back in the saddle

Favorites from a few recent photoshoots: Well, it’s taken a couple months of school to reel back into real life after summer, but I really am trying to get “back in the saddle.” I’m trying to juggle running kids around everywhere, trying to help them keep up with their homework, trying to carve out time…

so far…

so far…

I’m in Heaven. Honestly, I can’t explain how much I love to travel. Especially when, (warning: a little on the sappy side here…), I get to travel with my best friend. We had a LONG flight over here and didn’t get much sleep not only because we were in tiny seats but because we were…

zesty summer salad

Man oh man you have GOT to try this salad. It’s my favorite to date. It’s from my favorite recipe book called “Favorites.” How’s that for a lot of “favorites.” 1/3 cup pecan pieces2 tablespooons sugar 1/2 head green leaf lettuce, torn into pieces1/2 head iceberg lettuce, torn into pieces(I just omit the darn 1/2…

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music

Each summer at our big reunion we get a music CD. It’s not just any old CD. It’s a CD full of everyone in my family’s favorite songs. And I love it because we listen to it all year long, and it makes me think about those people I adore who live so far away…

Cherish the Moment

My favorite motherhood quote reads like this: “Everything in all the books I once pored over is finished for me now. Penelope Leach. T. Berry Brazelton. Dr. Spock. The ones on sibling rivalry and sleeping through the night and early-childhood education, all grown obsolete. Along with ‘Goodnight Moon’ and ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ they…

Mother’s Day

Ok, and a couple other reasons I love Mother’s Day (aside from the fact that I have such an amazing mother) is because first of all, my kids have made me into a mother, and I get to watch their excitement as they do things like set the table for me and present me with…

cruise!

Boy howdy, what a cruise we had! How do I sum it up in a little blog post? My parents, sisters and I were as thick as thieves huddled together talk, talk, talking for five days straight. We covered everything from how to get Claire to stop wetting her bed to global philanthropy and everything…

photography side-note

Have I ever mentioned how much I love photography? I do, and I love that I get to meet so many great people through it. And I don’t really like to mix this stuff with my normal blog, but even more I don’t want to have another writing blog. So to tide me over until…