think you had a rough day?
My kitty is convinced that she must be having the worst day of anyone out there, despite my telling her that “it could be worse”! Sunday, she was happily napping in her chair by the window when a dog came to visit. And despite her positive thinking, the dog keeps coming back every time he
instagram: phelix puppy
Oh boy, that puppy keeps me on my toes. He’s a busy boy who wants to get into everything and to play play play
tuckered out
This puppy has (so far) not had any accidents. He hasn’t destroyed anything yet. So I’m thrilled! But he is a handful of puppiness. We’re trying to teach him to keep his paws off the table. To stay away from the Christmas tree. To stay out of the laundry room. To stay off the desk.
instagram: phelix explores decatur
Phelix learned about Petco, the little dog park and the Decatur Square today. Big day for a little dog!
Phelix the Dog!!
Chloe is so excited! After years of hoping, her wish has finally come true. We now .HAVE.A.DOG ! She’s never had a dog. Gazoo’s never had a dog. Camille’s never had a dog. I’ve never had a dog. Rob’s never had a dog. We are completely clueless. But we have a dog. I thought we’d
instagam: cookie exchange
Camille and I headed home to Pine Lake this evening for the annual Cookie Exchange/Lighting of the Lake. Every time I pull into Pine Lake, I get this wonderful feeling of being “home”.
home for the holidays
Tonight, Camille and I headed to Pine Lake this evening for the annual Cookie Exchange/Lighting of the Lake. Every time I pull into Pine Lake, I get this wonderful feeling of being โhomeโ. It’s a lovely, special feeling. And, how wonderful to be welcomed back into the community with open arms, even though we have
instagram: puppy meet-n-greet
Tonight we went over to the shelter to meet a puppy that sounds like a nice fit for our family. He’s a cutie pie and we think maybe he’s going to be our puppy soon.
photo friday: “backstage” at austin city limits
Back in October, the girls and I headed to Texas for the weekend for our annual pilgrimage to the Austin City Limits Music Festival. This year, however, we had a special treat — “backstage” passes! These lovely little red wristbands allowed us to enter the guest areas — free sodas and water, “cleaner” port-a-potties, chairs
instagram: tree lighting
This evening, we all headed over to Little Shop of Stories along with the rest of Decatur to see the tree light up … it even “snowed”!
a decatur evening
While my heart’s home is Pine Lake, tonight I was reminded again why I decided to move here. Camille and I headed out a little after 6pm and first stopped at CVS across the street to get some photos made. We then continued on down the block to Dancing Goats to pick up some coffee
instagram: lunch out
Last year, Camille and I enjoyed our weekly lunches at various restaurants in Decatur. We tried to go to a different place each week, but then fell out of the habit. This week, we started up again, eating at Cafe Alsace for the first time. Yum!
Time Tracking Trials
Where did the time go? I often look up after what I feel has been a few minutes to find that an hour has gone by. Where does the time go? What am I doing with it? Am I spending that much time looking at my “social networking”? What am I reading? How much time
instagram: costuming
Camille spends part of her “free time” drawing and part on “costuming”. I’m not sure when she’ll wear all the costumes pieces she’s been creating — a different outfit each day of Dragon*Con next year?
A Very Big Question. Whatโs Your Answer?
On Gretchen Rubin’s THe Happiness Project blog, she recently posted thw question A Very Big Question. Whatโs Your Answer?: 2013 is almost here (how did that happen, by the way?). If, by the end of 2013, you could magically change one aspect of your life, what would you change? What single thing would add the
back to the grind
Somehow, I thought I was going to get “so much done” on my projects over the week, and I got almost nothing done. I didn’t read as much as I wanted to. I didn’t relax as much as I wanted to. I didn’t go to as many historical sites as I wanted to. Did I
instagram: roadtrip kitty
Gazoo doesn’t love heading in the car, but she’s actually a good roadtripper. We’ve taken her to Texas a couple times and the cabin a bunch of times. She explores the car and often settles down to sleep in a seat or even on my shoulder.
home again
As we drove into our new town, I felt a sense of calm come over me. Not the feeling of “home” that I get when we drive into my beloved Pine Lake, but I still felt a bit of home anyway. Decatur is slowly growing on me, but it sure is no Pine Lake….
instagram: tuba christmas
This morning we headed down to the Blue Ridge Tuba Christmas. Barbara played her euphonium with a group of people of all ages and from all over. Always fun, but colder than ever in this year’s temporary location.
GBK Gwyneth