... with my inarticulate admiration. Maybe you all can do a better job. Go there! Enjoy! Envy the photography prowess! Unless, of course, you are Kerri and possess equally mad photography skillz. Then Laura could go to your Flickr and you could go to her blog and you both can congratulate each other on being so very talented. The rest of us, on the other hand, can just enjoy the pretty pictures.

... honest, we've had some rough spots thus far. Last week, I was really at a breaking point and pretty much ready to throw in the towel all together. The Native American program at the museum was very difficult. I left that program feeling pretty confident that we would not be continuing to homeschool for Kindergarten next year (or maybe even next week). Caelyn ...

... the other hand, it is unbearably cute. Sometimes, in this world, it is necessary to be that kitten. For a bit. Now you can be. There are also pretty pictures here - - this time of 3D Mandelbrot sets. They are also pretty. ... . That is entirely what the internet is for. I'm a sucker for that shit too. It's pretty cute. Posted via email from I Am Taking My Ball And I Am Going Home

Matt and Jana's wedding photographer, Marianne Wilson, just sent me some beautiful close-ups of the flowers Mandy and I arranged for their wedding. The colors are so vibrant, I love them. Check out more of Marianne's work on her website www.mariannewilsonphotography.com and her blog, www.mariannewilsonblog.com.

I'll admit I've had a small case of the grumpiness brewing...nothing terrible... visitors in town all weekend, sick kids, too much on the "to do" list...you know, daily life. So I'm up and going this morning, head churning with one task after another...and I'm at the sweet pea's school copying and distributing flyers for the bagel sale my son's class is ...

I once started a political blog so I could talk about topics like this, but I got more and more depressed the more research I did for posting. I also used to read the morning paper every morning which made me depressed and infuriated all the same time which is not the best state of mind to be in when you walk in the front door of your workplace. So I’ve been attempting to keep my nose out ...