I guess it had to be someone...

Instead of asking, "Why me?" I am just going to focus on the fact that I am Karma's favorite right now and say, neaner neaner neaner to you.

I mean really, why NOT me?

I am cute, funny, happy. I love life. I love giving and receiving. I try to be gracious. I am a klutz and a dork. I have amazing children, amazing friends, and amazing gas mileage.

Who can ask for more?

I have pretty flowers growing on my deck, I have kept a plant alive all by myself for almost a year, and I have cute toes.

I am never alone.

Yeah, it's a good day today.

I like when life moves forward, I just wish she'd learn how to shift gears a little more smoothly.

I shouldn't have looked...

I think that it's utterly disrespectful and demeaning to the years spent loving each other to tear each other down by the very things that we used to build each other up in the first place.

Using the little details to hurt someone that has "wronged" us is petty and speaks more of the character of the person doing it than the person it's done to. Still, it doesn't make it hurt less.

It disappoints me that there are people in our world that take delight in the trampling of another humans spirit. There are people hurting and trying to heal, with dignity and regard, and they have to take on the actions of someone who should have more self-respect.

I want to be able to protect and shield my friends, family, loved ones from these deep to the bone hurts and I can't. We all have to walk through them, it's the only way we can come out on the other side.

We don't come out the same, but we do come out. It takes time, patience, love, and support. It takes family. It takes friends. It takes moments and it takes a lifetime.

A friend once asked me for one thing: right-wrong-indifferent-100%. Never doubt that it is given, always, without thought or question. I would never fight your battles for you, but I will stand at your side in any and every way that I can.

Wisconsin Visit in a nutshell

J's face at the park when I started to chase him...
The walk from Millennium Park to Ed Debevic's is a long and winding road.

You should have taken the chance and taken the picture.

Thank you for adventuring with me.

Jelly Belly Factory

Pickles

Good Night.

Tard

Tasmanian Dumbass

Hallelujah...Hallelujah...

Dessert

poker

family gatherings of all sorts

cheese curds
Pancakes!

Love

Good Morning.

Genetic traits

Centennial Park

Trampoline

The farmhouse

Wrigley

The Food Porn store

Being silly

Karrie & the kids

Walking on water

Karaoke

Recreating the scene from Blues Brothers in our heads...

The El