i don’t really like myself. so i don’t blame you if you don’t like me. it’s not that i woke up this morning, and realized that i hate what i’ve become — because i haven’t become anything. and that’s what i hate. i hate that i haven’t changed. i hate that i’m still making the… Continue reading you and me

we drove and listened to sara evans. we drove and listened to brooks and dunn. that’s when he turned it off. we eventually got out of the car. we walked through the woods, we sat by the falls, we talked a bit, we walked some more, we posed for a picture, we ate a bit,… Continue reading my day

you can only go so long without pictures.

gabriel doesn’t have a splash cymbal on his set anymore. why? because colin doesn’t, colin is the new favorite, and colin gave him his first set of real drumsticks. another someone told me that we need to start teaching the kid – “he’s got rhythm.” “hey. what up sis?” yup, eric’s back from summer break.… Continue reading just stuff

gabriel sat next to me while eating dinner. i asked him what his favorite thing about their house was. “the yellow and the hard ground.” i laugh and think about the influence that aunts have. after all, our baby b now says “uh-oh!” thanks to aunt beans. yes, we teach them all the important things… Continue reading nuttin’ much

so my sister asked me to make cookies for the meeting tonight. she asked, “can you make them without doubling the sugar?” i laughed and told her i could. and i did as i said. i did not double the sugar. i just doubled the salt, baking soda, and vanilla. ohmydeargoodness.