Archive for July, 2008

Special Day

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Today is a special day…it’s Harry Potter’s Birthday!  Well - it is also a more special day as today my dh and I have been married for 15 years!  We had a very nice dinner at a great restaurant.  We walked around a bit, enjoyed watching the sailboats in the bay, but then headed home [...]

Grand Canyon

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Are we planning a fun-filled trip?  Heck no - we don’t have to drive anywhere to experience this natural wonder, we  have it right in our own front yard! 
Simian alert - beware!  (Sorry mom - my father is excused, he would never have left it this way).
Yesterday my dh leaves the house to pick up [...]

Instant Gratification

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

So - is anyone else sick of their summer wardrobe?  I am!  I decided to make a skirt, not just any skirt mind you, a full-fledged throwback to the 1970’s wrap skirt!  I wanted something that would be comfortable on any day of the week, not too fancy, not too casual.  I did not feel [...]

College Complete!

Monday, July 21st, 2008

This posting is more for my son than for anyone else.  He is currently in Baltimore but my house is his homebase for important mail.  Saturday I received his diploma in the mail.  Below is a black and white, scanned copy of the original (which is on thick cardstock and actually in color).  Sorry Matt [...]

Catching Up

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Meet Sonny:

He took care of Sophia during her week of horse camp.
This is one of the games they showed us - they had to walk and trot with a full cup of water.  Sophia managed to get the horse to trot and won a ribbon!

Here she is heading out of the corral with her ribbons [...]