Project 366 (Days 18-24)

Here are the latest pictures from Project 366.

18/366:

18/366: Can she ever eat the noodles!

19/366:

19/366: As a matter of fact, I HAVE saved every extra button I've ever received.

20/366:

20/366: Sleeping beauty actually taking a nap. Yea!

21/366:

21/366: Twenty minutes to dress kids for one inch of icy snow. Priceless!

22/366:

22/366: Linderella, Linderella, take out the trash!

23/366:

23/366: Somebody is sleeping in my bed and it's not Daddy.

24/366:

24/366: I LOVE the fact that I have loads of pink, red, and purple laundry to do on a regular basis!

Stay tuned for more crazy shots from our crazy life!

Right Now...

I love, love, love those things called memes. You know the things that used to float around on blogs where people tell you a lot of random info about themselves and then tag other people to share. I don't know why I'm such a big fan. I guess it is because I like to learn random things about people as I get to really know them. It is important to know whether someone prefers Diet Pepsi over Diet Coke or the mountains over the beach, right?

Anywho, blogging has gotten so big and fancy and in some ways I think it has lost that downhome, smalltown feel it once had and as a result we're not getting to know one another as much.

One friend of mine (I'd link to her blog but it is private) just posted a fun meme and I thought I'd give her some major flattery by imitating her and doing one here. Out of complete frustration with my computer, I don't have any fun pictures to add with this post. However, I'll be back with my latest Project 366 snapshots soon.

Currently I am...

...loving-experiencing winter. I will admit it has been a "mild" winter so far and I'm thankful our first winter back in the east has not been extreme. I love the four seasons and seeing how the look of a place changes as the seasons change. Seeing a new fallen snow is truly a sight to behold!

...reading-Mount Vernon Love Story: A Novel of George and Martha Washington by Mary Higgins Clark. We just went to Mount Vernon two weeks ago and I realized I've had this on my nightstand for months but had put it aside because I had read other books like Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis.

...waiting for-all the tax information to come in so Don will be able to file our taxes ASAP so that we can have a little boost to our sad savings account. We're not normally the people who anxiously await a tax return. In all honesty we've always tried to make sure we don't have one because we really don't like giving the government a loan all year and waiting to get back what was ours all the time. However, this year because of the adoption being final we'll be glad to take back whatever we can get!

...excited about-how Millie continues to adjust and settle into our family, learn the language, become more comfortable in her surroundings and that she did not break or touch anything in the furniture/home consignment/antique store we spent over an hour in this morning.

...missing-Don, who is gone all week and my family and friends who are so far away.

...trying-to be more organized, plan more, and simplify my processes. I downloaded a bunch of fun organizational printables today and am looking forward to using them.

...working at-being joyful in all situations.

...enjoying-Saturdays without many commitments. The last quarter of 2011 was ESPECIALLY taxing on me physically, emotionally, and mentally. It has been nice resting some and enjoying time together as a family of four.

...snacking on-nothing. I did, however, just drink a mug of Starbucks Hot Cocoa that was super yummy and gave me the chocolate taste I needed.

...using-Pinterest for recipe ideas, decorating inspiration, and general "research."

...wearing-a red fleece shirt and zebra fleece pants. I know you're jealous.

...planning-projects of various sizes around the house. We've been in the house since the end of May but it has been rather slow going getting settled. It takes a lot of time and money to make a house feel like a home and those two are always hard to come by. Patience...

...singing-absolutely nothing. Thankfully, I got a Veggie Tales song out of my head. Please don't let it creep in there again.

...needing- a hair overhaul, an eyebrow and lip wax, a primary care physician, a female doctor and related checkups. The "good" news is I have a rheumatologist appointment this week. 

...learning-to be a "completely committed follower"and not just a fan.

...listening to-the hum of the computer. Really. That's it.

...wishing-I had gotten to go to San Antonio this past weekend to hear my cousin speak at my former church's ladies retreat. It would've been a sweet time of fellowship with friends and a great opportunity to see some of my family, too.

...doing-a lot more thinking about what I want to do than doing what I am thinking about doing. Follow that? I'm not sure I did, either.

...praying for-friends who are hurting.

...dreaming of-going to bed and curling up besides my sweet Lindy who gets to be in the bed while Daddy is away.

If for any reason you decide to do something like this on your blog, let me know. I'd love to hear from you and read your much more exciting answers and get to know you better!

xo~

Lisa

Project 366 (Days 11-17)

One of the reasons I'd delayed starting a Project 366 was that I "worried" I'd run out of things to photograph. As much as I like to take pictures of my kids, the two readers of my blog might not want to see their sweet faces all the time.

The cool thing about this project is that there aren't any rules. I'm loving the challenge of being on the look out for things I find amusing, lovely, maddening, mundane, etc. Some of the pictures definitely capture the craziness of life and probably in no other venue would be considered photo-worthy.


I do find it a little challenging to stop and upload one picture a day. I'm writing my own rules, though, so I guess I can add them in chunks.


Here are days 11-17.


Enjoy!

11/366:

11/366: Someone saved one grape tomato, really?!

12/366:

12/366: Blueberries for breakfast; goth hopefully never.

13/366:

13/366: The adoption paperwork and requirements continue LONG after the adoption takes place.

14/366:

14/366: AWESOME mail day! Thanks Anne! I love you!

15/366:

15/366: Hmmm...wonder how long the flower was missing off my switch flats? FASHION FAIL. If you find a snap on flower, let me know...

16/366:

 16/366: The man and his tools.

17/366:

17/366: She came with the backpack and is pretty protective of it. Our resident Dora.

10/366

10/366:

Looking forward to keeping my heart healthy with these new flavors. Sorry it was so blurry...

Project 366

Happy New Year! 

A while back I said I was coming back to the blog world. I really meant it at the time but I've found it somewhat difficult to get back into the swing of blogging again. I have been posting some on Millie's blog but not routinely. I plan to get better at the blog thing. Really, I do.

For at least three or four years I've wanted to participate in a picture-a-day type of project. For one reason or another I talked myself out of it, though. That negative self talk can really do a number on me and I fall victim to it ALL the time. I know I'm not that great of a photographer. I am not particularly creative. I fail in areas of being disciplined. Blah. Blah. Blah. 

I decided to set aside my thoughts of self-doubt and go for it. There was absolutely NOTHING to lose. Who knows? Maybe I'll improve my skills. Maybe I'll find that creative bone in my body I've been searching for. Maybe I'll employ some self-discipline, have some fun in the process, and realize it is not meant to be a burden, a contest, or area of stress. Crazy, I know.

I've been posting my pictures on Facebook but then I thought I should post them on my blog for better record keeping.

I present the first installment, days 1-9.

Thanks for reading!

1/366:

Happy 2012 from the Osborn Family!

2/366:

"Liberty" the pardoned National Thanksgiving Turkey hanging around Mount Vernon.

3/366:

Lindy baking cookies with Grandma. My girl loves the gift of time.

 4/366:

Why yes. You may pinch my cheeks.

5/366:

A (yummy) impulse purchase.

6/366:

And I was worried I would run out of material for this project.

7/366:

Boo for taking down Christmas.

8/366:

Sweet sisters.

9/366:

A fast, beautiful snow JUST popped up! Not the best picture but so excited to see the beautiful white stuff falling!

I'm coming back...

I have decided that after a very long, unplanned hiatus to return to blogging in some form or fashion.  Initially, it won't be here.  It will be here.  We're FINALLY about to bring home our long-awaited daughter, Millie.  We hope to blog about our adventures while we're in China.  Then maybe I'll condense the three blogs to one.  I have heard through the grapevine that things don't really get easier when you add another child to a family, so I'm thinking I need to simplify if I'm ever going to be able to do this again.

So, if you'd like to follow along as we go to China, please visit us at Make Room for Mei Mei!

It's for the children

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'  Matthew 25:40

Don and I have a friendly little joke we refer to when we spend money or time for a cause that is somehow related to children.  For example, when Don goes and participates in a golf tourney on a Saturday morning or afternoon instead of attending to the Honey-Do list, he'll say, "It's for the children..."  How do you say, "no" and pout about that when you know children are being helped?  When 22 boxes of thin mints enter my house on an annual basis, we look at each other and our chocolate-covered teeth and proudly proclaim the hit we're taking to our non-existent diets is--say it with me--"for the children."  When I would go into some crazy bidding war on a silent auction for a local Christian school,  I'd remind him it was "for the children."  Long before we had a child, we had a soft spot for helping children.  When we found out our Lindy had been taken care of so well in foster care because of VERY generous donations through FTIA, we knew we'd always continue to help children...

I'd like to let you know about a way YOU can help the children, more specifically the orphans, of China.  My dear friend and fellow adoptive mother, Michelle, is having a wonderful giveaway on her blog to promote the 2011 Red Threads calendar.  EVERY penny raised from the sales of these calendars will go to charities which support children in China such as Half the Sky and Love Without Boundaries.  I might add that Michelle is an incredible photographer and was the photo editor of the calendar, so I'm sure it is beautiful.  I missed the deadline to get Lindy's mug in the pages but I know there are several other cuties represented!  PLUS, it is also filled with authentic Chinese recipes...

I know times are tight but please consider helping this wonderful cause either by promoting the calendar and/or purchasing a calendar or six.   Go to her blog and see all the fabulous prizes and many ways to win.

And remember, "it's for the children."

What do you say when you just don't know what to say?

I'm at a loss for words.  Really.  I am.  In the past WEEK alone I have had:

• A long-time high school friend lose her beloved father.
• A very close sister and friend lose her last living grandmother.  She experienced the loss of her other grandmother just a few months ago.
• One of my best friends hit the SURPRISE emotional high of thinking by Friday she might receive a long-awaited, unexpected referral of a son from Nepal--a country that has been at a complete standstill with referrals--only to find out on Friday that not only was she not getting a referral but the United States had suspended any further adoptions from Nepal. 
• A conversation with a friend who is facing the second year of her husband's unemployment.
• A friend and amazing adoption encourager come home with a precious baby who is now wondering if she'll be able to be his mommy because of complexities of the case.

I'm sure I'm leaving off others as I know of so many others suffering and struggling.  These were the current situations that burned the most in my heart and mind and really left me feeling so frustrated and awful and helpless and sleepless.


I so want(ed) to provide hope and encouragement and strength.  I want(ed) to help.  I want(ed) to impart wisdom and the truths I know to be true and yet I feel like I haven't done that at all.  I don't want to sound trite or insincere.  My heart feels so broken for them and, sadly, I. just. don't. know. what. to. say.  IS, "I'm sorry," "I'm here for you," and "I'm praying for you" enough? 

What do YOU say when you just don't know what to say? 

Menu Plan Monday

Yes, we still eat around here.  Yes, I still do a menu.  However, I just haven't been so diligent in sharing.

Here's what's cooking this week:

Monday-Leftovers for Don and Lindy from my birthday dinner.  Don't feel sorry for them.  They'll be having yummy pecan-crusted chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, grilled zucchini, and some grilled pesto chicken flatbread.  Yum!  Meanwhile, I will be dining at Tiago's with my "big sisters."  Here we are last year celebrating in Port Aransas.  Notice the big pile of goodness in front of me!

Tueday-BBQ chicken and cheddar sandwiches.  I thought they sounded yummy and who doesn't love the combo of chicken, bacon, bbq sauce, and cheddar cheese?  I could do without the bun and am not quite sure how I'll eat it yet.  I'll make sure Lindy sets the table with extra napkins!   I think a nice side of mixed berries and some carrots and celery will bring some color and lots of vitamins.

Wednesday-Out before bible study...

Thursday-Pierogies, broccoli, and salad.  If you don't know what a pierogi is, I am not sure I'm totally qualified to tell you.  They are dumplings typically filled with mashed potatoes, onion, and cheese.  They are a staple among Czechs and Polish people, from what I understand.  I was first introduced to pierogies while I was at East Stroudsburg University.  I had a friend whose mom would make her homemade pierogies for her to bring to school; a total labor of love!  They were incredible--especially drenched in butter!  If I'm not mistaken, I can remember having them at the "caf" every once in a while, too.  Anyway, they are wonderful.  I have found a frozen brand that really is very good and the closest thing I'll be getting to homemade.  My body can't handle drenching them in butter like it used to.  Okay, honestly, it really never could handle it!  I pan fry them in minimal (hardly any) olive oil with garlic and they are really quite tasty!

Friday-It is the most wonderful time of the year!!!  Nope.  Not back-to-school.  Nope.  Not Christmas.  It is the $19.95 Party for Two at this restaurant all month--Two soups or salads, one medium SPECIALTY pizza, and a pizookie.  It really is a superb deal for our little family of three, as the pizza alone is usually more than the whole deal.  For $20 we get about six meals (three people eating twice--not three people eating six times) off the pizza.  We order the Mediterranean and have never been disappointed.  The p*izookie is incredible!  We order the Gh*irardelli chocolate variety.  Pure bliss on a plate (and my thighs).  Friday Night Family Pizza night is ON!

Saturday-Grilled chicken with basil lemon pasta and some yet-to-be determined veggie and salad on the side.  Don and I like to cook together but sometimes a lot of the time we get lazy and don't plan for it.  I think it is time for us to be elbow to elbow this Saturday using up some of that basil growing on our back porch.


Sunday-I'm banking on there being some leftovers!


I'm suddenly hungry!  I think my multi-grain Cheeri*s have worn off...

What's on your table this week?  If you like to peruse recipes pop over here to see what 100s of other people are eating this week!  Have a healthy snack first, though, because you're going to get hungry!

Monday miscellany

A while back my friend Sara posted about what she was reading this summer. I was happy to see that I'm not the only person with a few reads going at once.

I love to read but sometimes I go through EXTREME dry spells and don't read for months on end and then other times I read like I'm never going to be able to again.

I thought I'd check with my beloved readers to see what is on your nightstand and share with you what is on mine.

Here's what I've been reading:


I actually finished The Help a couple of weeks ago. It is a very powerful story set in the deep south in the early 1960s. I really shudder when I think about what was going on just a few years before I was born. I like to think that things have dramatically changed and shudder to think that maybe they haven't...

I'm still reading this:


My friend, Elissa, loaned me the book Going Public in May after we had talked about public school versus private school one day over breakfast. At the very beginning of 2010, I broached the subject of sending Lindy to a private Christian school with Don. (Is that sentence structure all screwy?) He was surprised by the topic as much as I was. I think the realization that in Fall 2010 Lindy would be starting school really hit. Suddenly I was feeling unprepared and worried about what all Lindy would be encountering in a public school environment. I was also concerned we'd be losing some influence, too, and possibly be facing a lot more competition.

After discussion, prayer, and consideration, we decided to send Lindy to public school. We had not been financially preparing for the expense of private school and we just couldn't do it. Also, as we were thinking about it, I heard a quote and it really resonated with me. Since then, I've heard it several times. I believe the quote comes from Colt McCoy's father and it goes something like this, "Our job as parents is not to prepare the path for our children but to prepare our children for the path."

At that moment, I realized I was really concentrating more on the path and not her heart. PLEASE DON'T GET ME WRONG...I am not saying that if you choose to send your kids to private school or homeschool them that you are not doing your job or that you have it all wrong. I don't feel that way at all. Really. The parents I know who have chosen those options are VERY concerned about their kiddos and are doing an excellent job parenting. So, please don't think I am criticizing or saying one is better than the other. What that quote reminded me is that no matter what, where, or who, we needed to be stepping it up and preparing her heart for that path and capitalizing on teachable moments.

The book Going Public has provided some great thoughts, ideas, scriptures, and encouragement as Lindy begins a new chapter in her life three weeks from TODAY!!!

Last but NOT least, I've been reading a less pretty version of this:


Here's a confession. I'm undisciplined. I'm a slacker. I'm a wannabe sitting on the sidelines. I can't even think of a time--recently--that I've set a goal and accomplished it. I am busy but I'm not accomplishing what I want to accomplish. I'm not being self-depracating; I'm being honest. Last year at some point I was whining to Don about how he was responsible for my weight gain and lack of exercise and he said, "So what you are saying is you want ME to be your self-discipline..." Um, yeah, basically...By the way, ouch...

With all that said folks, I set a goal. Yep! I set a goal to read the entire bible this year. I've started and stopped in the past but this year I'm going to do it. I am. Really. Sadly, I am on June 3rd and by my calculations that puts me at about two months behind. However, I WILL do this. I am not doing this with anyone else. I'm being my own self-discipline. I have no one to blame but MYSELF if I don't achieve my goal, which, by the way, I'm going to achieve. I felt like it was a more important goal than all the other quasi-goals I have floating around in my head.

I have been amazed at all I've been learning and all I had forgotten. I've been trying to read for comprehension and not just gloss over things. I'll admit it is rough at times. This approach offers some of the Old Testament, some of the New Testament, a Psalm, and then a verse from Proverbs each day. That breaks it up nicely in my opinion. God in his INFINITE wisdom gives me some great nugget for me to savor with each reading!

Along with catching up in the above-mentioned, next up for me is Crazy Love:


I'd love to hear what you've been reading or what you're wanting to read.

Happy Monday! Hope it is a great week.

Thankful Thursday

"Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life. "

Robert Louis Stevenson

No pictures. Just a quick list. Not sure when I did one of these last. It has been a while, that's for sure.

I have been thinking about things I'm thankful for and here are some that I'd like to share today:

I am thankful for health insurance, easy access to doctors and medical care, and people who devote their life to medical care and research. I have been to the doctor three times in one week (twice was adoption related and once was not) and I can't imagine not having access to the care I need. I never want to take that for granted.

Some of you may know I currently have shingles. I am thankful I got to the doctor fairly early and didn't wait like I'm prone to doing (Mrs. It's Not a Tumor). They are very painful and uncomfortable but I am managing fine thanks to medicine, as referenced above. I always figured I would get them but thought it might be a little later in life. Hopefully, this will be the one and only time. Perhaps my body is trying to tell me I've been a bit too stressed????

I am thankful for Lindy's honesty. Lindy has her flaws--like we all do--but I have always been impressed with and appreciative of her truthfulness. Last night she was a constant flow of true, from-the-heart discussion about Kindergarten. She shared her anxieties and worries and I loved that she felt comfortable to share what was on her heart and mind. I pray we'll always be able to keep the lines of communication open--even when it comes to the tough stuff. I also pray I'll have the wisdom to parent her.

I am thankful for the little, teeny, tiny glimmer of hope I got yesterday from our adoption agency. Even if we found out today who mei mei is (which we aren't), we would still be several months away from bringing her home. However, yesterday made it seem not. quite. as. far. I've truly been without hope for a really LONG time. I definitely relate to the first half of this verse: "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life." Proverbs 13:12.

And on a little more of a shallow note, I'm thankful I FINALLY found an AFFORDABLE pair of RED mary janes for Lindy Li. I mean we're supposed to rejoice in ALL things, right? Well, I'm rejoicing over these shoes! She hasn't had a pair since she grew out of her little red squeaky shoes we bought in Guangzhou and I have been trying to find some ever since. I won a pair of See Kai Run shoes once as part of a giveaway and chose a pink pair instead of a red pair. I finally found this pair on Land's End for $14.99 and free shipping. They are leather and the perfect red! I will admit I ordered the next size up, too. I am a bargain shopper and do my best to stock up on things, too. They are kind of a casual mary jane but they'll still work for dress up, too.

What are you thankful for today?

Black and White Wednesday

Watermelon, everywhere,
On my face and on my hair.
On my fingers, on my toes,
Watermelon on my nose.

This may SEEM funny,
But it's best in my tummy!

This may LOOK funny,
But it's best, in my tummy!

~~Author unknown~~

Oh the bliss of REALLY, COMPLETELY, THOROUGHLY enjoying something from start to finish. How often we take the little pleasures in life for granted. Do you have something you thoroughly enjoy? I'd love to hear about it!

Now I need to get back to trying to catch up on Lindy's blog and her sister's, too.

Come visit if you have the time.

If you REALLY want to see some amazing black and whites, click on the link below.

Crazy Love

Last Saturday night my long-awaited Valentine's Day present from Don came to fruition. We got a babysitter, went to a nice dinner at Piatti, and headed to the AT&T Center to see Michael Buble' in concert. Five months is a LONG time for a girl to have to wait for a present but I've had more than one time in my life where I've had to wait, so I consider myself an old pro when it comes to the waiting game. Bitter, party of one, your table is ready.

Sorry. I digress. I had our babysitter take a couple pictures before we left the house because I'm trying to get better at remembering to have pictures of us taken together...

I changed them to black and white and if you saw the combo we had on in color, trust me, you'd thank me for it! Don used to sneakily color-coordinate his outfits with me before church or other occasions when we'd be seen together. He didn't do that on Saturday and we CUH-LASHED in a big way! My apologies to anyone who sustained a headache or psychadelic reaction from seeing my zebra print dress, red accessories and wedge sandals (I packed flip flops in my purse to walk back to the car in because I'm OLD and can't do heels), and Don's CONSTRUCTION zone orange shirt all together. Oh yeah, did I mention I forgot to change out of my lavender and white print handbag? Yikes, where's Stacy and Clinton when you need them? However, the name of Michael's tour is Crazy Love and boy did we fit that! Please don't get me wrong...I LOVE Don because he is not AFRAID to wear color.

We had a great dinner and on the way to the concert I started messing around with my little, lightweight, old point and shoot digi camera.




You can't tell we don't get out much can you? I'm pretty sure I saw some of my spinach salad on one of the pictures of me. Oops...Like I said, we're sooo crazy...

It was a great evening! The opening act was a group called Naturally 7 and let's just say they've mastered the art of beatboxing. I was going to call them an a cappella group but that really means without the sound of instruments and this group made ALL the instrument sounds WITH their voices, so I guess beatboxing is a closer description or perhaps a vocal band. It was super entertaining and they were very talented.

Then Mr. Buble' came on and he is wonderful live and in concert! I am not an avid concert-goer but I know that live and recorded don't always sound the same. However, he sounded incredible live. I was really surprised by how talkative and personable he was and how much he interacted with the audience. I am sorry I don't have any pictures to share of the adorable Canadian swooner live and in concert. I assumed cameras wouldn't be allowed, so I didn't bring mine. For the first time, I snapped a couple of pictures and video clips on my phone--a feature I didn't know I had--and now I don't know what to do to get it off of there...(Seriously, we don't spend a lot of money on technology and gadgets in our household!) Anyway, I'm pretty sure any picture I took on my camera looks like the psychadelic blur of our previously referenced outfits in color...But his website was so kind to let me download these.



I know I may be over emphasizing how dreamy he is but, honestly, I really was just glad to be on a nice, fun date with my hubby and am truly thankful for his thoughtful present to me AND the means to be able to have a night out on the town together.

Warning: Shameless self-promotion...I'm trying to catch up on Lindy's blog and will be blogging a thing or two on mei mei's soon. Check them out--if you want--for more news about what's going on with our family.

Pictures from Port A

We just got back yesterday evening from a brief stint at the beach with Don's youngest sister, Anne, and her family. Lindy was super thrilled to spend time with her Colorado girl cousins--Livi (5) and Sadie (3)--and we were thankful to have the chance to visit with Anne and Robbie.



It was great to get away from the to-do list and live without a set agenda for a few days. Well, I guess beach time, pool time, and putting away seafood technically are agenda items but you get my drift...

Didn't you get the memo, Don? NO to-do lists or agendas!

There! That's more like it. Some people PAY big money for a mud exfoliation treatment. It is much better FREE and at the hands of preschoolers.

I've been super frustrated with my photography skills (or lack, thereof) lately. I see more and more pictures I want to take and perfect backdrops but I'm not successful at seizing the moment or the driver seems less than thrilled to stop and let me out to explore. I also really, really, really wonder how one takes great beach shots without trashing one's equipment?! Perhaps I should have asked that BEFORE my trip and not after. Between the severe humidity, wind, sand, and splashes, I was a nervous wreck and probably took fewer shots at the beach than ever. I also couldn't see a thing through the viewfinder!

Anyway, for those of you who HAVE been successful at capturing beach shots, I'd love to know how you lovingly protect your equipment and get it to cooperate, as well as get so many wonderful shots despite the elements. (Mine fogs because of the humidity!) Is the key just to keep shooting and not spend so much time trying to search out the angle, settings, etc.??? I decided on day one, though, that I wasn't going to dwell on it and pout about it. Instead, I'm just choosing to be thankful for the memories I captured, not critique them too heavily, and keep trying to get better.

Uncle Robbie and the girls

A beautiful sunset!

A night at the WINDY ballfield! Life is sweet in the cheap seats.

Walk softly, but carry a big shovel!

It's a good look for her, don't you think?

Sadie might just be on a future cover of Sp*rt's Illustrated...

Anne, this TOTALLY counts as working out and lifting!

One word for all you future beach goers--REAPPLY!

No words...
...needed...
...about my loves...

Excited about a treasure--a dead crab.

I am kind of excited to have a TIMELY blog post, for once. Now back to my piles of laundry...Oy vay.

Hope you are having a fun and festive summer!

BTW, blogger, why are you italicizing this when I'm asking you not to?!