Archive for January, 2008

30 Jan

Digging Up Older Photos

I haven’t been able to get out and shot many new photos lately so I was digging around and finding some older photos today. I’ll share with you in a few. Casey J returned to normal today and was ready to get back to school, Zachary continues to do well with his karate classes (he [...]

29 Jan

Told you so Mom

Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight: You can get eyestrain and have difficulty focusing when trying to read in poor lighting, but these symptoms have no permanent effect on eyesight. One current theory holds that nearsightedness (myopia) might be caused by reading in dim light or holding books too close to the face. But [...]

29 Jan

Russian Literature Lesson

Chekhov once said, “Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out,” on some days that rings out loud and clear to me. Today the boys school called at lunch to say Casey J had thrown up twice, which turned out to be one time too many. We [...]

28 Jan

Brutal Honesty

Ever want to hear the truth without any shades of gray? Ask a child or don’t they’ll give their gut wrenching, honest opinion anyway. Nothing goes unnoticed or un-noted, they say it like they see it, and they have an unbelievable power to hurt feelings of even adults (all without intention of harm). Say for [...]

25 Jan

Itty Bitty Obsession

We all know I have a tiny obsession with photography, it’s only recently reared it’s head but it started about 8 years ago while working on a project (thanks to my dear friend Charles) and I remember the artsy side emerging again. I did take art in the dungeon over at the convent from like [...]

24 Jan

Peas Please

What four year old gets super excited about having fish sticks and peas for dinner (and totally ignores the macaroni and cheese)? That would be my little man, he loves peas (but not cold ones). I have two boys with completely different picky tendencies, Z-man makes the fake gaggy noises when he’s forced by butter [...]