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Doodle, Just for fun

There's something about August that always makes me a little excited. August is a big month in our house because we have Caroline's birthday, my birthday and our wedding anniversary. I know it's hotter than blue blazes, as my grandfather used to say, but to me it signals the beginning of the end of summer. As much as I love summer, I get ready for it to be over.Caroline and I went to Target this Read More

She has saved me a fortune in therapy bills

People

My friend Gulley has been my closest friend since we first met in college over fifteen years ago. She was a freshman and lived in the dorm (or the "D" as we called it so it wouldn't sound so dorky). I was a sophomore and lived in an apartment off campus. We were both Diamond Darlings (bat girls for the baseball team at Texas A&M) and bonded over dinner at our Christmas formal where we were Read More

My delicate flower

Doodle

I have become increasingly aware throughout the almost 3 years of Caroline's life that she is not quite the girly girl I thought she would be. Now don't get me wrong, the girl can wear a tiara and carry a purse like nobody's business. She's also picked up some of my expressions so that now some mornings when I'm getting dressed she'll say "Turn around, Mama. Oh, that dress looks just darlin' on Read More

Can I get a dream bar?

Doodle

In case you've been up nights wondering, I just wanted to let you know the grill at the pool has reopened. The bees are gone and order has been restored to my universe. Read More

Who swims at 7 a.m.?

Doodle

I just got off the phone with my dad. Caroline went to eat Mexican food with them and spent the night last night. So, really between Sea World and a sleepover at Mimi and Bops' house, it was the BEST day ever. For both of us.Anyway, I called to see how they were doing and to make sure Caroline wasn't missing me too much. Um, yeah right. They didn't answer the phone so I knew immediately where Read More

We’re going to Sea World

Doodle

Actually we went to Sea World yesterday. I packed everything I could possibly think of in the world's largest pool bag, loaded the stroller and off we went. Caroline talked a mile a minute the entire way there. The only time she wasn't talking she was singing in that sing-song voice inherent to kids "we're going to Sea World, we're going to Sea World". I thought her head might explode from all the Read More

Come on in

Just for fun, Memes

Since I'm new to this whole blogging thing, I've decided to jump right in with both feet and join Boomama's tour of homes. Thank you Boomama for getting this all together!Come on in! We love to have people over to visit and since P. is in youth ministry we've had visitors at all hours of the day and night. We always want people to feel warm and welcome in our home.This is the kitchen and it really Read More

Fashion has gone to the dogs

T.V. Love

Last night I watched Project Runway. This is the first season that I have watched and I only started watching because there is literally nothing else on other than 600 shows dedicated to undiscovered talent in America. My thought is that the majority are probably best left undiscovered. Anyway I am loving Project Runway.The first thing that caused me some distress last night was when Heidi came Read More

But we know who Mr. Noodle is…

Just for fun

The Christmas after we had Caroline, one of P.'s childhood friends dropped by to catch up, well maybe not catch up as much as let us know about him. He lives in New York but was in town visiting his parents and managed to fit us in between his big social events.He sat and told us all about life in New York, throwing out names of important people, expensive sheets, and restaurants. We listened, and Read More