Musings

I Wore PJs To The Store (and lived to tell about it)

November 17, 2011 24 comments

But I ‘m not so sure the other patrons of my local grocery store survived … I was a SIGHT. It’s all Baby Barney Kneeknuckles’ fault. He was asleep — sound asleep — a state I work hard to achieve every night.  It normally takes an hour or so to get him good and OUT.  [...]

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Because Some Things Are Just Funny

November 10, 2011 34 comments

I think I need an intervention ’cause I can NOT quit pinning and repinning and pinning some more. Alone I am not in this new Pinterest obsession.  My mom and sisters are avid pinners, and — more than ONCE (or twice or thrice) this week — I have found Hubby on the iPad scrolling through [...]

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When Do You Get Used To Being Pregnant?

January 4, 2011 15 comments

When do you stop worrying every minute of the day? For the three weeks since I received my first positive pregnancy test, there hasn’t been a single day that I’ve not worried over every little thing, held my breath over a twinge, or stopped to pray and beg God to protect this baby. I hate [...]

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It’s Hard To Blog When You’re Running Out Of Time.

December 21, 2010 10 comments

23 presents. TWENTY THREE. That’s how many I decided to MAKE this year. What was I thinking?  I’m an idiot. An idiot running out of time . . . hence the wee blogging hiatus going on here. But, the good news is that in a few days, it will all be over. I’ll be with [...]

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So, Getting Old Isn’t That Bad, but I’ve Lost My Sense of Propriety

December 13, 2010 9 comments

Yesterday, I turned 25 32. (sigh) I’m still not a fan of being in my thirties. . . especially since the second I turned thirty, my skin changed — entering the beginning stages of crepe-papery thinness and a mass of wrinkles and fine lines. NOT a fan. But yesterday’s annual mourning celebration of getting older [...]

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If you know the word bokeh, you know more than me

December 9, 2010 14 comments

So, I have a somewhat decent DSLR and a copy of Photoshop Elements. But there’s been a vital piece missing . . . knowledge. I don’t know nuthin’ ’bout my camera or workin’ PSE. Nuthin’. For three months, I’ve only used the “auto” mode of my camera and, when playing with PSE, I’ve only used [...]

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