( A fun day was had by all... )

A couple of pictures of Caleb, who's been sadly neglected in my blog lately.

Caleb turns 7 on Monday. Big kid. Sweet, loving, smart, and generous.


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Yesterday, Ainsley and I had a lovely day. It's been a while since we were able to spend a Monday together. We went to Smashburger for lunch.
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Happy Mother's Day to all of you with kids, my favorite mommies!

( Mother's Day for me seems to be all about food... )

Thursday has officially taken the place of Friday as my favorite day of the week. All my favorite people come to the shop for Stitch-n-Bitch, so I get my much-needed social time. Business is always good on Thursday, and good sales always help my mood. And we have gotten into the habit of wandering across the street after SNB to partake in a post ( Read more... )

The really neat thing about having a kid in school is that they do nifty schmaltzy stuff for you for Mother's Day. Friday, Caleb brought home a geranium he planted in a Dixie cup (they grew them from seeds! Wow!) and a flower he painted with a corny verse that was enough to bring me to tears. Of course, I'm spoiled because Aimee has always done ( Read more... )

Here are a couple of pictures of our eggs. Caleb and I dyed them. He dipped them in one color, then colored with the clear wax crayon, and dipped them in another color. I did the polka-dot one.

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We kept Caleb home today because he has an atrocious cough. I made him some pancakes. When I turned around to hand him his plate, he was frowning intently at me. "What?" I asked. "Nuffing. I was just practicing my Angry Eyes ( Read more... )

Here are the April Snow pictures. Go to the last one and scroll backwards to get them in chronological order ( Read more... )

We had a visit from Uncle George and Aunt Lindi, who have the esteemed status of being among the favorite aunts & uncles. George & Caleb are especially good pals, and we feel so lucky for that. They're headed back home to Arkansas, and we're trying to get caught up on house work ( Read more... )