four for the fourth

Day 4: Fun Happy Fourth of July! Today is fun for lots of reasons. Here are four: 1. Mr. Phish had to work today, so we didn’t get to sleep in. But I did get to have a nice, relaxed morning. As I’ve noted before, breakfast is my favorite meal to cook and to eat. … Continue reading →

a quick trim

Day 12: From a low angle Notice anything especially cool about this lawn mower? It’s made entirely out of LEGOS!! (No, I’m not shouting. It really is all caps. FOR REAL!) A few weekends back, Mr. Phish and I headed up to Reiman Gardens in Ames to see this super awesome installation of LEGO sculptures. … Continue reading →

the un-fun one

Day 4: Fun! Okay, confession time: I am not fun. I never have been. Even when I was quite young, I was the quiet girl sitting in a corner with her nose in a book. And I’m okay with it. I like being the un-fun one. Fun is overrated. I mean, don’t get me wrong. … Continue reading →

getting warmer

Day 10: Cold I took this photo at the very end of the egg hunt. First, a comment: We take our egg hunts very seriously. It gets real. I won’t name names, but there was pushing, shoving, boxing out, and hollering. Apparently, my sister has a knack for cleaning up, leading to some accusations of … Continue reading →