It’s my birthday! I’m 35 years old today and in this shot I’m modeling earrings that my amazing daughter picked out for me. This year she’s into earrings after getting her own ears pierced in the spring. How I love sharing girly things with her as she grows.
It’s been a wonderful birthday. So complete and full that I snapped precisely six shots this morning and this one, a birthday self-portrait and an admittedly terrible piece of composition, will have to do. I’m off to spend the last moments of my special day watching tv and cuddling with my husband.
Shiloh, our almost 4 year old dog, gets lots of attention from the women in the household (and not nearly as much from the sole male). Today Livia trained him to “high five” for kibbles—and then she left him a little note of love on the kitchen floor.
I felt industrious and capable early this morning as I chopped red onion and red cabbage then stirred their wilting pieces in a mixture of butter and oil. My Moms in Prayer group was hosting a soup lunch for the staff at school and I wanted to contribute. Chop chop chop, stir stir stir. And the smells wafted upstairs where my husband was just waking up.
As it turns out, cooked cabbage in the morning is a little much for the non-awake crowd. To add insult to injury, cooking odors seem to travel straight from our stove to the upstairs bedrooms. Lysol to the rescue in my favorite web developer‘s office!
Fortunately, the soup itself tasted delicious. Whew.
And yet, the cabbage smell remains.
The pic almost renders me speechless. Almost. But not quite.
World, meet Austin “The Stache” Mackrill. During this morning’s congregational meeting at Redeemer Austin was called up front to… Um, what did he say? I honestly can’t recall as his mustache was that captivating.
The thumbs up nailed it as today’s DPP. Thank you, Austin. December 2 is a little brighter due to the curled ends of your facial hair.
A huge thank you goes out to the designer of this year’s badge and banners—Dylan Moss!
Not only is Dylan a fabulous graphic designer, but he’s also an all-around good guy. I know he likes bikes and coffee and an equally wonderful woman named Emily. That makes him more than alright in my book.
If you need a graphic designer, give Dylan a holler. Thanks again for all your hard work, Dylan. We appreciate you and we absolutely love this year’s badge.
What a gift for Day 1 of the December Photo Project—a beautiful foggy morning. I jumped out of bed and raced for my camera, the dew from the grass getting my shoes damp and the dog getting excited thinking this was an opportunity for play. It’s Day 1, and I’m ready to go!
