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35
Yesterday was my birthday.But you all knew that, didn't you?I've said before that numbers don't mean much to me - they really don't. I usually can't tell you how old I am without doing the math. I...
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Spoiler
This will totally spoil the Two for Joy post I'm working on, but it isn't finished yet and these images are and...I just felt like posting them here.My alternates for this week:The theme? Summer.
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Birthday
Well, I turned 35 a bit ago. This post is a little late, but I promised details and a promise is a promise.It was truly a wonderful day - from all the greetings on facebook to wonderful presents and,...
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Artists' Retreat 2011: Day 1
This past weekend, Emma and I embarked on our annualartists'retreat. In short, it's really a sabbatical - a chance to rest and refresh our minds, which usually leads to some nicely creative thinking!...
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Artists' Retreat 2011: Day 2
After the excitement of our first day, we settled into a nice, deep bliss. We slept quite a bit and spent more hours than we'd planned to at the beach. There were paints, but we hardly used them. There...
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Artists' Retreat 2011: Day 3
By the start of our last full day in South Florida, we were all pretty relaxed. We got to the beach later than we'd planned, but just at the right time anyhow. Clouds were rolling across the water, but...
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Trees
For whatever reason, I came away from our retreat with more pictures of trees than anything else (except for sunsets)! Here are some of my favorites:I love the twisty shapes all over this tree. There...
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Today
Today, we brought this girl home from a shelter. They named her Molly and we think it suits her nicely. We think that's what we'll call her too.We don't know much about her story before she met us, but...
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Hey
Hey friends. I suppose that, by now, it's obvious that I'm not blogging much. My life is overly full at the moment and, rather than being an outlet, it's turned into just an additional pressure for me...
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Lighting Class
Hello friends! Here's a peek at what we've been doing in my lighting class:HDR photography, but not the weird-looking kind, has been our assignment over the last few weeks.Some I like, some I love, and...
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Textures
We have been studying the way light affects textures in my class. Here's my homework:
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Papaw's Roses
Chris and I are with his family right now. His Papaw is under Hospice care and is not expected to make it much longer. We went over to his grandparents' house today to take care of a few things and I...
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A Tiny Gentleman
In case you haven't heard, let me announce that I'm getting another nephew for Christmas. I really can't think of a better present. So, naturally, I had to throw a party to celebrate!I made...
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Donuts
Honestly, I have begun many drafts of posts, hoping to jump back into blogging and catching up my friends on all the changes and events that have come my way recently, and it was really daunting. My...
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Cocky
A short while before Christmas, we had a visitor show up in our yard. Now, for those of you who don't know, I should clarify that my house is in the middle of our city's historic district. Downtown....
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All State
For the second year in a row, Andrew was nominated for the All State Honors Band. It's such a privilege - such an inspiring experience for kids to play with other high musical achievers. It means a...
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Reckoning
I'm in a temporary season now - a reckoning of sorts.Not the Southern kind, where you reckon it might rain.Though you could replace "reckon" with "figure" and figures make you think of numbers and...
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Girls' Night
Emma and I had the splendid opportunity last week to join my mom at the beach for a girls' night. She was attending a conference and had a room that was big enough to share, so we decided the kindest...
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Way Back When
You know that whole time when I wasn't talking to you, Blog? Like, from January until now?Well, my family did some fun stuff in there. Here's proof: We went to the Strawberry Festival & Drew...
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Gma
When one is small, one has many "grandmas" and "great-grandmas" in their life. Some of them are not even really relatives. Such was the case for my children, having all but one great grandfather, all...
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A Sad Party
Well, I have decided that I am no longer a party-thrower.I know this is shocking.The pages of this little blog are full of parties that I've thrown for years and..and...I think I've just outgrown...
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Summer 2012
It's over. My summer - it's gone.So much is different as my little family heads into this new school year.I no longer have elementary school children. Not a single one.Emma joined Andrew in our...
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Today, we reached a huge milestone. My son, my first baby, turned 18. He's an adult. I mean, at least in the eyes of the government, for whatever that's worth. Personally, I'm still not quite an adult...
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This day has already been long and it's only 1:30.Let's begin with the fact that I could not eat breakfast today.I have a fitness agreement with my chiropractor and today was my BMI check-in, which...
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