Archives for June 2011

Home Grown

June 29, 2011 2 Comments

Hello, my little pretties.

You four are so cute– the most cheerful shade of Santa-Clause-red.

Thank you for deciding to grow in my container garden. You have been the guests of honor for quite some time now.

I want to eat you all (at the same time, no favorites! okay, you, the tiny one on the upper left. You’re my favorite because you fought so hard to survive), but I can’t decide what you would like more? A bouncy salad leaf lawn chair? Should I upgrade you to Kale leaves? Or perhaps you’d like to take a little vacay south of the border and be wrapped in some yummy beans and cheese in a tortilla blanket?

Any way we go, you are sure to be yummy.

I am not worthy 🙂

Love

June 28, 2011 Leave a Comment

I hope that someday, when Gregory is grown and moved on from us, I will still remember mornings like today.

How we just laid next to each other, giggling while I tickled and draped his face with a scarf. Over and over again, little giggles of delight as he felt the soft scarf pass over his eyes and nose. The cutest.

How, when I fell asleep beside him in the living room (which was baby-proofed and barricaded!) he got lonely and woke me up by crawling over and giving me big open mouth kisses, all over my face.

How, after I finished singing him nursery rhymes, he sang his own tunes, independently for a solid 10 minutes.

How he called after the dog, “DAAWWWW!! DAAAAWWWW!!!!”

How he sat attentively on my lap while we read books together.

Chores, be damned. This is the kind of morning I love.

Sold!

June 26, 2011 1 Comment

I knew that we were going to downsize certain things, no matter where we moved. Last night, I spent an hour taking pictures and listing stuff on Craigslist.

Today, we sold our day/trundle bed for $250 in cash.

For any of you who ever stayed the night at our place, say goodbye!

It's last resting place, in G's room

The first place we had the daybed, way back there in the sunroom, in our first Dallas apartment 4 years ago!

First Emmy Nomination of season 8

June 22, 2011 1 Comment

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything from SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance). Even if you don’t normally watch the show, these two routines are worth watching.

And, yes, I’m a week behind. Since I teach piano in the evenings, Jesse and I have been watching the show when it gets to Hulu, a week later.

This first one was incredible. Just incredible. Chills-up-the-spine-good. The girl (Melanie Moore) is, according to Nigel, the best/strongest female dancer they have ever had on the show. That’s high praise!!! He also said that this could be the first “Emmy nomination” routine of the season!

The story: 2 statues come to life after the museum has closed.