half my life.
8937 days. That is half of my life today. As well as the number of days that Rob and I have been married. I won’t say that he’s my “better half”. We each have our own selves. We are wholes, not two halves that make a whole. But, for better or worse, we have now
century!
Happy 100th! birthday to me and Rob! Yes, we turned 100 on Sunday…. Rob’s 50th birthday passed uncelebrated as it was a chaotic time in our lives. So he decided we should have a combined 50th birthday party, on the day that the sum of our ages made us 100… We invited everyone, had way
sur la table.
While it was not a goal of my current portion of my Happiness Project, it is a lovely side consequence. Though we bought a simple table and chairs to replace my beloved mission table (now living with a friend), we hadn’t eaten at the table much since we moved to Decatur. I didn’t have the
don’t have time for this
How many times have I said this over the past 10 years? I cannot even count the times… Over the past couple of years, I’ve been working hard to finish up projects, transfer projects, move on. Just to give myself a little bit of breathing room. Find the things that truly are worth my time.
weekend in wauseon
This past weekend, I headed off on a rare trip – one on which I did nothing. I made no decisions. I don’t know when I’ve ever had a couple of hours like that, much less a couple of days like that! I flew up to Detroit and met my aunt and uncle who took
light up blue ridge
For the past few years, it has been our custom to headed down to Blue Ridge on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. And over the years it has grown and grown in size. My mom plays in the “Tuba Christmas” then we watch the Christmas parade and then we wander around. This year, there was even
nostalgic projects
Lately, I’ve been working on projects that have brought on a bout of nostalgia. I’m creating photo album after album via Shutterfly. I’ve decided that with all these photos that I take, it is time to make some nice albums! So far, I’ve made three Out West: Summer 2011, Butera Family:2011 and Turkey: Summer 2010.
Dragon*Con Weekend
Rob and the girls headed off to the “big city” for a weekend of hanging out with a lot of enthusiastic sci-fi/fantasy fans and hopefully getting to meet some stars….
old pics
This past week the girls and I went to Texas to help my parents start a downsizing process. They have generations worth of memories there, and it isn’t easy to decide what to keep, toss, sell and give away. I’ve been a minimalist for much of my life. Good or bad, it is who I
instagram: baby shoes
More slide watching again. We’re finally up to me as a baby. Here I am posing as a pair of shoes for sale in Yugoslavia. Guess I didn’t muh appreciate my first trip to Europe.
playing dressup
The girls and I came to Texas this week to help my parents start going through years of accumulated belongs. Furniture that has been in the family for generations. Lots of books. And photos, lots of photos! In one closet we found lots of old dresses. From my great-grandmother, from my mom and from me.
instagram: jump
Tonight was slideshow night. This awesome pic is of my maternal grandparent in mymom’s car, the “jolly green puddle jumper”, in California.
photo friday: bahamas beach wedding
Back in April, we traveled to the Bahamas for my sisters’ wedding. While there, we had limited time to explore, since the main reason for the trip was the wedding and related activities. Though the weather was threatening, luckily it held out for my sisters’ long-awaited beach wedding. Chloe greatly enjoyed being a part of
instagram: wedding party
My baby sister got married today!! Despite the threatening weather (it *never* rains in the Bahamas), the wedding was lovely. And Chloe was beyond thrilled to get to be a part of the wedding party (party being the key word here).
Duncan, We’ll Miss You
The girls and I were very saddened to hear of the sudden passing of my sister’s dog Duncan. Duncan was a beloved member of the family; my girls think of Suze and Duncan as a unit and are disappointed when Suze can’t bring him on her visits to Texas or Georgia. When we were in
Out West Trip: Day 16 (Capitola, CA to Half Moon Bay, CA)
Today’s Highlights: Meeting up with “Aunt Suze” and her friends at the Winchester Mystery House, driving tour of Google and ILOG history, lunch at a crepe place in Palo Alto, new books, spotting dolphins in the bay! We woke before 7. The girls took showers while Rob and I packed up the van. The road
on the couch – 6 apr 2011
I’m so sick of being stuck to the couch. I *am* feeling a lot better – no pain meds other than an ibuporfen today – but still far from being back to normal. I sure hope I can sit soon!!
barbara’s birthday – 28 mar 2011
Barbara pulled out photo albums at her birthday party to show Chloe …
Barbara’s Birthday Missions
If you have tuned in to the Absolutely Mindy show on Sirius/XM Kids Place Live recently, you are likely to be quite familiar with the birthday missions that are loved by all her fans. She comes up with some doozies, sure to make your whole family laugh and remember the birthday for years to come.
feels later than it is
despite the time change only being one hour, Chloe and I are feeling the effects of getting up way too early and going back in time. I was up around 5am, a bit earlier than I have been getting up (thought I’d love to rise that early on a regular basis!). Then we traveled to
GBK Gwyneth
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