Tag: Unique
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I’m Still Standing
He ran into a bridge. Granted it was a playground bridge, but it wasn’t miniscule. It was large enough to be seen from a distance. He wasn’t looking for it. Mason, at six, is a competitive go-getter who hates the idea of slowing down or losing. He’s an incredibly focused young man who keeps his…
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The Wall Of Wonder
Last Christmas when our whole family was together–all 31 of us–John and I were gifted by our kids with family portraits. They turned out so much better than I’d anticipated–taking that many child portraits can be exhausting. Eleven months later, we finally put up a collage of our grands. All seventeen of them. We evened…
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What Do You Really Want?
All he ever wanted was a bathtub. Beck, my Colorado grand, has, with his family, lived in a very little house his entire brief life. Small enough only to have a three-quarter bath. Translated–no bathtub. His passion is playing in the tub, so his creative parents would find containers to fill with water as alternatives.…
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Beauty Is In The Full Palette
Schools have begun in various iterations around the country. Virtual, face-to-face, and a hybrid with a little bit of both. The adjustments are much different from years past. But when you’re two and a half, and this is the first day of school ever, it’s a whole new adventure. Cousins Callum and Mason are only…
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Trinkets, Treasures…or Trash?
We’ve been in vacation mode for a week and have decided doing what isn’t our norm is the best way to embrace this time. So we went to a flea market. No idea why calling it a name that intimates people selling bugs, but what we found was a mixture of Goodwill, garage sale and…
Tip of My Iceberg 