilac bush in her back yard. Really? How on earth did I miss this? Lilacs are so perfect. The scent, the color, its impeccable spring timing…it’s one of my favorite things in the world….
Thought for the Week
The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered, “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live…
Out For a Walk
Flowers of different shades… …different stages of blooming… …as far as the eye can see… …and then some. (and some more!) A yard not too far from our house has a carpet of these lovely lavender blooms early every spring. Tonight I decided to take a walk and pay them a visit. Along the way…
So weird.
My rogue daffodils are back. I know I gripe about this every spring. Every year I dig the bulbs up, every year they grow back. I do not understand. The plants that I nurture, water, and care for…they die. The plants that I WANT to get rid of, they thrive. Although these suckers never bloom….
Little Recipe for Valentine’s Day
Cute little Valentine treats, made for my sweet boys. These are Mini Kiss Pies. Ingredients: 1 refrigerated pie crust (unless you’re an overachiever and make yours from scratch. I’m not.) 14 Hershey Kisses 1 egg white whisked with a tablespoon of water powdered sugar for dusting Preheat over to 350 degrees Place kisses on rolled-out…
I wanna live near this guy.
My favorite kind of street art. Art that transforms a little bit of nothing into something so unexpected — and makes us smile a whole bunch. (photo source here.)
Baby it’s cold outside
I’ve heard it said that every mile is two in winter. If that is the case, then we had a very, very long walk today. If it’s not the case, then it sure felt like it. Brrrr, it was cold out there. Jeepers. But I love how cardinals pop out like neon signs in the…
Yup, it was a thriller.
After lots of anticipation, we finally got to see the Michael Jackson The Immortal Tour by Cirque du Soleil last night! It was Tanner’s first Cirque show and only my second. And it was AH-mazing. We both really loved it. It was a little different from the Cirque that I’m familiar with in that the…
Hey, doesn’t that look like…
Ralph Waldo Emerson thought that the earth laughs in flowers. I don’t disagree, but it seems to me that acorn caps might be part of the repertoire, too. This little Wall-e-ish face staring back at me and Tanner made us crack up this afternoon. Seemed like we did a lot of “hey, doesn’t that look…
Everybody on three…one, two, three: awwwwww
These are baby round-tail ground squirrels making their very first appearances out of their burrow. If you were anywhere in the vicinity of my desk during my morning online reading today, you probably could hear me squeal when I saw this. Come ON. Look at these. I think this may be one of my favorite…
Inspired
Today a few of us took a small lunchtime art field trip to the gallery and studio of Marianist Brother Mel Meyer (more information here). He works in every medium imaginable and seems to be equally skilled in all of them — oil, watercolor, sculpture, mixed media with found objects, metal work (including furniture!)…he even…
Color Me Happy
Sixty degree temperatures on a January day calls for a celebration with super vibrant colors. The little balls in the upper left are made from recycled paper pulp and are stuffed with wildflower seeds. Yes, these cute little guys are going to produce flowers! Upper right and lower left corners are patterns in some cute…
Good News or Bad News First?
Bad news. So today when I went to the store, there was nothing but a clearance sign and empty shelf space where the Mallomars used to be. (Insult to injury: the clearance price was $1.99! Ouch.) Logical yet disturbing conclusion: Mallomar season is over. Oh, no. One of my sons is in such a panic that…
Breathtaking
God has given us the most amazing world. That is all.
Many Happy Returns
Twitter is one of my absolute favorite sources for news, humor, useless trivia, and other entertainment. Lately it has also brought our attention to a few rather odd observances. Take today, for instance. Break out the noisemakers, it’s National Peanut Butter Day. A few days ago, it was National Hug Day. There’s also been Squirrel…
Happy Chinese New Year!
Interesting factoids about the Year of the Dragon: – the dragon is the only animal in the Chinese Zodiac that isn’t real – in Chinese astrology the dragon was seen as a powerful almighty king because it was made up of different parts of animals such as a tiger, fish, snake and an eagle –…
Weekend
Lovely, lazy weekend at home. The tree (finally) came down, a few cookies were baked, plans for new adventures were scribbled down in a new little blank book, naps were taken, Australian Open was watched, Mizzou won, and warmth continues to be sought wherever it can be found. Well, weekend. It was fun. You’ll be…
And there you have it.
A visual summary of everything I love about pandas. (source) Happy Friday!
Break from the Norm
Now that the kids are older and busier than ever, I often come home from work to an empty house. Yeah, the cats are there…but you know what I mean. No chattering. No hubbub. No jockeying for the remote control. That sort of thing. It’s weird. But it’s dawning on me that this is sort…
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