Monday, June 21, 2010

Not-Me-Monday: Exhibitionism and Sharp Objects

This week, while visiting with a friend at a restaurant, I did not turn around and find my daughter topless. She did not figure out how to take off her shirt - and she certainly didn't feel comfortable doing such a thing in public. Not my daughter!

I did not pick out a light tan color to paint the interior of our rental house that is probably more pink than tan. I did not spend all weekend trying to talk myself into the believing that it looked tan. I do not make terrible paint choices. And I have not made an I'm-sure-this-will-look-good-on-the-walls but it ends-up-looking-peachy-pink paint choice before. Not me!

I did not talk my husband into competing in a sprint triathlon for our anniversary. Especially since the race is three weeks away, and I've only half-heartedly been training, and he hasn't been training at all. Nope, not me!

Seth didn't give me a lengthy justification for why he "needed" a fillet board so that he wouldn't cut himself when cleaning fish, only to stab himself in the hand not more than 10 minutes later. Oh the irony! We did not panic either,and proceed to driving our truck to the ER without strapping down the bed full of boxes, groceries, that had a bike and a playhouse precariously perched on top of it all. Seth was not more worried about me turning the corner too fast and losing our Clampit-like load, then he was about the blood spurting all over him, his clothes, and me too! No way!

I did not finally take away Juliette's beloved pacifier. I do not think it was probably harder on me than it was on her. But after a few fussy bedtimes and a road trip without it, I do not think I've she's finally kicked the habit. While cleaning out the truck this weekend, I did not find another "bip" (pacifier) and actually contemplate for a few minutes giving it to her. I wouldn't think about sabotaging a week's worth of self-control. Not me! Definitely not me.

Friday, June 18, 2010

More Seattle Wedding Pics


Some of my cute cousins and me


Stealing Daddy's Heart Hat

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Seattle Adventures Part 2

Did you guess that the pictures in the post before last were atop the Seattle Space Needle? This one was taken there too.



We were only in Seattle for the weekend, but we invested in CityPasses while we were there - basically you pay one affordable price for entrance into 6 different tourist attractions. The passes are good for nine days, and they are definitely the way to go, because you don't have to wait in line at the ticket offices - but can go right to the entrance gates. Apparently there are CityPasses for most major cities, so Seth and I are going to check them out next time we go traveling. It's a great way to see the sites for a lot less!

So besides the Space Needle, we also enjoyed visiting the Sience Fiction Musuem and the Music Project. There was an amazing sculpture there -

I of course had to take some pictures of it to show my students. Before we headed off to the other attractions, we took some time to enjoy the pier . . .

. . . and daddy's, uh . . . I mean Juliette's favorite food.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Words of Wisdom Wednesday




"When you love someone, you do not love them all the time, in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is even a lie to pretend to. And yet, this is exactly what most of us demand. We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life, of love, of relationships."



- Anne Morrow Lindburgh from Gifts From the Sea


(Juliette playing in Key West - January 2010)

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Do You See What I See?






Monday, June 14, 2010

Seattle Adventures Part One

We went to Seattle over Memorial Day for my cousin's wedding.

The last time I was in Seattle I was about ten years old, so needless to say it was quite fun exploring it again.


My cousin's wedding was on a lovely yacht.


With a lovely view of Seattle's skyline.

They had it decorated so lovely and elegant.

The flowers were amazing! We were joking that they must put steriods in the Seattle soil.


The wedding was so beautiful and so much fun. Danielle and Tyler, we wish you the very best!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Momma Mia!


Four generations - Me, Juliette, my grandmother, and my mother on Mother's Day.

(P.S. They are standing on a hill which makes me look a lot shorter than they are. I'm just a little shorter than they are. Honest!)