defining the circles that make me whole
Happy Father’s Day!Posted by Alli on June 15, 2008
I celebrated my husband on our family blog, but here I want to celebrate my own dad. I remember my dad as having all the answers, being friendly to everyone, and everyone being his friend. I still think those things, I have no idea why I wrote it in the past tense. I’m honored to [...]
RestPosted by Alli on May 15, 2008
I have no idea what the cause is, but for some reason this week I have been exhausted. Yesterday I thought I was going to fall asleep on my feet, and it was only 2:30. Because of our schedule, I couldn’t take a nap. Today, our schedule was staying at home and watching the rain. [...]
Starbucks likes to give me free drinksPosted by Alli on May 7, 2008
Our family has been a “free stuff” kick lately. We had free ice cream last week, free comic book day, free samples at Sam’s, and I got my new free CamelBak. Today, the streak continues. I stopped at a Starbucks drive-thru in Fort Oglethorpe. If you are familiar with the area, you know this is [...]
No Exclamation Point for SocialSparkPosted by Alli on
Back in March, I joined SocialSpark, the new pay-bloggers-for-posts product from Izea. I first learned about SocialSpark when I went to Postiecon last November. At the time Izea’s flagship product was PayPerPost. What I took away from the unveiling was SocialSpark was going to turn paid blogging on its side in three areas: 1. More [...]
New CamelBakPosted by Alli on May 5, 2008
Disclaimer: The product I am about to rave and gush over was given to me with no expectation that I blog about it. But really, how could I not? It just isn’t who I am! On Thursday, the mail man gave me a sweet present: a new CamelBak water bottle. If you recall, I once [...]
On the radarPosted by Alli on April 12, 2008
Speaking of mother bribery, next month is the mother of all holidays- Mother’s Day. Since my anniversary was on Thursday and my husband’s birthday is next week and then I’m leaving at the end of the month… well, Mother’s Day hadn’t crossed my radar until yesterday when I stopped in the grocery store. I have [...]
Dear Spring,Posted by Alli on April 1, 2008
Dear Spring, Welcome to Chattanooga! I hope your stay here is pleasant and fruitful. Please let me know what we can do to help you enjoy your visit more. So far we have enjoyed the blooming flowers, cut the grass, played with bubbles, flown a kite, and enjoyed gatherings of friends in various outdoor spaces. [...]
My Best Shot Monday: Family lovePosted by Alli on March 24, 2008
This picture made The Daily Click: I have been picking through my pictures from last week, trying to come up with a Best Shot Monday picture. I have quite a few favorites. The one above is a sweet shot of my boy in a rare quiet moment, even though we were pretty busy this weekend. [...]
Self Portrait Sunday: Me and FamilyPosted by Alli on March 23, 2008
Self Timer Portrait I ironed a large table cloth today. I heated a ham. I steamed peas. I made mustard sauce. I went to church. I hugged my son. I talked to my sister. I took a nap. I held my husband’s hand. I yelled at a dog for trying to get the ham. I [...]
RemedyPosted by Alli on March 13, 2008
I don’t normally deprive myself of coffee on purpose. I might not make it until I have been up for a few hours, but I’ve never gone longer than four hours after waking up without coffee. (And yes, I did drink coffee while I was pregnant and breastfeeding. I’m not going to stop drinking coffee [...]
