my backside has gotten used to the incredibly uncomfortable seat and i didn’t notice it once.  (no, D, it’s not your bike.  i still need to get new tires for that one!) i watched the most brilliant sunset of my existence.  the blues, purples, oranges, and reds radiating in front of clouds was enough to… Continue reading i went for a bike ride this evening.

there’s a cricket right outside my bedroom window.  i don’t mind one bit. my tummy feels a bit off.  that’s happening more and more recently.  annoying. i’m realizing afresh how much i need God life in me. the piles throughout the bedroom are a bit much.  time to go through and purge. the family is… Continue reading right now…

i wasn’t keeping a very close eye on my 30 day commitment and technically i finished on the 10th of this month.  of course i realize this just now, august 13 @ 12:27am.  i’m bright like that.  i was tempted to just be done with the whole thing and not post anything tonight since i… Continue reading final shot

and so ends my summer vacation.  tomorrow morning we will pack up and make our way back to our dear old north country and regular living. have i ever wished so strongly that a break from life never end?  i don’t think so.  but i don’t want this to end.  i just liked it.  i… Continue reading the end

if you had joined us today then you would have seen a few little girls giggling and oh-so happy on the front porch of aunt judy’s house.  the precious faces looked something like this: what prompted such merry looks?  why because the papa/uncle ricky was putting on a grand puppet show for all his favorite… Continue reading puppet show happiness

family vacation is all about family time.  and i sure am loving every minute i’m getting.  i sat for awhile with two little sisters on the streets of new york city while all the babies and parents were entertained in a toy store today.  much fun was had during our moment of sitting.

i picked up a new hobby today.  it’s called skim boarding.  you throw a wooden board on a bit of shallow water, chase after it, hop on board, and cross your fingers that you stay up. i didn’t.  this picture is a complete deception of what actually took place this evening at the ocean.  my… Continue reading skim boarding what?!

(with their wonderful grandson, jackson edward)

it’s been filled with lots of swimming, boating, and adventuring. and babies.  lots of babies. and being with family.  and my two youngest darling sisters.

i have a rather disgusting obsession with a girl name julie grey.  she’s pretty much the coolest thing ever and daily i find myself wishing that i could be a tiny bit as thrifty and awesome as she.  so, when i saw her with cutoff shorts last night, i was instantly inspired.  it doesn’t matter… Continue reading my own cutoffs