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A pause to get all braggy about one of the kids. I know and you, yourself are pausing to think – what again? Alex had a wonderful year in Fourth Grade. He has grown so much this year both physically and mentally. And in the last week of school, he received the Student of the […]
posted in: Books, Family, Harry Potter, Milestones, Things We Love
Last Saturday was Sunflower Preschool’s annual Mother’s Day Tea. This was my third one but my first with Bella. The best part was that it was just the two of us. The school asks you kindly to not bring siblings, but grandmothers, aunties and godmothers are all welcome. You can imagine the sea of pretty […]
posted in: Family, Holidays, Things We Love
http://www.musicxray.net/xrays/1569 Most of you know how much I enjoy matchbox twenty and Rob Thomas’ music in general. Here’s a link to his new single “Her Diamonds”. For me, it doesn’t get much better than the lyrical brilliance of Mr. Thomas. Also, I had my six month check up with my dermatologist today. And I’m still […]
posted in: Balance, Melanoma., Things We Love
“Oh my twitchy witchy girl, I think you are so nice, I give you bowls ofporridge, and I give you bowls of ice cream, I give you lots of kisses, and Igive you lots of hugs, but I never give you sandwiches with bugs, in. “– Neil Gaiman, Coraline I know I’ve mentioned it once […]
posted in: Books, Things We Love
“Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today And give us not to think so far away As the uncertain harvest keep us here All simply in the springing of the year.” – Robert Frost, “A Prayer In Spring” Spring struggles to arrive in our lovely Sierras. Sure, we have a glimmer here and there. […]
posted in: Balance, Things We Love
We live in a state that’s been one of (if not the) hardest hit states in this economic downturn (Aside – Can we please just call it the Great Depression, Part Deux and get it over with?). One of the first places to close up was our Krispy Kreme donut shop. I didn’t miss it. […]
posted in: Food, Places We Go, Things We Love
Just checking in to make sure that you got your copy of the Twilight DVD. I mean, honestly, you should. Alright, it’s my thinly veiled attempt to generate even more revenue for Summit Entertainment. Not that they need it. The day before the DVD’s release, Kata and I got our nails done with the appropriate […]