Monthly Archives: January 2011
experimental photography
we had a some beautiful weather yesterday afternoon, and despite everyone’s continuing struggle with snot, we took the kids out to the playground at early head start. i was relieved that the squirm was excited to be there, instead of … Continue reading
ask yourself, do you feel lucky?
so, those of you that have been with my blog since the beginning know that i initially found myself sucked into twitter in a big way. i mean, who wouldn’t want to know what lance armstrong is doing at all … Continue reading
say aaaaaaaaaaah
being one of the millions of americans living without health insurance has intensified my existing reticence to take a trip to the doctor’s office. maybe milo can sense this on a unconscious level and that is why he gets so … Continue reading
one minute journal idea, thurs
BalzerDesigns: 1 min AJ Idea: Grab a tag, playing card, junk mail, etc. and go to town decorating it! Changing size format can break you out of a rut! ok, here goes. i took an envelope from our junk mail … Continue reading
canine makeover
becca before i don’t know if there is a contagious canine disease that causes these eyelid polyps, but we seem to be plagued with them. max had one forever, and we finally bit the bullet and had his removed two … Continue reading
waiting for brotherly love
i know this isn’t unusual, but milo doesn’t really seem to enjoy having a younger brother. he seemed mildly interested when we brought augie home from the hospital. or at least not openly hostile…. it is really cute that augie … Continue reading
one minute journaling idea
BalzerDesigns: 1 min Art Journaling Idea:: Choose a word and write it in messy script across your page at least twelve times. Use all different angles! i didn’t follow the directions exactly, but here is how my page turned out. … Continue reading
uh oh, a naaaaaake
i don’t talk too much here about milo and his issues with speech, or i guess i should say his issue with lack of speech. maybe since his diagnosis is so uncertain, i don’t want to brand him by speculating … Continue reading
teaching an old dog new tricks
and by old dog, i mean me, and by new tricks, i mean how to play the cello. yes friends, today is the first day of my loooooong awaited cello lessons. and by long awaited i mean almost a year. … Continue reading
budding artist?
people always say that with two artistic parents (my hubby is an amazing pianist) that the kids can’t help but be creative. my fingers are crossed of course, and it would be amazing if the kids wanted to play music … Continue reading




