Argyle & Apricots

My Muse: Gracie – Downtown

The Mission Inn is by far one of the best places to take pictures. And as overdone as it may be, it can’t be beat for the I.E. And as much as I am not a fan of Casey’s Cupcakes (though the German Chocolate frosting was pretty darn good), she has the cute factor that [...]

My Muse #2

My Gracie.

Happy Birthday Justin Timberlake

Perryann was a huge NSYNC fan when she was 7 years old. She had an undying love for Justin Timberlake. She told me once that she loved him so much, it hurt her chest. A little too young for chest crushing love, yes. Possibly an unhealthy infatuation not squashed by her mother, uh huh.  But [...]

She Says She’s “Saving It”

Gracie has decided that any money she get she is going to save-for what she hasn’t said. She just doesn’t want to spend it. Her idea of saving is moving it from place to place. It started in her wallet, then moved to her backpack and now it is strewn about the house. I picked [...]

We’ve Got A Sugar Situation

Gracie was out of school for three days last week. Hence, the reason for my not posting since Tuesday. I decided to try for a three day run at Mother of the Year-self proclaimed, of course. I crowned myself MOY on Friday with a cupcake from Sprinkles after an excursion to Huntington Beach.  I planned [...]

How Old Was Princess Fiona When Her Father Put Her In The Tower?

I wrote the following post 2 years ago and did not put it up on the blog because I felt like I was a big whiney boo hoo about being a mother. I have post after post about my mothering woes. Just click on my “motherhood” or “my girls” category and  scroll down a page [...]

Everyone Doesn’t Mean EVERYONE

I LOVE Perryann. We laugh a lot-generally at my expense. I love that when we hang out, we have fun. I would not trade these 3 minutes 29 seconds for the world. This is soooo us. The set up. New photos were taken of all of Sandals staff.  A co-worker has his new picture on [...]

Is Kindergarten For Her or For Me?

Gracie is going to kindergarten in the fall. I am not emotional about her going to school nor do I want to keep her a baby forever. Quite the opposite. I love my girls and I love to see them grow. Seeing who they are becoming and with such anticipation to see where they end [...]

Do You Take the Toilet Paper When You Move?

We were at a birthday party this past weekend at a house that Gracie had never been at before. It is an adorable almost “wood streets” home built in the 20′s maybe 30′s. It has charm and period architecture with cut outs and built in’s and a bathroom that has what appears to be well [...]

I Thought I Had a Picture of The Last Time I Saw Her

photo by Matt Weybright Gracie loves our church. One of the things that I love most about it is how loved my children are by everyone we know there. She is comfortable and she feels safe. Our church is also located on a college campus. We meet in the gym each week. At many times [...]