my kids and I (and joanie) planted a garden in our backyard this summer. we were a little late getting it in the ground, so our harvests are a bit behind but we are still ecstatic about what we are/will be getting.
Here’s the run down:
1. Copious amounts of green and purple basil since planting.
2. [...]
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the garden
Posted in gardening, kids on 28 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
my date with ben
Posted in kids on 24 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
last night, Ben and I had dinner at marie catribs. we had mc on his urging…because eleanor was hanging out at a friends house for dinner. It took him a while to decide whether he wanted indian or mc. but he also knew that if he let me eat mc, I [...]
afternoon delight…
Posted in kids, life, love on 23 July, 2008 | 2 Comments »
with my kids, people; keep your minds out of the gutter. we went to mejier gardens yesterday and i remembered how much i like to walk around mj when it isn’t full of people. pics below.
i love my kids
Posted in Family, kids on 14 July, 2008 | 2 Comments »
i had a really amazing weekend with my kiddos. it was just us for 3 days and it was beautiful. we didn’t do much of anything and didn’t see much of anyone and it was sooo good to re-center and find each other. don’t get me wrong…ben was his usual insane self and [...]
hmmm…
Posted in kids, my random and ridiculous brain on 9 July, 2008 | 1 Comment »
does growth always bring change. and is growth (and thus, change) ever a bad thing. Or can change come without growth, which is what causes the detrimental aspect?
i am taking my kids camping this weekend. we had planned to go to bliss but i am broke…so we are just going to hang [...]
sunday
Posted in Family, Spiritual meanderings, friends, kids on 29 June, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i’ve missed our sabbath sundays. we haven’t had any as of late and i think my person self has suffered a bit from the lack of them.
today we met at gaia…not exactly sabbath sunday, but really damn close. here dana pretends she is a flour tortilla reindeer walrus:
and eleanor and chris pass the [...]
whirlwhind
Posted in kids, life on 10 June, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
is what i might be in. its a good, warm, one – with just a hint of lilac swirling about because they have been blooming here in MI, but a whirlwind none the less.
my kids leave for 2 weeks tomorrow and i am not happy about it…and i am happy about it. for [...]
some pictures of my babies.
Posted in kids on 19 May, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The second picture is my Ben, with the mother of all walking sticks. We tooka hike together, just Ben and I, while visiting some friends who were camping in their VW buses. The stick about broke my thumb in an unfortunate accident. this is post-accident Ben, humming the theme to star [...]
miyazaki
Posted in kids, movies on 28 April, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
as in, the director of the totoro movies…
my kids and i watched his film spirited away tonight. it was engaging, but a bit long. also, every 10 seconds ben or eleanor piped up with questions like: ‘why are those birds really paper?” or “is he really a radish or a monster?” or [...]
This is why I love my kids…
Posted in Family, kids, life on 25 April, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
recolored for your viewing pleasure by Eleanor.
