I was sooo nervous yesterday. I never thought I’d even register for a race much less have a number pinned to my jacket and a tag on my shoe to record my time. I chatted with my coworker Laura as we waited for the start. It was just surreal to […]
So this is where it begins
The video game obsession, that is. Although he’s been pretty good about the time limits that are imposed. Still, it’s slightly unnerving how easily he blocks everything out when he’s playing. He wouldn’t even say goodbye to me before I ran out to meet friends today. And I had to […]
She’s priceless
Really. I have no idea how much she costs us because I’m afraid to look at the total. But another trip to the emergency vet tonight came to $167. And now she’s huddled in my closet waiting for her tummy to feel better. Please, gods of the vet bills, have […]
I did this crazy thing, see
I signed up for my company’s running club. Well, that’s pretty harmless in itself. Because it’s just a club, right? But they sent an email last week to inform me that the first race is coming up. In March. Hello? This IS March! March plus a couple of days, in […]
Blurry but sweet
I was playing around with manual focus and forgot to flip it back when we were using the remote. Ah, well. I love this pic anyway. It shows the lovely sunshine we’ve been having the past few days. We’ve needed it. To counteract the miserable cold. February wears me out. […]
He took one of me, I took one of him
I just love his expression here. It captures his impishness. And he is indeed an imp. An ever-so-charming imp. I said to him tonight, “I can’t believe you’re almost five. What happened to my baby?” He replied, “I can still be your baby when I’m five, Mom.” Perfect answer!
The two of us redux
My kid took this one! I think she looks slightly more annoyed than she does in the one on the masthead. I love annoying her, though. She can take it!
The houseguest
Well, she didn’t officially stay with us, but we had her over a few times because I couldn’t stand for her to be by herself for so long. The neighbors asked us to watch her during their vacation, saying we only needed to let her out a few times a […]
Grey and dreary day calls for a flower, don’t you think?
Against a yellow wall nonetheless. It’s as spring-like as I could find in my house at 8:00 p.m.
I can run for miles and miles
So I’ve written a bit on this blog about my attempts to run. It hasn’t been an easy activity for me to take up for whatever reason. My body is happy to walk really really really fast, but when I kick up the RPMs, my lungs rebel. Anyway, after many […]
At the car wash
It’s that time of year when, yay!, the roads are clear of snow, but, boo!, the salt has coated the car with a white, icky mess. I planned to take Dev to the bookstore after dinner tonight, so it seemed the perfect excuse to swing by the car wash. I […]