Category Archives: bryan

2011 catchup: you down with BOC?

Fair warning: the events in this post concern last year’s spring break, not this year’s. That’s right, 10 months ago. We are nothing if not timely around here. Also? There will be many pictures. Get that scrolling finger ready. It’s … Continue reading →

almost 18

10 Aug ’11

Just for fun, I used this photo in the church announcements last Sunday. It was taken the summer we were married. Those kids have no idea. But then, they never were the kind to think too hard before jumping in. … Continue reading →

outside the box

30 Jan ’11

Yesterday, in the gorgeous sunshine, we got some sweet cardboard out and hit the slopes. It was, for lack of a better word, SUPERFUN. You can see what it felt like RIGHT HERE. This is one of those times, admittedly, … Continue reading →

thanksgiving therapy

25 Nov ’10

There are years when being grateful is easy; when the drop-down list of answers is long. This year does not feel that way. Instead, it feels like I cannot find my list at all, cannot see my way to it. … Continue reading →

giving them the boot

12 Aug ’10

Packing for a trip with 3 kids has always been one of those areas of motherhood that seems just a bit beyond my skill level. We load our car full of every imaginable item and then turn up at our … Continue reading →

bottle it up

11 Aug ’10

Like I said: You never know what you’re going to find. On this November morning last fall, out in the barn – while stomping loudly to scare snakes out that would then conceivably be killed by the 12-year-old cousin carrying … Continue reading →

the old red barn

10 Aug ’10

So, we’re back at the ranch. Last November. Crisp mornings, cool nights, clear sunny days. As soon as you come out of Bryan’s grandmother’s house, you can see the appeal of the place – in the way the trees twist … Continue reading →

surf ‘n turf

20 Jul ’10

Alternately titled: Just exactly how long is that crazy woman going to post about her vacation? Wasn’t that like, a month ago? Finally, Friday, the sun came out. Cleanup tents and all, it was going to be a great day. … Continue reading →

and so it goes

12 Jul ’10

After that fantastic first day at the beach, things went a little…well, downhill. As many of you know already, thanks to my husband’s ubiquitous emergency room tweeting, on the very next night I cut my finger quite badly. Somehow, that … Continue reading →

rambling monologues about my life