This beautiful exchange

So….SOMEBODY got into Mom’s purse and found her own morning snack. I’m not going to name any names, but I WILL say that her name rhymes with “Goosey”.

Tony and I had a very interesting conversation yesterday. We have both been struggling to find our “place” now that we are back in Springfield. Part of that has to do with the fact that we still haven’t found a church that we want to build community with. However, most of it has to do [...]

Last weekend, we not only had a surprise visit from the Wilsons, but we spent the majority of it working on the new awning on the back of the house. Actually, Tony spent most of his time working on the awning, Lucy and I spent our time wandering around the backyard, looking at wild flowers [...]

On Saturday, the Wilson clan from Virginia, stopped by for a short visit. We haven’t seen them since September, so it was great to talk with them and hug their necks. And, most importantly, Lucy and Patrick to the chance to play together again. It is so fun to see them together. Being only three [...]

One of Lucy’s favorite things to do in the mornings while I’m getting ready is to play in whatever bathroom drawer she can get her hands in to. Most of the time, I have one of the top drawers open and she can barely reach inside. She usually sticks her hand in and just fishes [...]

Yesterday, Grandma Hill (my mom) and Great-Grandma Varner (my grandma) came down for the day. Our goal was to play “Curb Appeal” and make our front yard no longer look like the Junky House of Madison Street.
We weeded, pulled out old mulch, re-mulched, trimmed bushes, planted flowers, picked up sticks and painted the front door. [...]

Said in jest. I hope.
her: I like this purse, but do you think that it’s too “Hollywood IT Girl” for me?
him: What’s a “Hollywood IT Girl?”
her: I also recently read that the bigger your purse the smaller your butt looks.
him: Well, then you need to look for the trash bag sized purses.

Going Her Own Way. from Valerie on Vimeo.

Several weeks ago I submitted a picture of Lucy into a “contest” for crazy baby hair. Those selected became part of a slide show on Baby Center.
Click HERE to see the slide show.
Lucy is picture #23.