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If you're looking for a place to see wildflowers, you don't have to leave Austin. Today, Luke and I visited St. Edwards Park in Northwest Austin with some friends, and I can honestly say I've never seen so many bluebonnets. It was amazing. I haven't been...
I just wanted to share a few photos from the Wildflower Center today, because we had a lot of fun. The wildflowers are just hitting their stride in Central Texas right now. Waves of blue, red and yellow are visible along many Texas highways. Yards in...
I got a taste of organization yesterday, and I LIKE it! It all started when Andy suggested that we go ahead and move Luke into the big bed that's been stored in pieces in the closets since we set up the crib. It was my bed growing up, and it's really...
I used up the last of my yearly vacation days (never enough!) to spend three glorious days with my son. Awesome! I didn't have any big plans. I just wanted to have a relaxing few days with the boy. It's time I wish I got to spend with him all year long...
It's not usually this chilly in Austin in December. Usually we'll have one or two cold days and the rest are balmy and beautiful. This year -- wet and chilly. I told Luke one weekend on a visit to Whole Foods that we would only go ice skating at the rink...
I'm the type of person who writes down To-Do lists, consults my calendar religiously to figure out where I'm supposed to go next, and keeps track of the stories I'm owed and what's been done. But I'm not so good about writing down goals. These have been...
Halloween presents a dilemma in our household. We rarely eat sugar or processed foods, yet here is a "holiday" that celebrates begging for tiny pieces of insulin-spiking carbs. What's a mom to do? I'll tell you what I do. I try to make the crafts and...
This is the first year Luke has brought up the approaching holiday season without prompting -- at least from my husband or myself. He knows Halloween is on the way, and he requested a costume this year. A TIGER! ROAR! I was worried I wouldn't be able...
I hesitate writing a post about any of my fears or worries. No one wants to read my whining, I firmly believe. But sometimes, admitting ones faults or fears to the greater world is one of the first steps in correcting the fault or overcoming the fear...
I had the opportunity to visit two wonderful restaurants recently as just an adult, rather than as a mother, and it was heavenly. There is nothing like being able to get away and enjoy a slow meal with candlelight and wine -- without worrying that your...
It's been 3 years since my son was born, and looking back, my son is not the only one who has grown. I have, too. I'm a more confident mother -- more comfortable with my own decisions in both his rearing and my own life. I'm not ashamed that...
As my LBB grows up, I'm noticing how our relationship is changing and how my little one is developing a sense of humor. Now that he is nearing another milestone birthday, he's figuring out how to needle me. It's partly my fault. If I let him...
Andy and I took Luke on a day trip today out to Longhorn Cavern , a state park very close to Inks Lake in the Highland Lakes area of the Texas Hill Country. I found out about it while looking up things to do at Inks Lake, and since Luke has been wanting...
I had planned on going camping with my boys this weekend, but alas, it was not to be. I have huge projects that need to be wrapped up, and I was worried that I wouldn't get done, even if I left for a night. So I decided to stay home. My boys, however...
We live such a digital life these days -- what with my work in web design, television, photographs, music -- and there are days that I need to shut off the hum of the electronics, shun my iPod, and go "analog." And one day after all television...
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