06 October, 2008

Thematic Photographic 18 - Kids

Well, thank god for Blogger dashboard. I have been so preocupied that I forgot all about the theme ...luckily I have a photo or two kicking about...








our first nap together




first halloween








first birthday






camping





London







Riding with Dada






I'm so tired





Thomas




swimming





cutting down a tree








Xmas at nannie and papa's






my current desktop



This morning...love ya Spotty

04 October, 2008

Dear Spotty Chop you were 43 months old yesterday,

I found out yesterday that my girlfriend has only weeks to live.

Her babies will not remember her and it is killing me to think about it.

I love you so much and every second I spend with you means so much to me. It is a feeling that can not be expressed in words. You have brought such joy into my life that I can’t remember what life was like without you. You will know what I am talking about when you have your own child (or not, who knows what choices you will make, but please believe me when I say that having you has been the best thing that EVER happened to your father and I and we wouldn’t trade it for anything).


You have done fun, funny and frustrating things this month, but to be honest with you I can’t remember a thing. All I want to do is hold you tight and never let you go.

01 October, 2008

Pink in October

You may have noticed a little change...I'm going PINK in October. I saw Hayley Townley, Breast Cancer Survivor Extraordinaire at Carmi's (isn’t that where you meet everyone?) and she is going pink for October. As I have friends and family that have either kicked cancer’s ass…or unfortunately been kicked in the ass, this is something that I can really stand behind. How about you?

30 September, 2008

Thematic Photographic 17 - Angles

Once again I am late. I wasn't going to post because I had nothing to say/show, but on my way to bed last night I looked to the right and saw...

Thank God for Spotty Chop.
if you want to see interesting photos, go see Carmi and and the fun folks that participate.

23 September, 2008

WaterFire, dirt and snuggles

We had a lovely weekend that just passed.

Saturday I had my car detailed. OMG if you had seen what it looked like (think toxic waste dump topped off with cookie crumbs) and what it looks like now (CLEAN and does not smell of milk). I had the added bonus of thinking it was going to cost me $299 (and willing to pay every dime) and instead paid $99. Such a treat, I can't stop running my hands over the dash. Spotty Chop had fun playing with gramie and grumpa while I sat around watching SG1 (season 6) waiting for my car to be done. We then got ready for Waterfire. Moo, Freak Show and Cheese Please joined us in our wandering. As an added bonus Moo brought us homemade peach habanero preserves (insane on cheddar) and a marinade (which is new to me and I can’t wait to try).

If you have never been to WaterFire and you live near (or near enough) you really are missing out on a great evening. The Providence Rivers are set ablaze, wacky but good music is playing over loudspeakers. And the people! People are everywhere, young, old, and everything in between. I think what I like about this event best is how people behave. If this event was in Boston you would have drunks weaving their way in and into folks causing problems. In all the years I have been going to this I have never seen that here. It is something you can take your family to, or your date, or hell yourself. There are pockets where street performers are doing their thing, we happened upon Peruvian musicians, a group doing the Chinese dragon dance, another group doing some traditional Jewish dances. We rode a boat on the river and got up close and personal to the art. I honestly can’t say enough good things about this. It is something I look forward to every year.

Sunday Spotty Chop and I hung out at Target, snuggled on the couch, read books, ran outside, played with play-doh, took a tubbie and watched a movie. Pretty typical but the snuggling was sublime.