well...

do I know how to put the 'hi' in hiatus, or what? It has been a while. My life is, as I can best describe it, going through quite a transition right now. I guess life really is just a series of transitions anyway, though, right? Writing and blogging for personal fulfillment just doesn't seem to be a priority at the moment, so I am directing everyone to my photography blog, which I will hopefully be updating here and there with some personal stuff as well as business details. It's all I can manage at the moment. I am still adding photos to Flickr, so you can definitely find me there, as well as Facebook and Twitter. Hope everyone is well and enjoying the crispy fall -- we had quite a cold snap this weekend! Here's our boy at the Council Farms pumpkin patch. He loved every bit of it.

his mouth gapeth open



Something deep within me could not go to sleep tonight without posting this photo. I have been going through a ton of photos, trying to clear space on my hard drive (blech), and this is one of my recent favorites. Doesn't he look so BIG?? Wahhh. It makes me want to cry. And then on another day, I am looking forward to reclaiming my life when he goes to college. Such is the paradox of motherly emotions, I suppose. We are back from Louisiana and heading to Ocean City for a couple of days with Jean, Jason, and little Eva, Eli's future prom date. I will be back with lots of photos and updates from both trips, hopefully. It has been a whirlwind since we returned, and Eli starts preschool on Tuesday, so I am guessing it will take me all of next week to fully regain composure. What the hell am I talking about? Me regain composure? I exist in a state of perpetual decomposure. I must accept this sad fact and move on with my life. Ahhh.

Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone. Try not to labor too much, okay?

P.S. These are Shaun's PJs from when he was a wee one. Cute, huh?

the great slide



Just going through my backlog of photos from the past month and loved this one! I met a photog friend in Annapolis last week, and this is where this pic was taken.

weekend warriors

This weekend we were rock stars. We did all of our around-the-house chores on Friday, headed to Dewey Beach for the day Saturday, then decided on a whim to go fishing on Sunday. And to top it all off, we drank mojitos and grilled pizza Sunday evening. I will be posting the pizza recipe soon because it was tasty AND low-fat!

Anyway, here's our big fish in action:

home run



Doesn't it look like he is sliding into home base?

We ventured out to Assateage Park on Wednesday and hung at the beach for a few hours. He loved the sand but not the water. Maybe because it was ICE COLD. Yep, even in June, people. ICE COLD.

Much more news and many more photos to come...SOON, once I learn how to...ahem...blog again.

Cheerio.