January 13, 2011
Last month as Laurent was busy creating Christmas gifts for other members of the family I dropped a not-so-subtle hint that mommy also would appreciate some art for Christmas. I'm happy being his number one fan (and the person who budgets for and buys art supplies) but it was nice ...
January 11, 2011
Just over two years ago, in the fall of 2008, Damien started ADVENTUREinPROGRESS. His goal was to write about our journey of having outdoor adventures together as a family. I joined him a couple months later writing posts now and then. My most significant contributions though are as a photographer ...
January 7, 2011
This may take some time to load, there's like a gazillion photos in this post. I know I closed Christmas but now that all the photos are downloaded to my computer I'm going to revisit it. Join me as I open the photo album, look back and remember all the ...
January 6, 2011
Starting yesterday I am taking a "forced" sabbatical from photography. For over a year now the connector cover (the little flap that closes over the USB connector and other gizmos) hasn't closed properly. I couldn't bring myself to part with my camera for an unspecified period of time, never mind ...
January 2, 2011
I learned something about myself these past couple weeks. And I learned something about my family, as in the family I have created with my husband. And that is simply this - certain traditions, routines and Christmas festivities do matter to us. I learned a lot more than this about myself, but that is for another time.
December 31, 2010
As I sit here typing this I am in the midst of my brother's toy strewn living room. The days are filled with cousins playing lego, pillow fights and piggyback riding around the house. We venture outdoors together to go walking, skating, sledding or swimming (we do that indoors though). ...
December 30, 2010
It was over one year ago that Laurent and I (mostly I) made his doll Tristan. Doll naming by the way is done by the children themselves. I'm not sure how Tristan was settled on, but I just love that name. Tristan has gone for sometime without proper clothes. Mommy ...