Our Messy, Beautiful Life

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Who looks like Who?

My birthday photos of me and Miss M with our faces right next to each other (and our kind of "non-resemblance" inspired us to see who looks most like each other. Here are the first few... can't wait to add Lando to the mix!!!

Friday, January 9, 2009

Me in my new suit

As per Mom's request, here I am in one of my two new suits. Hopefully better pictures will be coming soon. Self portraits from a cell phone are tough!

Sent from my iPhone

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

In Living Color

I am sick of BROWN. (Heretofore known as "Br" or "that color" because of the wordle Elle made of this blog!)

I mean I still like Br.

I like brownies and rocky road and trees (trunks) and D's hair and my roots (well, not really my roots) and certain delectable color combinations like pink & brown and hot fudge, and scotchmallow bars, and many other brown things I'm sure.

But I am kind of OVER br as the main color in which our home is decorated.

Even though I decorated the piano room with RED... it is still heavy and dark with that other color that shall remain nameless.

I still like the pirate ship/renaissance/old world look, but I am kind of over it in my home.

I like colors.

I kind of miss them.

Life is too short to leave out color.

I want to live in full color.

I'm not exactly sure how or when I will be able to affect this transition, but here is a little picture I have in my head.

I know there is a leather chair in the mix, but I think leather (and yes, even a little of that particular color) have their place... I am just sick of Br every where I turn. I want my eyes to feast on patterns and colors and freshness and LIFE.

But where do I start? I am surrounded by BR.

PS.

My BLOG is that color.

PPS

Old habits dies hard.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Tennessee Realtives

I am so excited that the Tennessee relatives finally posted an update on their blog about their Christmas in Gatlinburg. Their cabin looks lovely... my sister-in-law and my brother and the kids made it looked homey and Christmasy, just like they had always lived there!

I am sad that they live so far away and that we don't get to share these moments with them, but I am glad they are keeping a blog some so that we can at least feel a little more connected.

Here are the 6 kids plus a friend. They are all getting so big and old *sniff sniff*.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Vacation is Over

It is bittersweet when vacation ends and the kids go back to school.

I need to get back to work and the kids have homework to do, but I hate when vacation is over.

I like lazy days and sleeping in and friends hanging out and sleepovers and staying up late and going to the movies (we went to see Despereaux and Bedtime Stories today) and shopping and going out to eat and a little respite from sports and NO HOMEWORK!

I know we can't live in vacation world forever, but I'm not glad about it.

I'd better log out now and go set my alarm for far too early in the morning.

Friday, January 2, 2009

New Year's Day at Walt's Place

Disneyland on New Year's Day was PACKED (had to park at Convention Center!)... you had to wait in LONG lines just to enter the parking structure, buy a ticket, or get into the park.

CRAZY!