Love Notes
I asked Allan not to buy me flowers for Valentine’s Day. So instead, he bought a pad of flower-shaped sticky notes and left me love notes throughout the house. As I made my... Continue reading →
Wordful Wednesday
I Heart Faces: Hearts
I love the I Heart Faces photo challenges even though I don’t participate as often as I’d like. But this week’s challenge seemed fun and very timely for me and I couldn’t let it pass me by. Recently, Emmalynn... Continue reading →
Magnificent Manhole Covers
Allan and I have a rather unusual obsession with manhole covers. Tampa has some unique ones, but St. Petersburg does as well. While strolling along sidewalk with my sister a few weeks ago, I spotted the St. Petersburg sewer system... Continue reading →
Bring on the Beads!
Last Saturday, our scurvy crew loaded into The Black Pearl for a voyage to beautiful Bayshore Blvd, Tampa for the Gasparilla Children’s Parade. For Grandma Elizabeth, Papa Rusch, Uncle Erich and Cousin Meghan, this would be their maiden voyage as... Continue reading →
Florida Snowmen
Since it rarely ever snows in Florida, we usually make our snowmen out of sand. But over winter break, Auntie Kirsten and Meghan taught the girls and me how to build snowmen out of Ivory soap, toilet paper and a... Continue reading →
A Tasty Treat
Little Lion Man is loving real food, especially bananas. Liam, 5 months old Continue reading →