I wore this dress in Kindergarten, so it is so special to see my daughter now wearing it.
Category: Childhood Memories
Back in Town
My sisters and I traveled back to our hometown for the funeral of our childhood friend, Jacob Adamo. As funerals often are, it was a bittersweet time. Nice to see so many people we hadn’t seen in years (or decades), nice to spend time with my sisters, but also so very hard and sad to […]
Lots of Hair
My mom loved to tell the story of how much hair I had even as a newborn. She said her hospital room was right near the nursery and she could hear many people exclaiming, “Look at that baby with all that hair!” And it would make her smile because she knew they were talking about […]
The Princess Dress
Last weekend, I took a “Sew Lovely” sewing class to try to get more comfortable with my sewing abilities. I am glad I went, as it gave me the confidence to repair a very special dress. This dress was mine when I was around 8 years old. I loved this dress. It was long and […]
My Hairdresser
Sometimes when I am putting Adrianna to bed, she will offer to play with my hair or fix my hair in a bid to get me to stay in the room a little longer. I absolutely love having my hair played with, so it usually works. Here is a lovely style she made for me. […]
Seven (More) Random Facts
I have been tagged by Jeff to list seven random or weird facts about myself. Let me see…what haven’t I blogged already… How about a bunch of childhood memories? Though I grew up in Wyoming, I have not (yet) visited Devil’s Tower or Yellowstone. Sad, I know. In addition to the large birthmark on my […]
Smells Like…
When we were in Indiana for the family reunion last August, my Aunt Di gave me a Queen-size bedding set that had been my Grandma’s from the “green” guest room in her house. Today, for the first time, I took it out of the bag so I could fold it nicely and put it away […]
Wash Hands
I am currently in the bathroom as Adrianna takes a bath. (She likes to play in the water for extended periods of time, so I usually just bring my laptop into the room with us so I have something to do while she splashes around.) Just now, even as she sat in a bathtub full […]
Karen’s Birthday and Vedauwoo
This past weekend we drove up to Wyoming to celebrate Karen’s 25th birthday. The whole family was there except for Brian and Ebony who are in Hawaii. One of the first orders of business was enjoying the swimming pool. Here is Adrianna squealing with glee after I splashed her with water. Afterwards, we had grilled […]
Mommy Handles
I have mentioned many times before that Adrianna likes to dance with me. This usually consists of her sitting against my hip as we twirl and bounce around to whatever music is playing at the time. I hold on to her pretty tightly so she doesn’t fall, as she doesn’t always hang on herself. Today […]