Happy 5th Birthday to Ruthie!

Happy Birthday to my beautiful sister, Julie!

I am SO excited. Tomorrow, Julie, Kachina, Theo & Ellie are coming for a visit. They will only be here about 24 hours, but it will be so fun to have them ( Read more... )

Woman:    (too-cheerfully) How about these, honey?
Pre-teen:   (backing away) Mom. Mom.
Woman:  Why not? They're Hannah Montana!!
Pre-teen: (rolling eyes) Mom. No one likes her anymore.

Well, thank goodness for that.

Happy birthday to my lovely, talented niece, Jasminetoad!
I remember so clearly the day you were born...

Happy Birthday to my lovely niece, Kachina!!

We ordered a made-for-TV movie from Netflix called "Coming Home" based on the book by Rosamund Pilcher. We sat down to watch it last night and the opening credits said "...and introducing Keira Knightley".  It was made when she was 12 years old. Very cute! She's only in the first part of the movie, then another actress plays the character as a ( Read more... )

I was just browsing the TV guide section of today's paper. The description for the show Ghost Whisperer:

"As Season 3 opens, Melinda begins to realize that picturesque Grandview is full of unsettling secrets."

Clue us all in, Sal.

My Tuesday night watercolor class continues to be the high point of my week. Last Tuesday, our instructor (who grew up in Omaha) brought some paw-paws and their foliage from Nebraska for us to use as a still life. I had heard of paw-paws but had never actually seen one. They look like small pears. Anyway, it made a a really interesting model for ( Read more... )

We've had some rather tragic news from some relatives on my mom's side ( Read more... )