Category Archives: personal

things that interest me, unedited and unfiltered

september. :update:

school & printers & flowers & office hours & weddings…oh, my… our family… we had a few weeks of much needed travel & fun!  i’m so excited to be back in durango & enjoying this a-ma-zing weather!!! i will be traveling a bit in 2011…if you would like for me to visit your area for...

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re-entry.

we’re back from 2ish weeks of travel…i’m exhausted, but really thankful to be home-even if it means there’s no pool or room service or mimi, pa, & mumsy to help with the littles! re-entry is hard for me! we go somewhere that there are no big responsibilities & have so much fun & then return...

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show me the mon-ay.

it was gone…where in the world had it gone?  a check…for someone else…from me!  and it completely vanished into thin air…drat!!!  i give away 25% of my earnings every quarter.  i donate it to a group or cause or person that seems in need & deserving of my hard earned money!  tax-deductible or not, i...

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i heart oklahoma.

it happens every time we get back from oklahoma…i’m homesick before we drive away…i heart oklahoma!  going home is always wonderful!  we eat too much, stay up too late, & i go to target a lot!  i get to see my besties & visit my college campus.  i get to see so many people that...

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HolliB - yep, i am so “that” mom with an ipad…. LOVED seeing you!
HolliSeptember 1, 2010 – 7:53 pm

janet wisner - i don’t mind telling you. this post made me teary. love this last picture.August 24, 2010 – 11:15 am

hope.

i get the feeling every now & then…hopelessness. so much to do, learn, think about, prepare, clean, wash, fold, hang, cook, read, adjust, protect, preserve…so little time.  i face the fact that i cannot do it all.  i tell myself that super mom was only that…only super mom.  not super anything else.  i am driven...

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august. :update:

oh, heavens!  july & august have been so different for our family!  so many things we didn’t expect & so many wonderful opportunities…more later on those!  we’re getting ready to go on the road off & on for the next two weeks, so hopefully i’ll catch up on blogging while i perform my regular passenger...

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rollin’ rollin’ rollin’.

hello friends!  i’m really getting excited for the fall since we’re having a pretty warm july here in durango!  so, since i love to plan ahead, here are travel dates that i’ll be hitting the road for new scenery, civilization, friends, family, shopping, workshops, & hopefully sprinkles cupcakes!!!  i’ll be taking sessions while i travel...

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ice cream+the porch. :olivia:

the house was still, & the warm, sunny weather was luring me to the front porch.  harper was down for an afternoon nap.  olivia was having a particularly sweet day so i let her skip her daily rest & invited her outside for some ice cream.  i buy those tiny 3oz ice creams & love...

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Melissa - Such a sweet post – I can relate to basically everything you said to Olivia that day. Makes me want to buy some ice cream…July 13, 2010 – 10:30 am

laugh. :youtube:

please watch this & laugh… oh youtube…i love you!

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Jan - i know!!! i watched it the other day! hilarious!!!July 10, 2010 – 2:21 pm

Stacie - Oh man I did laugh…a lot at this. And you know what I thought of the other day…the Bobby Botronic video b/c SE was saying something and he sounded exactly like Bobby Botronic…it was hilarious!July 10, 2010 – 12:29 pm

july. :update:

somehow i have managed to have the entire month of july completely open!  we were planning a small family vacation after a completely crazy june & before a completely crazy august-but unless we pack up for the grand canyon, our july trip will be a no-go.  i was a little bummed out about it, but...

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Liz Fugate - So glad to see such cute pictures of my beautiful granddaughters! Is Harper’s hair turning blonde? Have fun in the sun precious girl…love, MJuly 6, 2010 – 4:45 pm