2010 archives
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January
A man, a boy, a handgun.
When I met Jeff one of the things I knew I wanted in a man, and loved about him,...
My Personal Blog List
There are many things I want to blog about right now. In fact, I literally have 5 folders with...
February
Tuesday’s Child is Full of Grace
I’m not one of those Mommas who remember the DAY of the week her child was born; the date,...
Love is in the air in OMSHville
Love is in the air…or is that the smell of waffles? Its hard to tell. Either way, Valentine’s Day...
Sweater + Coat = Swoat
While Jeff and I were tucked up in a cabin in the Ozarks celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary, my...
Poppa Ken and Emelie’s West Texas Adventure
Back in May of last year my Dad dreamed up a wonderful adventure for Emelie, his oldest granddaughter. My...
The Making of Poppa Ken’s Birthday Cake
You’ll have to forgive the “catch-up” posts, but even though I took a year off blogging to find a...
In a Jam
On the way home from our field trip to Houston’s Downtown Aquarium last week the kids and I were...
March
Loss and Healing
When I jumped back into blogging again I posted My Personal Blog List – a few highlights of things...
As morning comes and evening fades…
Sometimes when my alarm goes off in the morning I’m ready to approach the day, content, looking forward to...
Your love is like a drug.
Did I tell you we named our homeschool OMSH-ademics? We’re still pondering the switch to OMSH-ademia (and by “we”,...
Paper Hat O’ Comics
Around here we have a tendency to take simple projects and make them “more” – which sometimes works, and...
Oh for the love of Tokyo…
UPDATE on Tuesday, March 9, 2010: The gracious Kimberly found out I blogged about their store and my favorite...
Very Designs – Blog Designs, Website Designs, Digital Illustrations
In the last two years I have been blessed with more requests for website and blog designs than this...
April
Sage Advice on Sibling Rivalry
As an only child, I have no experiential understanding of the complexity of sibling relationships. Did you catch that?...
May
Mr. Money Bags
Kenny has long since outgrown his “literal” stage, but I sometimes forget he has his Daddy’s personality and a...
The Lay of the Lawn
Have I ever shared the story about how I earned the “privilege” of mowing the lawn at age 10?...
On the Floor in OMSHville
As Meredith and I finished up one of her Read Alouds today I couldn’t help being distracted by Kenny....
Friday’s Fort
Fridays around here are like Saturdays; we homeschool Monday-Thursday and Fridays we play. So, when Kenny woke up yesterday...
NINJA!
Does your family play Ninja? We do this with the 7-8th grade Trek youth at church; they love to...
Sunset Lake
I didn’t grow up in this town I live in now, but because of my grandparents, it became a...
Onward Oklahoma!
Thursday was the last day of our 2009-2010 homeschool year in OMSHville. Can I hear an AMEN?! Friday we...
Feeling like a queen in the King Tower Suites
As promised yesterday, I want to show some shots of the King Tower Suite Jeff and I are staying...
Glimpses of the day in OKC
After a late breakfast in the hotel, Jeff and I left for our first stop of the day, the...
In Memory…
There is no way to adequately say thank you to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives, or the families...
June
Family Vacation at The Lodge
It has been nearly a week since we pulled up to The Pioneer Woman’s Lodge for a week long...
An Ode to The Lodge
Our week at The Lodge came and went entirely too fast. The video card on my Macbook Pro went...
Absolutely no acid was taken on this trip.
Back in January we began painting in Emelie’s room. We began with an small, inset, desk area – the...
July
Kids Against Hunger
During the summer our church, Fellowship of Huntsville, replaces the Fall/Spring AWANA program with Xtreme Wednesday. Xtreme Wednesday Xtreme...
Onward Homeschool Soldiers
This morning when I woke to work a war was raging across the homeschool table. Nearly every plastic color...
August
7 Ways OMSH “Finishes the Race” each Homeschool Year
In a recent email with a young and exuberant homeschooling Mom, I was asked to share a few tips...
September
Sweeter than her Cake Pops!
For those of you not already familiar with Bakerella, her book, Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes for More...
This is Lily
Lily is her own “person”. She is the perfect mixture of beauty, independence, strength, and intelligence. And? She has...
Fearless and OLD!
In the Fall of 1993, when Jeff and I were still pushing our way through college at Texas A&M...
October
They shall mount up with wings…
In the last several months I’ve had an increasing attraction to wing silhouettes. I enjoy the visual aesthetic of...
Guess Who Came to Dinner?
The OMSH family has adopted two new members and we couldn’t be more happy to have them here. Brenda...
Too Pretty to Eat
It was refreshing to capture Brenda on the back porch taking photos of the salad I made her. For...
She comes by it naturally.
Since I posted it two days ago, I have printed out this photo of Bug and hung it in...
Pinkalicious Cupcakes
What is the saying by Benjamin Franklin? “Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.” In most cases,...
November
Why I don’t design with Flash.
In the past several years I’ve had a handful of clients ask me if I design using Flash. I...
I love when people think of me.
Hi Heather! I drive past this sign and always think of you. I made dh stop the car tonight...
Clean and Cohesive Web Design
Lately I have had a strong urge to unclutter, re-evaluate, re-assess and minimalize. I move into this mode once...
December
For all those Secret Agent Josephine lovers out there…
I know that several of you follow Secret Agent Josephine (Brenda) and are aware of her recent move to...
’tis the season to be generous…obviously
The other day when I wrote to to all those Secret Agent Josephine lovers out there I truly had...
Drumroll please…
Today, at 2:00 AM (CST) I transferred the above amount to Secret Agent Josephine/Brenda Ponnay’s PayPal. That’s $3516.56 USD...
Tennessee Home and Farm
Now that they’ve had time to get accustomed to their new blog design, I want to point you to...
It’s a Mess ’round Here.
Christmas is now two days past and we’re in full-out disarray here in OMSHville. Painters are arriving on the...
The Walls…they whisper.
It may not be obvious to the less attentive, but in my schoolroom there is a 6″ wide space...
The Plight of the Stay-At-Home-Dog
Introducing Max and Lily, our SAHDs (Stay-At-Home-Dogs). They have it made. They sleep in our bed. They eat “designer...