{7.31.08}

happy friday

to everyone and anyone! i'll be thinking of you while i'm enjoying this...

and this...

for...

four

glorious days with my most awesome family.

{7.30.08}

things i've been doing this week

• making our camping to-do list(s).


• obsessing over new blog templates.


• procrastinating.


• wallowing.


• packing.


• rewriting my lists in store aisle order.


• cleaning.


• more wallowing.


• dipping into our camp supply of red wine.


• using the word "neat" a lot.


• twittering.

in the midst of wallowing, i broke down and had some cheese. i miss cheese. this was all i could find in the kitchen to satisfy my craving.

{7.28.08}

happiness

i should have these words super-glued to my forehead for "those" days and weeks when i'm unable to pull my upper part of my body from my lower part of my body!

happiness is a state of mind, not a way of life or a destination that you'll reach one day. bumps in the road of life are to be expected, and we cannot let them ruin our days. we often think that if a combination of factors would just fall into place THEN we would finally be happy. satisfaction can only come from within, through truly accepting yourself, your life, and your circumstances. during this life you'll have many hard days--long work days, sleepless nights, worrying about the future, etc. this week, think about the joys of your life. find creative ways to enjoy the little bumps in the road.

thanks jules! ;)

{7.26.08}

um, so...

guess what brenner wants for christmas?!

{7.24.08}

a nickname for brenner

while riding our bikes to music on the green last night, brenner told me the kids at the boys & girls club came up with a nickname for him. brenner thinks it’s pretty cool and i about fell off my bike from laughing so hard.

are you ready?

it’s pretty darn cute… 

string cheese!

i thought it was because he’s so tall & thin, but no, it’s because of his...

hair!

it looks like string cheese!!!

{7.22.08}

multiple choice

looking at this picture, i'm not sure if i want to:

1. laugh.


2. cry.


3. laugh and cry.


4. increase his allowance.


5. buy the apples.


6. all of the above.

{7.21.08}

apples to apples

all weekend i tinkered with my new blog design and the very minute (no lie) i was done, squarespace went offline to launch "the big one: v5." um yeah, i lost everything.

i don't want to talk about it. 

(hey anthony, where the heck did spell check go? are you freaking kidding me?)

***

i do, however, want to talk about this little jewel, the second apple of my eye, little miss paige, celebrating her 1st birthday.

and speaking of apples:

these tasty little guys came from our garden. 

{7.18.08}

three dudes

here's the highlight of any friday evening, right?! toooooooowwwwtally.

{7.14.08}

weekend recap

the weekend was good and lazy - just what adam and i needed.

friday night...

we ventured downtown bend to watch the criterion bike race with eric and mandy. as amazing as it was to watch, i really don't get the whole "spandex" sport.

saturday...

this day included the following: a trip to sparks lake, annoying traffic stops for littering cyclist(s) and me yelling at a cop for witnessing and doing nothing!!! and that's all i have to say about that. don't assume.

on with sunday...

we lunched at eagle crest, used our cheat day on "love it" sized ice cream at cold stone, spent too much mula at both "joe's" then back home to work on these:

our flip-flop tan lines.

{7.11.08}

a typical friday morning at work

{7.10.08}

when adam and i discuss politics

(a forwarded email) 

'from the time barrack obama was sworn in as a united state senator, to the time he announced he was forming a presidential exploratory committee, he logged 143 days of experience in the senate. that's how many days the senate was actually in session and working. after 143 days of work experience, obama believed he was ready to be commander in chief, leader of the free world, and fill the shoes of abraham lincoln, FDR, JFK and ronald reagan. 143 days. i keep leftovers in my refrigerator longer than that.'

- columnist cheri jac

(adam's response) 

the question is...how many days did john mccain spend waving george w. bush's flag?

i'd rather elect a president who'll (presumably - remains to be seen) be surrounded by excellent people with similar beliefs to my own than a bunch of cronies.

{7.9.08}

one down, nineteen to go

after spending a week trying to convince brenner to let me pull his front tooth, he goes to dinner with his father for a few hours and bam, his tooth falls out while drinking water and swallows the darn thing. bren was so upset and thought the tooth fairy wouldn't come, so he wrote her a note: "i swallowed my tooth on accident". he folded it nicely and placed it in his special tooth fairy pillow before going to bed.

this morning he scurried into the kitchen while i was making lunches to inform me the tooth fairy did indeed come and left him money in exchange for the note. he just couldn't believe it!

during our commute this morning he asked, quite serious, the following questions:

brenner: "mom, do you think my tooth is still in my tummy?

me: "um, i'm not sure, maybe."

brenner: "well, how is it going to get out?"

me: "um....well...you'll poop it out."

brenner: "oh, but won't that hurt me?"

me: "nope."

brenner: "so, will i be able to see it?"

me: "probably not, and please don't go looking!"

i digressed...

without further ado, my toothless child...

{7.7.08}

slip 'n slide

 

 

 

{7.6.08}

30

adam's 30th birthday party & 4th of july celebrations: the best of times with the best of peeps!

(click on images to enlarge)

 

**no babies or elderly were harmed during the filming of these events**

{7.3.08}

my love

happy 3-0 birthday, adam george ridlon. you rock my world every single day!!!

 

p.s. i love you.