Remember when I made a goal a few summers back of planning out some sort of “adventure” every month to ensure that we were continuously trying new things and not getting into the trap of “same ol’, same ol” all the time? No? You don’t remember? Me neither, because it’s been so long since we’ve …
I read A Christmas Carol every year out loud to my students, and it never ceases to bring the light of the Christmas season into my heart. A few of my favorite lines for you now, and here’s wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year: “He became as good a …
It is a miracle I haven’t given this up. (In case you don’t know what “this” is, here’s the original post on the diet and my reasons for doing it.) If I had a dollar every time I thought of just sneaking a roll or taking a huge bite out of the whole cheese block, …
Raven turned 8 months old over a week ago, and here I am, still trying to pull off another monthly update. At least I actually took the photos this time on the actual day, eh? Quick Stats Weight: about 17 lbs. Height: about 26.5″ Clothing Size: 6-9 months Diaper Size: 3 Milestones Reached Got her …
If I hadn’t typed up the words of that post title myself, I might have had a hard time believing that it was me putting the words “diet” and “holidays” together in the same sentence (unless, of course, we were talking about the usual plans to go on a diet AFTER the holidays). This year …
When I was young, perhaps 9 or 10, I was at a friend’s house making Christmas door hangers from half-circle blocks of wood and curled wire strung through holes punched in the sides of the blocks. I had carefully painted my wood block an appropriate seasonal color, and, realizing that I probably would not have …
This very post marks my 1,000th blog post. I am not even kidding. The majority of my brain is impressed by that feat, but the other part thinks–“Wow, I’ve spent a lot of time on this hobby or whatever you want to call it. Imagine if I would have spent all that time learning how …
As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I have been up to my neck in photo editing the past several weeks. In fact, it seems like all my free time (aka, time when Raven is sleeping) has been spent either working on photos or reading (or blogging, obviously) in order to calm my mind from …
