decades later and it still applies...

BIG NEWS (...not that!)

It started out as a trip to town for painting supplies. (I'm finally fixing a wall that was SO poorly painted about 2 years ago.) I found myself in the St Vincent thrift store (2nd hand brushes are like, 50 cents) with Brenda who had to check out the toy/book corner. As she perused, I glanced over the endless books. When suddenly my eyes fell on the bottom shelf.
What's that?
Could it BE...?
NO WAY.
I pounced.
MINE!
Like a pro I went into a strong, yet graceful football hold and burrowed my way to the check-out.

MINE!!!!6 out of the 12. Mint condition with tapes.
And to top it off- $6 total.

HUZZAH

Wednesday

my highlights of the day:

1) Slept in like a teenager on a Saturday. (My hubby works from home. What does yours do?)

2)playdough cookies with the girls

3) photoshoot with a first-time "baby-bumper" (see photoblog)

4) seeing old friends at a baby shower (I say that, but the highlight was really the deliciously-evil chocolate cake...)

HOORAY for journaling!

"We have done an inadequate job of educating our children and grandchildren on the history of this country, McCullough said, "and that is primarily our fault. Enjoyment of history begins at home, at the dinnertable, with stories from our own families."

-David McCullough

If you like that quote go visit this *inspirational blog*.

To each his own...

Yesterday's highlight in our house was the fort. We all have these memories, right? As a kid, I felt that the joy was in the construction, so I dubbed myself as the architect/foreman. (Yeah, yeah, it's not much to look at it, but hey, it was solid.)Brenda claimed the space and would periodically pop out to inform Suzie that there would be NO Suzies allowed. This was interpreted as "peek-a-boo", so no feelings were harmed.

I like watching them play.

Garret explores and examines anything and everything.
(Earlier today the shoe on my foot, to him, was hilarious.)

Brenda re-enacts and re-creates things she's amused by.
(It gets violent as she loves physical humor.)
Suzie climbs and clamors 'cause she's a toddler, and that's what toddlers do.

Tomorrow we'll break out the legos. My architectural skills will blow their minds...

Runaway with me

I daydream a lot while running.

I'm a super-athlete, I'm a dancer, I'm a blackbelt ninja...

I can do anything.

I mean, come on, who wouldn't when you are prancing
through fields like these??

So lace 'em up, people.
Or, if you're a 'barefooter' like me,
strap 'em in--and let's head out!