Care package

Winging his way to Korea During this excruciatingly long waiting period of our adoption, there are things that provide a bright spot. Such as decorating rooms, picking out teeny-tiny outfits, and watching your mother go ga-ga over the kid before he even arrives home. There’s also the opportunity to send […]

One candle

Late-summer color I officially launched this redesigned site one year ago today. Jeesh…time sure goes by fast! The old site was Blogger-driven from March 2000 to February 2003. I never did catch on to archiving with that app, though, and end of month became a pain. Plus, the look of […]

I hope you dance

This would be a picture of Keb’ Mo’ except that they didn’t allow photography at last night’s concert When I was in college, I dated a guy who was a former (and soon to be again) member of a local Michigan band called The Huntunes. They were high-school friends who […]

Cloud drama

Red sky at night In the midst of conversation, I looked over my husband’s shoulder and out the kitchen window to see an eerie red color lighting up the deck. What would formerly have been just “cool” was now cause for me to go running for my camera. A storm […]

Pete on patrol

Pete: Seidman Park I haven’t been snapping new pics this week, so I bring you yet another dog shot. This one taken a couple of weeks ago during our hike out near Ada. I always liked this one and planned to post it eventually. So there ya are.

The shorts

This was, I believe, Day 3 of the love affair (Acadia National Park) Back in May, as we were preparing for our upcoming roadtrip to New England, we stopped at a sporting goods store in Holland. As we browsed, I pointed out a pair of hiking shorts to Scott. North […]

Rugs and mugs

A few blocks away The office is finally done (aside from hanging a few odds and ends on the walls and painting some of the furniture). The walls are freshly coated and today we wrestled the new rug into place. It’s cheerful in here now. Banished is the football wallpaper […]

Polka!

The kids seemed to be the most inspired by the music I was chatting with my neighbor last night when a band struck up with a loud oompah-oompah. We looked around and saw a crowd gathered at the senior citizen’s complex across the street. Who knew they were planning such […]