Fishing vs. Rescuing

| March 19, 2011

Long time readers will know all about Maggie’s love of all things animal and animal related. It’s just how she rolls. Animal Planet is her favorite channel and just about any Saturday or Sunday morning can find her tuned in to Dogs 101 working on her animal wish list. While some people worry their kid [...]

Lullabies Warped My Baby! ;)

| January 21, 2011

A friend on facebook recently mentioned that her toddler daughter’s favorite song is Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain.” She sings it to her as a lullaby every night and often catches the little girl singing it during the day as she goes through her various activities. It got me thinking about lullabies I sang to [...]

And, She Has A Plan

| January 20, 2011

It’s been a long time since I’ve written a post about Maggie. Shall I catch you up a bit? She’s no where near her desired position of “World Ruler” but she’s gaining ground. Currently, she’s learning Spanish, I suspect Italian will be next followed by French and then God knows what but I really doubt [...]

Are they laughing at or with me?

| January 3, 2011

Nothing but glorious sunshine and huge puffy clouds today. The valley was clear, the air was clean and there was a gorgeous dusting of snow on the mountains. Maggie and I had an appointment at a local bookstore that gave us the awesome opportunity for a sunny twenty minute drive. We blared Jack Johnson and [...]

Happy New Year – Welcoming 2011

| December 30, 2010

Sooo, it looks like Cabo San Lucas and St. Bart’s are the top hot spots for New Year’s for the A-listers this year. Those of us regular joes probably aren’t jetting off for Costa Rica vacations and are instead opting to stick a little closer to home on what my husband calls, “amateur drinking night.” [...]