Category Archives: marriage

Sacred (“Mundane”) Saturday

Saturday,  November 21st 2015 Possibly the greatest part of this day happens first.  At the risk of jynxing it I daresay my kids have been developing a true and decent relationship lately.   Here they are playing checkers:   I sneak … Continue reading

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So This Happened

Tuesday,  November 17th 2015 Note: MIND THE DATE! The event described here happened a week ago,  on 11/17/2015, totally irrespective of -but not impertinent to- the road trip we happen to be on now. Having forgotten I missed my date … Continue reading

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A Blogger’s Dream

Tuesday, October 20th 2015 Wait. Let me tell you how disgusting and spoiled I am.  Here I am, lying in my filth, doing my favorite thing in the world (blogging, aka: electronic scrap-booking), when Dear Hubsand casually comes in and … Continue reading

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Family Values

Sunday, October 18, 2015 In our entire marriage until now, the only value that Paul and I have managed to establish as a a hard and fast rule in our flamly goes like this: CIRCUSKITCHEN FLAMLY CREED:        … Continue reading

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Silly Billy, Dominique & Big Boy Miles

Saturday,  October 17th 2015 (Afore & Beyond) Now that our friends’ son has moved near us from NYC, we get to see them more often.  Today’s pleasure happened upon my return from work.  Here is a smattering of images from … Continue reading

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Camping: This is All We Need

Friday,  October 9th 2015 After weeks of planning and days of organizing, literally EVERYTHING we need is all prepped and ready to go. Actually there are already bikes,  scooters and skate boards in the car,  plus camp chairs, hammock,  fire … Continue reading

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Camping! – Otter River State Forest Movie

Labor Day Weekend 2015 (Fri. 9/4 – Mon. 9/7)     Summer culminated in our much anticipated camping trip for the whole long weekend. (#nogigs!)  We didn’t care much where we ended up; there are so many wonderful state forest … Continue reading

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FIT GIRL

Thursday, August 27th 2015 Sometimes my husband and daughter work out: EXTREME FIT GIRL [14seconds]:   While checking out of Trader Joe’s and feeling tense on account of the above depicted *FIT* -which Paul had mercifully taken out into the … Continue reading

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HOT COFFEE IN BED

Saturday, August 8th 2015 IT’S HAPPENED! At last, at last!  The REASON I had children has come to fruition:   NEWS BULLETIN:  On this day in history, my 7 y/o son Gavin fully executed the making and delivering of coffee … Continue reading

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NO THEY’RE NOT

Monday, August 3rd 2015, TMI continued In the wake of getting them GONE, I indulged in the extraordinary pleasure of a grownup social visit with a friend, SANS kids. Well sort of, since it was to visit my treasure of … Continue reading

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