phew.  april 26 here and i’m still alive.  at the beginning of this month i wasn’t sure i would make it, but i’m here, only 4 more to live through, and then blessed, wondrous, amazing may is here with only the first two weeks chock full of activities and responsibilities for me. i’ll slow down… Continue reading what i’ll be like when i’m 70

you never know what you may find at the nearby wal-mart.  on monday we discovered a cat. on tuesday we crammed ourselves on the favorite chair-and-a-half before drinking tea and watching an old family favorite, that darn cat.  we are three of the silliest. and how do you entertain a one year old during a… Continue reading a week from the phone (which i use to capture bits of my life)

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i’ve been told in the past but now it’s confirmed. i am a freak.

this morning my alarm went off at 5:50am.  i know, dreadfully early but i had to be leaving at 7am.  when i finally got out of bed at 6:05am (yeah, took me a bit) i was still half asleep and did the Eyes Half Closed Stumble into the bathroom where i promptly started to brush… Continue reading toothbrush fail

i recently wrote to a friend, “i’m in love with my family.” and i am. this wild, crazy, loud, and chaotic lot — it’s my favorite.  i know, i know, i know, I KNOW that i’m blessed and i don’t want to take any of it for granted.  not the love, not the friendships, not… Continue reading the family

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dear Next Week, i’m already looking ahead to you (even though This Week hasn’t even finished yet).  i’ll work five whole days of you (promise) and be quite busy prepping my world for five evening meetings in a row.  i only have four evening commitments before Following Week begins (welcoming some more evening plans), but… Continue reading next week

it’s fun when you realize that your sister has become your friend. this one — with the high pitched giggle, hyperextended elbows just like me, infectious sparkling eyes, and dreams to spend her days in a hot climate with children who will soak up the love she has to give — she’s my friend.

i just made these and oh-dear-heaven-and-earth-and-everything-else-there-possibly-could-be — they seem divine.  i won’t actually know since i made them for a bake sale my cousin is having tomorrow. I KNOW — who bakes an unknown recipe for a bake sale?! apparently i do.  i like to live life on the wild side (you can laugh now).… Continue reading nutella cream cheese swirl brownies