showcase showdown

i have wanted to post but don't feel like i have much to say, so like lesley, i am posting the last five pictures i have in my phone.

it is not a good sign when my thighs have almost completely rubbed through denim, the same fabric that was used to protect the skin of coal miners and factory workers.

 a view from one of the showrooms i visited in nyc this week

 evidence that the fashion industry is not kept buoyant by creative people but by dudes like this. i sat next to this guy on the flight back to dallas, he is the director of store planning for an extremely big and extremely old parisian fashion house. let this be a lesson to anyone who wants to major in fashion merchandising.

it's not weird

 half of the time when em is quiet, she is playing with her stuffed animals or reading books. the other half, she is naked, sticking markers in her belly button

artichoke project

what.....

wrinkles in time

jeremy is an extremely diligent person. he never ever gives up, he stays focused no matter what, he gives one hundred percent, all of the time. examples of when this is can be bad: arguments (marital and other), playstation games (have woken up thinking i am having a ptsd episode from 'nam), catching cows (broken limbs). other than that, his dedication makes incredible things happen. i am so proud of him for his efforts the last two years, giving his best every day, inching his way towards applying to school. he is almost there, and who knows what will happen, but the hard work and golden moments have illuminated life.

hair spray

i am a tad impulsive with hair, and i have cut my own hair in the dark hours of the night more than i would like to admit. and i suppose it's natural that i feel the same way towards my child. this weekend, i cut em's hair on a whim, but really i just lopped off the mullet.

seeing that hair in the trash made me feel sentimental. bye bye baby.

now she looks more like this

 and less like this

bubble tapeworm

one of the best and worst thing about kids is that they have fun playing with almost anything. here is our little kid, in her undies, working over some bubble wrap. toddlers try so hard to jump, but manage to get about 3/4 inch off the floor. her face is hilarious when she lands, she is so stiff, like she is bracing for a mini earthquake every time.