i'm going to walk away from my blog - and probably twitter & facebook, too - for the weekend. i need a break. i need to focus on me. i need to enjoy my family. ha! who am i kidding? it's just going to be a crazy, busy weekend. like i would have time to sit on the computer for hours on end {something i may or may not do on a regular basis}.before i go, how about some randoms from my head, bullet style. yes? well, alrighty then.i feel like a jerk. i wrote a guest post for a friend & in that post i talked about how being in your thirties means you're a legit grown up...for real, for real. well, here i am at age thirty-three...and i still rely on my parents. a lot. it's not a bad thing. i'm grateful for everything that they do. and, let's just put it out there right now, i'm not … [Read more...]
the simple things – third time’s a charm.
it's been a couple weeks since i last participated. and, considering i've been kind of mopey & down in the dumps lately, i feel the need to do this. i have to do this. after all, there is so much to be thankful for, right?as jesslyn amber says..."let's forget the hustle and bustle.let's put away our troubles and worries.let's be thankful for our life.and the simple things."so what have i appreciated this week?breakfast for dinner. mmm, maple pancakes & bacon!old school 90210 reruns. a job interview.*snuggles with the pups.coffee with two amazing friends - my favorite beach bum & my favorite trucker wifelistening to back to black. may amy rest in peace.losing just our electricity during monday night's crazy storms.spending time at my mother in law's house on sunday & … [Read more...]
{semi} wordless wednesday: katydid it.
i don't want to disappoint, but i think this will be the last set of bug pictures i post for a while. why? well, i'm lazy & not interested in scouring my backyard for another insect to photograph. besides, i'm sure y'all want to see pictures of things like the beach, the pups & various other shenanigans that may {or may not} take place at mi casa. no? well, whatever.so, here is my latest installment for {semi} wordless - yet bug filled - wednesday. i'm not sure what kind of katydid this is, but it is indeed a katydid.i harassed the hell out of this katydid. out of the 23 pictures i took {yes, 23!} there were only three that were fit for sharing. of course, i should consider myself lucky because had i not been watering the butterfly bush i would have never known there was a katydid … [Read more...]
vendredi.
i was doing so well with the blog posts and then...BOOM...nothing. of course, i relied on scheduled posts for the past week. scheduling posts is great & all, but they require some actual thought and time...two things i may or may not have at this very moment. oh, who am i kidding, i'm just freakin' lazy.i have a date with my washer & dryer today. i have a bad habit of putting off laundry until it's out of control. well, it's out of control & i need clothes to pack for the weekend since we're going to see my parents.speaking of my parents, they are awesome. why? because they just are. never mind the fact that in another month or so i'll be driving a minivan* again thanks to them. {we're switching cars, basically. i'm giving my altima** to them & they're giving their quest to … [Read more...]
{semi} wordless wednesday: lil’ mantis.
"mom, people are going to think that all you do is take pictures of bugs!" {malia, age 10}yes, people, that is what i do. i take pictures of bugs & i post them for you to see every wednesday. or, so it seems {click here, here, here & here if you don't believe me}.last wednesday, adam & malia were in the backyard. malia found a little praying mantis on her leg. it freaked her out {read: therefore, i grabbed my camera}. when i got outside, adam had the lil' bugger & was placing him on one of our sunflower plants. the leaves of our sunflower plants are huge. and, this guy was, well, he's just very small. i wonder what kind of bug i'll post pictures of next week? … [Read more...]
