Sunday, February 18, 2007

For Mom & Don

Mom - you wanted to know if Gwennan is crawling yet. Boy is she ever! The following two videos are for you - to show you what a big girl she's growing into!




Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Happy Valentine's Day!

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

You say it's my birthday

At 2:05 AM last night I officially completed 37 years of being on earth. My stepdad Wayne told me I'm really only 29 - with 8 years of experience. Inside I still feel like I'm 18 - which is to say that I still care a lot about what's going on with Britney Spears and what the latest, hottest band is. I guess you could say I don't feel very "mature". I'm nearly 40 years old, with a husband and a kid and a mortgage, but it feels like I'm just "playing grown-up" still. Which is not to say that I don't take being a wife and mother seriously, I just don't feel like I'm very good at it. I wonder if that sensation ever goes away. Probly not.

Tonight Mark and I are dressing up and going on a birthday date at our fave restaurant, Simpatico on Marietta Square. We're living a pretty financially tight lifestyle these days, so we only go to Simpatico on special occasions, but we just love that place. Never had a bad meal there. I highly recommend it if you're looking for someplace nice like Houston's without the 2-hour Houston's wait for a table.

Poor Mark, he gets hit with the double-whammy every February - my birthday and then Valentine's the very next day. I always tell him he doesn't have to make a big deal out of either, but he always does. I guess he loves me. :o)

Happy Valentine's Day to you all!

Friday, February 02, 2007

Catrionics - or "Gratuitous Cute Catri Photos"

Well, we're missing Catri a lot here in Georgia. She's out in Seattle, getting used to her new school schedule and doing 22 hours of gymnastics a week. (!!!)
I was browsing through some of the thoughtful self-portraits she took in November and decided to share them with you all. I think you'll find them moving in their subtlety and grace.
I've grouped them into categories as follows:
- Stone/Inebriated
- Rock Star/Diva
- Nasal Cavities
- Open Mouth
and
- Family

Hope you enjoy them as much as I did ...


STONED/INEBRIATED























































































ROCK STAR/DIVA







































































































































































NASAL CAVITIES

























































































OPEN MOUTH

































































































































FAMILY



















































































































And these really defy categorization ...





















































Thursday, February 01, 2007

Gratuitous Cute Baby Photos - Winter Edition

These are from the past 3 months, including a visit from Mom & Don at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and various other photos.




















Rolling around on the floor with sister Catri ...













With buddy Ian, who sometimes doesn't know what to think of the "pink thing" ...













Trying on Granny's sunglasses ...













































































With Grandma Kathy ...




















Clapping hands with Daddy ...




















She's finally warmed up to "Uncle" Charles ...