I find it funny that some days I have everything in the world to write about. I will have ten different subjects that seem shiny and brilliant to me and I say to myself "me, you have to pick one"So I will pick the one that seems the most fun or worthwhile and jot the … Continue reading inspiration…

We woke this morning to a bright crisp day with brunch on the horizon. The only reason we got out of bed when we woke up around 9 was to find out when our brunch destination opened. Mike poked his head out the window and noted out loud that the cold snap has brought out … Continue reading little red bird…

in a little less than 2 months I will be a 30 year old woman... Until yesterday I took great pride in having been an almost 30 year old woman who had never ...umm... planted... for lack of a better word... a chia pet.I can no longer say that. Have you ever planted a chia … Continue reading the chia pet…

I need to make a little correction to my blog post of January 5th 2007 "start at the beginning... and when you come to the end stop" I missed probably the longest lasting of all constants in Mike's life... music. oopsie. bad wife. insensitive me. bad cami bad cami.It probably isn't that big a deal … Continue reading correction/ addendum or i’m dense…

last night while Mike and I snuggled and watched the Daily show before drifting off to sleep we thought out loud about how nice a little snow day would be... you see it was supposed to snow yesterday... we even had a "severe weather alert" in effect from 6 AM to 6PM. no such luck. … Continue reading the truth about the snow day…

I'm never quite sure how it happens but sometimes the day that could be so right and so perfect just goes wrong... It reminds me of the whole the road to hell is paved with good intentions adage... The part that gets me is that I am painfully aware that it is something inside me … Continue reading the right day gone wrong…

Anyone who has a child knows the power of the sad little sick face... the worry over a fever and the need to know what color snot is coming out of that perfect little nose.K is sick. Too sick to go to school but not sick enough to lie in bed, watch movies, eat soup … Continue reading too sick… but not sick enough…

We all take issue with censorship. Whether you are all about making sure that every single persons' freedom of speech is upheld or you are busy trying to make the world a duplicate of your own narrow mind, censorship is an issue... for most.I am no exception.. though usually I would be on the free … Continue reading mommy censorship…

You really expect your child to inherit some things from you. Your eyes, your smile, your twisted sense of humor or the odd way you stare out your window in the mornings causing passersby that look at your house to wave uncomfortably...I never thought my 4 year old daughter would say "mama, I want to … Continue reading runs in the family…

Me: What did you do at school today?K: I don't wanna talk about itM: Did you make these cookies?I held up a plate with 4 dinosaur sugar cookiesK: uh huh, the ones with red hots are just for you mamaM: Wow thank you! What else did you do?K: I already said I don't wanna talk … Continue reading Walking home from school…