The Girls

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

val-entine's day

Val, Tia Buddy, Vul, she goes by so many names but what remains consistent is her devotion to our girls. Val you are the best VALentine the girls could have. They love you so very much and I am so delighted you are such a huge part of their lives.

Only an Aunt can give hugs and kisses like a mom, keep secrets like a sister and share love like a friend.

Tia buddy + Emerson + Marlo = BFF

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Stewpendous

YUM!

I love a good stew on a cold blustery wintry day. Don't get me wrong, I have enjoyed the unseasonably mild weather; but this Chicago gal is missin' some real winter.
Back home it is snowing and sunny. I love that. There's nothing like waking up to snow on the ground, sun in the sky, and a soft blanket of white on the trees. I can still remember the crisp smell of winter as I walk outside in the morning and it slaps me in the face. I guess I also remember the snow plows piling the snow so high against my car that it takes me 2 hours to get out of my parking spot, then returning home in the evening to another car in my clean spot. I mean, didn't that jackmo see the folding chair clearly marking it as mine? Oh, and how I miss the next few days as the snow turns a foul shade of gray and starts to melt and re-freeze into dangerous sheets of ice on the sidewalk that no one is salting because there is a shortage of salt at Walgreens. And those super cute new winter boots, that are now salt-stained and ruined! yeah I miss you too... or not? Maybe the Pacific Northwest, all its bad drivers, and mild climate is not so bad after all. ANYWAY... here or back home, the stew is just the same- tasty.

and for the girls too!