09.30.10

 
Monkey see, monkey do. 
[see below]

09.29.10

It’s picture day at school.  What are the chances he’ll have a decent smile for the photographer? 
[last year we had to do retakes, it was awful]

09.28.10

Another corner of the living room – does it look purple to you?  It does in certain lighting situations.

[tree painting by me ca. 1996, skyline by Chad, cedar chest by Timon’s Pawpaw as a wedding present]

09.27.10

At the demand polite request of my father, here is one corner of our living room, newly painted Prison Gray Burnished Clay. 

[space art by Chad, small landscape by in-laws’ church member (wedding gift), sunset triptych by me, photo collage of Henry and me by a friend, photo of Tosca-the-best-dog-ever by Dad, engagement photo by Walmart, lamp by Ikea]

09.26.10

Henry assembles his spy gear for an afternoon of reconnaissance. 

[Thanks to our painting project, he won’t find any dust in the living room.]

09.25.10

Timon caught Maria during her nap today (I was in the living room, painting the edges of the room).

[Turns out Pillar White is virtually the same as Pot Of Cream]

09.24.10

 
Goodbye, Pecan Sandie and Pot of Cream.  Hello, Burnished Clay and Pillar White!

[main wall color is on the right, trim and ceiling color is on the left]

09.23.10

Hand-me-downs are fun.  [click here]

09.22.10

The lovely woman who accidentally became my roommate on my trip to Greece in 2007 has written a book!  It’s taking all my will-power not to spend the afternoon on the couch with it instead of being at work.

09.21.10

We do not typically eat dinner in front of the tv, but it’s just one of those nights.

09.20.10

A little night-time reading session…

09.19.10

No, Henry, we cannot have a kangaroo as a pet.

09.18.10

Henry and I will finish this tonight.  He was hooked from the first chapter.

[atta boy]

09.17.10

Henry brought home his first math test today. 

09.16.10

Next time you want to brag about how gorgeous your fall weather is, remember my poor son’s face.

[taken after his walk home from school, .8mi, 3:15pm]

09.15.10

Hoping the Rays take the series…

09.14.10

The first person to guess who this is and what they are doing will win a major award.

09.13.10

Anyone who has ever eaten Thanksgiving dinner with my father might be amused by this Scholastic book flyer.

09.12.10

Maria makes a silly face during her little tub time tonight.

[just how on earth do you get terrible diaper rash when you wear big girl pants most of the time?]

09.11.10

9 months with us, still happy and (seemingly) healthy. 

09.10.10

I took about 100 shots to get ONE that was semi-usable.  She’s not so accommodating anymore.

09.09.10

Here’s another of Dr. Seuss’ designs that somehow made its way into reality.  What the heck is this thing?

[photo taken surreptitiously in our neighbor’s yard]

09.08.10

Here’s Henry doing tomorrow’s homework so that he’ll “have more time to play with Maria after school.”  Be still, my heart.

09.07.10

I declared during the summer of 2008 that if I gave birth naturally I would get a tattoo.  It only took me 2 years to work up the nerve.

[braille letters for my children’s initials and it barely hurt at all]

09.06.10

Apparently Henry won the best-of-5 series today with Papa.

09.05.10

Maria had a date with her future husband Sam today.  See how they gaze lovingly at one another?

09.04.10

My sweet baby was born just 2 minutes hours months years ago today.

09.03.10

Guess who’s here for a visit (for Maria’s birthday tomorrow)?

09.02.10

Here’s a crappy cell phone picture showing you all that Henry’s karate class has started back up for the school year.

09.01.10

I think this photo’s cuteness speaks for itself.