Friday, June 5, 2009. I love the concept of flea markets and yard sales. There is something fascinating about the history behind the items that someone once owned. A set of china tea cups could have been used between two friends, divulging the details of their lives over a pot of tea. Oh, and old pictures and postcards! I could stare at those for hours, just imagining the stories behind them. A few weeks ago, I was in Dallas with my friend, Christine.

Monday, March 17, 2014. He has all his teeth but the last four molars. It has been nice that they came in when he is so young because we have gone a good long stretch without teething pain. In the past month, I have finally started to see some improvement. In addition to being an over-zealous climber, this boy is fearless! Beckett loves his cousi.

Thursday, August 27, 2009. Convinced most people have no concept of just how much a trillion dollars represents, including those in our government. I was trying to figure out a way to which people might be able to relate, and I came up with the idea of figuring how much distance a trillion dollars would cover if one dollar bills were placed end to end. The following is what I came up with.