May 2008
05/10 The day before Mother's Day
05/06 I almost re-entered the real world
April 2008
04/29 I shall dub this "Pet Week"
04/26 Doing my part for the planet, sort of
04/23 The escaped convict
04/20 I loved my weekend
04/15 The P words
04/14 We are feeling better
04/11 I need that smile right now
04/07 Under the (spring) weather
04/03 Ugh squared
March 2008
03/31 Uh, duh!
03/26 I loves me some curry chicken salad
03/24 Chicago kicked my butt
03/21 My favorite of the bunch
03/15 The grip is gotten
03/12 Toys galore
03/11 When the boy is away, the mom will eat his cake
03/07 When you have a new bike, you ride it
03/03 Wow...a family photo!
February 2008
02/28 How behind the times am I?
02/26 Pop* go the crescent rolls!
02/24 Why I love Photo Booth
02/19 Mr. Smooch
02/15 The note he wrote
02/14 The romance of it all!
02/10 To organic or not to organic
02/07 A little rain never hurt anyone
02/03 Slappity slap
January 2008
01/29 Highs and lows
01/28 "M" is for Mocha
01/22 He & Me
01/20 A weekend full of culture
01/16 Beware the smiling frog!
01/11 This dog is dogging me
01/09 I can not resist the belly button
01/08 The germs prevail
01/05 Jammy goodness
01/02 My head is going to explode!
December 2007
12/27 I hab a code
12/21 My kid? He is smarter than me
12/14 Free time
12/11 Dwindling
12/08 Proof that wide-angle photography is not always flattering
12/07 The bathroom is no longer poopy
12/05 I am buried beneath an avalanche of love!
12/02 Walking in a slushy winterland
November 2007
11/30 I am sooo behind!
11/28 Shoot me now
11/26 It's so random!
11/23 Gobble, gobble!
11/20 Progress (or not!)
11/15 New bling for my holiday tree
11/12 Have I mentioned how much I love goat cheese?
11/05 All she wrote
11/01 Damn candy corn and Diet Coke!
October 2007
10/28 Back to the real world
10/18 Destination: Beantown!
10/16 Hey, pumpkins get pimples too!
10/13 "These are cute!"
10/08 Let the fall festivities begin!
10/02 Oh, my aching feet!
September 2007
09/28 Of friends and 40 and La Ti Da
09/26 Smiles all around
09/20 Day 2
09/17 Groovy, man
09/14 Because all I'm in the mood for lately are low-brow yuks
09/05 OK...who taught him that word?
August 2007
08/30 Good thing my pride wenteth a long time ago
08/23 What do you need?
08/21 Work?
08/11 Oh, snap!
08/06 Parched
July 2007
07/31 Beating the heat
07/26 I am surrounded!
07/23 I made this
07/20 Fridays are our days
07/16 All hail The Slump!
07/10 How I look to my kid
07/07 Strides
07/01 The boy who refused to sleep and other travel tales
June 2007
06/30 Mmmm...mocha!
06/28 Here I am!
06/21 The couch
06/20 Leaving on a jet plane
06/17 What makes a happy dad?
06/17 All around town
06/11 I am such a heel
06/10 Six years and one day
06/02 We went to Festival...
May 2007
05/29 The fruits of my weekend labor
05/25 Why, yes, I did
05/23 Reminiscing
05/22 Inside of me
05/20 Gone, gone, gone
05/17 Any excuse to hold his hand*
05/14 See this adorable child?
05/10 What Grandma is getting for Mother’s Day
05/07 The places we meet
05/03 A three-hour tour
05/02 The cure for what ails me
05/01 Grrrrrrr
April 2007
04/26 Where are my proofreaders when I need them?
04/25 Not in sync
04/23 The things that three-year-olds say
04/22 SeaWorld = Hell
04/13 We are outta here!
04/11 Have MacBook, will become less productive than ever
04/10 The yin and yang
04/09 Three reasons to dislike Easter
04/05 Ira rocks
04/04 Just 10 minutes, please!
04/01 Howdy!
March 2007
03/26 My first and last restaurant review
03/21 What the spam catcher caught
03/19 Tipping the scales
03/13 Trapped by a three-year-old
03/04 OK, people...where’s my brain?
03/03 Typical Scott and Lori
February 2007
02/26 If you have my brain, can you please return it?
02/24 Celebrating 20
02/21 Last night’s dinner...
02/19 Been there, done that
02/14 Hugs and kisses to you
02/13 Thai with friends
02/09 Afternoon tea break
02/07 Dinner with my boys
02/01 Ta-ta, Vegas
January 2007
01/28 Vegas, baby!
01/25 Pete has a new home!
01/24 Did you know I could leap tall toddlers in a single bound?
01/22 Oh, sure
01/15 My dog is mad at me
01/14 Thick-headed
01/08 Coriander coconut chicken
01/03 Goodbye to a president
01/02 Here’s how much I pay attention
December 2006
12/31 5, 4, 3, 2...1!
12/28 You know what I hate?
12/26 Santa Claus likes me!
12/21 I really do love you snow much
12/14 I can NOT get enough of that smile
12/11 The aliens are coming!
12/10 Snap happy
12/05 Flaky
12/02 Double-Ginger Cookies
12/01 I ate this!
November 2006
11/27 Let the decorating begin!
11/25 If I had my way...
11/21 Bluesy
11/15 Drives like a grandma, that one
11/13 One of those days
11/07 I will sleep soundly tonight
11/06 OK...I just have to share
11/04 Why do I love my book club?
October 2006
10/31 This is as Halloween as it gets
10/26 Tired, tired, tired, tired, tired
10/22 What she wanted was for me to get that big flash out of her face
10/21 Leftovers with a happy ending
10/17 How blue is the sky?
10/15 May the pumpkins be with you!
10/11 All of a sudden I’m popular
10/09 The making of BAM*
10/09 You have to wonder
10/04 Lordy, lordy, looks who’s almost 40!
10/04 I could hug her
10/02 Ahhhh...breakfast!
September 2006
09/27 From black to grey
09/23 Daytripping
09/21 I own this website so I can vent if I want to
09/18 If only all of my workouts could be so nice
09/13 Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid thunderstorms!
09/08 Ginger Chicken Something or Other
09/07 Feeding my bread addiction
09/05 Biting off more than I can possibly chew
09/01 Parmesan chicken strips
August 2006
08/28 Did you smell that?
08/27 You say aluminium, I say aluminum
08/25 Smooch!
08/23 The things that fathers teach their sons
08/21 How much caffeine is too much?
08/21 Grey matter (or lack thereof)
08/20 GR Miscellaney
08/19 L is for Lori
08/14 Meow!
08/09 Dinner in 15 minutes
08/09 Blah
08/03 I am not narcissistic
08/02 Beware: bathroom ruminations
July 2006
07/31 Dog days
07/28 Bright spot
07/27 Walking shoes
07/25 A little Indian fare
07/19 I’m not demanding. Really.
07/16 Beer, anyone?
07/13 They’ve grown on me
07/10 A great place to spend a lovely summer night
07/06 I broke my dog
07/02 We got him on sale
07/01 Mother and daughter
June 2006
06/26 Reluctant
06/25 A brief glimpse of the city
06/22 How the garden does grow
06/20 Garden lasagna
06/17 In awe of Shemekia
06/13 The flight of the bumblebee
06/12 Put those fishing poles away
06/10 Silly me
06/07 The way out
06/03 Ain’t it grand?
06/01 An experiment
May 2006
05/31 Yellowness
05/28 It had to happen eventually
05/23 When all three of us have a free Tuesday
05/18 Helicopter happiness
05/17 If it weren’t for the smoke...
05/14 Chicago foodfest
05/11 She won’t be happy
05/09 Chicken with balsamic fig sauce
05/08 Out and about in Ada
05/08 You know you’ve mastered motherhood when...
05/03 Spring bling
April 2006
04/28 Sandwich from Casa de Lori
04/25 Grown-up Grilled Cheese
04/23 She models without a contract
04/22 Hey, the green showed up
04/17 Just not a beer girl
04/14 First off, there are no simple solutions
04/09 Whew!
04/06 Can you say tummy ache?
04/03 Show me the green
March 2006
03/31 Cookie love
03/29 Feeling violated
03/26 Sunday breakfast
03/25 Lunchtime
03/22 Testing
03/20 The bright side
03/08 An official Costco convert
03/06 Tantalizing conversation
03/04 Can someone please nominate me for the Klutz of the Year award?
February 2006
02/28 To go with the cornbread...
02/28 What we made today
02/25 Comfy on the comforter
02/24 No more plastic forks!
02/13 Best friends
02/07 Brain dead
02/02 Note to self
January 2006
01/31 My mom is such a kiss-ass
01/29 Well, it IS my website...
01/26 The agony of defeat
01/25 Another from the weekend
01/22 Today’s Breakfast
01/21 Above the snowy streets
01/15 A question
01/14 Mooooo!
01/10 Aw, don't spoil it for me!
01/08 Ain’t no sunshine when he’s gone
01/06 Damn plastic cap!
01/03 Happy new year!
December 2005
12/30 Beware of flying cat!
12/28 More experimenting
12/27 Hitting the Photoshop books
12/26 Greetings from Lucy
12/22 It’s the little things
12/18 Not my favorite
12/16 Finally getting around to the baking thing
12/14 Handmade goodness
12/08 The perfect photo that wasn’t
12/07 OK, I’ve stopped hyperventilating
12/06 The Christmas Tree Jinx
12/04 A day away
12/02 Yep, I survived
November 2005
11/28 Moi
11/22 Oh, the humiliation!
11/18 Tuesday’s art project
11/17 So just how scatterbrained am I?
11/13 On being off-line
11/10 Hmmm...
11/04 A typical Lori moment
October 2005
10/31 Tricks and treats
10/30 Um, goats are silly
10/29 Seasonal musings
10/23 Togetherness
10/22 Me, blurry
10/22 Shop 'n gab with Tracy
10/21 So, does this seem fair?
10/19 I hereby declare today Devin Day!
10/17 Chicken and feta tostadas
10/16 Girls’ night at Tokyo Grill
10/06 About Devin
10/03 Oh, what to do...
10/01 Polenta lasagna
September 2005
09/29 Not really napping
09/26 It came and went
09/21 Checking in
09/16 Tired of travel
09/13 They're going to have to pry the bottle out of my hand
09/09 Batty
09/06 You can always go...downtown
09/04 Less than 24 hours later
09/02 Made you look!
09/01 Things can always be worse
August 2005
08/28 Tiny pineapples
08/26 The making of a bundt cake
08/25 All gone
08/24 Mirror project
08/21 Shadow of a butterfly(bush)
08/19 Maggie and Lucy in 50mm
08/16 Hooray for the classics!
08/15 The winding path
08/14 Juliette meets Misty
08/12 Stupid bug!
08/09 On being quiet
08/07 Happily wedded
08/02 I needed a little mood brightener
July 2005
07/31 Bumbleberry Buttermilk Pancakes
07/27 Caramel yumminess
07/26 Cracking himself up again
07/24 What we did, what we ate
07/20 Two strange things happened today
07/19 Giant dragonfly
07/17 Little People
07/15 Now three members of our family have allergies
07/13 Lonely chairs
07/11 A day at the lake
07/08 Snappity snap snap
07/07 Name’s Evan
07/07 His catch of the day
07/04 Children of the corn
07/03 Scenes from dog beach
07/01 Barbecue chicken pizza
June 2005
06/30 My lilies finally bloomed
06/27 I never want to be 17 again
06/24 Cambridge Park: 7:30 a.m.
06/23 My boy being coy
06/23 New dahlia
06/21 Chicken tenderloins with apricots
06/20 Sweet cheeks
06/19 Happy Father's Day, sweetie!
06/19 Metal sun
06/18 Calling it a night
06/17 Lori's Special Tacos
06/14 Soggyness, sickness and kittyness
06/11 My little booger boy
06/09 Happy Birthversary, honey!
06/08 Upgrading
06/07 Tour de Chicago
06/03 On this day in 2004...
06/02 Greek Picnic Salad
May 2005
05/30 A bit of GR after all this time
05/29 Peaches and Brie Quesadillas
05/28 What's on my mind today
05/28 Lazy cat
05/26 Really?
05/25 Teddie loves her mom
05/23 Bathroom moments
05/21 Daytrippin'
05/19 What do you give a girl who has four cameras?
05/17 Belated Florida pics
05/13 Glimpses of NYC
05/12 Tonight's dinner and random Long Island photos
05/10 Dusk in Winter Park
05/08 Revamping Mother's Day
05/03 I'll be back Friday
05/02 The two-day layover
April 2005
04/22 Heading south
04/19 I'm sure this is too much information, but...
04/16 At least it's over
04/09 Let outdoor-dining season begin
04/07 #5,000
04/03 A berry good day
March 2005
03/31 Hoops, baby!
03/29 You say phyllo, I say fillo
03/28 Relief in the form of a list
03/27 Hippity hop, hippity hay!*
03/26 Pancakes aren't always cake
03/25 On my soapbox again
03/24 Casual luxury
03/21 Again with the chicken sausage
03/20 What the hell happened to Buddy Guy's hair?
03/19 Dat's what I’m talkin' about
03/17 What I need is spring
03/09 A week of trying to fit it all in
03/04 Our first glimpse
03/01 He’s OK — really!
February 2005
02/28 I know, enough with the food pics already
02/26 The new dog on the block
02/26 A night out
02/25 What I don’t like about motherhood
02/24 I CAN’T eat just one
02/22 Morning glory muffins
02/20 Fast, easy, nummy!
02/17 Valentine’s Day sweets a bit late
02/14 Stir crazy
02/08 Hi, Mom!
02/07 A GR rant
02/07 Post-Super Bowl nachos
02/05 All about me — me, me, me
02/03 Not the happiest of campers
02/01 Comfort food
02/01 The saying is true: be careful what you wish for
January 2005
01/29 This week-long intermission has been brought to you by influenza
01/20 Happiness in a cup
01/16 How about 32-hour days?
01/13 Sad, demented little girl
01/11 The brat
01/11 Dreaming of sunshine
01/07 The beggar
01/03 Everyone has their limits
December 2004
12/31 A changing perspective on the Universe
12/29 Just call me Grace
12/27 A Christmas like no other
12/23 Fa-la-la-la-ugh
12/20 Ain’t he sweet?
12/14 NOT a Charlie Brown tree
12/09 Keeping the holiday happy
12/07 Ugh!
12/06 Seven days
12/05 Girl time
12/02 Stress-free shopping
November 2004
11/29 Brown Soda Bread
11/24 Excuses
11/23 Senior citizens rule!
11/22 The incredible shrinking Lori
11/18 Dear Devin
11/16 What I did with my morning
11/13 Today flat-out sucks
11/12 A place of his own
11/11 True story
11/10 Clean-up crew
11/09 Gee, my hair smells terrific
11/07 Yes, I do exist
11/05 Is it bad?
11/04 OK, everyone...cry with me
11/03 Mr. Congeniality
October 2004
10/30 Scared
10/28 From his first official “photoshoot”
10/26 Anger management
10/23 I can NOT sleep during the day
10/22 Lucky us
10/21 The things dads do
10/20 Sleepy boy...and sleepy parents
10/18 What can brown do for you?
10/17 42 hours and counting
10/15 Photo-less
10/11 I guess I’m not so good at math
10/10 TV face
10/08 Go, Matt!
10/07 He’s approved!
10/06 It’s not a diet, it’s a way of life
10/05 Bread pudding
10/05 Bruuuuuuce
10/02 A day at the dog park
10/01 Rules
September 2004
09/30 I can’t watch
09/29 Me and the three smokestacks
09/26 Funny man
09/25 There are things to like about GR
09/24 The little interloper
09/23 Spacing out
09/22 Cake
09/19 Eggplant tomato strata
09/18 At the carwash
09/16 Hawaiian Fruit Salad
09/15 Happy birthday, Pete!
09/14 Polenta with roasted peppers and fontina cheese
09/13 Facing the waves
09/12 A boy and his curly-tailed dogs
09/11 High above
09/10 Elongated people
09/09 Pug? Bulldog?
09/08 More water...more kids
09/07 Water wonderland
09/06 What is it with me and Chicago?
09/05 Let’s just say we weren’t bored
09/03 Headin’ to Chi-town
09/02 Care package
09/01 Teagon
August 2004
08/31 One candle
08/29 Foamy
08/27 I hope you dance
08/26 Cloud drama
08/25 Chipotle Mac 'n Cheese
08/24 Pete on patrol
08/23 The shorts
08/21 Rugs and mugs
08/20 Polka!
08/19 The games
08/18 Too old
08/17 Fruit on the bottom
08/16 Mean Lori
08/14 A little overboard
08/13 The best-laid plans
08/12 Sunny meadow
08/11 Summer?
08/10 Poolside
08/09 Sisters
08/05 Late bloomer
08/04 Triumph!
08/03 Sunset in our backyard
08/01 It
July 2004
07/30 Updates and anxiousness
07/28 Pot o' green
07/27 The book club ventures outdoors
07/26 Who says Mondays have to be bad?
07/25 Kind of like Mona Lisa
07/24 Lightning bug or firefly?
07/23 Drumroll please...
07/22 A full day
07/21 New kid on the block
07/20 Gee-tars
07/18 Picnics and pictures
07/17 It’s a boy!
07/15 Flora at dusk
07/14 Plastic babies
07/13 Feeling swivet
07/12 Got answers?
07/11 View from a bench
07/10 Sir Poopsalot and Miss Stinky Head
07/09 I’m not a patient person
07/08 Multitasking
07/06 Blueberry face
07/05 Blueberries
07/04 I got a Nikon camera...
07/03 Cooking without a net
07/03 Time for a field trip
07/02 An old friend
07/01 The definition of perky? Natalie MacMaster
June 2004
06/30 Coming clean
06/29 New purse
06/28 Zucchini chocolate-chip bread
06/26 Juliette, come!
06/25 Weekend wishes
06/24 Lazy daisy
06/23 OK...where’s my cane?
06/22 Everyday stuff
06/21 Terra cotta
06/20 Kissing the cook
06/19 Farm-fresh shopping
06/18 Cousins
06/17 Produce
06/16 Raise your hand if you’re sure
06/15 Yawn
06/14 Yellowness
06/13 Wishing I could do more
06/12 My favorite place
06/11 I’m free!
06/07 Peaceful evening
06/07 Scenery
06/06 Whew!
May 2004
05/26 Expecting
05/25 Weathered wood
05/24 A lamp
05/23 Movie weekend
05/21 A perfect storm
05/20 Bye, Kev!
05/19 What dogs do #23
05/18 Remnants
05/17 Garden art in Gurnee
05/16 King Pete
05/15 Squeaky clean
05/14 After the rain
05/13 Tiny daffodils
05/12 Night of the living dead
05/11 Maggie at five
05/10 Growth
05/09 Test kitchen
05/09 Fiddles and a banjo
05/08 Waking up
05/07 What a difference a camera makes
05/07 More ruffles
05/06 Of tulips and Friends
05/06 Lucifer II
05/05 Dinner’s ready!
05/04 Company’s coming
05/03 The little things
05/02 In bloom
05/01 I’m strong to the finish...
April 2004
04/28 Before and after
04/27 I refuse to give in
04/26 These shoes were made for kickin’
04/25 And more plants
04/24 More plants
04/23 Visiting Mum
04/22 A bauble
04/21 Dogs vs. kids
04/18 Oh, my aching everything
04/16 What cats put up with
04/15 The windows are officially open!
04/14 Dining al fresco
04/13 Kicking butt
04/12 Family time
04/10 Fun in the kitchen
04/08 Book friends
04/08 Yeah, right
04/07 Window shopping
04/05 Off to a great start
04/04 Fresh-baked breakfast
04/04 Midway
04/02 Bob, I’m appalled
04/01 Mother’s little helpers
March 2004
03/31 Losses
03/30 Projects
03/28 Black gold
03/27 Signs of spring
03/26 TGIF
03/25 Wise to me
03/24 Grey but sunny
03/23 The beautiful details
03/22 Fun with babies
03/21 Congrats, Lisa and Mark!
03/17 The things that parents know
03/16 My, how fast a week goes by!
03/15 The sweet smell of spring
03/15 Celebrate
03/12 Towering palms
03/11 Beach break
03/11 Back to civilization
03/05 Same time last year
03/04 Oh, great
03/02 Mini blinds
03/01 Slushy
February 2004
02/29 Running water
02/26 Pre-vacation stress
02/24 Kickin’ back
02/23 Holiday Inn-spiring
02/22 Ding-dong!
02/21 Road food
02/20 I like peas
02/20 Star-spangled bus
02/19 Colorado Rocky Mountain High
02/13 Double dose of Ladysmith
02/12 Snow-covered picnic table
02/11 Dead of winter slump
02/10 Guard dogs II
02/08 Year of the monkey
02/05 Todd Mundt is a rockstar
02/03 Pretty things
02/02 Tough kitty
02/01 Lucifer
January 2004
01/30 Double happiness
01/29 Lonely crosswalk
01/27 How sweet it isn’t
01/25 Veggie pizza with a twist
01/23 Coffeetable conundrum
01/22 Guard dogs
01/21 More shiny fabric
01/20 A bowl of grannys
01/19 Shiny fabric
01/18 The Sunday Blues
01/17 Checkers
01/16 No photo today...
01/14 How humiliating
01/13 Want vs. need
01/12 Puppet analysts
01/11 Sunday the way it’s meant to be
01/09 Talented kids
01/08 These shoes were made for walking
01/07 The quest for Franz
01/06 Spinach-feta bread
01/05 The six-hour drive
December 2003
12/31 Herbed beer bread
12/30 Banana-oat muffins
12/29 I’m a little teapot...
12/28 Recovery
12/27 Fa-la-la-la-flu
12/23 Holly jolly
12/22 Fudged feta bread
12/21 How old are you???
12/19 All hail Excedrin!
12/18 It’s the lights, baby!
12/18 A toast
12/17 Pondering stuffiness
12/15 The magnificently cold mile
12/10 Abjure? I think not!
12/09 Jingle, jingle
12/08 All decked out
12/07 Tree shopping
12/06 Shopping funk
12/05 Little snowman
12/04 Feline festivity
12/02 Throbbing, pounding, ugh!
12/01 Frou-frou dogs and folk music
November 2003
11/30 The yearly ritual
11/29 Gobble, gobble!
11/25 More mood lighting
11/24 Mood lighting
11/23 The one in which I wake up with an unexplained hangover
11/22 The leaves are gone
11/21 And many more!
11/20 Expressing my thanks...
11/19 1 out of 5 drivers knows how to operate a vehicle
11/17 Shopping in a winter wonderland
11/16 Disarray
11/15 Skinny wrists
11/12 Just a blur
11/10 Up close
11/09 Color swatches
11/06 Conspicuous consumption
11/05 Usability redesigned
11/04 Flame
11/03 Oh, the shame!
October 2003
10/31 Johnny Pumpkinseed
10/30 Boo!
10/29 Can you say toothache?
10/28 Fretting at the vet
10/27 Someone’s in the kitchen with Lori
10/26 Iron gate
10/22 Why smiling matters
10/21 (NFL) Not For Long
10/20 Colorful
10/17 Puppy love
10/16 OK...so next year!
10/15 Praying to the baseball gods
10/14 Still a little nervous
10/13 Muzak
10/12 Got a rake?
10/11 Scary
10/10 Blinkety-blink
10/09 Falling for fall
10/08 Jet lag
10/03 Tweet, tweet
10/02 Have a cuppa
10/01 Busy-ness
September 2003
09/30 Breakfast goodness
09/29 Alcoholic goodness
09/28 Champs!
09/27 Buckets of rain
09/26 Why are pets so expensive?
09/25 Traveling with Lori (if you dare)
09/24 Chilly
09/22 Greetings
09/21 Only the shadow knows
09/20 Heh...you said "nut"
09/19 The reason I never make the bed
09/18 The bulb dilemma
09/17 Go, Cubbies!
09/16 Productivity (or lack thereof)
09/15 Look...up in the sky!
09/14 Not enough time on my hands
09/13 Big House Red
09/13 A week later
09/12 Soggy waffles
09/11 Thinking green
09/10 Just desserts
09/08 I beat Kip!
09/07 Carbonated bread
09/06 15 hours
09/05 Dog day
09/04 Scratch that
09/03 Say cheese!
09/02 Fear and loathing of the garbage disposal
09/01 I've got the music in me
August 2003
08/31 Memories
June 2003
06/28 A night at the beach
05/10 The day before Mother's Day
05/06 I almost re-entered the real world
April 2008
04/29 I shall dub this "Pet Week"
04/26 Doing my part for the planet, sort of
04/23 The escaped convict
04/20 I loved my weekend
04/15 The P words
04/14 We are feeling better
04/11 I need that smile right now
04/07 Under the (spring) weather
04/03 Ugh squared
March 2008
03/31 Uh, duh!
03/26 I loves me some curry chicken salad
03/24 Chicago kicked my butt
03/21 My favorite of the bunch
03/15 The grip is gotten
03/12 Toys galore
03/11 When the boy is away, the mom will eat his cake
03/07 When you have a new bike, you ride it
03/03 Wow...a family photo!
February 2008
02/28 How behind the times am I?
02/26 Pop* go the crescent rolls!
02/24 Why I love Photo Booth
02/19 Mr. Smooch
02/15 The note he wrote
02/14 The romance of it all!
02/10 To organic or not to organic
02/07 A little rain never hurt anyone
02/03 Slappity slap
January 2008
01/29 Highs and lows
01/28 "M" is for Mocha
01/22 He & Me
01/20 A weekend full of culture
01/16 Beware the smiling frog!
01/11 This dog is dogging me
01/09 I can not resist the belly button
01/08 The germs prevail
01/05 Jammy goodness
01/02 My head is going to explode!
December 2007
12/27 I hab a code
12/21 My kid? He is smarter than me
12/14 Free time
12/11 Dwindling
12/08 Proof that wide-angle photography is not always flattering
12/07 The bathroom is no longer poopy
12/05 I am buried beneath an avalanche of love!
12/02 Walking in a slushy winterland
November 2007
11/30 I am sooo behind!
11/28 Shoot me now
11/26 It's so random!
11/23 Gobble, gobble!
11/20 Progress (or not!)
11/15 New bling for my holiday tree
11/12 Have I mentioned how much I love goat cheese?
11/05 All she wrote
11/01 Damn candy corn and Diet Coke!
October 2007
10/28 Back to the real world
10/18 Destination: Beantown!
10/16 Hey, pumpkins get pimples too!
10/13 "These are cute!"
10/08 Let the fall festivities begin!
10/02 Oh, my aching feet!
September 2007
09/28 Of friends and 40 and La Ti Da
09/26 Smiles all around
09/20 Day 2
09/17 Groovy, man
09/14 Because all I'm in the mood for lately are low-brow yuks
09/05 OK...who taught him that word?
August 2007
08/30 Good thing my pride wenteth a long time ago
08/23 What do you need?
08/21 Work?
08/11 Oh, snap!
08/06 Parched
July 2007
07/31 Beating the heat
07/26 I am surrounded!
07/23 I made this
07/20 Fridays are our days
07/16 All hail The Slump!
07/10 How I look to my kid
07/07 Strides
07/01 The boy who refused to sleep and other travel tales
June 2007
06/30 Mmmm...mocha!
06/28 Here I am!
06/21 The couch
06/20 Leaving on a jet plane
06/17 What makes a happy dad?
06/17 All around town
06/11 I am such a heel
06/10 Six years and one day
06/02 We went to Festival...
May 2007
05/29 The fruits of my weekend labor
05/25 Why, yes, I did
05/23 Reminiscing
05/22 Inside of me
05/20 Gone, gone, gone
05/17 Any excuse to hold his hand*
05/14 See this adorable child?
05/10 What Grandma is getting for Mother’s Day
05/07 The places we meet
05/03 A three-hour tour
05/02 The cure for what ails me
05/01 Grrrrrrr
April 2007
04/26 Where are my proofreaders when I need them?
04/25 Not in sync
04/23 The things that three-year-olds say
04/22 SeaWorld = Hell
04/13 We are outta here!
04/11 Have MacBook, will become less productive than ever
04/10 The yin and yang
04/09 Three reasons to dislike Easter
04/05 Ira rocks
04/04 Just 10 minutes, please!
04/01 Howdy!
March 2007
03/26 My first and last restaurant review
03/21 What the spam catcher caught
03/19 Tipping the scales
03/13 Trapped by a three-year-old
03/04 OK, people...where’s my brain?
03/03 Typical Scott and Lori
February 2007
02/26 If you have my brain, can you please return it?
02/24 Celebrating 20
02/21 Last night’s dinner...
02/19 Been there, done that
02/14 Hugs and kisses to you
02/13 Thai with friends
02/09 Afternoon tea break
02/07 Dinner with my boys
02/01 Ta-ta, Vegas
January 2007
01/28 Vegas, baby!
01/25 Pete has a new home!
01/24 Did you know I could leap tall toddlers in a single bound?
01/22 Oh, sure
01/15 My dog is mad at me
01/14 Thick-headed
01/08 Coriander coconut chicken
01/03 Goodbye to a president
01/02 Here’s how much I pay attention
December 2006
12/31 5, 4, 3, 2...1!
12/28 You know what I hate?
12/26 Santa Claus likes me!
12/21 I really do love you snow much
12/14 I can NOT get enough of that smile
12/11 The aliens are coming!
12/10 Snap happy
12/05 Flaky
12/02 Double-Ginger Cookies
12/01 I ate this!
November 2006
11/27 Let the decorating begin!
11/25 If I had my way...
11/21 Bluesy
11/15 Drives like a grandma, that one
11/13 One of those days
11/07 I will sleep soundly tonight
11/06 OK...I just have to share
11/04 Why do I love my book club?
October 2006
10/31 This is as Halloween as it gets
10/26 Tired, tired, tired, tired, tired
10/22 What she wanted was for me to get that big flash out of her face
10/21 Leftovers with a happy ending
10/17 How blue is the sky?
10/15 May the pumpkins be with you!
10/11 All of a sudden I’m popular
10/09 The making of BAM*
10/09 You have to wonder
10/04 Lordy, lordy, looks who’s almost 40!
10/04 I could hug her
10/02 Ahhhh...breakfast!
September 2006
09/27 From black to grey
09/23 Daytripping
09/21 I own this website so I can vent if I want to
09/18 If only all of my workouts could be so nice
09/13 Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid thunderstorms!
09/08 Ginger Chicken Something or Other
09/07 Feeding my bread addiction
09/05 Biting off more than I can possibly chew
09/01 Parmesan chicken strips
August 2006
08/28 Did you smell that?
08/27 You say aluminium, I say aluminum
08/25 Smooch!
08/23 The things that fathers teach their sons
08/21 How much caffeine is too much?
08/21 Grey matter (or lack thereof)
08/20 GR Miscellaney
08/19 L is for Lori
08/14 Meow!
08/09 Dinner in 15 minutes
08/09 Blah
08/03 I am not narcissistic
08/02 Beware: bathroom ruminations
July 2006
07/31 Dog days
07/28 Bright spot
07/27 Walking shoes
07/25 A little Indian fare
07/19 I’m not demanding. Really.
07/16 Beer, anyone?
07/13 They’ve grown on me
07/10 A great place to spend a lovely summer night
07/06 I broke my dog
07/02 We got him on sale
07/01 Mother and daughter
June 2006
06/26 Reluctant
06/25 A brief glimpse of the city
06/22 How the garden does grow
06/20 Garden lasagna
06/17 In awe of Shemekia
06/13 The flight of the bumblebee
06/12 Put those fishing poles away
06/10 Silly me
06/07 The way out
06/03 Ain’t it grand?
06/01 An experiment
May 2006
05/31 Yellowness
05/28 It had to happen eventually
05/23 When all three of us have a free Tuesday
05/18 Helicopter happiness
05/17 If it weren’t for the smoke...
05/14 Chicago foodfest
05/11 She won’t be happy
05/09 Chicken with balsamic fig sauce
05/08 Out and about in Ada
05/08 You know you’ve mastered motherhood when...
05/03 Spring bling
April 2006
04/28 Sandwich from Casa de Lori
04/25 Grown-up Grilled Cheese
04/23 She models without a contract
04/22 Hey, the green showed up
04/17 Just not a beer girl
04/14 First off, there are no simple solutions
04/09 Whew!
04/06 Can you say tummy ache?
04/03 Show me the green
March 2006
03/31 Cookie love
03/29 Feeling violated
03/26 Sunday breakfast
03/25 Lunchtime
03/22 Testing
03/20 The bright side
03/08 An official Costco convert
03/06 Tantalizing conversation
03/04 Can someone please nominate me for the Klutz of the Year award?
February 2006
02/28 To go with the cornbread...
02/28 What we made today
02/25 Comfy on the comforter
02/24 No more plastic forks!
02/13 Best friends
02/07 Brain dead
02/02 Note to self
January 2006
01/31 My mom is such a kiss-ass
01/29 Well, it IS my website...
01/26 The agony of defeat
01/25 Another from the weekend
01/22 Today’s Breakfast
01/21 Above the snowy streets
01/15 A question
01/14 Mooooo!
01/10 Aw, don't spoil it for me!
01/08 Ain’t no sunshine when he’s gone
01/06 Damn plastic cap!
01/03 Happy new year!
December 2005
12/30 Beware of flying cat!
12/28 More experimenting
12/27 Hitting the Photoshop books
12/26 Greetings from Lucy
12/22 It’s the little things
12/18 Not my favorite
12/16 Finally getting around to the baking thing
12/14 Handmade goodness
12/08 The perfect photo that wasn’t
12/07 OK, I’ve stopped hyperventilating
12/06 The Christmas Tree Jinx
12/04 A day away
12/02 Yep, I survived
November 2005
11/28 Moi
11/22 Oh, the humiliation!
11/18 Tuesday’s art project
11/17 So just how scatterbrained am I?
11/13 On being off-line
11/10 Hmmm...
11/04 A typical Lori moment
October 2005
10/31 Tricks and treats
10/30 Um, goats are silly
10/29 Seasonal musings
10/23 Togetherness
10/22 Me, blurry
10/22 Shop 'n gab with Tracy
10/21 So, does this seem fair?
10/19 I hereby declare today Devin Day!
10/17 Chicken and feta tostadas
10/16 Girls’ night at Tokyo Grill
10/06 About Devin
10/03 Oh, what to do...
10/01 Polenta lasagna
September 2005
09/29 Not really napping
09/26 It came and went
09/21 Checking in
09/16 Tired of travel
09/13 They're going to have to pry the bottle out of my hand
09/09 Batty
09/06 You can always go...downtown
09/04 Less than 24 hours later
09/02 Made you look!
09/01 Things can always be worse
August 2005
08/28 Tiny pineapples
08/26 The making of a bundt cake
08/25 All gone
08/24 Mirror project
08/21 Shadow of a butterfly(bush)
08/19 Maggie and Lucy in 50mm
08/16 Hooray for the classics!
08/15 The winding path
08/14 Juliette meets Misty
08/12 Stupid bug!
08/09 On being quiet
08/07 Happily wedded
08/02 I needed a little mood brightener
July 2005
07/31 Bumbleberry Buttermilk Pancakes
07/27 Caramel yumminess
07/26 Cracking himself up again
07/24 What we did, what we ate
07/20 Two strange things happened today
07/19 Giant dragonfly
07/17 Little People
07/15 Now three members of our family have allergies
07/13 Lonely chairs
07/11 A day at the lake
07/08 Snappity snap snap
07/07 Name’s Evan
07/07 His catch of the day
07/04 Children of the corn
07/03 Scenes from dog beach
07/01 Barbecue chicken pizza
June 2005
06/30 My lilies finally bloomed
06/27 I never want to be 17 again
06/24 Cambridge Park: 7:30 a.m.
06/23 My boy being coy
06/23 New dahlia
06/21 Chicken tenderloins with apricots
06/20 Sweet cheeks
06/19 Happy Father's Day, sweetie!
06/19 Metal sun
06/18 Calling it a night
06/17 Lori's Special Tacos
06/14 Soggyness, sickness and kittyness
06/11 My little booger boy
06/09 Happy Birthversary, honey!
06/08 Upgrading
06/07 Tour de Chicago
06/03 On this day in 2004...
06/02 Greek Picnic Salad
May 2005
05/30 A bit of GR after all this time
05/29 Peaches and Brie Quesadillas
05/28 What's on my mind today
05/28 Lazy cat
05/26 Really?
05/25 Teddie loves her mom
05/23 Bathroom moments
05/21 Daytrippin'
05/19 What do you give a girl who has four cameras?
05/17 Belated Florida pics
05/13 Glimpses of NYC
05/12 Tonight's dinner and random Long Island photos
05/10 Dusk in Winter Park
05/08 Revamping Mother's Day
05/03 I'll be back Friday
05/02 The two-day layover
April 2005
04/22 Heading south
04/19 I'm sure this is too much information, but...
04/16 At least it's over
04/09 Let outdoor-dining season begin
04/07 #5,000
04/03 A berry good day
March 2005
03/31 Hoops, baby!
03/29 You say phyllo, I say fillo
03/28 Relief in the form of a list
03/27 Hippity hop, hippity hay!*
03/26 Pancakes aren't always cake
03/25 On my soapbox again
03/24 Casual luxury
03/21 Again with the chicken sausage
03/20 What the hell happened to Buddy Guy's hair?
03/19 Dat's what I’m talkin' about
03/17 What I need is spring
03/09 A week of trying to fit it all in
03/04 Our first glimpse
03/01 He’s OK — really!
February 2005
02/28 I know, enough with the food pics already
02/26 The new dog on the block
02/26 A night out
02/25 What I don’t like about motherhood
02/24 I CAN’T eat just one
02/22 Morning glory muffins
02/20 Fast, easy, nummy!
02/17 Valentine’s Day sweets a bit late
02/14 Stir crazy
02/08 Hi, Mom!
02/07 A GR rant
02/07 Post-Super Bowl nachos
02/05 All about me — me, me, me
02/03 Not the happiest of campers
02/01 Comfort food
02/01 The saying is true: be careful what you wish for
January 2005
01/29 This week-long intermission has been brought to you by influenza
01/20 Happiness in a cup
01/16 How about 32-hour days?
01/13 Sad, demented little girl
01/11 The brat
01/11 Dreaming of sunshine
01/07 The beggar
01/03 Everyone has their limits
December 2004
12/31 A changing perspective on the Universe
12/29 Just call me Grace
12/27 A Christmas like no other
12/23 Fa-la-la-la-ugh
12/20 Ain’t he sweet?
12/14 NOT a Charlie Brown tree
12/09 Keeping the holiday happy
12/07 Ugh!
12/06 Seven days
12/05 Girl time
12/02 Stress-free shopping
November 2004
11/29 Brown Soda Bread
11/24 Excuses
11/23 Senior citizens rule!
11/22 The incredible shrinking Lori
11/18 Dear Devin
11/16 What I did with my morning
11/13 Today flat-out sucks
11/12 A place of his own
11/11 True story
11/10 Clean-up crew
11/09 Gee, my hair smells terrific
11/07 Yes, I do exist
11/05 Is it bad?
11/04 OK, everyone...cry with me
11/03 Mr. Congeniality
October 2004
10/30 Scared
10/28 From his first official “photoshoot”
10/26 Anger management
10/23 I can NOT sleep during the day
10/22 Lucky us
10/21 The things dads do
10/20 Sleepy boy...and sleepy parents
10/18 What can brown do for you?
10/17 42 hours and counting
10/15 Photo-less
10/11 I guess I’m not so good at math
10/10 TV face
10/08 Go, Matt!
10/07 He’s approved!
10/06 It’s not a diet, it’s a way of life
10/05 Bread pudding
10/05 Bruuuuuuce
10/02 A day at the dog park
10/01 Rules
September 2004
09/30 I can’t watch
09/29 Me and the three smokestacks
09/26 Funny man
09/25 There are things to like about GR
09/24 The little interloper
09/23 Spacing out
09/22 Cake
09/19 Eggplant tomato strata
09/18 At the carwash
09/16 Hawaiian Fruit Salad
09/15 Happy birthday, Pete!
09/14 Polenta with roasted peppers and fontina cheese
09/13 Facing the waves
09/12 A boy and his curly-tailed dogs
09/11 High above
09/10 Elongated people
09/09 Pug? Bulldog?
09/08 More water...more kids
09/07 Water wonderland
09/06 What is it with me and Chicago?
09/05 Let’s just say we weren’t bored
09/03 Headin’ to Chi-town
09/02 Care package
09/01 Teagon
August 2004
08/31 One candle
08/29 Foamy
08/27 I hope you dance
08/26 Cloud drama
08/25 Chipotle Mac 'n Cheese
08/24 Pete on patrol
08/23 The shorts
08/21 Rugs and mugs
08/20 Polka!
08/19 The games
08/18 Too old
08/17 Fruit on the bottom
08/16 Mean Lori
08/14 A little overboard
08/13 The best-laid plans
08/12 Sunny meadow
08/11 Summer?
08/10 Poolside
08/09 Sisters
08/05 Late bloomer
08/04 Triumph!
08/03 Sunset in our backyard
08/01 It
July 2004
07/30 Updates and anxiousness
07/28 Pot o' green
07/27 The book club ventures outdoors
07/26 Who says Mondays have to be bad?
07/25 Kind of like Mona Lisa
07/24 Lightning bug or firefly?
07/23 Drumroll please...
07/22 A full day
07/21 New kid on the block
07/20 Gee-tars
07/18 Picnics and pictures
07/17 It’s a boy!
07/15 Flora at dusk
07/14 Plastic babies
07/13 Feeling swivet
07/12 Got answers?
07/11 View from a bench
07/10 Sir Poopsalot and Miss Stinky Head
07/09 I’m not a patient person
07/08 Multitasking
07/06 Blueberry face
07/05 Blueberries
07/04 I got a Nikon camera...
07/03 Cooking without a net
07/03 Time for a field trip
07/02 An old friend
07/01 The definition of perky? Natalie MacMaster
June 2004
06/30 Coming clean
06/29 New purse
06/28 Zucchini chocolate-chip bread
06/26 Juliette, come!
06/25 Weekend wishes
06/24 Lazy daisy
06/23 OK...where’s my cane?
06/22 Everyday stuff
06/21 Terra cotta
06/20 Kissing the cook
06/19 Farm-fresh shopping
06/18 Cousins
06/17 Produce
06/16 Raise your hand if you’re sure
06/15 Yawn
06/14 Yellowness
06/13 Wishing I could do more
06/12 My favorite place
06/11 I’m free!
06/07 Peaceful evening
06/07 Scenery
06/06 Whew!
May 2004
05/26 Expecting
05/25 Weathered wood
05/24 A lamp
05/23 Movie weekend
05/21 A perfect storm
05/20 Bye, Kev!
05/19 What dogs do #23
05/18 Remnants
05/17 Garden art in Gurnee
05/16 King Pete
05/15 Squeaky clean
05/14 After the rain
05/13 Tiny daffodils
05/12 Night of the living dead
05/11 Maggie at five
05/10 Growth
05/09 Test kitchen
05/09 Fiddles and a banjo
05/08 Waking up
05/07 What a difference a camera makes
05/07 More ruffles
05/06 Of tulips and Friends
05/06 Lucifer II
05/05 Dinner’s ready!
05/04 Company’s coming
05/03 The little things
05/02 In bloom
05/01 I’m strong to the finish...
April 2004
04/28 Before and after
04/27 I refuse to give in
04/26 These shoes were made for kickin’
04/25 And more plants
04/24 More plants
04/23 Visiting Mum
04/22 A bauble
04/21 Dogs vs. kids
04/18 Oh, my aching everything
04/16 What cats put up with
04/15 The windows are officially open!
04/14 Dining al fresco
04/13 Kicking butt
04/12 Family time
04/10 Fun in the kitchen
04/08 Book friends
04/08 Yeah, right
04/07 Window shopping
04/05 Off to a great start
04/04 Fresh-baked breakfast
04/04 Midway
04/02 Bob, I’m appalled
04/01 Mother’s little helpers
March 2004
03/31 Losses
03/30 Projects
03/28 Black gold
03/27 Signs of spring
03/26 TGIF
03/25 Wise to me
03/24 Grey but sunny
03/23 The beautiful details
03/22 Fun with babies
03/21 Congrats, Lisa and Mark!
03/17 The things that parents know
03/16 My, how fast a week goes by!
03/15 The sweet smell of spring
03/15 Celebrate
03/12 Towering palms
03/11 Beach break
03/11 Back to civilization
03/05 Same time last year
03/04 Oh, great
03/02 Mini blinds
03/01 Slushy
February 2004
02/29 Running water
02/26 Pre-vacation stress
02/24 Kickin’ back
02/23 Holiday Inn-spiring
02/22 Ding-dong!
02/21 Road food
02/20 I like peas
02/20 Star-spangled bus
02/19 Colorado Rocky Mountain High
02/13 Double dose of Ladysmith
02/12 Snow-covered picnic table
02/11 Dead of winter slump
02/10 Guard dogs II
02/08 Year of the monkey
02/05 Todd Mundt is a rockstar
02/03 Pretty things
02/02 Tough kitty
02/01 Lucifer
January 2004
01/30 Double happiness
01/29 Lonely crosswalk
01/27 How sweet it isn’t
01/25 Veggie pizza with a twist
01/23 Coffeetable conundrum
01/22 Guard dogs
01/21 More shiny fabric
01/20 A bowl of grannys
01/19 Shiny fabric
01/18 The Sunday Blues
01/17 Checkers
01/16 No photo today...
01/14 How humiliating
01/13 Want vs. need
01/12 Puppet analysts
01/11 Sunday the way it’s meant to be
01/09 Talented kids
01/08 These shoes were made for walking
01/07 The quest for Franz
01/06 Spinach-feta bread
01/05 The six-hour drive
December 2003
12/31 Herbed beer bread
12/30 Banana-oat muffins
12/29 I’m a little teapot...
12/28 Recovery
12/27 Fa-la-la-la-flu
12/23 Holly jolly
12/22 Fudged feta bread
12/21 How old are you???
12/19 All hail Excedrin!
12/18 It’s the lights, baby!
12/18 A toast
12/17 Pondering stuffiness
12/15 The magnificently cold mile
12/10 Abjure? I think not!
12/09 Jingle, jingle
12/08 All decked out
12/07 Tree shopping
12/06 Shopping funk
12/05 Little snowman
12/04 Feline festivity
12/02 Throbbing, pounding, ugh!
12/01 Frou-frou dogs and folk music
November 2003
11/30 The yearly ritual
11/29 Gobble, gobble!
11/25 More mood lighting
11/24 Mood lighting
11/23 The one in which I wake up with an unexplained hangover
11/22 The leaves are gone
11/21 And many more!
11/20 Expressing my thanks...
11/19 1 out of 5 drivers knows how to operate a vehicle
11/17 Shopping in a winter wonderland
11/16 Disarray
11/15 Skinny wrists
11/12 Just a blur
11/10 Up close
11/09 Color swatches
11/06 Conspicuous consumption
11/05 Usability redesigned
11/04 Flame
11/03 Oh, the shame!
October 2003
10/31 Johnny Pumpkinseed
10/30 Boo!
10/29 Can you say toothache?
10/28 Fretting at the vet
10/27 Someone’s in the kitchen with Lori
10/26 Iron gate
10/22 Why smiling matters
10/21 (NFL) Not For Long
10/20 Colorful
10/17 Puppy love
10/16 OK...so next year!
10/15 Praying to the baseball gods
10/14 Still a little nervous
10/13 Muzak
10/12 Got a rake?
10/11 Scary
10/10 Blinkety-blink
10/09 Falling for fall
10/08 Jet lag
10/03 Tweet, tweet
10/02 Have a cuppa
10/01 Busy-ness
September 2003
09/30 Breakfast goodness
09/29 Alcoholic goodness
09/28 Champs!
09/27 Buckets of rain
09/26 Why are pets so expensive?
09/25 Traveling with Lori (if you dare)
09/24 Chilly
09/22 Greetings
09/21 Only the shadow knows
09/20 Heh...you said "nut"
09/19 The reason I never make the bed
09/18 The bulb dilemma
09/17 Go, Cubbies!
09/16 Productivity (or lack thereof)
09/15 Look...up in the sky!
09/14 Not enough time on my hands
09/13 Big House Red
09/13 A week later
09/12 Soggy waffles
09/11 Thinking green
09/10 Just desserts
09/08 I beat Kip!
09/07 Carbonated bread
09/06 15 hours
09/05 Dog day
09/04 Scratch that
09/03 Say cheese!
09/02 Fear and loathing of the garbage disposal
09/01 I've got the music in me
August 2003
08/31 Memories
June 2003
06/28 A night at the beach