Life taken with a grain of salt and perhaps a bite of cheesecake or two. Spend a minute with me in my world. Leave a comment or two. Bring the cheesecake.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Dear Santa,
Friday, December 19, 2008
Dare I, Really?
Not without help. No, I would not attempt to take another family photo including all four children without help. It has been two years since the last incident:

Did I say incident?
It took 2 hours to take that photo. Each of the four children pictured (and their mother) (behind the camera) had cried real tears before we were through. What makes me smile (now) is that they all look so peaceful and loving and innocent in the photo.
I vowed never to subject my family to motherly photographic abuse in that way ever again.
The thought of using a professional photographer for a nice Christmas family photo did occur to me. It just didn't occur to me in October, when it was 95 degrees outside (when I should have been thinking Christmas photo shoot?), so that I could have the pictures back in time for the holidays.
Enter Diane. (My SIL)
Christmas 2008
We were not good clients.
We were late. We wiggled. We whined. We chased ducks.
It got a little dark outside. That's not Diane's fault.
Still, we have a snapshot and nobody cried. I must therefore declare this another successful photographic experience.
I call it "When all else fails, let your children climb trees".
Thank you, Diane.
And thank heaven.
P.S. If you'd like a Christmas card from us, we need your address. If you don't want to be left out, please email it to us even if you think we already have it.
The End.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Christmas Lights (And the ridiculousness we are willing to go through for them.)
Turkey Thumbs vs. Cranberries
Not Cute.
I put on my best game face.
Okay, so it needs a little work.
Thanksgiving
Next thing you know, the Stephen & Diane Montoyas show up with Diane's fabulicious potatoes and apple crisp, Mom and Gramps put ice-cream in the freezer and Martinelli's on the table, the Durrant family walks in with warm rolls and we have ourselves quite a dinner.
Our Feast