Spectacularly fabulous. Again.

I realize that I take a lot of sunrise photos.  I suppose they may seem a bit repetitive...but I can't help myself.  Because every single sunrise is a bit different than the previous one.  And every single sunrise is spectacular.

 The vivid colors...

The reflection on the water...

The tranquility and peacefulness of the morning...

and the way the light reflects off the glowing, gleaming clouds...

 It is amazing, and fabulous, and mesmerizing...

 I just can't help myself.  Every single morning, I think that every single sunrise is miraculous and breathtaking and stupendous.

Because every, single sunrise is miraculous and breathtaking and stupendous.

Only yesterday

Dear Eldest Child...

Wasn't it only yesterday...

that I "saw" you for the first time...and heard your heartbeat, and felt you kick, and suffered through the hiccups with you...

and I held you for the first time, and counted all your fingers and toes, and smelled your sweet new baby smell...

and Daddy held you for the first time...

That you loved to be held by Mommy and Daddy...and we waited for your little sister to be born...

and that Daddy could carry you around like this?

Wasn't it only yesterday that you dressed up like a pilot (like Daddy) for Halloween? (and had your first "girlfriend", Gessica)

Wasn't it only yesterday that you loved to jump in piles of leaves, and would giggle and giggle at the sheer joy of the moment?

Wasn't it only yesterday that you still liked to cuddle with me and didn't mind posing for pictures?

Wasn't it only yesterday that you were a toothless wonder with a mischievous twinkle in your eye...

and an earnest cub scout....

and wanted to be the Crocodile Hunter when you grew up...

and caught your first fish...

and you believed in Santa Claus?

Wasn't it only yesterday that you started high school?

If all those things happened only yesterday...how did we get to this point?

How did my baby boy become old enough to drive?

Just so you know...I don't like how fast you are growing up.

You're freaking me out.

You're making ME feel old.  And that's just not nice.

I'm definitely not old enough to have a kid who drives.

So just stop it.  Right this minute.  Come give your mommy a hug.  Stop getting so big and grown up.  Be my little boy for a little while longer.

Please.

Love, Mom

Housekeeping...blog style.

I have some "housekeeping" I need to take care of here on this blog.  A few things I've been meaning to say, but keep forgetting to say...


I realized that we have had our new car for 3 months now, and I haven't told you how we are liking it.  In fact, other than my weekly kvetching about rude SUV drivers who hate hybrids, I haven't said much about it at all.  

We like it.  We really, really like it.  I especially like it (particularly after driving a big ol' minivan for so many years!)  It's fun to zip around in, and I can fit into any parking space now.  But the absolute, number one reason that we like the new car so much is this...

This is actually the picture I took (at a stoplight) right before  I made it to 50 mpg!!!  My personal best!  I DID try to get a picture when it flipped over to 50, but it came out all blurry.  Anyway, getting 45+ miles per gallon is the main reason we love this car.  The SUV's still hate it though.

** If anyone reading this drives an big ol' SUV, please do not take this personally - it is meant to be slightly humorous.  It is true however that the humongous gas guzzling behemoths always glare at me when I drive the anteater.  Which is what Mr. Wonderful calls the car.  But I digress...the point I'm trying to make is that I really don't hate SUV's or SUV drivers.  Really.**

Anyway, I've been meaning to tell you about the car, but I always seem to forget.  We love it.  The anteater rocks.

I also wanted to say thank you.  To you.  All of you who check in here day after day and read my silly little ramblings.  All of you who have told me, or emailed me, or commented to tell me that you like this little blog of mine and that you look forward to reading it.  You have no idea how much it means to me to hear that!  It makes my day!  

So thank you!  You rock!

That's all the "housekeeping" for today...I'll leave you with some pictures from the past week that never made it onto the blog...

 The eagles have been hanging out on the boathouse all week....

 It's been lovely weather here, cooler and breezy...so Mr. Wonderful and Princess P and I have been taking Lucy for walks as often as we can...

 Naturally, I always bring my camera...

 Clearly, he was very impressed with the breakfast sandwich he made!

 And clearly, Mr. Wonderful was mesmerized by something in the paper.  Or else, he just didn't want me to take his picture...

 Because it has been so balmy, we have had the windows opened...

 and the kitties are captivated by the sounds and scents wafting through the screens...

 Speaking of the kitties, Gus is just over a year old...

 And Jack is only 8 months old.  He's still growing.

We're just a teeny tiny bit concerned about just how big he is going to get!

Friday Foto Fun

Money has been tight lately...so to help bring in some extra money, we've all started a new career.  I learned about this modeling gig from the Empress, and I must say that it is every bit as fabulous as she said it would be.  All of us are doing it - even Lucy. 


You must go here to try this!

Dear Bimbo

Dear Bimbo,


I saw you in your humongous SUV plastered with "pro-life" bumper stickers as you texted while driving.


I'm just curious...do you see the irony?  Huh?   Do you?

Sincerely,


Moi