An ant’s eye view
Chicago, July 2010. Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier THANKS to all who helped me make my decision! At any given moment though, I could have chosen any of them to submit :). * * * There's a fun photo challenge over at Aiming Low–they're asking...
A timely obsession
Before it should have mattered, my youngest noticed Time. Before he could even tell it, he was obsessed with it. His insatiable need-to-know about plans and schedule for, well… anything… bordered on O/C. He didn't...
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A Type-A Mom Conference Wrap-up
A Type-A Mom Conference Wrap-up
Unless you've hosted your own blog conference, I don't think many of us know all it takes to produce one. Hours of planning, squillions of emails, acrobatic coordinating, and money…lots of money. I imagine conference passes...
Good words
September 2010, Pritchard Park, Asheville, NC. A seven-year-old prophet's wise proclamation; the sign's caretaker declined my request to photograph her citing religious convictions "like the Amish." Too proud? I wondered. The...
Type-A Mom Conference Master Linky
Have a Type-A Mom Conference summary post? Have a few? Link 'em here so we can catch up with what everyone's saying about the fabulous weekend! Also, be sure to join the 2010 Type-A Flickr group, too! (Note: I've created this as a...
All {in} the family, part three
All {in} the family, All {in} the family, I love this picture: (l-r, Annie, Holley, me & Jessica) Maybe we're all smiles because we're barefoot and relaxed, but mostly it captures a moment in time when our smiles could only...
The first post my kids ever ASKED me to write
(Because they thought I crossed a Very Naughty Line)
"You're gonna blog about how you made a mistake, Mom…aren't you?" my daughter, unamused, not so much suggesting as demanding. I blame it on Fighting Gravity. They were the ones who in the first place. I was...
A Saturday morning haiku
(reader response requested 😉 )
Sweet mem’ry of youth Saturday morning cartoons Scooby–WHERE ARE YOU??? Your turn: What was your favorite cartoon growin’ up? Are you old enough to remember when they were a Saturday morning treat? Did you sit in front of the TV...
All {in} the family, part two
Though I didn’t realize it then, 18 months ago I made aVery Wise Decision: I joined the team of contributors for (in)courage. This site was God-sized dream for its creators Holley, Stephanie and Lainie, and their vision, inspired– “When we...