I have just spent the morning--a very LARGE part of the morning--filling out forms and finding records so that my daughters can join American Heritage Girls. Phew! Part of the process included attaching a photo to the application...so outside we went with Mom's camera in hand. Do you think AHG will make an exception for the interloper? … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
The Lucky-He’s-Cute-Because-He’s-So-Very-Two Edition … [Read more...]
Pretty Happy Funny Real
The We ♥ Mary EditionPrologue: I groaned to open the blinds one morning and see that the neighbors were having a yard sale. “From their garage to my daughters’ bedroom,” I thought, but still allowed my three little girls to run over. “Yes, you may each pick out one Beanie Baby. No, you may not buy that gnome.” Later on in the day, I passed by the … [Read more...]
Buster and His Boy
Inspired by a sudden love for all things Woody, George finally agreed to ride his horse.(You remember, perhaps, when he refused?)Hey, it's only been since Christmas.Updated to Add: Yes, that is I doing the narration. I apologize for the volume control issues during the “Woo-hoo!” segment. Also, the nursery rhyme in this video is one of my favorites … [Read more...]
Bip it, Bop it, Melt my Heart
So the other day I said that George has a working vocabulary of about five words. Immediately after posting that, I realized that, no, he actually says a whole lot more.I just don't understand most of it.However, for the sake of posterity and accuracy and being--gosh darn it, let's be honest here--anal, I have to share with you some more cute … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
The Moss Roses Edition … [Read more...]
Food for Thought
“Fully 95 percent of your emotions, positive or negative, are determined by how you talk to yourself on a minute-to-minute basis. It is not what happens to you but the way that you interpret the things that are happening to you that determines how you feel.“To keep yourself motivated, you must resolve to become a complete optimist. You must … [Read more...]
Underfoot
I have really been enjoying the blog Snapshots around the World. I have known these sweet ladies for quite some time—Kim lives in Germany; Sue, Japan; and Rebecca’s in Ohio—and it’s fun to to read about the cultural differences.Now, of course, we get to “see” them.Snapshots around the World is, as per the blog header, “Three women, three … [Read more...]
Wordy Thursday
The George Gets Shorn Edition (Part II)See Part I here. In the end Mom’s lap did the trick.That and another whole pack of candy.Here’s a little aside for the annals of history: After Jerry the Barber set George in my lap, he said, “This little guy needs something to hold and open.” He said this while pulling a small jackknife out of his pocket.And … [Read more...]
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday
The George Gets Shorn EditionTo be cont. … [Read more...]
